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Contents Updated Information 5 About This Book 7 1 Introduction 9 Migration with Converter Standalone 9 Converter Standalone Components 10 Converter Standalone Features 10 2 System Requirements 19 Supported Operating Systems 19 Installation Space Requirements 20 Supported Source Types 21 Supported Destination Types 23 Restoring VCB Images in Converter Standalone 24 How Conversion Affects the Source Settings When They Are Applied to the Destination 25 Changes That Conversion Causes to Virtual Hardware 2
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Updated Information This User's Guide for vCenter Converter Standalone 4.0.1 is updated with each release of the product or when necessary. This table provides the update history of the User's Guide for vCenter Converter Standalone 4.0.1. Revision Description EN-000158-02 n n n n n n n n n n n n In Table 2-1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 7.0 is removed from the list as Converter Standalone does not support this operating system.
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About This Book This book, the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User’s Guide, provides information about installing and ® using VMware vCenter Converter Standalone.
User's Guide Customers with appropriate support contracts should use telephone support for the fastest response on priority 1 issues. Go to http://www.vmware.com/support/phone_support.html. 8 Support Offerings To find out how VMware support offerings can help meet your business needs, go to http://www.vmware.com/support/services.
Introduction 1 ® VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 4.0.1 provides a scalable solution to migrate physical-to-virtual and virtual-to-virtual machines. Converter Standalone eases interoperability among the following products. n VMware hosted products can be both conversion sources and conversion destinations.
User's Guide n Reduce the time needed to set up new virtual machine environments. n Migrate legacy servers to new hardware without reinstalling operating systems or application software. n Perform migrations across heterogeneous hardware. n Readjust volume sizes and place volumes on separate virtual disks and migrate the disks across independent datastores. n View audit trails. Converter Standalone Components The Converter Standalone application consists of a client, a server, and an agent.
Chapter 1 Introduction Converter Standalone creates a VMware virtual machine based on a source physical machine. The migration process is nondestructive, so that you can continue to use the original source machine. To run a converted VMware virtual machine on the same network as the source physical machine, you must modify the network name and IP address on one of the machines. This modification avoids network related conflicts and allows the physical and virtual machines to coexist.
User's Guide Table 1-2. Hot and Cold Cloning Comparison (Continued) Comparison Criteria Hot Cloning with Converter Standalone 4.0.1 Advantages n n Disadvantages n n n Use n n Do not use Cold Cloning with Converter Enterprise 3.0.x Does not require direct access to the source machine. You can clone the source machine while it is running. n On source systems running MS Windows 2000, you must install a special driver and reboot the system once.
Chapter 1 Introduction Hot Cloning of Physical Machines Converter Standalone supports only hot cloning of physical machines. VMware Converter 3.0.x supports cold cloning. You can select which services to keep running on the source machine while the conversion is running. To have the destination virtual machine retain all of the blocks that changed in the source system during the cloning process, you can turn on the synchronization feature.
User's Guide vCenter Converter Standalone running on Windows machine source destination powered-on physical machine ESX/ESXi network VM agent copied volumes source volumes 3 snapshot Converter Standalone completes the conversion process. The agent installs the required drivers to allow the operating system to boot in a virtual machine and personalizes the virtual machine, for example, changing the IP information.
Chapter 1 Introduction The following workflow demonstrates the principles of hot cloning physical machine sources that run Linux to managed destinations. 1 The Converter Standalone agent uses SSH to connect to the source machine and retrieves source information. The Converter Standalone agent creates an empty helper virtual machine based on your conversion task settings. The helper virtual machine serves as a container for the new virtual machine during conversion.
User's Guide Cloning Modes Converter Standalone implements volume-based cloning, disk-based cloning, and linked cloning. Table 1-3. Cloning Modes Cloning Mode Application Description Volume based Selects the volumes to copy from the source machine to the destination machine. Volume-based cloning is relatively slow. File-level cloning is slower than block-level cloning. Dynamic disks are converted into basic volumes on the target virtual machine.
Chapter 1 Introduction Disk-Based Cloning Converter Standalone supports disk-based cloning to import existing virtual machines. Disk-based cloning transfers all sectors from all disks and preserves all volume metadata. The destination virtual machine receives the same volumes, of the same type as the volumes of the source virtual machine. Disk-based cloning supports all types of basic and dynamic disks.
