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Contents About This Book 7 1 Introduction 9 Migration with VMware Converter 9 VMware Converter Editions 10 Cloning and System Reconfiguration of Physical Machines 11 Hot and Cold Cloning 11 Local and Remote Cloning 11 Cloning Modes 14 Migrating Existing Virtual Machines and System Images 15 Converting Virtual Machines 15 Configuring Virtual Machines 15 Converting and Exporting Virtual Appliances 15 Managing Tasks 15 New in Converter 3.0.
VMware Converter User’s Manual Select a Virtual Appliance Source 34 Select a Standalone Virtual Machine or Backup Image Source 35 Choose a Destination for the New Virtual Machine 36 Choose an ESX Server Managed by VirtualCenter Destination 36 Choose an ESX Server Virtual Machine Destination 37 Choose an OVF Virtual Appliance Destination 38 Choose a Standalone Virtual Machine Destination 39 Choose a Workstation Virtual Machine Destination 40 Customize a New Virtual Machine’s Guest Operating System 40 Instal
Contents Edit a Failed Task 64 Managing How Tasks Run 64 Control the Number of Tasks Running Concurrently 64 Change the Run Order 64 Change the Number of Tasks Displayed in the Task List 65 Change Which Tasks Are Displayed in the Task List 65 Appendix: Migration with p2vTool Command‐Line Interface Using the Experimental p2vTool Command‐Line Interface Syntax and Options 67 Source Machines and Destination Machines 69 Restoring VCB Images 69 Migration XML Input File Examples 70 ‐q [‐‐query] Option XML Output
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About This Book This book, the VMware Converter User’s Manual, provides information about installing and using VMware™ Converter. Intended Audience This book is intended for anyone who needs to install, upgrade, or use VMware Converter.
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1 Introduction 1 VMware Converter provides a scalable solution to migrate physical to virtual and virtual to virtual machines. Converter is optimized for mass migrations, but is equally effective for single‐machine conversions. Converter imports virtual machines faster, with fewer manual steps required, and fewer source hardware limitations than other methods. With its ability to hot clone, Converter can convert a virtual machine with no downtime on its source physical machine.
User’s Manual Place volumes on separate disks and migrate the disks across independent datastores. Start and manage multiple concurrent migrations. View audit trails. Figure 1‐1 illustrates how VMware Converter creates and migrates VMware ready virtual machines from a broad range of sources. Figure 1-1. VMware Converter Source and Destination Machines source destination ESX Server 3.x host physical machines virtual machine ESX Server 2.5.
Chapter 1 Introduction Cloning and System Reconfiguration of Physical Machines Cloning is the process of creating a cloned disk, where the cloned disk is a virtual disk that is an exact copy of the source physical disk. This involves copying the data on a physical source machine’s hard disk and transferring that data to a target virtual disk (the new cloned disk). System reconfiguration is the process of adjusting the migrated operating system to enable it to function on virtual hardware.
User’s Manual Remote Hot Cloning of a Physical Machine 1 Converter prepares the source machine for a conversion. Converter installs the agent on the source machine and the agent takes a snapshot of the source volumes. VMware Converter running on Windows machine source destination running physical machine network 1 ESX Server 3 agent source volumes 2 snapshot 2 Converter prepares the virtual machine on the destination machine.
Chapter 1 Introduction 4 Converter removes all traces from the source machine. VMware Converter running on Windows machine source destination running physical machine ESX Server network VM 7 source volumes The virtual machine is ready to run on the destination machine. Local Cold Cloning Workflow The following workflow is an example of cold cloning, in which you clone the source machine when it is not running its operating system.
User’s Manual 3 Converter completes the conversion process. Converter installs the required drivers to allow the operating system to boot in a virtual machine and personalizes the virtual machine (for example, changing the IP information). source destination network physical machine ESX Server VMware Converter Boot CD Converter reconfiguratio n 5 6 image in RAM disk source volumes 4 VM n customizatio (optional) Converter cleans up.
Chapter 1 Introduction Disk-Based Cloning Converter supports disk‐based cloning for cold cloning and for importation of existing virtual machines. Disk‐based cloning transfers all sectors from all disks, preserving all volume metadata. The destination virtual machine receives the same volumes, of the same type as those of the source virtual machine. Disk‐based cloning supports all types of basic and dynamic disks.
