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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 VMware Hosted Virtual Machine to Convert
You can convert a virtual machine created or used in a VMware hosted product, such as VMware
Workstation, VMware Player, and VMware Fusion.
Prerequisites
Verify that your source machine is a supported VMware Desktop products virtual machine. For more
information, see “Supported Source Types,” on page 19.
If you plan to use a network path to locate the source, verify that the machine where Converter Standalone
server runs has access to that network path.
Power off the source machine before the conversion.
Procedure
1 On the Source System page of the Conversion wizard, select VMware Workstation or other VMware
virtual machine from the Select source type drop-down menu.
2 Locate the virtual machine source.
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If you are connected to a remote Converter Standalone server, provide a network path to the source
virtual machine file (.vmx) in the Virtual machine file text box. For
example, \\server\virtual_machines\virtual_machine.vmx.
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If you are connected to a local Converter Standalone server, provide a network path or a local path
to the .vmx file.
By default, only VMware virtual machine *.vmx files are displayed.
3 If you are connected to a remote Converter Standalone server, type user credentials for accessing the
source virtual machine.
You do not have to provide user credentials if you are connected to a local Converter Standalone server.
In such cases, Converter Standalone uses the Windows credentials to connect to the source machine.
4 (Optional) To view more information about the selected source, click View source details.
5 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.
Select a Backup Image or a Third-Party Virtual Machine to Convert
You can select a backup image or a third-party virtual machine as the conversion source.
Prerequisites
Verify that your machine is a supported backup image or third-party virtual machine here “Supported
Source Types,” on page 19.
If you plan to use a network path to locate the source, verify that the machine where Converter Standalone
server runs has access to that network path.
Power off the source machine before the conversion.
Procedure
1 On the Source System page, select Backup image or third-party virtual machine from the Select source
type drop-down menu.
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