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Contents About This Book 7 1 Introduction to VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 9 Migration with Converter Standalone 9 Converter Standalone Components 10 Cloning and System Configuration of Physical Machines 10 Hot Cloning of Physical Machines 11 Remote Hot Cloning of Physical Machine Sources That Are Running Windows 11 Remote Hot Cloning of Physical Machine Sources That Are Running Linux 12 Types of Data Cloning Operations 13 Volume-Based Cloning 14 Disk-Based Cloning 14 Full and Linked Clones 14 Usin
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide 4 Installing and Uninstalling Converter Standalone 33 Perform a Local Installation on Windows 33 Perform a Client-Server Installation in Windows 34 Perform a Command-Line Installation in Windows 36 Command-Line Options for Windows Installation 36 Modify Converter Standalone in Windows 37 Repair Converter Standalone in Windows 38 Uninstall Converter Standalone in Windows 39 Connect to a Remote Converter Standalone Server 39 5 Convert a Physical or Virtual Ma
Contents Select a VMware Desktop Virtual Machine to Configure Select the Options to Configure 79 Install VMware Tools on a Virtual Machine 79 Customize the Windows Guest Operating System 79 Remove System Restore Checkpoints 83 Reconfiguring a Virtual Machine To Boot Properly 83 Review and Submit the Configuration Job 83 78 7 Manage Conversion and Configuration Jobs and Tasks 85 Manage Jobs in the Job List 85 Add a Job to the Job List 86 View the Running Task of a Job 86 Deactivate a Job 86 Delete a Job 8
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About This Book The VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide provides information about installing and using ® VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.1.
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Introduction to VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 1 ® VMware vCenter Converter Standalone is a product to convert virtual and physical machines to VMware virtual machines. You can also configure existing virtual machines in your vCenter Server environment. Converter Standalone eases the exchange of virtual machines among the following products. n VMware hosted products can be both conversion sources and conversion destinations.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide n Export virtual machines managed by vCenter Server hosts to other VMware virtual machine formats. n Configure virtual machines managed by vCenter Server so that they are bootable, and install VMware Tools or customize their guest operating systems. n Customize guest operating systems of virtual machines in the vCenter Server inventory (for example, change the host name or network settings).
Chapter 1 Introduction to VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Hot Cloning of Physical Machines With Converter Standalone 5.1, you can only perform hot cloning. Hot cloning, also called live cloning or online cloning, requires converting the source machine while it is running its operating system. Hot cloning lets you clone machines without shutting them down. Because processes continue to run on the source machine during conversion, the resulting virtual machine is not an exact copy of the source machine.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide Converter Standalone creates a virtual machine on the destination machine and the agent copies volumes from the source machine to the destination machine. 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.
Chapter 1 Introduction to VMware vCenter Converter Standalone The following workflow demonstrates the principles of hot cloning physical machine sources that run Linux to managed destinations. 1 Converter Standalone uses SSH to connect to the source machine and retrieves source information. Converter Standalone 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.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide Table 1-1. Cloning Modes Data Copy Types Application Description Volume based Copy volumes 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. Disk based Create copies of the source machines, for all types of basic and dynamic disks. You cannot select which data to copy.
Chapter 1 Introduction to VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Because a full clone does not share virtual disks with the parent virtual machine, full clones generally perform better than linked clones. Full clones take longer to create than linked clones. Creating a full clone can take several minutes if the files involved are large. You can create a full clone by using any disk clone type other than the linked clone type.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide Because the target and the source virtual machines or system images have the same identities (name, SID, and so on), running them on the same network might result in conflicts. To redeploy the source virtual machine or system image, make sure that you do not run the source and target images or virtual machines on the same network at the same time.
2 System Requirements You must consider the compatibilities and the interoperabilities among the systems on which and with which the Converter Standalone components work.
