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Table Of Contents
VMware Converter User’s Manual
4 VMware, Inc.
SelectaVirtualApplianceSource 34
SelectaStandaloneVirtualMachineorBackupImageSource 35
ChooseaDestinationfortheNewVirtualMachine 36
ChooseanESXServerManagedbyVirtualCenterDestination 36
ChooseanESXServerVirtualMachineDestination 37
ChooseanOVFVirtualApplianceDestination 38
ChooseaStandaloneVirtualMachineDestination 39
ChooseaWorkstationVirtualMachine
Destination 40
CustomizeaNewVirtualMachine’sGuestOperatingSystem 40
InstallVMwareTools 41
CustomizetheIdentityoftheNewVirtualMachine 41
RemoveSystemRestoreCheckpoints 42
CompletetheConversionTaskCreation 42
5 UsingtheConverterBootCDforLocalColdCloning 45
ColdCloningandtheConverterBootCD 45
StarttheWizardforaConversion 45
SelectSourceData 46
ChoosingaDestinationforaNewVirtualMachine 47
UnsupportedClusters 47
ChooseaVirtualCenterServerVirtualMachineDestination 47
ChooseanESXServerVirtualMachineDestination 48
ChooseaStandaloneVirtualMachineDestination 48
CustomizeaNewVirtualMachine’sGuestOperatingSystem 49
Install
VMwareTools 49
CustomizetheIdentityoftheNewVirtualMachine 50
RemoveSystemRestoreCheckpoints 51
CompletetheConvertTaskCreation 51
UsingpeTooltoModifytheConverterBootCD 52
6 ConfiguringVMwareVirtualMachines 55
StartingConfiguration 55
SelectaVMwareInfrastructureVirtualMachineasSource 55
SelectaStandaloneVirtualMachineastheSource 56
CustomizingaNewVirtualMachine’sGuestOperatingSystem 56
CompletetheConfiguration 58
7 ManagingTasks 59
MultipleTasks 59
TaskView 59
TaskList 59
Toolbar 60
DetailsView 61
SummaryTab 61
TaskProgressTab 61
StartingandCancelingTasks 61
ForceaQueuedTasktoRun 62
CancelaTask 62
DeleteaTask 62
LookingatProgressandtheLogs 62
ViewaTask’sProgress 62
ExportandViewtheLog 63
EditingTasks 63
EditaTask 63