User's Guide you can use Converter Standalone to reconfigure it. You can also reconfigure any operating system installed on a multiboot machine if you imported the virtual machine to an ESX host. Before you reconfigure a multiboot machine, you must change the boot.ini file. Converting and exporting virtual appliances You can convert and export virtual appliances stored in Open Virtual Machine Format (OVF and OVA).
2 System Requirements ® This information describes the requirements you must fulfill before you operate VMware vCenter Converter Standalone and describes the compatibilities and interoperabilities among the systems on which and with which Converter Standalone works.
User's Guide Table 2-1. Supported Operating Systems (Continued) Supported Operating Systems Client Support Server Support Source for Remote P2V Source for Virtual Machine Import Windows Vista (32 bit and 64 bit) SP1 Y Y Y Y Windows 2008 Server (32 bit and 64 bit) Y Y Y Y Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 (32 bit) N N N Y Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 (32 bit) N N N Y Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 (32 bit and 64 bit) N Y N Y Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.
Chapter 2 System Requirements Table 2-2. Installation Space Requirements (Continued) Operating System Installation Component Disk Space Required Decompressed installation file 500MB Client 130MB Server and agent 450MB Supported Source Types With Converter Standalone, you can convert local or remote powered-on machines, VMware virtual machines, third-party virtual machines, system images, and OVF or OVA virtual appliances. Table 2-3 lists the sources that Converter Standalone supports. Table 2-3.
User's Guide You must power off source virtual machines before you convert them. You can convert running virtual machines only if you follow the procedure for converting powered-on machines. You can convert local Linux machines by treating them as remote powered-on machines. You must specify the local IP address and root credentials to proceed.
Chapter 2 System Requirements Conversion Limitations for Third-Party Virtual Machines or System Images Converter Standalone can convert third-party virtual machines, system images, and ShadowProtect and BackupExec System Recovery images. These conversions have some limitations. Third-party virtual machines and system images have the following limitations: n Virtual machines from Macintosh versions of Virtual PC are not supported.
User's Guide Table 2-6. Supported Destinations Destination Type Supported Versions VMware Infrastructure virtual machine Managed destinations n n n VMware virtual machines Hosted destinations n VMware Workstation 5.x, 6.0.x, and 6.5.x n VMware Fusion 1.x and 2.x n VMware ACE 2.0.x and VMware ACE 2.5.x n n OVF and OVA virtual appliances ESX 3.x and 4.0 ESXi 3.x and 4.0 Installable and ESXi 3.x and 4.0 Embedded vCenter Server 2.x and 4.0 n n VMware Player 1.x, 2.0.x, and 2.5.x VMware Server 1.
Chapter 2 System Requirements Table 2-7. Changes to Hardware Information Because of Conversion (Continued) Affected Area Behavior Serial port Defaults to the physical serial port on destination host machine. Parallel port Defaults to the physical parallel port on destination host machine. When you restore images, the Converter Standalone GUI does not preserve certain other virtual machine properties from the original image, but substitutes default settings. Table 2-8 shows the affected areas.
User's Guide Changes That Conversion Causes to Virtual Hardware Most migrated applications function correctly in the VMware virtual machine because their configuration and data files have the same location as the source virtual machine. Applications might not work if they depend on specific characteristics of the underlying hardware such as the serial number or the device manufacturer.
Chapter 2 System Requirements Ensure That Windows Firewall Does Not Block File and Printer Sharing If Converter Standalone fails to connect to a remote Windows XP machine and issues a bad username/password error message, ensure that file and printer sharing is not blocked by Windows Firewall. Procedure 1 Select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy. 2 In the Security Settings list to the left, select Local Policies > Security Options.
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Installing and Uninstalling VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 3 This information describes the basic steps for installing and uninstalling Converter Standalone.
User's Guide Procedure 1 Download the latest version of Converter Standalone from the VMware Web site. 2 Check the number of the build, which should be in the local directory to which you downloaded the installer. 3 Navigate to the folder that contains the installer file you downloaded and double-click the VMwareconverter-4.x.x-.exe file, where is the number of the build. 4 Click Next. 5 Select I accept the terms in the License agreement and click Next.
