3.0

Table Of Contents
VMware, Inc. 23
Chapter 2 System Requirements
Primarydiskcontrollerscanbedifferentfromthesourcemachine’scontrollers.
Applicationsmightnotworkiftheydependondevicesthatarenotavailablefromwithinavirtual
machine.
TCP/IP Port Requirements
Table 24liststheportsConverterusesintheconversionprocess.
Remote Hot Cloning Troubleshooting Tips
Thefollowinginformationcanhelpyouavoidissuesrelatedtopermissionsandnetworkaccesswhen
performinghotcloning.
Common Requirements for Windows Operating Systems
ToensuresuccessfulremotehotcloningofWindowsplatforms,makethefollowingchecksonthesource
machinebeforeyoulaunchtheapplication:
EnsurethatSimpleFileSharingisturnedoff.
EnsurethatfileandprintersharingisnotblockedbyWindowsFirewall.
Turning off Simple File Sharing on Windows Platforms
Tocontrolpermissionsforindividualusers,youmustturnoffSimpleFileSharing.However,turningSimple
FileSharingoffdoesnotturnofftheSharedDocumentsfeature.UsetheSimpleFileSharingUI,locatedinthe
foldersproperties,toconfigurebothshareandfilepermissions.
Table 25showstheSimpleFile
SharingbehaviorforspecificWindowsoperatingsystems.
To turn off Simple File Sharing in Windows XP Professional
1 ChooseStart>Settings>ControlPanel>FolderOptions.
2IntheFolderOptionspage,clicktheViewtabanddeselectUseSimpleFileSharing(Recommended).
Foradditionalinformationaboutturningsimplefilesharingonoroff,seetheMicrosoftTechNetWeb
site.
Table 2-4. Converter Port Requirements
Communication Path Port
Converterapplicationtoremotephy sicalmachine 445,139
ConverterapplicationtoaVirtualCenterserv er 443
ConverterapplicationtoESXServer3.x 443
PhysicalmachinetoaVirtualCenterserver 443
PhysicalmachinetoESXServer3.x 443,902
Table 2-5. Simple File Sharing Behavior
Operating System File Sharing
WindowsXPProfessionaloperatingsystemsjoinedtoa
workgroup
SimpleFileSharingUIisturnedonbydefault.
WindowsXPProfessionaloperatingsystemsjoinedtoa
domain
Usestheclassicfilesharingandsecurityinterfaceonly.