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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
3 Select a level of display from the drop-down menu.
If you are connected to a remote Converter Standalone server, you can select My own to view only
tasks of jobs that you create.
Filter Tasks by Multiple Criteria
You can combine filtering criteria to filter tasks in the task list. Tasks that are currently running are
displayed regardless of the filtering criteria you apply.
Procedure
1 From the View by drop-down menu on the toolbar, select Tasks.
2 Use the drop-down menus to select the status and history criteria.
The two filtering conditions combine to show only tasks that comply with both conditions.
Verify Jobs and Tasks Progress and the Log Files
The Task View and Job View of the Converter Standalone manager allows you to observe the progress and
the state of the listed jobs and tasks.
If certain problems cause a job or task to fail, you can also review information in the log files.
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View Task Progress on page 94
The Task view and the Details view show the progress of tasks. You can view the estimated time left
to the completion of a conversion task in the End Time column.
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Export the Log Files for Jobs on page 95
You can review the log files for information about the jobs, or send a copy of log files to VMware
technical support. You can export the log files for all jobs in the job list.
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Export the Log Files for a Task on page 95
If any problems cause a task to fail, you can review information about the task in the log files or send a
copy of the log files to VMware technical support. You can export the log files for a specific task in the
task list.
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Back-End and Client Log Files Locations on page 95
Converter Standalone saves log files as it operates.
View Task Progress
The Task view and the Details view show the progress of tasks. You can view the estimated time left to the
completion of a conversion task in the End Time column.
You can obtain a general indication of a task's progress by looking at its row in the task list of the Task view.
You can view the Task progress tab in the Details view for more information.
Procedure
1 From the View by drop-down menu on the toolbar, select Tasks.
2 Select the row in the task list for the task to view.
The information for that task appears in the Details pane below the tasks list.
3 Click the Task progress tab to view the task status and log highlights.
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