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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
Install VMware Tools
InstallingVMwareToolsisapplicableonlyforESXServ er,VirtualCenter,Workstation 6,VMware Fusion 1,
VMware Player 2,andACE 2destinations.
1OntheCustomizationpage,ensurethatInstallVMwareToolsisselected.
2ClickNextorselectCustomizetheidentityofthevirtualmachinetocontinuewithcustomization.
Customize the Identity of the New Virtual Machine
Usethisproceduretocustomizetheidentityofthenewvirtualmachine.
Youcancustomizethefollowingfields:
Changethecomputerinformationforidentifyingavirtualmachineonanetwork.
Enterserverlicenseinformation.
Changethetimezoneforavirtualmachine.
Modifythepropertiesforeachnetworkinterface.
To customize the identity of a new virtual machine
1OntheCustomizationpage,selectCustomizetheidentityofthenewvirtualmachineandclickNext.
Thetableofcontentsexpandstoshowthetopicsinthissectionofinstallation.
2OntheComputerInformationpage,customizeanyofthesefields:
ComputerName–Auniquenametoidentifythevirtualmachineonthenetwork.Validcharacters
includeA‐Z,a‐z,0‐9,andthehyphen.Underscoreisnonstandard,butConverterpermitsitsuse.The
computernamecannothavemorethan63charactersorconsistonlyofnumerals.
OwnerName–Validcharactersincludeallprintablecharacters.A63‐characterlimitapplies.
Organization–Validcharactersincludeallprintablecharacters.A63‐characterlimitapplies.
GenerateNewSecurityID(SID)–Selecttogenerateanewsecurityidentifier.Bydefault,the
securityIDispreselectedforWindowsVistasystems.
LocationofSysprepFiles–Iftheapplicationdeterminedthislocation,thetexteditboxshowsit.If
thisfieldisblank,youmustspecifyavalidlocationbeforegoingtothenextpanel.Thisactiondoes
notapplytoWindowsVistasystems.
3ClickNext.
4OntheWindowsLicensepage,enter
theWindowslicensinginformationforthisvirtualmachine,if
necessary,andclickNext.
YoucanleavetheProductIDfieldblankandmovetothenextpage.
TheIncludeServerLicenseInformationcheckboxappliesonlytoMicrosoftWindows 2000Serverand
MicrosoftWindows 2003Serveroperatingsystems.TheServerLicenseMode
buttonsaredisabledifthe
checkboxisnotselected.ThisactiondoesnotapplytoWindowsVistasystems.
5 Chooseatimezonefromthedrop‐downmenuontheTimeZonepageandclickNext.
Ifnetworkinterfacesneedtobeset,theNetworkInterfaceSettingspageappears.
6 (Optional)To
customizeyournetworkadaptersettings,choosetheadapterontheNetworkInterface
SettingpageandclickCustomize.
TheResetAllbuttonisenabledifyoumodifyoneormorenetworkadapters.Clickthisbuttontoreturn
allsettingsforalladapterstothedefault.
Bydefault,everynetworkadapterobtainsthe
IPaddressandDNSserveraddressfromtheDynamicHost
ConfigurationProtocol(DHCP).Ifyouprefertousethedefaultsettings,clickNext.