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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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FollowtheproceduresinthischapterifyouhaveVMwarevirtualmachineswhosediskswerepopulatedby
restoringfromabackupofaphysicalhostorbysomeotherdirectmeansofcopyingavirtualmachine’sdisks.
ConfiguringsuchmachineswithConverterenablesthemtobootinVMwareproducts.
OVFimages
cannotbeconfigured.
Thischapterincludesthefollowingsections:
“StartingConfiguration”onpage 55
“CustomizingaNewVirtualMachine’sGuestOperatingSystem”onpage 56
“CompletetheConfiguration”onpage 58
Starting Configuration
Aconfigurationsourcecannotbeaphysicalmachine.YoucanconfigurefilesonlyfromaVMwarestandalone
virtualmachineorfromanESX ServerorVirtualCentervirtualmachine.
To start the Configuration Wizard
1StarttheVMwareConverterapplication.
2ClickConfigureMachineintheapplicationmenu.
3ClickNext.
Select a VMware Infrastructure Virtual Machine as Source
UsethisprocedureifyoursourcesystemisaVMwareESXServerorVirtualCenterservermachine.
To select a source ESX Server virtual machine to configure
1OntheSourcepage,clickNexttogototheSourceTypepage.
2 SelectVMwareInfrastructureVirtualmachinefromthedrop‐downmenuandclickNext.
3TypeorchoosetheESXServercontainingthevirtual
machinetobeconfigured.
TheServerdrop‐downmenuispopulatedwiththeidentifiersorlocationsofsystemsthatwereloggedin
topreviously.Youcantypeanewidentifier.
4 SelectavirtualmachinetoconfigurefromthelistofthosefoundontheESXServermachineyoulogged
intoand
clickNext.
To select a source VirtualCenter Server virtual machine to configure
1OntheSourcepage,clickNexttogototheSourceTypepage.
2 SelectVMwareInfrastructureVirtualmachinefromthedrop‐downmenuandclickNext.
Configuring VMware Virtual Machines
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