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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 4 Converting Machines
6SpecifythevolumesizeforeachvolumeintheNewDiskSpacedrop‐downmenusandclickNext.
7 (Optional)Toconvertindividualvolumestocorrespondingvirtualdisks,selectCreateaseparatediskfor
eachvolume.
Select a VMware Infrastructure Virtual Machine Source
UsethisprocedureifyoursourcesystemisavirtualmachinefromESX ServerorESXServermanagedby
VirtualCenter .
To select the source VMware Infrastructure virtual machine and choose the disks to convert
1OntheSourcepage,clickNexttogototheSourceTypepage.
2 SelectVMwareInfrastructureVirtualMachineinthedrop‐downmenuandclickNext.
3OntheSourceLoginpage,specify
theESXServerorESXServermanagedbyVirtualCentercontainingthe
virtualmachineyouwanttoconvertandenteryourusernameandpassword.
TheESX/VCServerdrop‐downmenuispopulatedwiththeidentifiersorlocationsofthelast10systems
accessed.Enteranewidentifier.
4 (Optional)Toconvertall
disksunchanged,makesurethatConvertalldisksandmaintainsizeisselected
ontheSourceDatapageandclickNext.
Convertalldisksandmaintainsizeistheonlychoiceifthevirtualmachineyouareconvertinghasa
Linuxguestoperatingsystem.Pagefileandhibernationfileare
ignoredduringcloning.
Otherwise,clickSelectvolumesandresizetosaveoraddspace.
5 Deselectanyvolumesyoudonotwanttoconvert.
Ifyoudeselectthesystemvolumeoractivevolume,awarningappearsbeforeyougotothenextpage.
Option Description
MaintainSize Keepstheoriginalsizevolume.
MinSize Convertsjusttheusedportionfromthe
volume,withasmallamountofspaceadded.
<TypeSizeinGB> Enteraspecificsizeingigabytes.
<TypeSizeinMB> Enteraspecificsizeinmegabytes.
Server Action
ESXServer Choosethevirtualmachineyouwanttoconvertfromthelistofthosefoundonthe
ESXServermachineyouaccessed.
ESXServermanagedby
VirtualCenter
SpecifythesourceforyourvirtualmachineintheVirtualCentervirtualmachine
inventorybrowserandclickNext.
IntheViewdrop‐downmenu,search
thebrowserthroughoneoftw oviewsofthe
inventory:thedefaultHosts&ClustersviewortheVirtualMachines&Templates
view.