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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
Installing and Uninstalling Converter
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You can install Converter Standalone on a physical or a virtual machine. You can also modify or repair a
Converter Standalone installation.
The Local setup installs the Converter Standalone server, Converter Standalone agent, and Converter
Standalone client for local use.
NOTE Local installation of Converter Standalone complies with the following security restrictions:
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After the initial setup, the use of an administrator account requires physical access to the product.
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You can manage Converter Standalone only from the machine where it is installed.
During the client-server installation, you can select the Converter Standalone components that you want to
install on your system.
When you install the Converter Standalone server and Remote access, the local machine becomes a server
for conversions, which you can manage remotely. When you install the Converter Standalone server and the
Converter Standalone client, you can use the local machine to access remote Converter Standalone servers
or create conversion jobs locally.
If you install only Converter Standalone client, you can connect to a remote Converter Standalone server.
You can then use the remote machine to convert hosted virtual machines, managed virtual machines, or
remote physical machines.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Perform a Local Installation on Windows,” on page 35
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“Perform a Client-Server Installation in Windows,” on page 36
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“Perform a Command-Line Installation in Windows,” on page 38
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“Command-Line Options for Windows Installation,” on page 38
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“Modify Converter Standalone in Windows,” on page 39
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“Repair Converter Standalone in Windows,” on page 40
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“Uninstall Converter Standalone in Windows,” on page 41
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“Connect to a Remote Converter Standalone Server,” on page 41
Perform a Local Installation on Windows
You can install Converter Standalone on a physical or a virtual machine. The local setup installs the
Converter Standalone server, Converter Standalone agent, and Converter Standalone client for local use.
If you install Converter Standalone in local mode, you can create and manage conversion tasks only from
the machine on which you installed the application.
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