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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
Procedure
1 On the Destination Location page of the Conversion wizard, select a datacenter object from the
inventory to accommodate the destination virtual machine.
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Select an ESX/ESXi host.
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Select a resource pool.
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Select a cluster.
On the selected cluster, if DRS is not running in the automated mode, you can select an ESX/ESXi
host that belongs to the selected cluster from the Host drop-down menu.
2 (Optional) From the Datastore drop-down menu, select the datastore to hold the destination virtual
machine files.
3 (Optional) From the Virtual machine version drop-down menu, select the virtual hardware version for
the destination virtual machine.
Option Description
Version 7
Select if the destination host is running ESX/ESXi 4.x or later.
Version 8
Select if the destination host is running ESXi 5.0 or later.
Version 9
Select if the destination host is running ESXi 5.1 or later.
Version 10
Select if the destination host is running ESXi 5.5 or later.
The Virtual machine version drop-down menu lists only the virtual hardware versions that are
compatible with the destination location.
4 Click Next to proceed to the Options page.
What to do next
On the Options page, you can set up the parameters of the conversion task. These settings include data
layout, network settings, and guest operating system customization.
Select a Hosted Destination
You can convert a virtual machine for use with VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion, VMware Server, or
VMware Player.
Prerequisites
If you plan to use a network path to locate the destination, verify that you have access to that network path.
Procedure
1 On the Destination System page, select VMware Workstation or other VMware virtual machine from
the Select destination type drop-down menu.
2 Select the destination VMware hosted product from the Select VMware product drop-down menu.
3 Provide a name for the destination virtual machine in the Name text box.
4 Specify the location to store the destination virtual machine files.
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If you are connected to a remote Converter Standalone server, provide a network path to the
destination directory. For example, \\server\virtual_machines\.
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If you are connected to a local Converter Standalone server, provide a network path or a local path
to the destination directory.
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