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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 and Powered On Virtual 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
Contents
About This Book 7
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Introduction to VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 9
Migration with Converter Standalone 9
Converter Standalone Components 10
Cloning and System Configuration of Physical and Powered On Virtual Machines 10
Hot Cloning of Physical and Virtual Powered On Machines 11
Remote Hot Cloning of Powered On Source Machines That Are Running Windows 11
Remote Hot Cloning of Powered On Source Machines That Are Running Linux 13
Types of Data Cloning Operations 14
Volume-Based Cloning 14
Disk-Based Cloning 15
Full and Linked Clones 15
Using Converter Standalone with Virtual Machine Sources and System Images 15
System Settings Affected by Conversion 16
Changes to Virtual Hardware After Virtual Machine Migration 16
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System Requirements 19
Supported Operating Systems 19
Supported Firmware Interfaces 20
Supported Source Types 21
Supported Destination Types 22
Supported Source Disk Types 23
Supported Destination Disk Types 24
Support for IPv6 in Converter Standalone 25
Installation Space Requirements 25
Screen Resolution Requirements 26
Configuring Permissions for vCenter Users 26
TCP/IP and UDP Port Requirements for Conversion 26
Requirements for Remote Hot Cloning of Windows Operating Systems 28
Ensure that Windows Firewall Does Not Block File and Printer Sharing 28
Prepare the Guest Operating System for Customization 29
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Conversion Limitations 31
Conversion Limitations for Powered On Machines 31
Conversion Limitations for VMware Virtual Machines 31
Conversion Limitations for Third-Party Virtual Machines or System Images 32
Limitations Related to Creating Snapshots of Windows Sources 33
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Installing and Uninstalling Converter Standalone 35
Perform a Local Installation on Windows 35
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