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
number of concurrent tasks 89
viewing task progress 91
tasks, filtering 90
tasks, managing 89
tasks, submitting configuration 83
TCP/IP and UDP port requirements 24
thin-provisioned destination disks 9
thin-provisioned disk 57
third-party VM, source 46
throttling conversion tasks 73
time zone configuration 81
U
uninstall Converter Standalone agent 73
uninstalling 33
uninstalling VMware vCenter Converter
Standalone, in Windows 39
V
vCenter Converter
migration with 9
tasks 9
vCenter permissions 23
vCenter Server, destination 20
vCenter Server support 19
vCenter Server virtual machines 45
vCenter Server VM, source 44
version support 19
viewing a task's progress 91
viewing conversion job summary 74
viewing the log files 92
virtual disk 54
virtual disk, adding 55
virtual hardware
CPU issues 16
disk device issues 16
Ethernet adapter issues 16
graphics card issues 16
virtual hardware version 49
virtual machines
conversion limitations 29
converting existing 15
destination on same network as source 15
VirtualCenter, destination 20
VMware Fusion
destination 20
source 19
support 19
VMware hosted products support 19
VMware managed products support 19
VMware Player
destination 20
source 19
support 19
VMware Tools 67
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone
command-line installation in Windows 36
installing remote access in Windows 34
uninstalling in Windows 39
volume, supported types 21
volume cluster size 53
volume-based cloning 13, 52–54, 57, 58
volume-based cloning, defined 14
volume, supported types 13
volumes, excluding 53
volumes, moving 55
volumes, resizing 52
VSS snapshots limitations 30
W
Windows, Simple File Sharing 26
Windows virtual machines, configuring 75
Windows XP, turning off Simple File Sharing 26
Windows XP, checking Windows Firewall
blocks 26
worker 10
Workstation
destination 20
source 19
support 19
X
Xen, source 19
Index
VMware, Inc. 99