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2 System Requirements 2 This chapter describes the requirements to be fulfilled before operating Converter and describes the compatibilities and interoperabilities among the systems on which and with which it works.
User’s Manual To configure virtual machines on Windows 2000 and Windows NT, the operating system must be Windows 2000 or Windows NT, as shown in Table 2‐1. Although Converter allows conversion of a source image with a later operating system version when running on these systems, (for example, conversion of a Windows XP source to a Windows 2000 host), Converter cannot reconfigure the images. Similarly, when exporting to an OVF virtual appliance, Converter cannot reconfigure the source image. Table 2-1.
Chapter 2 System Requirements Virtual Machine and System Image Requirements Converter can convert the following virtual machine types: Workstation 6.x, Workstation 5.x, and Workstation 4.x VMware Fusion 1.x ESX Server 3.x ESX Server 3i version 3.5 Installable and ESX Server 3i version 3.5 Embedded ESX Server 2.5.x (if the server is managed with VirtualCenter 2.x) GSX Server 3.x VMware Server 1.x, VirtualCenter 2.
User’s Manual Restoring VCB Images in Converter VCB enables you to back up entire ESX Server virtual machines, storing the backup by using Workstation disks, a .vmx file, and a catalog file. Converter can restore VCB images into ESX Servers, and convert them into VMware standalone virtual machines. Converter supports restoring VCB images of any guest operating system type.
Chapter 2 System Requirements Supported Destinations Converter can create virtual machines that are compatible with the following: Workstation 6.x, Workstation 5.x, and Workstation 4.x VMware Fusion 1.x VMware ACE 2.x and VMware ACE 1.x VMware Player 2.x and VMware Player 1.x ESX Server 3.x ESX Server 3i Installable and ESX Server 3i Embedded ESX Server 2.5.x (support only by importing through a VirtualCenter 2.x server that manages ESX Server) GSX Server 3.
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Chapter 2 System Requirements Primary disk controllers can be different from the source machine’s controllers. Applications might not work if they depend on devices that are not available from within a virtual machine. TCP/IP Port Requirements Table 2‐4 lists the ports Converter uses in the conversion process. Table 2-4.
User’s Manual Ensure that File and Printer Sharing is not Blocked by Windows Firewall If Converter fails to connect to a remote Windows XP machine and issues a bad username/password error message, ensure that file and printer sharing is not blocked by Windows Firewall. To check the Windows Firewall blocks 1 Choose Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy. 2 On the Local Security Settings page, select Network access: Sharing and Security model for local accounts.
3 Installing and Uninstalling 3 This chapter describes the basic steps for installing and uninstalling Converter, for both the Starter and Enterprise editions.
User’s Manual 8 In the Custom Setup page, choose which components to install, either Converter Manager or Converter Agent or both, and click Next. If you install both components, you can manage the import of physical or virtual machines to any authorized location. Installing Converter Agent prepares the local physical machine for import. When used with the Converter Manager, it also enables the importation of the full range of machine types.
Chapter 3 Installing and Uninstalling 4 Click Next. When the wizard finishes removing or repairing the Converter, you might have to restart your system before you can use VMware Converter. If so, a dialog box appears. Installing Converter to Run in Install-Less Mode You can convert a running remote physical machine without having Converter installed on the machine from which you direct the migration. This is called “install‐less mode.
User’s Manual Table 3-1. Scripted Install Command-Line Options (Continued) 28 Option Action PROPERTY=[property value] Sets the value of property to property value. REMOTEINSTALL=1 Prevents the installer from being upgraded. msiexec /quiet/uninstall {[uninstall key]} Uninstalls Converter, using the uninstall key for Converter found in the registry. To find the uninstall key, in RegEdit, use the path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Uninstall, choose the top key in the l
4 Converting Machines 4 This chapter describes how to create a Converter task to convert physical machines, virtual machines, virtual appliances, and system images from a variety of sources into a variety of destinations using local and remote hot cloning.
User’s Manual Converting in Install-Less Mode Install‐less mode entails converting a running remote physical computer without installing the VMware Converter manager onto the machine from which you are initiating the migration. To run in install‐less mode, temporarily install the Converter Manager on a machine and copy the files in the install directory to a network share.
Chapter 4 Converting Machines Every OVF virtual appliance contains an .ovf file with metadata that describes the virtual appliance. An OVF virtual appliance can be packaged as an .ova file where the .ova file is a tarred file that contains all the files in the OVF virtual appliance. Importing Virtual Appliances You can import virtual appliances to ESX Server or ESX Server managed by VirtualCenter or to Workstation standalone images.
