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Removing System Restore checkpoints prevents the target machine from reverting to a preconversion state.
In the target virtual machine, restoring a checkpoint that was created before you cloned the source machine
can damage the system and prevent the destination virtual machine from starting up.
Prerequisites
On the Options page of the Conversion wizard, click Advanced options in the options list.
Procedure
1 Click the Post-conversion tab.
2 In the Post-conversion processing section, select the Remove System Restore checkpoints on
destination check box.
3 Save your settings.
Option Description
Select another option from the
options list
Saves your settings and displays the pane for the selected option.
Click Next
Saves your settings and displays the next page of the Conversion wizard.
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The Customizations page is displayed if you select Customize guest
preferences for the virtual machine in the Advanced options pane.
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The Summary page is displayed if you do not select Customize guest
preferences for the virtual machine in the Advanced options pane.
Configure the Conversion Job
You can configure the conversion process and select the behavior of the source and destination machine
during and after conversion. You can change the status of the source and destination services only when the
source machine is running a Windows operating system.
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Set the Startup Mode for Destination Services on page 70
To minimize downtime for a Windows service, you can select the service and set the service startup
mode to automatic, manual, or disabled.
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Stop Services Running on the Source Machine on page 71
You can make sure that you do not lose data from services running on the source machine. You can
select the services that you want to stop before Converter Standalone synchronizes the data between
the source and destination machine. As a result, the services do not generate data while source and
destination machines are synchronized.
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Synchronize the Destination Machine with Changes Made to the Source Machine on page 71
When you convert a powered on Windows machine, Converter Standalone copies data from the
source machine to the destination machine while the source machine is still running and generating
changes. This process is the first transfer of data. You can transfer data for the second time by copying
only the changes made during the first transfer of data. This process is called synchronization.
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Power Off the Source Machine After Conversion on page 72
If your source machine is running services that you want to start on the destination virtual machine
after conversion, you can power off the source machine to avoid interference between source and
destination services.
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Power On the Destination Virtual Machine After Conversion on page 73
You can minimize the downtime of important services by powering on the destination virtual machine
immediately after the conversion is complete.
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