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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
Perform a Client-Server Installation in Windows 36
Perform a Command-Line Installation in Windows 38
Command-Line Options for Windows Installation 38
Modify Converter Standalone in Windows 39
Repair Converter Standalone in Windows 40
Uninstall Converter Standalone in Windows 41
Connect to a Remote Converter Standalone Server 41
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Convert a Physical or Virtual Machine 43
Start the Wizard for a Conversion 44
Select a Source Machine to Convert 44
Select a Powered On Windows Machine to Convert 45
Select a Powered On Linux Machine to Convert 46
Select an ESX/ ESXi or vCenter Server Virtual Machine to Convert 46
Select a VMware Hosted Virtual Machine to Convert 48
Select a Backup Image or a Third-Party Virtual Machine to Convert 48
Select a Hyper-V Server Virtual Machine to Convert 49
Select a Destination for the New Virtual Machine 50
Select a Managed Destination 50
Select a Hosted Destination 52
Configure the Hardware of the Destination Virtual Machine 53
Organize the Data to Be Copied on the Destination Machine 53
Edit the Number of Processor Sockets and Cores 63
Allocate Memory for the Destination Virtual Machine 63
Select a Disk Controller for the Destination Virtual Machine 64
Configure the Network Settings of the Destination Virtual Machine 65
Configure the Network for the Helper Virtual Machine 65
Configure the Software on the Destination Virtual Machine 66
Customize the Windows Guest Operating System 66
Install VMware Tools on the Destination Virtual Machine 70
Remove System Restore Checkpoints 70
Configure the Conversion Job 71
Set the Startup Mode for Destination Services 72
Stop Services Running on the Source Machine 73
Synchronize the Destination Machine with Changes Made to the Source Machine 73
Power Off the Source Machine After Conversion 74
Power On the Destination Virtual Machine After Conversion 75
Limit the Amount of Resources Used by the Conversion Job 75
Uninstall Converter Standalone Agent from the Source Machine 76
Review the Summary and Submit the Conversion Job 76
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Configure Virtual Machines 79
Save Sysprep Files 79
Start the Configuration Wizard 80
Select a Source Machine to Configure 80
Select a vSphere Virtual Machine to Configure 81
Select a VMware Desktop Virtual Machine to Configure 82
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