5.5

Enter the Windows License Information
Ensure that you provide licensing information for all destination virtual machines running guest operating
systems as necessary. Because of third-party licensing policies, you might not be able to transfer the license
from the source machine and you might need to provide a new valid license for the destination virtual
machine.
Prerequisites
On the Options page of the Conversion wizard, click Advanced options, click the Post-conversion tab, and
select Customize guest preferences for the virtual machine. Click Next to view and adjust the available
customization options.
Procedure
1 On the Customizations page, select Windows license from the options list.
2 In the Product ID text box, type the licensing information for the destination virtual machine.
3 (Optional) If the guest operating system is Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008, select
Include server license information.
4 Select a Server license mode option.
Option Description
Per seat
For individual user licenses.
Per server
For a concurrent user license. When you select this option, you need to
type a value in the Maximum connections text box.
The Windows license information is saved to the destination virtual machine after the conversion.
What to do next
You can select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the conversion job. If the Next
button is inactive, check the Current settings list for other settings that need your attention on this page.
Set the Time Zone for the Destination Virtual Machine
You can set the time zone if you are converting a virtual machine to use in a different time zone.
Prerequisites
On the Options page of the Conversion wizard, click Advanced options, click the Post-conversion tab, and
select Customize guest preferences for the virtual machine. Click Next to view and adjust the available
customization options.
Procedure
1 On the Customizations page, select Time zone from the options list.
2 Select the target time zone from the Time zone drop-down menu.
The time zone is set on the destination virtual machine after the conversion.
What to do next
You can select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the conversion job. If the Next
button is inactive, check the Current settings list for other settings that need your attention on this page.
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