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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 complete the task creation if the destination machine is an ESX Server machine
1Reviewthesummaryofthesettingsforthenewvirtualmachine.
2 (Optional)Tohavethenewvirtualmachinepoweredonaftertheconversioniscomplete,selectPoweron
thenewVirtualMachineaftercreation.
To complete task creation in all other cases
ReviewthesummaryofthesettingsforthenewvirtualmachineandclickFinish.
Using peTool to Modify the Converter Boot CD
VMwareprovidespeToolasacustomtoolforaddingWindowsdriverstotheConverterBootCDISOimage,
alongwithothermodifications.UsingpeTool,youcanaddstoragedevicedriversandnetworkdevicedrivers.
ToaddanewnetworkdrivertotheISOimage,usethefollowingcommand:
petool -i <Conv_boot_cd.iso> -n <driver_folder_path>
Youcanadd
executablebinariesandVNCpackagesandperformtheotheractionslistedinTable 5‐1.
Table 5-1. peTool Options
Option Action
-h [--help] Produceshelpmessages
-i [--image] Specifiesimagefile.
SpecifiestheWinPECDimagetobemodified.Anexample:
-i c:\coldclone.iso.TheoriginaloftheISOimageissavedwitha.bak
extension.Inthisexample,itwouldbesavedascoldclone.bak.
-b [--binary] Addsbinaryfiles.
Foraddingexecutablebinaries.Mustbefollowedbyone
ormorefullpaths
andnamesofbinaryfiles.Thebinaryfileiscopiedtothe\Programs
directory.
-B [--start_binary] Addsbinaryfilesandautomaticallystart.
Similarto-b,exceptthattheaddedbinariesexecutewhenWinPEbootsup
thesystem.
-v [--vnc] AddsVNCpackage.
SpecifiesaVNCpackagetobeadded.Itis
followedbyanexecutable
binarywiththeVNCpackageyouwanttostartup
(%<relative_path&filename>,thesameformatasdescribedin-P),and,
optionally,followedbya%<predefined_VNC_password>.Forexample,
-v c:\RealVNC%vnc4.exe%123.ThiscopiestheVNCpackageat
c:\RealVNCandstartsthevnc4.exeundertheRealVNCdirectoryafter
boot
up.ThepasswordforVNCis123.
Ifyousetthisoption,thefirewallisturnedoff,andthe“pressanykeyto
bootfromCD”optionduringbootupisremoved.
-p [--package] Addssoftwarepackages.
Thismustbefollowedbyoneormorefullpathsandnamesofsoftware
packages.The
packagesarecopiedtothe\Programsdirectory.
-P [--start_package] Addssoftwarepackagesandstart.
Specifiesanexecutablebinary,insidethepackage,thatyouwanttostart
afterbootup.Theformatis
-P <software_package_directory>%<relative_path&filename>.
Forexample,ifthepackageyouaddisinsideadirectorycalled
c:\RealVNCandtheexecutablebinaryyouwantto
startupisvnc4.exe
undertheRealVNCdirectory,specify-P c:\RealVNC%vnc4.exe.
-f [--disable_firewall] Disablesfirewall.
DisablesthefirewallafterWinPEbootsup.