Chapter 3 Installing and Uninstalling VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Procedure 1 To start the Converter Standalone installer, do one of the following: u Go to the folder that contains the installer file and double-click the VMware-converter-4.x.x.exe file, where is the number of the build. Check the number of the build to see if it matches the build you installed. u Select Add or Remove Programs from the Control Panel, select Converter Standalone from the list, and click Change.
User's Guide Table 3-1. Command-Line Options (Continued) Option Action /qn Runs the msi command in silent mode. /qb Runs the msi command in basic mode. /qf Runs the msi command in full mode. /l*v Record login information in the file provided in . /x Uninstall VMware vCenter Converter Standalone. ADDLOCAL="ALL" Installs full package. Parameter is case-sensitive. PROPERTY= Sets the value of a property to . VMCE_HTTP_PORT Sets the HTTP port.
Chapter 3 Installing and Uninstalling VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Wait for the installation to complete copying the files. If you install the Converter Standalone server, a message appears that informs you that it is started. What to do next Now you can use Converter Standalone to convert physical or virtual machine sources to virtual machine or virtual appliance destinations.
User's Guide 10 If the directory that contains the init file directories (rc0.d/ to rc6.d/) in your distribution is /etc, press Enter. If the directory is different, provide the new path and press Enter. 11 If the directory that contains the init scripts is /etc/init.d, press Enter. If the directory is different, provide the new path and press Enter. A prompt asks if you want to install remote access in the Converter Standalone server.
Chapter 3 Installing and Uninstalling VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Procedure u Run the sudo ./vmware-install.pl command from the directory you extracted from the installation archive. Wait for the installation to finish copying the files. This command deletes any previous installations and installs a new version of Converter Standalone. If you install the Converter Standalone server, a message informs you that the Converter Standalone server daemon is started.
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Converting Machines 4 This information describes how to create a conversion task to convert physical machines to a variety of destinations. You can use local or remote hot cloning, virtual machines, virtual appliances, and third-party system images as destinations. Convert a Machine The approach you take for creating your virtual machine is determined by the type of source and the type of destination that you select.
User's Guide 4 View Setup Options for a New Virtual Machine on page 45 Depending on the selected source machine and destination type, the View/Edit Options page provides setup options for the destination virtual machine or virtual appliance. 5 View the Summary of a Conversion Task on page 64 On the Ready to Complete page, you can view a summary of the new conversion task before you add it to the task list.
Chapter 4 Converting Machines n If the source machine is local, the Converter Standalone server and the Converter Standalone agent must be installed on it. n If the source machine is remote, manually remove from it any previous VMware Converter 3.x installations. n To convert a remote powered-on machine, you must have Administrator credentials. n To convert a remote Windows powered-on machine, the machine must have file sharing disabled.
User's Guide 4 From the inventory list, select the virtual machine to convert. 5 (Optional) If you are connected to a VMware vCenter Server, select an option from the Specify machine with drop-down menu. Option Description Hosts and Clusters View Provides a view of the set of virtual machines that run on a particular host, cluster, or resource pool. This view does not provide a complete list of available virtual machines and templates in the vCenter Server.
Chapter 4 Converting Machines “Supported Source Types,” on page 21 contains supported third-party file types and supported versions. Procedure 1 On the Specify Source page, select Backup image or Third-party virtual machine from the Select source type drop-down menu. 2 Browse for the source virtual machine or image. 3 (Optional) To view information about the selected source, click View source details. 4 Click Next to proceed to the Specify Destination page.
User's Guide 3 Click Next. The Appliance Details page appears. 4 (Optional) View information about the virtual appliance source and select the product configuration for sources that support product configurations. n Click Advanced under the Virtual appliance details pane to toggle between the Basic and Advanced modes of the virtual appliance details view of an OVF source that does not contain deployment configurations.
Chapter 4 Converting Machines Prerequisites To convert virtual machines to vCenter Server destinations with Converter Standalone, you must have the following vCenter Server permissions set at the datacenter level: n Datastore.Browse Datastore n Datastore.AllocateSpace, full permissions. n Virtual Machine.Inventory n Virtual Machine.Configuration, full permissions. n Virtual Machine.Interaction.Power On. Needed only if you power on the target virtual machine after conversion. n Virtual Machine.
