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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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Converterprovidesataskmanagerformanagingmigrationsandconfigurations.Thiscanbeforasingle
conversionorformultiple,concurrentmigrationsintheEnterpriseedition.Afteryoucreateataskusingthe
Converterwizardtosetuphowyouwanttoconvertorconfigureamachine,youcanusethe
TaskViewof
Convertermanagertomanagetheorderoftasks,tolimitthenumberofconcurrenttasks,toeditthetasks,to
lookattheprogressofatask,andmore.
Thischapterincludesthefollowingsections:
“MultipleTasks”onpage 59
“TaskView”onpage 59
“DetailsView”onpage 61
“LookingatProgressandtheLogs”onpage 62
“EditingTasks”onpage 63
“ManagingHowTasksRun”onpage 64
Multiple Tasks
TheEnterpriseeditionofConvertercanrununlimitedmultipleconcurrentconversions,butyoucanlimitthe
number.Whiletasksarerunning,youcancontinuetoaddnewtaskstothequeue,editunstartedorcanceled
tasks,andfixfailedtasks.
Task View
TheupperhalfofthetaskmanagerwindowistheTaskView.Itincludesthetasklist,containinginformation
aboutthevarioustasks,andthetoolbar,withwhichyoucanstartthewizardsandmanagethetasksinthelist.
Task List
Thetasklistpresentsthefollowinginformation:
ID–Uniquesystem‐generatedidentifierforthetask.
Description–Briefexplanationofthetask,basedonhowyousetitupintheconverterwizard.“Convert
aphysicalmachine”isanexample.
Source–IPaddress,location,orotherdescriptorofthesourcemachineorimage.
Destination–IPaddress,location,orotherdescriptoroftheconvertedvirtualmachine.
Progress–Percentageofcompletionthatataskhasattained.
Managing Tasks
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