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Table Of Contents
- VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Introduction to VMware vCenter Converter Standalone
- Migration with Converter Standalone
- Converter Standalone Components
- Cloning and System Configuration of Physical Machines
- Types of Data Cloning Operations
- Using Converter Standalone with Virtual Machine Sources and System Images
- System Settings Affected by Conversion
- Changes to Virtual Hardware After Virtual Machine Migration
- 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 Be Copied 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 Be Copied 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
Select a Powered On Windows Machine to Convert
You can select a running (powered on) Windows machine to convert. The source machine can be physical or
virtual.
Prerequisites
Before you continue, you must prepare the source Windows machine for conversion.
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Make sure that the Windows version installed on the powered on machine is supported. For a list of
supported operating systems, see “Supported Operating Systems,” on page 17.
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Make sure that the Converter Standalone server machine has network access to the Windows source
machine.
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Turn off firewall applications running on the source machine.
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Disable simple file sharing on the source Windows machine.
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Make sure that no other conversion job is using the source you select.
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Remove any VMware Converter 3.x installations manually from the source machine.
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If you plan to convert a powered on machine by using IPv6, ensure that Converter Standalone server is
installed on the operating system.
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If you plan to convert a powered on machine by using IPv6, ensure that the operating system is
Windows Vista or later.
Procedure
1 On the Source System page of the Conversion wizard, select Powered-on machine from the Select
source type drop-down menu.
2 Select an option that corresponds to your source machine location.
Source Location Action
Local
Click This local machine.
For local machines, the authorization is set to the current user and cannot
be changed. If remote access is enabled during Converter Standalone
installation, the local machine is treated as a remote physical machine.
Remote
a Click A remote machine.
b Provide the IP address or name of the machine and administrator
credentials.
c Select the operating system type from the OS Family drop-down
menu.
3 (Optional) Click View source details to see hardware and software information about the source
machine.
4 Click Next.
If Converter Standalone agent is not already installed on the source machine, a dialog box prompts you
to confirm the installation and select an uninstallation method for Converter Standalone agent.
5 (Optional) Select the uninstallation procedure for Converter Standalone agent and click Yes.
Converter Standalone agent is installed on the source machine.
Converter Standalone agent prepares the source machine for conversion.
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