User's Guide What to do next On the View/Edit Options page, you can make more precise settings to the conversion task. Select a Virtual Appliance Destination You can export a virtual machine to a virtual appliance, making it available to other users to import into their inventories. The resulting virtual appliance is an OVF 1.0 appliance and contains one virtual machine. You cannot select a virtual appliance destination for physical machine sources or virtual appliance sources.
Chapter 4 Converting Machines 3 In the Virtual machine details pane, type a name for the converted virtual machine and browse to select its destination location. The name can be 80 characters long, is case-sensitive, and must be unique within the virtual machine folder. The name can contain alphanumeric characters, underscores (_), and hyphens (-). 4 5 (Optional) If you are connected to a remote Converter Standalone server, click Connect As and enter the address and user credentials.
User's Guide n Set Up the Network for the Helper Virtual Machine on page 60 When converting physical machine sources that run Linux, Converter Standalone creates a Helper virtual machine on the destination host (ESX or vCenter Server). The Helper virtual machine needs network access to the source machine to clone the source files. Default conversion settings enforce automatic acquisition of IP address and DNS server for the Helper virtual machine.
Chapter 4 Converting Machines Table 4-1. Data Copy Types Data Copy Type Supported Sources and Destinations Description Select volumes to copy Source operating systems that support disk volumes Volume-based cloning allows resizing the source volumes on the destination machine, volume reordering, and selection. Select disks to copy Virtual machine sources and hosted or managed destinations Disk-based cloning does not allow resizing the source disks on the destination machine.
User's Guide Table 4-2. Destination Disk Types Destination VMware Infrastructure virtual machine VMware Workstation or other VMware virtual machine Available Disk Types Flat Copies the entire source disk size to the destination, regardless of its used and free space. Thin For managed destinations that support thin provisioning, creates an expanding disk on the destination.
Chapter 4 Converting Machines 4 In the Type column, select the disk type from the drop-down menu. The options depend on the source machine you select. Available Disk Type Description Flat Copies the entire source disk size to the destination, regardless of its used and free space. Thin Creates a thin provisioned disk. This option is available for managed destinations that support thin provisioning.
User's Guide 6 (Optional) Click Advanced to create new destination virtual disks, move volumes across destination virtual disks, or delete destination disks. On the Source Layout tab, you can select which volumes to copy to the destination and select the target datastores to accommodate them. On the Target Layout tab, you can configure the destination virtual disks, create disks or remove existing disks, or move source volumes across disks.
Chapter 4 Converting Machines 3 (Optional) On the Target Layout tab, create a new target disk. 4 Select a volume to move and click Move Up or Move Down until it reaches the destination target disk. The volumes you selected are saved to the corresponding destination virtual disks. Modify the Settings in the Source Volumes List When you perform volume-based cloning, you can modify the layout of source volumes on the destination datastore.
User's Guide Procedure 1 On the View/Edit Options page, click Data to copy in the left pane. 2 From the Data copy type drop-down menu, select Select volumes to copy and click Advanced. 3 On the Target Layout tab, use the drop-down menus to specify the Target Datastore for each virtual disk. The target disks are copied to the selected datastore. What to do next Click Next to view a summary of the conversion task or select another option to set.
Chapter 4 Converting Machines 5 Click Next to view a summary of the conversion task. 6 On the Ready to Complete page, click Finish to add the task to the task list. Converter Standalone creates thin provisioned disks on the destination datastore. The initial size of the thin provisioned disks is equal to the used space on the source disks. Create a Linked Clone A linked clone is a VMware virtual machine that shares the virtual disk of the source virtual machine or system image.
User's Guide Change Network Connections on the Destination You can change the number of network adapters to appear on the destination virtual machine. Procedure 1 On the View/Edit Options page, click Networks in the left options pane. The network adapter options appear to the right. 2 Select the number of network adapters to connect from the drop-down menu. 3 Select the connection type for each network adapter from its respective drop-down menu.
Chapter 4 Converting Machines Advanced Customization Options Before you start the conversion, you can use the View/Edit Options page in the Conversion wizard to adjust advanced settings. These settings include postconversion synchronization between source and destination, postconversion power state of the source and destination virtual machine, VMware tools installation, reconfiguration of destination virtual machine, destination computer information, and system restore checkpoints.