User’s Manual Start the Wizard for a Conversion To start the Conversion wizard, launch the VMware Converter application, click Convert Machine in the application menu, and click Next. The Source page introduces the Table of Contents pane, displaying the three‐step conversion process: “Step 1: Source,” “Step 2: Destination,” “Step 3: Customization.” The Log Info button on each wizard page extends the page to show the temporary Converter log files. Retrieve the log files as soon as needed.
Chapter 4 Converting Machines 6 7 Specify the volume size for each volume in the New Disk Space drop‐down menus and click Next. Option Description Maintain Size Keeps the original size volume. Min Size Converts just the used portion from the volume, with a small amount of space added. Enter a specific size in gigabytes. Enter a specific size in megabytes.
User’s Manual 6 7 Specify the volume size for each volume in the New Disk Space drop‐down menu and click Next. Option Description Maintain Size Keeps the original size volume. Min Size Converts just the used portion from the volume, with a small amount of space added. Enter a specific size in gigabytes. Enter a specific size in megabytes. (Optional) To convert individual volumes to corresponding virtual disks, select Create a separate disk for each volume.
Chapter 4 Converting Machines Select a Standalone Virtual Machine or Backup Image Source Use this procedure if your source system is a local or remote standalone virtual machine or virtual appliance. For example, you can select a virtual machine from VMware Workstation (.vmx or .vmtn), VMware Fusion, VMware Server, VMware GSX Server, a Microsoft Virtual PC, Microsoft Virtual Server (.vmc), or a Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery (.sv2i), LiveState Recovery, Norton Ghost (.
User’s Manual 7 Specify the volume size for each volume in the New Disk Space drop‐down menu and click Next. Option Description Maintain Size Keeps the original size volume. Min Size Converts just the used portion from the volume, with a small amount of space added. Enter a specific size in gigabytes. Enter a specific size in megabytes.
Chapter 4 Converting Machines 8 (Optional) To distribute disks over several datastores or to place the virtual machine configuration file and each disk on a separate datastore, do the following: a Click Advanced to see the list of disks and the virtual machine configuration file. b Choose the datastore for each disk and file from the drop‐down menus. If insufficient space is available, an error message appears stating the required amount.
User’s Manual Choose an OVF Virtual Appliance Destination You can export a virtual machine to an OVF virtual appliance to make it available to other users to import into their inventory. To export a virtual appliance 1 Start the VMware Converter application, click Convert Machine in the application menu, and click Next. 2 On the Source page, click Next to go to the Source Type page. 3 Choose a source machine from the drop‐down menu on the Source Type page.
Chapter 4 Converting Machines Choose a Standalone Virtual Machine Destination Use this procedure if you are converting the virtual machine to run in Workstation, VMware Fusion, VMware Player, VMware Server, VMware ACE, or GSX Server. To select a standalone virtual machine destination for a converted virtual machine 1 Click Next on the Destination page to move to the Destination Type page. 2 Select Other Virtual Machine from the drop‐down menu and click Next.
User’s Manual Choose a Workstation Virtual Machine Destination Use this procedure if you are performing a Workstation‐to‐Workstation conversion. To select a Workstation destination for your converted virtual machine 1 On the Destination page, click Next to move to the Destination Type page. 2 Select Other Virtual Machine from the drop‐down menu and click Next. 3 On the Virtual Machine Name and Location page, type a name for the converted virtual machine and browse to enter the destination location.
Chapter 4 Converting Machines Install VMware Tools Installing VMware Tools is applicable only for ESX Server, VirtualCenter, Workstation 6, VMware Fusion 1, VMware Player 2, and ACE 2 destinations. 1 On the Customization page, ensure that Install VMware Tools is selected. 2 Click Next or select Customize the identity of the virtual machine to continue with customization. Customize the Identity of the New Virtual Machine Use this procedure to customize the identity of the new virtual machine.
User’s Manual 7 (Optional) On the Network Properties dialog box, modify the properties of any network adapters. Field Description General Use this tab only to manually enter the IP address and DNS server address. DNS Specify the DNS connections by entering DNS suffixes. WINS For each DNS suffix you enter, click Add. If you are entering multiple DNS suffixes, use Move Up and Move Down to specify the order in which a virtual machine is to use the connections.
