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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
8 (Optional)Todistributedisksoverseveraldatastoresortoplacethevirtualmachineconfigurationfileand
eachdiskonaseparatedatastore,dothefollowing:
aClickAdvancedtoseethelistofdisksandthevirtualmachineconfigurationfile.
b Choosethedatastoreforeachdiskandfilefromthedrop‐down
menus.
Ifinsufficientspaceisavailable,anerrormessageappearsstatingtherequiredamount.
9OntheNetworkspage,mapthevirtualmachine’snetworkadapterstoaVirtualCenternetworkandclick
Next.
TheNetworkspaneldisplaysthenetworksavailableatthedestinationlocationindrop‐downmenus.The
numberofadaptersto
mapcanbesetinadrop‐downmenuaswell.
Choose an ESX Server Virtual Machine Destination
UsethisprocedureifyouareconvertingthevirtualmachinetoruninESXServer.
To select an ESX Server destination for a converted virtual machine
1ClickNextontheDestinationpagetomovetotheDestinationTypepage.
2 SelectVMwareInfrastructureVirtualMachinefromthedrop‐downmenu.
3ClickNext.
4OntheDestinationLoginpage,logintotheESX
Serverdestination,asfollows:
aTypethenameoftheserverorchooseadestinationserverinthedrop‐downmenu.
bTypeyourusernameandthepasswordforthedestinationserver.
cClickNext.
5OntheVirtualMachineNamepage,enterthenameyouwanttoassigntothevirtualmachine.
IfavirtualmachinewiththesamenameexistsforESX Server,VMware Converterdisplaysawarning
messageandasksyoutoselectanothername.
6ClickNext.
7OntheHostpage,choosethespecifichostforthevirtualmachine(clusterinmanualmodeonly)andclick
Next.
8Specifythedatastoreforthevirtualmachine’sconfiguration
filesanddisksandclickNext.
Alldatastoresandtheiravailablespaceappearinthispanel.Youmustchooseadatastoreordatastores
largeenoughtocontaintheselecteddisks.
9 (Optional)Todistributedisksoverseveraldatastoresortoplacethevirtualmachineconfigurationfileand
eachdiskonaseparate
datastore,followthesesteps:
aClickAdvancedtoseethelistofdisksandthevirtualmachineconfigurationfile.
b Choosethedatastoreforeachdiskandfilefromthedrop‐downmenus.
Ifinsufficientspaceisavailable,anerrormessageappearsstatingtherequiredamount.
10 OntheNetworkspage,mapthevirtualmachine’snetworkadapterstoaVirtualCenternetworkandclick
Next.
11 TheNetworkspaneldisplaysthenetworksavailableatthedestinationlocationindrop‐downmenus.
Thenumberofadapterstomapcanbesetinadrop‐downmenuaswell.