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Chapter 2 System Requirements Table 2-2. Supported Sources Based on Operating System and Firmware Interface Operating System BIOS 32-Bit UEFI 64-Bit UEFI Windows XP Professional SP3 Yes No No Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 Yes No No Windows Vista SP2 Yes No Yes Windows Server 2008 SP2 Yes No Yes Windows Server 2008 R2 Yes No Yes Windows 7 Yes No Yes Windows 8 Yes No Yes Windows Server 2012 Yes No Yes Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.x Yes No No Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide Table 2-3. Supported Sources (Continued) Source Type Sources VMware virtual machines Powered off hosted virtual machines running on the following VMware products: n n n VMware Workstation 7.x, 8.x, and 9.0 VMware Fusion 3.x, 4.x, and 5.0 VMware Player 3.x, 4.x, and 5.
Chapter 2 System Requirements Supported Source Disk Types Converter Standalone supports conversions from master boot record (MBR) and GUID partition table (GPT) disks with some limitations that depend on the selected data cloning mode. NOTE Converter Standalone preserves the partitioning scheme during the conversion. You cannot convert an MBR source disk to a GPT destination disk and the reverse.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide Supported Destination Disk Types Depending on the destination you select, several destination disk types are available. Table 2-6. Destination Disk Types Destination VMware vSphere virtual machine VMware Workstation or other VMware virtual machine Available Disk Types Thick Copies the entire source disk size to the destination, regardless of its used and free space.
Chapter 2 System Requirements Converter Standalone supports all IPv6 notations for all components of the system. n Converter Standalone installer n Converter Standalone client n Converter Standalone agent n All destinations supported in Converter Standalone Along with the higher security level and much larger address space, IPv6 brings about some compatibility tasks that have not been resolved yet. For example, IPv4-only nodes cannot communicate directly with IPv6 nodes and need additional routing.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide n Resource.Assign virtual machine to resource pool n Virtual machine.Configuration n Virtual machine.Interaction.Power On (required only if you choose to power on the destination virtual machine after conversion) n Virtual machine.Inventory n Virtual machine.Provisioning.Allow disk access n Virtual machine.Provisioning.
Chapter 2 System Requirements Ports Used When Converting a Powered On Physical Machine Running Linux Table 2-9 contains a list of the ports that must be open during the conversion of physical machine sources running Linux. Table 2-9. Ports Required During Linux P2V Communication Paths TCP Ports Notes Converter Standalone server to powered on source machine 22 Used to establish an SSH connection between the Converter Standalone server and the source machine.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide You must allow incoming file share connections in the following cases: n When you use the machine to host standalone images n When you use the machine as a standalone destination n When you remotely hot clone the machine To enable customization of the guest operating system, install Sysprep files on the machine where Converter Standalone server runs.
Chapter 2 System Requirements Prerequisites Make sure you have obtained the Sysprep files that correspond to the source operating system. You can download the Sysprep files from the Microsoft Download Center. Procedure u Save the Sysprep files that correspond to the source operating system on the machine where Converter Standalone server runs. If you have downloaded a .cab file, you need to extract its contents. If you have downloaded an .
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Conversion Limitations 3 When you are aware of the conversion limitations of Converter Standalone, you might be able to avoid conversion and post-conversion problems, and handle them more easily.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide When you convert a virtual machine with snapshots, the snapshots are not transferred to the destination virtual machine. Certain limitations are applicable when you convert Linux virtual machine sources. n Only disk-based cloning is supported for Linux guest operating systems. n Configuration or customization is not supported for Linux guest operating systems. n Installing VMware Tools is not supported on Linux guest operating systems.
Chapter 3 Conversion Limitations Table 3-2. VSS Snapshotting Limitations VSS Limitations Error Messages Workarounds For all operating systems that support volume-based cloning, you need at least one NTFS volume for VSS to work. There is no workaround for this limitation. VSS under Windows Server 2008 does not support FAT and FAT32. Deselect all FAT and FAT32 volumes on the View/Edit Options page of the vCenter Converter wizards.