Chapter 4 Converting Machines To complete the task creation if the destination machine is an ESX Server machine 1 Review the summary of the settings for the new virtual machine. 2 (Optional) To have the new virtual machine powered on after the conversion is complete, select Power on the new Virtual Machine after creation. To complete a task creation if a source machine is remote 1 Review the summary of the settings for the new virtual machine and click Finish.
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5 Using the Converter Boot CD for Local Cold Cloning 5 This chapter describes how to cold‐clone a local physical machine to a variety of destinations. Cold cloning requires the VMware Converter Boot CD, which is available in the Enterprise edition only.
User’s Manual To specify a static IP address or map network drives 1 On the main menu, choose Administration > Network Configuration. 2 Click the appropriate button on the Network Properties tab to enter the static addresses and click Apply. 3 Click the Network Drives tab and map the drives to the network share. 4 Click Connect. If necessary, enter the DOMAIN\user name and password to connect to a specific network share and click OK. 5 Click OK to return to the application.
Chapter 5 Using the Converter Boot CD for Local Cold Cloning Choosing a Destination for a New Virtual Machine Your destination virtual machine can be one of two categories: ESX Server – See “Choose a VirtualCenter Server Virtual Machine Destination” on page 47 Workstation – See “Choose a Standalone Virtual Machine Destination” on page 48 Unsupported Clusters If you are converting your virtual machine to run in ESX Server managed by VirtualCenter, and you want to have a cluster as the destination, t
User’s Manual Choose an ESX Server Virtual Machine Destination Use this procedure if you are converting the virtual machine to run in ESX Server. To select the destination for a converted virtual machine 1 Click Next on the Destination page to move to the Destination Type page. 2 Select VMware Infrastructure Virtual Machine from the drop‐down menu. 3 Click Next.
Chapter 5 Using the Converter Boot CD for Local Cold Cloning 4 Select a type of virtual machine to create: Workstation 6.x, VMware Fusion 1.x, VMware Player 2.x, VMware ACE 2.x Workstation 5x, VMware Server, VMware Player Workstation 4.x, VMware ACE 1.x, GSX Server 3.x. 5 Click Next. 6 Select the conversion options for a full clone, if available.
User’s Manual Customize the Identity of the New Virtual Machine Use this procedure to customize the identity of the new virtual machine. You can customize the following fields: Change the computer information for identifying a virtual machine on a network. Enter server license information. Change the time zone for a virtual machine. Modify the properties for each network interface.
Chapter 5 Using the Converter Boot CD for Local Cold Cloning 7 (Optional) On the Network Properties dialog box, modify the properties of any network adapters. Field Description General Use this tab only to manually enter the IP address and DNS server address. DNS Specify the DNS connections by entering DNS suffixes. WINS For each DNS suffix you enter, click Add.
User’s Manual To complete the task creation if the destination machine is an ESX Server machine 1 Review the summary of the settings for the new virtual machine. 2 (Optional) To have the new virtual machine powered on after the conversion is complete, select Power on the new Virtual Machine after creation. To complete task creation in all other cases Review the summary of the settings for the new virtual machine and click Finish.
Chapter 5 Using the Converter Boot CD for Local Cold Cloning Table 5-1. peTool Options (Continued) Option Action -d [--storage_driver] Adds storage device drivers. Must be followed by one or more full directory paths that contain the target device drivers. The original Converter Boot CD ISO image does not contain these drivers. Use this option to specify the drivers from ones you already have. -n [--network_driver] Adds network device drivers.
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6 Configuring VMware Virtual Machines 6 Follow the procedures in this chapter if you have VMware virtual machines whose disks were populated by restoring from a backup of a physical host or by some other direct means of copying a virtual machine’s disks. Configuring such machines with Converter enables them to boot in VMware products. OVF images cannot be configured.
User’s Manual 3 Type or choose the VirtualCenter server containing the virtual machine to be configured. The Server drop‐down menu is populated with the identifiers or locations of systems that were logged in to previously. You can type a new identifier. 4 Specify the source for your virtual machine in the VirtualCenter virtual machine inventory browser, and click Next.
Chapter 6 Configuring VMware Virtual Machines Generate New Security ID (SID) – Select to generate a new security identifier. Location of Sysprep Files – If the application determined this location, the text edit box shows it. If this field is blank, you must specify a valid location before going to the next panel. 3 Click Next. 4 On the Windows License page, enter the Windows licensing information for this virtual machine, if necessary, and click Next.
