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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
62 VMware, Inc.
Force a Queued Task to Run
Tooverridetheorderofthequeuedtasks,ortooverrideanylimitonthenumberoftasksthatcanberun
concurrently,youcanforceaqueuedtasktorunfromthetoolbar.
ForStartereditionusers,youcanforceonlythefirsttasktorun.
To force a task to run
Choosethetaskin
thetasklistoftheTaskViewandclicktheStartTaskbutton().
Cancel a Task
Youcancancelataskinthequeueoroneinprogress.Afterataskiscanceled,itlosesitsplaceinthequeue,
displaying“‐‐‐”fortheStartTimeinthetasklistandthetimeofcancellationintheEndTimecolumn.
Cancelingataskinprogressdoes
not“suspend”it.Cancelingataskbacksitoutoftheconversionandreverts
thesourcemachinetoitsoriginalstate.Tocontinuethetasklater,youcaneditthetask,butyoumustrestart
fromthebeginning.See“EditaTask”onpage 63.
To cancel a task
1 Chooseataskinthetasklist
oftheTaskView.
Shift‐clickorcontrol‐clicktochoosemorethanonetask.
2ClicktheCancelbutton().
Delete a Task
Thedeletecommandremovesataskfromthetasklist.Thecommandworksonanytaskexceptforonein
progress.Arunningtaskmustbecanceledbeforeitcanbedeleted.
Itisalsopossibletoclearalltasksfromhistory,exceptforthosecurrentlyrunning.
To delete a specific task
1 Choosethetaskin
thetasklistoftheTaskView.
Shift‐clickorcontrol‐clicktochoosemorethanonetask.
2Clickthedeletebutton().
To clear all tasks from history
1 ChooseAdministration>ClearAllTasksinthemainmenu.
2ClickYes.
Looking at Progress and the Logs
ConverterdisplaystheprogressoftasksintheTaskViewandtheDetailsView .
Ifproblemsarisethatcausethetasktofail,youcanreviewinformationinthelogs.Also,whenyoutrytoedit
afailedtask,theEditwizardshowstheproblemareas.See“EditaFailedTask”
onpage 64.
View a Task’s Progress
Althoughyoucangetageneralsenseofatask’sprogressbylookingatitsrowinthetasklistoftheTaskView,
youcangetamorecompletepicturebyviewingtheTaskProgresstabintheDetailsView .
To view a task’s progress in the Details View
Choosetherowinthetasktableforthetask
youwanttoview.
TheTaskProgresstabforthattasksappearsintheDetailsView .See“TaskProgressTab”onpage 61.