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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
User’s Manual
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To specify a static IP address or map network drives
1Onthemainmenu,chooseAdministration>NetworkConfiguration.
2ClicktheappropriatebuttonontheNetworkPropertiestabtoenterthestaticaddressesandclickApply.
3ClicktheNetworkDrivestabandmapthedrivestothenetworkshare.
4ClickConnect.
Ifnecessary,entertheDOMAIN\usernameandpasswordtoconnect
toaspecificnetworkshareandclick
OK.
5ClickOKtoreturntotheapplication.
To start the wizard
1ClickConvertMachine.
2ClickNext.
TheSourcepageintroducestheTableofContentspane,displayingthethree‐stepconversionprocess:
“Step1:Source,”“Step2:Destination,”“Step3:Customization.”
Select Source Data
Choosewhichofthesourcemachine’svolumestoconvertandspecifytheirsizeinthenewvirtualmachine.
Youcanalsoconvertalldisksunchanged.
To choose the disks or volumes to convert
1OntheSourcepage,clickNexttomovetotheSourceDatapage.
2Specifywhethertochangeormaintaintheconverteddisks.
Toconvertalldisks
unchanged,makesurethatImportalldisksandmaintainsizeisselectedonthe
SourceDatapageandclickNext.Thisistheonlychoiceifthevirtualmachineyouareconvertinghasa
Linuxguestoperatingsystem.
Toresizetheconverteddisks,clickSelectvolumesandresizetosaveor
addspace.
a Deselectanyvolumesthatarenottobeconverted.
bSpecifythevolumesizeforeachvolumeintheNewDiskSpacedrop‐downmenuandclickNext.
Enteringavaluelessthantheminimumsizeresultsinawarningmessage.
Option Description
MaintainSize Keepstheoriginalsizevolume.
MinSize Convertsjusttheusedportionfromthe
volume,withasmallamountofspaceadded.
<TypeSizeinGB> Enteraspecificsizeingigabytes.
<TypeSizeinMB> Enteraspecificsizeinmegabytes.