User’s Manual Complete the Configuration The final page in the Configure wizard is the Ready to Complete page. Click Finish to close the wizard and display the Task View with the conversion task in the task list. You can view the progress in the Task Progress tab. You can also return to a queued task and edit the settings. See Chapter 7, “Managing Tasks,” on page 59. If Windows discovers new hardware and asks you to reboot, click No so that customization settings are applied.
7 Managing Tasks 7 Converter provides a task manager for managing migrations and configurations. This can be for a single conversion or for multiple, concurrent migrations in the Enterprise edition. After you create a task using the Converter wizard to set up how you want to convert or configure a machine, you can use the Task View of Converter manager to manage the order of tasks, to limit the number of concurrent tasks, to edit the tasks, to look at the progress of a task, and more.
User’s Manual Status – State of the task. Five possible states exist: In Progress (Running) – In the process of converting or configuring a machine. Queued #<> – The task is queued to run as soon as possible, initially based on ID number and maximum number of concurrent tasks allowed. The position in the waiting queue is indicated after the #. Failed – The task was unsuccessful due to some error. Completed – The task was successful.
Chapter 7 Managing Tasks Details View When you select a task in the task list of the Task View, you can see details of that particular task in the Details View in the lower half of the screen. The Details View has two tabs: Summary and Task Progress. Summary Tab The Summary tab appears by default when you select a task in the task list. It shows a summary of the options and details pertaining to the selected task, as configured in the wizard.
User’s Manual Force a Queued Task to Run To override the order of the queued tasks, or to override any limit on the number of tasks that can be run concurrently, you can force a queued task to run from the toolbar. For Starter edition users, you can force only the first task to run. To force a task to run Choose the task in the task list of the Task View and click the Start Task button ( ). Cancel a Task You can cancel a task in the queue or one in progress.
Chapter 7 Managing Tasks Export and View the Log You must export the log text file to read it or to send a copy to VMware technical support. To export a copy of a log file 1 Choose File > Export Logs in the main menu. 2 Select a location and save the log text files in the Export Logs dialog box. 3 Open the log file with a text editor. UFAD and Client Log File Locations The following paths describe the location of the recommended logs for you to view and send to VMware support, if necessary.
User’s Manual Edit a Failed Task Editing a failed task has a few differences from editing a queued or canceled task. To edit a failed task 1 Choose a row in the task table. The Task Progress tab for that task appears in the Details view. 2 Click the Summary tab. 3 Click the Edit link in the Task Progress tab to start the Converter Edit wizard. For places in which problems occur, the table of contents displays warning icons beside the page name, which appears in red.
Chapter 7 Managing Tasks Change the Number of Tasks Displayed in the Task List After using Converter for a length of time, the number of tasks archived can grow to be very large. To minimize clutter in the task list you can lower the number of tasks that appear. Tasks in progress and tasks in queue to run are not affected by this selection. They are always displayed in the task list. To limit the number of archived tasks displayed in the Task View 1 On the main menu, choose View > Tasks Displayed.
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Appendix: Migration with p2vTool Command-Line Interface Using the Experimental p2vTool Command-Line Interface VMware provides p2vTool as a tool for migrating physical and virtual source machines with a command‐line interface (CLI). Support for this CLI is experimental. Users cannot file support requests (Sirs) to VMware for p2vTool‐related issues. You need an Enterprise license to use p2vTool to migrate machines. The one exception is restoring a VCB image.
VMware Converter User’s Manual Table A-1. p2vTool Options Option Action -? [--help] Produces help message. Lists the options for the p2vTool command‐line interface. -q [--query] Retrieves source computer information. Returns an XML description of the source machine. Run the -q option against any properly formatted input XML file that specifies a source. Running this before importing can help you in setting up the XML file for doing the import.
Appendix A Appendix: Migration with p2vTool Command-Line Interface Source Machines and Destination Machines You can use p2vTool with live, hosted, and managed source machines or virtual appliances, and hosted and managed destination machines or virtual appliances. A live machine can only be a source and has these attributes: Can be a physical machine or a virtual machine. Performs a live import that avoids having to shut down the source machine. Must be powered‐on at the time of import.