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Installing and Uninstalling Converter Standalone 4 You can install Converter Standalone on a physical or a virtual machine. You can also modify or repair a Converter Standalone installation. The Local setup installs the Converter Standalone server, Converter Standalone agent, and Converter Standalone client for local use.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide Prerequisites Verify that your system meets the Converter Standalone system requirements. Verify that you have Administrator privileges. If you have Converter 3.0.x installed and your machine runs Windows Vista, uninstall Converter 3.0.x manually before you install Converter Standalone 5.1. If you have an earlier version of Converter Standalone agent on the system, uninstall Converter Standalone agent.
Chapter 4 Installing and Uninstalling Converter Standalone Procedure 1 Download the latest version of Converter Standalone from the VMware Web site. 2 In the folder that contains the installer file you downloaded, double-click the VMware-converter-5.x.x.exe file, where is the number of the build. 3 In the Choose Setup Language dialog box, select the language for the install process and click OK. 4 Follow the prompts till the End-User License Agreement page appears.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide What to do next You can use Converter Standalone to convert physical or virtual machine sources to virtual machine destinations. Perform a Command-Line Installation in Windows You can install Converter Standalone from the MS-DOS command prompt or by writing a Windows batch file (.bat) to automate the installation process. Prerequisites Verify that your system meets the Converter Standalone system requirements. Verify that you have Administrator privileges.
Chapter 4 Installing and Uninstalling Converter Standalone Table 4-1. Command-Line Options (Continued) Option Action PROPERTY=property value Sets the value of a property to property value. VMCE_HTTP_PORT Sets the HTTP port. The default is 80. Remote machines connect to the server through this port to download the Converter Standalone client. VMCE_HTTPS_PORT Set the HTTPS port. The default is 443. Remote Converter Standalone clients connect to this port on the server and submit conversion tasks.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide Option Description Converter agent Install Converter Standalone agent so that the local machine can be a source machine for conversions. Converter client If you install only Converter Standalone client, you can connect to a remote Converter Standalone server. You can then use the remote machine to convert hosted virtual machines, managed virtual machines, or remote physical machines.
Chapter 4 Installing and Uninstalling Converter Standalone 4 On the Ready to Repair page, click Install. 5 On the Installation Completed page, click Finish. A prompt might ask you to restart your system. What to do next You can use Converter Standalone to convert physical or virtual machine sources to virtual machine destinations.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide 2 Follow the procedure that is applicable for your installation type. Option Action Local installation a b c Client-server installation with remote access a b Select Administration > Connect to another server. On the Converter Standalone login page, select Enter the IP address or host name of the Converter Standalone server. Provide the IP address and Administrator credentials, and click Login.
Convert a Physical or Virtual Machine 5 You can create a conversion job to convert a physical or virtual machine to a variety of destinations. You can convert physical machines, VMware virtual machines, third-party backup images and virtual machines, and Hyper-V Server virtual machines into VMware standalone virtual machines or virtual machines that vCenter Server manages. The approach you take for creating the conversion job is determined by the type of source and the type of destination that you select.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide 6 Configure the Conversion Job on page 69 You can configure the conversion process and select the behavior of the source and destination machine during and after conversion. You can change the status of the source and destination services only when the source machine is running a Windows operating system.
Chapter 5 Convert a Physical or Virtual Machine Select a Powered On Windows Machine to Convert You can select a running (powered on) Windows machine to convert. The source machine can be physical or virtual. Prerequisites Before you continue, you must prepare the source Windows machine for conversion. n Make sure that the Windows version installed on the powered on machine is supported. For a list of supported operating systems, see “Supported Operating Systems,” on page 17.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide Select a Powered On Linux Machine to Convert You can select a powered on Linux machine to convert. The source machine can be a physical or virtual machine. You can convert powered on machines that run Linux only if GRUB is installed as the boot loader on the source. LILO boot loader is not supported. Prerequisites Before you continue, you must prepare the source machine for conversion. n Enable SSH on the source Linux machine.
