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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
Configure the Network Settings of the Destination Virtual Machine
You can change the number of network adapters and select the network that the destination virtual machine
uses.
For managed destinations, you can also select the controller type for each network adapter.
Procedure
1 On the Options page of the Conversion wizard, select Networks from the options list.
2 From the Network adapters to connect drop-down menu, select the number of network adapters to be
used by the destination virtual machine.
3 Configure each of the network adapters for the destination.
Option Description
For managed destinations
a From the Network drop-down menu, select the network that the
adapter connects to.
b From the Controller type drop-down menu, select the controller type.
For hosted destinations
From the Connection type drop-down menu, select the connection type.
4 To connect an adapter when you power on the destination virtual machine, select the Connect at
power-on check box.
5 Save your settings.
Option Description
Select another option from the
options list
Saves your settings and displays the pane for the selected option.
Click Next
Saves your settings and displays the next page of the Conversion wizard.
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The Customizations page is displayed if you select Customize guest
preferences for the virtual machine in the Advanced options pane.
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The Summary page is displayed if you do not select Customize guest
preferences for the virtual machine in the Advanced options pane.
Configure the Network for the Helper Virtual Machine
When you convert a powered on Linux machine, Converter Standalone creates a Helper virtual machine on
the destination. The Helper virtual machine needs network access to the source machine to clone the source
files. Default conversion settings enforce automatic acquisition of an IPv4 address, IPv6 address, and a DNS
server for the Helper virtual machine, but you can set up this network connection manually.
Procedure
1 On the Options page of the Conversion wizard, click Helper VM network.
2 (Optional) To assign a static IPv4 address to the Helper virtual machine, on tab IPv4 select Use the
following IP address and specify the IPv4 address, subnet mask, and default gateway.
Make sure that the IP address you specify for the Helper virtual machine is not already in use on the
network.
3 (Optional) If you want the Helper virtual machine to use only IPv4 address, on tab IPv6 deselect the
Use IPv6 check box.
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