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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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ThischapterdescribesthebasicstepsforinstallinganduninstallingConverter,forboththeStarterand
Enterpriseeditions.
Thischapterincludesthefollowingsections:
“InstallingConverter”onpage 25
“Uninstalling,Modifying,orRepairing”onpage 26
“InstallingConvertertoRuninInstall‐LessMode”onpage 27
“A d d i n g orChanginganEnterpriseLicense”onpage 27
“PerformingaScriptedInstall”onpage 27
Installing Converter
YoucaninstallConverterontoaphysicalmachineorvirtualmachine.ThetypicalsetupinstallsbothConverter
anditsConverteragent.However,youcanchooseacustominstallationtoinstalloneortheothercomponent
byitself.
To install Converter
1MakesuretheConvertersystemrequirementsaremet.
See“SystemRequirements”onpage 17.
2 Downloadthe
latestversionofConverterfromtheVMwareWebsite.
3 Navigatetothefolderthatcontainstheinstallerfileyoudownloadedanddouble‐clickthe
VMware-converter-3.x.x-<xxxxx>.exe file.
Inthisexample,<xxxxx>isthenameofthebuild.ThisfileisontheapplicationCDorinthelocal
directorytowhichyou
downloadedtheinstaller.
APreparingtoInstalldialogboxappearsmomentarilyandtheConverterInstallationwizardopenswith
aWelcomepage.
4ClickNext.
5IntheEnd‐UserLicenseAgreementpage,clickIacceptthetermsintheLicenseAgreementandclick
Next.
6 SelectthelocationfolderforConverterintheDestination
FolderpageandclickNext.
ThedefaultlocationisC:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Converter.Toinstallinanotherlocation,
clickChangeandbrowseforthenewlocation.
7 SelectaTypicalinstallationorCustominstallationandclickNext.
Installing and Uninstalling
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