3.0
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
User’s Manual
32 VMware, Inc.
Start the Wizard for a Conversion
TostarttheConversionwizard,launchtheVMwareConverterapplication,clickConvertMachineinthe
applicationmenu,andclickNext.
TheSourcepageintroducestheTableofContentspane,displayingthethree‐stepconversionprocess:
“Step1:Source,”“Step2:Destination,”“Step3:Customization.”
TheLogInfobutton oneachwizardpageextends
thepagetoshowthetemporaryConverterlogfiles.Retrieve
thelogfilesassoonasneeded.See“ExportandViewtheLog”onpage 63.
Select a Source
Afteryoustartthewizard,chooseoneofthefollowingsourcemachinetypes:
Physicalcomputer–Anycomputeronanetwork.
VMwareInfrastructureVirtualMachine–ESXServerorESXServermanagedbyVirtualCenter.
VirtualAppliance–An .ovf or.ovavirtualappliance.
Other–Astandalonevirtualmachineorbackupimage,suchasWorkstation,VCBimages,orthird‐party
virtualmachinesordiskimages.
Select a Physical Machine Source
Usethisprocedureifyoursourcesystemisalocalorremotephysicalcomputer.Thisprocedureisalso
applicableifyouarerunningin“install‐lessmode”andyoursourcesystemisaremotephysicalcomputer.
Ifthemachineislocal,theConverteragentmustbeinstalledonit.Youare
promptedbeforestartingthe
conversion.
To select the source physical computer and choose the disks to convert
1OntheSourcepage,clickNexttogototheSourceTypepage.
2 SelectPhysicalComputerfromthedrop‐downmenuandclickNext.
3OntheSourceLogin
page,chooseanactionthatcorrespondstoyourmachinetypeandclickNext.
4OntheSourceDatapage,deselectanyvolumesyoudonotwanttoconvert.
Forhotcloningaphysicalcomputer,Converterenablesvolume‐basedcloningonly.Ifyoudeselectthe
systemvolumeoractivevolume,awarningappearsbeforeyougotothenextpage.
5Whenperformingvolume‐basedcloning,selectIgnorepagefileandhibernationfiletoexcludethese
files.
Becausethesefilesarenotcopiedtothedestinationvirtualmachine,themachineiscreatedwithmorefree
space.Youcanchoosenottoignorethesefiles.
Machine Type Action
Remote ClickAremotemachineandtypethenameorIPaddressofthemachine(orchoosea
machinefromthedrop‐downmenu).TypetheDOMAIN\usernameandpasswordfor
themachine.
Local ClickThislocalmachine.Theauthorizationissettothecurrentuserinthiscaseand
cannotbe
changed.