5.1
Table Of Contents
- VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Introduction to VMware vCenter Converter Standalone
- System Requirements
- Supported Operating Systems
- Supported Firmware Interfaces
- Supported Source Types
- Supported Destination Types
- Supported Source Disk Types
- Supported Destination Disk Types
- Support for IPv6 in Converter Standalone
- Installation Space Requirements
- Screen Resolution Requirements
- Configuring Permissions for vCenter Users
- TCP/IP and UDP Port Requirements for Conversion
- Requirements for Remote Hot Cloning of Windows Operating Systems
- Conversion Limitations
- Installing and Uninstalling Converter Standalone
- Perform a Local Installation on Windows
- Perform a Client-Server Installation in Windows
- Perform a Command-Line Installation in Windows
- Command-Line Options for Windows Installation
- Modify Converter Standalone in Windows
- Repair Converter Standalone in Windows
- Uninstall Converter Standalone in Windows
- Connect to a Remote Converter Standalone Server
- Convert a Physical or Virtual Machine
- Start the Wizard for a Conversion
- Select a Source Machine to Convert
- Select a Powered On Windows Machine to Convert
- Select a Powered On Linux Machine to Convert
- Select an ESX/ESXi or vCenter Server Virtual Machine to Convert
- Select a VMware Hosted Virtual Machine to Convert
- Select a Backup Image or a Third-Party Virtual Machine to Convert
- Select a Hyper-V Server Virtual Machine to Convert
- Select a Destination for the New Virtual Machine
- Configure the Hardware of the Destination Virtual Machine
- Organize the Data to Copy on the Destination Machine
- Resize a Volume
- Change a Volume Cluster Size
- Exclude a Source Volume from the Conversion Process
- Move a Volume to a Different Virtual Disk
- Select the Destination Datastore for a Source Volume
- Add a Virtual Disk
- Set Up a Virtual Disk as a Logical-Volume Group Container
- Move a Disk to a Different Datastore
- Create an Expandable Disk on a Managed Destination
- Create an Expandable Disk on a Hosted Destination
- Exclude a Source Disk from the Conversion Process
- Copy All Disks to the Destination
- Create an Optimized Partition Layout
- Create a Linked Clone
- Edit the Number of Processor Sockets and Cores
- Allocate Memory for the Destination Virtual Machine
- Select a Disk Controller for the Destination Virtual Machine
- Configure the Network Settings of the Destination Virtual Machine
- Configure the Network for the Helper Virtual Machine
- Organize the Data to Copy on the Destination Machine
- Configure the Software on the Destination Virtual Machine
- Configure the Conversion Job
- Set the Startup Mode for Destination Services
- Stop Services Running on the Source Machine
- Synchronize the Destination Machine with Changes Made to the Source Machine
- Power Off the Source Machine After Conversion
- Power On the Destination Virtual Machine After Conversion
- Limit the Amount of Resources Used by the Conversion Job
- Uninstall Converter Standalone Agent from the Source Machine
- Review the Summary and Submit the Conversion Job
- Configure Virtual Machines
- Save Sysprep Files
- Start the Configuration Wizard
- Select a Source Machine to Configure
- Select the Options to Configure
- Review and Submit the Configuration Job
- Manage Conversion and Configuration Jobs and Tasks
- Index
converting machines 41
converting, powered on machines 71
copy all disks 59
copy disks or volumes
copy all disks 59
create an expandable disk on a hosted
destination 57
create an expandable disk on a managed
destination 57
delete a disk 58
move a disk to a different datastore 56
move a volume to a different datastore 54
move a volume to a different virtual disk 54
resize a volume 52
skip a volume 53
create an expandable disk on a hosted
destination 57
create an expandable disk on a managed
destination 57
customization 26
customize the location 49
customizing
computing resources 73
tasks throttling 73
customizing the guest operating system 64
D
data to copy 51, 59
delete a disk 58
delete job 87
destination
cluster 49
datastore 49
ESX 49
ESX host 20
ESXi 49
vCenter Server 49
virtual hardware version 49
VMware Fusion 20
VMware Player 20
vSphere 49
Workstation 20
destination machine
folder 49
naming 49
power on 72
destination services, startup mode 69
destination setup
computer information 64
DNS 66
domain details 67
guest operating system 64
network adapters 66
SID 64
time zone 66
Windows license 65
WINS 66
workgroup 67
disk
2GB split 22
not pre-allocated 22, 57
thick 22
thin-provisioned 22, 57
disk cloning modes
disk-based cloning, defined 14
full clones, defined 14
linked clones, defined 14
volume-based cloning, defined 14
disk controller 62
disk types 22
disk-based cloning 13, 14, 56, 57, 59
disks, adding 55
dual boot systems 11
duplicate ID 15
E
edit the number of processors 60
errors, viewing in the log files 92
ESX host
destination 20
source 19
support 19
ESX VM, source 44
exporting
to hosted formats 48, 50
to managed formats 48
exporting a single task log file 92
exporting jobs logs 92
F
feedback 7
filtering jobs 88
filtering jobs by history 88
firmware interfaces, support 18
full clones, defined 14
G
glossary 7
go to job 90
go to running task 86
guest operating system configuration
computer information 80
DNS 82
domain 82
network adapters 82
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