VMware Converter User’s Manual The p2vTool can import VCB images into standalone hosted products. Attributes cannot be set to preserve properties as shown in Table A‐2. Migration XML Input File Examples Here are examples of XML input files for the various combinations of sources and destinations in a p2vTool import. Example A-1. Importing a Live Physical Machine Source to a Managed Destination PAGE 71Appendix A Appendix: Migration with p2vTool Command-Line Interface Example A-3. Importing a Managed Source to a Hosted Destination PAGE 72VMware Converter User’s Manual Example A-5. Importing a Managed Source to a Managed Destination, Explicitly Specifying Optional Parameters PAGE 73Appendix A Appendix: Migration with p2vTool Command-Line Interface Example A-7. Reconfiguring a Hosted Source PAGE 74VMware Converter User’s Manual -q [--query] Option XML Output File Example Example A-9. XML Output for the p2vTool -q [--query] Option PAGE 75Appendix A Appendix: Migration with p2vTool Command-Line Interface VCB Restore XML Input File Examples Here are two examples of XML input files for a p2vTool restore of a Consolidated Backup image to a managed VMware product. Example A-10. Restoring a VCB Image to an ESX Server 3.x Host Through VirtualCenter PAGE 76VMware Converter User’s Manual Example A-11. Restoring a VCB Image to an ESX Server 3.x Host Directly PAGE 77Appendix A Appendix: Migration with p2vTool Command-Line Interface Example A-13. Creating an OVF Package from a Workstation Source
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Glossary B BIOS (basic input/output system) Firmware that controls machine startup and manages communication between the CPU and other devices, such as the keyboard, monitor, printers, and disk drives. bridged networking In hosted products, a type of network connection between a virtual machine and the host’s physical network. With bridged networking, a virtual machine appears to be an additional computer on the same physical Ethernet network as the host.
VMware Converter User’s Manual destination virtual machine In VMware Converter, the migrated virtual machine at its final location. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) A communications protocol that enables dynamic addressing. The software relieves administrators of the task of assigning an IP address to each device that connects to a network.
Glossary host operating system An operating system that runs on the host machine. See also guest operating system. hot cloning In VMware Converter, cloning a local or remote physical machine while it is running in its own operating system. See also cold cloning. hot fix An installable file that resets a user’s password, renews an expired virtual machine, or enables a copy‐protected virtual machine to run from a new location.
VMware Converter User’s Manual NIC (network interface card) An expansion board that provides a dedicated connection between a computer and a network. Also called a “network adapter.” O Open Virtual Machine Format (OVF) A distribution format for virtual appliances that uses existing packaging tools to combine one or more virtual machines together with a standards‐based XML wrapper.
Glossary template A master image of a virtual machine. This typically includes a specified operating system and a configuration that provides virtual counterparts to hardware components. Optionally, a template can include an installed guest operating system and a set of applications. Setting a virtual machine as a template protects any linked clones or snapshots that depend on the template from being disabled inadvertently. Templates are used by VirtualCenter to create new virtual machines.
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Index A Boot CD memory requirements 18 destination ESX Server 36, 47 virtual appliances 38 Workstation or other standalone 39, 48 Details View, the 61 disk-based cloning 15 DNS, specifying the connections 42, 51, 57 drivers, adding to the Converter Boot CD 52 duplicate ID 22 C E canceling a task 62 changing an Enterprise license 27 changing number of tasks displayed 65 changing the run order 64 clearing all tasks from history 62 clones full 39 linked 39 cloning by edition 10 cold, defined 11 defined 1
User’s Manual L license, adding 27 live cloning. See hot cloning local cloning defined 11 log exporting and viewing 63 location of 32, 63 Log Info button 32 M managing jobs with the Task View 15, 59 manifest file 31 Master Boot Record (MBR) disks 14 maximum number of tasks 64 memory requirements for Boot CD 18 N network, same for source and destination machines 11 O offline cloning.
Index converting 34 destination 38 downloading from URL 34 overview 30 selecting as source 34 virtual disks on FAT file systems 40, 49 virtual hardware CPU issues 22 disk device issues 22 Ethernet adapter issues 22 graphics card issues 22 virtual machine destination on same network as source 11 supported file types 38 unsupported conversion scenarios 31 virtual machines exporting 38 unsupported conversion scenarios 31 Virtual PC support 19 Virtual Server support 19 VirtualCenter support 19 VMware Consolida
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