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Table Of Contents
- User’s Manual
- Contents
- About This Book
- Introduction
- System Requirements
- Application Requirements
- Memory Requirements for Cold Cloning
- Virtual Machine and System Image Requirements
- Restoring VCB Images in Converter
- Supported Destinations
- Configuring Permissions for VirtualCenter Users
- Level of Internationalization Support
- How Converting Affects Settings
- Changes to Virtual Hardware
- TCP/IP Port Requirements
- Remote Hot Cloning Troubleshooting Tips
- Installing and Uninstalling
- Converting Machines
- Using the Converter Boot CD for Local Cold Cloning
- Configuring VMware Virtual Machines
- Managing Tasks
- Appendix: Migration with p2vTool Command-Line Interface
- Glossary
- Index
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Chapter 1 Introduction
Disk-Based Cloning
Convertersupportsdisk‐basedcloningforcoldcloningandforimportationofexistingvirtualmachines.
Disk‐basedcloningtransfersallsectorsfromalldisks,preservingallvolumemetadata.Thedestinationvirtual
machinereceivesthesamevolumes,ofthesametypeasthoseofthesourcevirtualmachine.Disk‐based
cloningsupports
alltypesofbasicanddynamicdisks.
Migrating Existing Virtual Machines and System Images
WithConverter,youcanmovevirtualmachinesbetweenhostedproducts(productsthatrunasapplications
onphysicalmachineswithoperatingsystems)andmanagedproducts(bare‐metalVMwareproductsthat
provideathinsoftwarelayer(thehypervisor)thatenablesthemtorundirectlyonthephysicalmachine).
Converting Virtual Machines
ConverterletsyoumoveVMwarevirtualmachinesbetweenWorkstation,VMware Player,VMware ACE,
VMwareFusion,ESXServer,ESXServer3iEmbedded,ESXServer3iInstallable,GSX Server,andVMware
Server.ItalsoimportsvirtualmachinesfromMicrosoftVirtual ServerandVirtual PC.
Configuring Virtual Machines
ForVMwarevirtualmachineswhosedisksarepopulatedbyrestoringfromabackupofaphysicalhostorby
someotherdirectmeansofcopying,ConverterpreparestheimagetorunonVMwarevirtualhardware.
Converting and Exporting Virtual Appliances
ConvertersupportsconvertingandexportingvirtualappliancesstoredinOpenVirtual MachineFormat(OVF
andOVA).YoucanimportavirtualappliancetoruninanexistingESXServerorWorkstationvirtualmachine,
oryoucanexportanexistingVMwarevirtualmachinetoanOVFvirtualappliancetoshareoverthenetwork.
Managing Tasks
Converterprovidesataskmanagertomanagemigrationsforasingleconversionorformultiple,concurrent
conversions.AfteryoucreateataskbyusingtheConverterwizardtosetuphowyouwanttoimporta
machine,usetheTaskViewofthemanagertodothefollowing:
Startorstopaconversion.
Changetherunorder.
Forceaqueuedtasktorun.
Controlthenumberofjobsrunningsimultaneously.
Filtertheviewofwhattasksaredisplayed.
Editatask.
Viewatask’sprogress.
Cancelatask.
Editandrestartafailedtask.
Deleteatask.
Viewanaudittrail.