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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 5 Using the Converter Boot CD for Local Cold Cloning
7 (Optional)OntheNetworkPropertiesdialogbox,modifythepropertiesofanynetworkadapters.
8ClickOKtoreturntotheNetworkInterfaceSettingpageandclickNext.
9OntheWorkgrouporDomainpage,selecthowthevirtualmachineparticipatesinanetwork.
Workgroup–ValidcharactersincludeA‐Z,a‐z,0‐9,space,andthehyphen.Maximumlengthis15
characters.
WindowsServerDomain–Thetextboxmusthaveavalue.ValidcharactersincludeA‐Z,a‐z,0‐9,
space,period(dot),andthehyphen.Eachlabeldelineatedbyadotcanbe63characterslong,andthe
entiretextstringcanbeupto254characterslong.Auser
nameandpasswordarerequired.
10 ClickNext.
Remove System Restore Checkpoints
VMwarerecommendsthatyouremoveallSystemRestorecheckpoints,regardlessofthecloningmode,unless
youwantthetargetvirtualmachinetobeareplicaofthesourcesystem.RemovingallSystemRestore
checkpointspreventsthetargetmachinefromrevertingtoapreconversionstate.Restoringacheckpointinthe
targetvirtual
machinethatwascreatedbeforecloningthesourcemachinecandamagethesystemandcause
thetargetvirtualmachinetobecomeunbootable.
To remove System Restore checkpoints for Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2003
OntheCustomizationpage,selectRemoveallsystemrestorecheckpoints.
SystemRestoreisenabledonWindowsVistaandWindowsXPsystemsbydefault.ForWindowsVista,if
you
aredoingvolume‐basedfile‐levelcloning,SystemRestorecheckpointsareautomaticallyremovedfromthe
targetvirtualmachine,regardlessofthecheckbox.Ifyouaredoingdisk‐basedcloningorvolume‐level
block‐basedcloning,deselectingthecheckboxinstructsConvertertokeeptheSystemRestorecheckpoints
in
thetargetvirtualmachine.
Formoreinformationaboutcloningmodes,see“CloningModes”onpage 14.
Complete the Convert Task Creation
ThefinalpageintheConversionwizardistheReadytoCompletepage.ClickFinishtoclosethewizardand
displaytheTaskViewwiththeconversionjobinthetasklist.YoucanviewtheprogressintheTaskProgress
tab.Youcanreturntoaqueuedjobandedit
thesettings.BecauseBootCDdoesnotsupportconcurrent
conversions,youcanconvertonlyonemachineatatime.
IfWindowsdiscoversnewhardwareandasksyoutoreboot,selectNosothatcustomizationsettingsare
applied.Ifyoucustomizedthenewvirtualmachine,afteritispoweredon,you
mustwaitforitto
automaticallyreboottwicebeforethecustomizationsettingsareappliedandyoucansafelylogin.
Customizationsettingsarenotappliedtoyourvirtualmachineifyoumanuallyrestartit.
Field Description
General UsethistabonlytomanuallyentertheIPaddressand
DNSserveraddress.
DNS SpecifytheDNSconnectionsbyenteringDNSsuffixes.
ForeachDNSsuffixyouenter,clickAdd.
IfyouareenteringmultipleDNSsuffixes,use
MoveUpandMoveDowntospecifytheorderinwhich
avirtualmachineistousetheconnections.
WINS SpecifytheprimaryandsecondaryWINSaddressesbytypingthe
IPaddressesintheentryboxes.