User's Guide Converter Standalone synchronizes the destination machine with the source machine after the conversion is complete. Adjust the Post-Conversion Power State Depending on the selected source machine and destination type, you can control the power state after the conversion. Prerequisites For all sources except virtual appliance sources, you can power off the source machine as soon as the conversion is complete, immediately after synchronization.
Chapter 4 Converting Machines Prerequisites You must set up the sysprep files before you can customize Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, and Windows XP sources. You must save the sysprep files to %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\VMware \VMware vCenter Converter Standalone on the machine where the Converter Standalone server runs. For more details on the sysprep location for different operating systems, see “Save Sysprep Files,” on page 66.
User's Guide 4 Customize the following text boxes: a In the Computer Name text boxes, specify a computer name to identify the virtual machine on the network. Valid characters include A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and the hyphen (-). The underscore (_) is nonstandard, but Converter Standalone permits its use. The computer name cannot have more than 15 characters or consist only of numerals. b In the Owner name field, specify a unique name to identify the virtual machine on the network.
Chapter 4 Converting Machines Set the Time Zone You can set the time zone if you are converting a virtual machine to use in a remote location. Procedure 1 On the View/Edit Options page, click Advanced options and select Configure guest preferences for the virtual machine. 2 Click Next to access the guest operating system settings. 3 In the options list, select Time Zone. 4 Select the target time zone from the Time Zone drop-down menu.
User's Guide 4 5 Select how the virtual machine participates in a network. Option Description Workgroup Valid characters include A-Z, a-z, 0-9, space, and the hyphen (-). Maximum length is 15 characters. Windows Server Domain The text box must have a value. Valid characters include A-Z, a-z, 0-9, space, period , and hyphen (-). Each label delineated by a period can be 63 characters. The entire text string can be up to 254 characters. User credentials are required.
Chapter 4 Converting Machines 3 (Optional) Select Use the following DNS server address and type the preferred DNS server address to configure the DNS server address manually. Optionally, type an alternative DNS server address. 4 Select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the conversion task. Converter Standalone uses the IP address and DNS server you specify to copy data from the source Linux machine to the destination virtual machine during conversion.
User's Guide Procedure 1 From the Data to copy drop-down menu, select the data copy type. Option Description Select volumes to copy Performs volume-based copying. Select disks to copy Performs disk-based copying. Linked clone Creates a virtual machine that shares the virtual disks of the source machine. The options that appear in the drop-down menu depend on the selected source. 2 Depending on the selected copy type, adjust the disk types, sizes, and locations.
Chapter 4 Converting Machines 7 Click Edit Networks to create your own networks for the new virtual appliance. By default, Converter Standalone creates a network called VMNetwork. 8 9 Create a network and map it to a network adapter. a Click Add. b Enter the name and description in the Network properties window and click OK. Repeat for each network to add to the list. c From the Network adapters to connect drop-down menu, select a number.
User's Guide 3 d (Optional) To make the new property read-only to OVF users, deselect the User configurable check box. e Click OK to add the new property to the custom properties list. (Optional) To edit or delete a product property, select it in the list and click Edit or Delete. You listed the custom product properties to add in the target virtual appliance. What to do next You can edit another option on the View/Edit Options page or click Next to view a summary of the conversion task.
Configuring VMware Virtual Machines 5 You can use Converter Standalone to configure VMware virtual machines that have disks populated by restoration from a backup of a physical host or by some other direct means of copying a virtual machine’s disks. Configuring such machines with Converter Standalone enables them to boot in VMware products. NOTE You cannot configure OVF images.
User's Guide Save Sysprep Files To customize the guest operating system of a virtual machine, you must save the Sysprep files to the specified locations on the machine where Converter Standalone server runs. Prerequisites You must download the Sysprep files that correspond to the operating system of the source machine. Procedure 1 Save the Sysprep files to the specified location.
Chapter 5 Configuring VMware Virtual Machines Select a Source to Configure You can select a VMware virtual machine as the source for a configuration task. Procedure 1 On the Specify Source page, select a source type from the drop-down menu. 2 (Optional) Select VMware Infrastructure virtual machine as the configuration source if your source system is a virtual machine that runs on an ESX host or on an ESX host managed by vCenter Server.
User's Guide Option Description Remove System Restore checkpoints on destination Prevents the target machine from reverting to a preconversion state. Reconfigure destination virtual machine Installs the necessary device drivers, so that the destination virtual machine can boot without additional configuration. 2 (Optional) Select Configure guest preferences for the virtual machine and click Next to configure the guest operating system. 3 Click Next to view a summary of the configuration task.
