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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
Procedure
1 On the Source System page of the Conversion wizard, select VMware Infrastructure virtual machine
from the Select source type drop-down menu.
2 Provide the IP address or host name and credentials for authentication with the ESX host or the
vCenter Server, and click Next.
The Source Machine page appears, displaying the host name or IP address and the inventory of the ESX host
or the vCenter Server.
What to do next
On the Source Machine page of the Conversion wizard, you can browse the virtual infrastructure inventory
and select the virtual machine to convert.
Specify the vCenter Server Virtual Machine to Convert
If you choose to convert a virtual machine managed by a vCenter Server or ESX host, you must browse the
inventory to locate the source virtual machine.
Prerequisites
On the Source System page of the Conversion wizard, select VMware Infrastructure virtual machine as the
conversion source and click Next to proceed to the Source Machine page.
Procedure
1 (Optional) If you are connected to a vCenter Server, select a virtual machine view from the Specify
machine with drop-down menu.
Option Description
Hosts and Clusters
The Inventory tree pane provides a view of hosts, clusters, resource pools,
and vApps. If you select a host managed by a cluster, you see the full list of
virtual machines and templates in the virtual machine list view. If you
select a standalone host or a cluster, you see only the virtual machines that
are not deployed in the resource pools of that host or cluster.
VMs and Templates
The Inventory tree pane provides a view of datacenters and virtual
machine folders.
2 (Optional) If you are connected to a vCenter Server, select an object from the Inventory tree pane.
Option Description
Hosts and Clusters
Select cluster, ESX host, resource pool, or vApp.
VMs and Templates
Select datacenter or virtual machine folder.
3 From the virtual machines list, select the virtual machine you want to convert.
NOTE You cannot select a virtual machine from an ESX host that is powered off, connected to another
vCenter Server, or in maintenace mode.
4 (Optional) To refresh the inventory, click Refresh.
5 (Optional) To view more details about a machine, select it and click View source details.
6 Click Next to proceed to the Destination System page.
What to do next
On the Destination System page, you can select the destination type for the new virtual machine.
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