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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 7 Managing Tasks
Details View
WhenyouselectataskinthetasklistoftheTaskView ,youcanseedetailsofthatparticulartaskintheDetails
Viewinthelowerhalfofthescreen.TheDetailsViewhastwotabs:SummaryandTaskProgress.
Summary Tab
TheSummarytabappearsbydefaultwhenyouselectataskinthetasklist.Itshowsasummaryoftheoptions
anddetailspertainingtotheselectedtask,asconfiguredinthewizard.Theinformationfallsintothree
categories:Sourcesysteminformation,destinationsysteminformation(notusedin“ConfigureMachine”
tasks),anddestinationcustomization.
AnEditlinkappearsintheupper‐leftcorneroftheSummarytab.UseittoreopentheConvertMachineor
ConfigureMachinewizardtomakemodificationstothetask.Thislinkisavailableonlyifthetask’sstatusis
queued,failed,orcanceled.See“Edita
Task”onpage 63.
Task Progress Tab
TheTaskProgresstabdisplaysthestepsinvolvedintheconversionforthattaskandthestatusofeachstep.
Forataskthatisrunning,thetabshowswhichstepiscurrentlyinprogressandthetimethestepstarted.The
percentageofcompletionforthetaskandanestimate
oftimeremainingappearsinthetasklist.
Whenthetaskisfinished,orstopsrunningbecauseitiscanceled,thesystemdisplaysanotewithinformation
onwheretofindthelogsforthetask.AnothersourceforthesameinformationistheLogInformationlinkat
thetopof
thetab.
Converterdoesnotstorethetaskprogressinformationbeyondthecurrentsession.Ifyouclosetheapplication
andrestartit,theTaskProgresstabdisplays[InformationUnavailable]forpreviouslyfinishedtasks,and
doesnotcontainaLogInformationlink.
Figure 7-2. Completed Task
Starting and Canceling Tasks
Ifnoothertasksareinqueue,ataskstartsimmediatelyafterfinishingthestepsintheConversionwizard.If
othertasksareinqueue,ataskisputattheendofthequeueandcanrunassoonasitisable.Insomecases
thatcanbeimmediately,
dependingonthesettingofthenumberoftasksthatcanrunconcurrently.See
“ControltheNumberofTasksRunningConcurrently”onpage 64.
Formoreinformationaboutchangingtherunorderforatask,see“ChangetheRunOrder”onpage 64.For
moreinformationaboutforcingaqueuedtaskto
run,see“ForceaQueuedTasktoRun”onpage 62.