Chapter 5 Configuring VMware Virtual Machines 6 Click Workgroup/Domain to select how the virtual machine participates in a network. 7 Click Next to view a summary of the configuration task. 8 Click Finish. The configuration task is added to the task list and will run according to the maximum concurrent task setting that you specified. Edit the Computer Information of a Configured Virtual Machine You can personalize the source virtual machine.
User's Guide 3 In the options list to the left, select Windows License. The customization text boxes appear to the right. 4 Enter Product ID information for the destination virtual machine. 5 (Optional) Select Include Server License Information if the destination operating system is Microsoft Windows 2000 Server or Microsoft Windows 2003 Server. 6 Select a Server License Mode option. 7 Option Description Per seat For individual user licenses. Per server For a concurrent user license.
Chapter 5 Configuring VMware Virtual Machines 3 In the options list to the left, select Network Interface Settings. The list of network adapters appears to the right. 4 Select the adapter to customize and click Customize to open its properties. a On the General tab, enter the IP address and DNS server address. b On the DNS tab, specify the DNS connections by entering DNS suffixes. c (Optional) For each DNS suffix you enter, click Add.
User's Guide View the Summary of a Configuration Task On the Ready to Complete page, you can view a summary of the new configuration task before you add it to the task list. Converter Standalone performs task validation at this stage. Prerequisites You must complete all task configuration steps to access the Ready to Complete page. Procedure 1 Click Next on the View/Edit Options page to go to the Ready to Complete page.
Managing Conversion and Configuration Tasks 6 Converter Standalone provides a task manager for managing migrations and configurations for a single conversion. After you create a task using the Converter Standalone wizards to set up how to convert or configure a machine, you can use the Task View of Converter Standalone manager to manage running tasks, to edit the tasks, to look at the progress of a task, and more.
User's Guide Add a Task to the Task List VMware vCenter Converter Standalone runs conversion tasks and configuration tasks as they appear in the task list, depending on the maximum number of tasks that is set in Administration menu > Maximum concurrent tasks. Prerequisites You must complete the Conversion wizard or the Configuration wizard. Procedure 1 View the task Summary, make sure no settings need adjustment, and click Finish to add a conversion or configuration task.
Chapter 6 Managing Conversion and Configuration Tasks n Cancel a Task on page 75 You can cancel a task in the queue or a task that is in progress. n Delete a Task on page 75 The Delete option removes a task from the task list. Create a Task by Copying an Existing Task You can edit a task in the task list by creating a copy of the task and modifying its settings in the Conversion wizard. The original task settings appear at each step of the wizard, so that you can reuse or change them.
User's Guide n View Task Progress on page 76 The Task view and the Details view show the progress of tasks. You can check the estimated time left to the completion of a conversion task in the End Time column. n Export the Log Files for a Task on page 76 If problems arise that cause a task to fail, you can review information about the task in the log files or send a copy of log files to VMware technical support. You can export the log files for a specific task in the task list.
Chapter 6 Managing Conversion and Configuration Tasks Export All Log Files You can export the log files of all tasks that are present in the current server log files. Procedure 1 Select File > Export Logs. 2 Select a location to which to save the files and click Save. All current server log files are saved to the selected directory. 3 Open the log files with a text editor. UFAD and Client Log Files Locations Converter Standalone saves log files as it operates.
User's Guide Procedure 1 On the main menu, select View > History Filter. 2 Select a level of display from the drop-down menu. Only tasks that correspond to the selected display level remain in the task list. Filter Tasks by Status You can change which tasks appear in the task list based on their running status. Procedure 1 On the main menu, select View > Filter by. 2 Select a level of display from the drop-down menu.
Glossary BIOS (basic input/output system) Firmware that controls machine startup and manages communication between the CPU and other devices, such as the keyboard, monitor, printers, and disk drives. bridged networking In hosted products, a type of network connection between a virtual machine and the host’s physical network. With bridged networking, a virtual machine appears to be an additional computer on the same physical Ethernet network as the host.
