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User’s Manual
48 VMware, Inc.
Choose an ESX Server Virtual Machine Destination
UsethisprocedureifyouareconvertingthevirtualmachinetoruninESX Server.
To select the destination for a converted virtual machine
1ClickNextontheDestinationpagetomovetotheDestinationTypepage.
2 SelectVMwareInfrastructureVirtualMachinefromthedropdownmenu.
3ClickNext.
4OntheDestinationLoginpage,logintotheESXServeror
VirtualCenterserverdestination,asfollows:
a Choosethedestinationserverinthedropdownmenuortypethenameoftheserverifitisnotlisted.
bTypeyourusernameandthepasswordforthedestinationserver.
cClickNext.
5OntheVirtualMachineNamepage,enterthenameyouwanttoassigntothevirtualmachine.
IfavirtualmachinewiththesamenameexistsforESX Server,VMware Converterdisplaysawarning
messageandasksyoutoselectanothername.
6ClickNext.
7OntheHostpage,choosethespecifichostforthevirtualmachine(clusterinmanualmodeonly)andclick
Next.
8Specifythe
datastoreforthevirtualmachine’sconfigurationfilesanddisksandclickNext.
Alldatastoresandtheiravailablespaceappearinthispanel.Youmustchooseadatastoreordatastores
largeenoughtocontaintheselecteddisks.
9 (Optional)Todistributedisksoverseveraldatastoresortoplacethevirtualmachineconfigurationfile
and
eachdiskonaseparatedatastore,followthesesteps:
aClickAdvancedtoseethelistofdisksandthevirtualmachineconfigurationfile.
b Choosethedatastoreforeachdiskandfilefromthedropdownmenus.
Ifinsufficientspaceisavailable,anerrormessageappearsstatingtherequiredamount.
10 On
theNetworkspage,mapthevirtualmachine’snetworkadapterstoaVirtualCenternetworkandclick
Next.
11 TheNetworkspaneldisplaysthenetworksavailableatthedestinationlocationindropdownmenus.
Thenumberofadapterstomapcanbesetinadropdownmenuaswell.
Continuewith“Customizea
NewVirtualMachine’sGuestOperatingSystem”onpage 49.
Choose a Standalone Virtual Machine Destination
UsethisprocedureifyouareconvertingthevirtualmachinetoruninWorkstation4.x,5.x,or6.x,
VMware Fusion,VMware Player,VMware Server,VMware ACE1or2,orGSX Server.
To select a destination for a converted virtual machine
1OntheDestinationpage,clickNexttomovetotheDestinationTypepage.
2ClicktheVMwarestandalonevirtualmachinebuttonandclickNext.
3On
theVMName&Locationpage,typeanamefortheconvertedvirtualmachineandbrowsetoenter
thedestinationlocation.