User's Guide custom networking In hosted products, any type of network connection between virtual machines and the host that does not use the default bridged, host-only, or network address translation (NAT) configurations. For example, virtual machines can be connected to the host by separate networks or connected to each other and not to the host. See also bridged networking, vCenter Converter Boot CD (VMware vCenter Converter Boot CD), host-only networking, NAT (network address translation).
Glossary folder A managed entity used to group other managed entities. Folder types are determined by the types of child entities they contain. See also child. full clone A complete copy of the original virtual machine, including all associated virtual disks. See also linked clone. GOS (guest operating system) See guest operating system. growable disk A type of virtual disk in which the disk space is not preallocated to its full size. The disk files begin small and grow as data is written to the disk.
User's Guide IDE (1) Acronym for integrated drive electronics, a standard electronic interface used to connect mass storage devices to a computer. The ANSI name for IDE is Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA). See also SATA (serial advanced technology attachment). (2) Acronym for integrated development environment. independent disk A type of virtual disk that is not affected by snapshots. You can configure independent disks in persistent and nonpersistent modes.
Glossary NTFS file system The correct, redundant use of new technology file system. open virtual appliance (OVA) A packaging format for virtual machines that allows virtual machine templates to be distributed, customized, and instantiated on any OVA supporting VMM. Open Virtualization Format (OVF) A distribution format for virtual appliances that uses existing packaging tools to combine one or more virtual machines with a standards-based XML wrapper.
User's Guide resource pool A division of computing resources used to manage allocations between virtual machines. resume To return a virtual machine to operation from its suspended state. When you resume a suspended virtual machine, all applications are in the same state as when the virtual machine was suspended. See also suspend. root user The superuser who has full administrative privileges to log in to an ESX Server host.
Glossary suspend A state in which settings are preserved and actions are no longer performed. To turn off a virtual machine while preserving the current state of a running virtual machine. See also resume. swap file See page file. task A managed object representing the state of a long-running operation. TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) A reliable transfer protocol used between two endpoints on a network. TCP is built on top of the Internet Protocol (IP).
User's Guide virtual machine configuration The specification of which virtual devices, such as disks and memory, are present in a virtual machine and how they are mapped to host files and devices. In vConverter, VMware virtual machines whose disks have been populated by restoring from a backup or by some other direct means of copying undergo configuration to enable them to boot in VMware products. See also virtual machine.
Index A Acronis True Image, source 21, 40 adding tasks 74 advanced customization guest operating system 56 installing VMware Tools 56 overview 55 powering machines on and off 56 removing system restore checkpoints 60 synchronizing source and destination 55 C changing the number of tasks displayed 77, 78 cloning cloning modes 46 defined 10 disk cloning modes 16 disk-based cloning 17, 48 full clones 17 hot cloning 13 linked clones 17, 53 local cloning, defined 13 remote cloning, defined 13 volume-based clon
User's Guide overview 45 OVF product properties 63 processors 53 standalone destinations 61 virtual appliance destinations 62 VMware Infrastructure destinations 61 volume-based cloning 49 Windows services 54 Workstation destinations 61 D deleting tasks 75 destination ESX host 23, 42 vCenter Server 23, 42 virtual appliances 23, 44 VirtualCenter 23, 42 VMware ACE 23, 44 VMware Fusion 23, 44 VMware Player 23, 44 VMware Server 23, 44 Workstation 23, 44 disk cloning modes disk-based cloning, defined 17 full cl
Index O online cloning, See hot cloning operating systems, support 19 other VMware virtual machine, as source 40 OVF customizing 62 format for virtual appliances 18 product properties 63 properties 41 P Parallels Desktop, source 21, 40 port requirements 26 powered-on machine conversion limitations 22 powered-on machine, source 38 progress viewing 76 R remote cloning, defined 13 remote Converter Standalone server 35 S selecting destination 42 selecting hardware version 42 selecting sources Acronis True I
User's Guide TCP/IP port requirements 26 thin provisioning 52 U uninstalling VMware vCenter Converter Standalone in Linux 34 in Windows 30 uses for VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 9 V VCB, See VMware Consolidated Backup vCenter Server, destination 23, 42 vCenter Server support 21 version support 21 viewing a task's progress 76 viewing configuration task summary 72 viewing conversion task summary 64 viewing the log files 76, 77 virtual appliance, properties 41 virtual appliances browsing for 41 conver
Index X Xen, source 21 VMware, Inc.
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