Chapter 5 Convert a Physical or Virtual Machine Procedure 1 On the Source System page of the Conversion wizard, select VMware Infrastructure virtual machine from the Select source type drop-down menu. 2 Provide the IP address or host name and credentials for authentication with the ESX host or the vCenter Server, and click Next. The Source Machine page appears, displaying the host name or IP address and the inventory of the ESX host or the vCenter Server.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide Select a VMware Hosted Virtual Machine to Convert You can convert a virtual machine created or used in a VMware hosted product, such as VMware Workstation, VMware Player, and VMware Fusion. Prerequisites Verify that your source machine is a supported VMware Desktop products virtual machine. For more information, see “Supported Source Types,” on page 19.
Chapter 5 Convert a Physical or Virtual Machine 2 3 Locate the source backup image or virtual machine file. n If you are connected to a remote Converter Standalone server, provide a valid network path to the source backup image or virtual machine file in the Virtual machine file text box. For example, \\server\backup_images\backup_image.pvs. n If you are connected to a local Converter Standalone server, provide a network path or a local path to the source backup image or virtual machine file.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide Prerequisites On the Source System page, select Hyper-V Server as the source type and navigate to the Source Machine page. Procedure 1 On the Source Machine page, select the virtual machine you want to convert. You can search for virtual machines in the inventory by typing one or more letters of their names in the Search for name with text box. You can clear your search by clicking Clear. NOTE You can select only powered off virtual machines.
Chapter 5 Convert a Physical or Virtual Machine Name the Destination Virtual Machine and Select a Folder For vSphere destinations, you can select the destination folder and rename the destination virtual machine. If you connect to an ESX host directly, you can view only the list of virtual machines. Therefore, you cannot select a destination folder. Prerequisites On the Destination System page of the Conversion wizard, select VMware Infrastructure virtual machine as the destination type.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide 2 (Optional) From the Datastore drop-down menu, select the datastore to hold the destination virtual machine files. 3 (Optional) From the Virtual machine version drop-down menu, select the virtual hardware version for the destination virtual machine. Option Description Version 4 Select if the destination host is running ESX 3.x. Version 7 Select if the destination host is running ESX/ESXi4.x or later.
Chapter 5 Convert a Physical or Virtual Machine Configure the Hardware of the Destination Virtual Machine You can configure the virtual hardware resources that the destination virtual machine uses. n Organize the Data to Copy on the Destination Machine on page 51 Your selected source and destination determine the available data cloning options. For the conversion job, you can copy all disks to the destination or select the volumes to be copied or to be excluded.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide Procedure u In the Data to copy pane, select a copy mode from the Data copy type drop-down menu. Option Description Copy all disks and maintain layout Results in disk-based cloning. You can preserve the source disk layout in the destination virtual machine. This option is not available for physical machine sources. Select volumes to copy Results in volume-based cloning. Volume-based cloning is performed at file or block level.
Chapter 5 Convert a Physical or Virtual Machine Change a Volume Cluster Size To enhance performance and storage space, you can change the volume cluster size before the conversion. Modifying the cluster size changes the cloning mode from block level to file level. Prerequisites On the Options page of the Conversion wizard, click Data to copy in the options list. Ensure that the source is a Windows machine. Procedure 1 From the Data copy type drop-down menu, select Select volumes to copy.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide 3 Save your settings. Option Description Select another option from the options list Saves your settings and displays the pane for the selected option. Click Next Saves your settings and displays the next page of the Conversion wizard. n The Customizations page is displayed if you select Customize guest preferences for the virtual machine in the Advanced options pane.
Chapter 5 Convert a Physical or Virtual Machine Procedure 1 From the Data copy type drop-down menu, select Select volumes to copy. 2 Click Advanced and select the Destination layout tab. 3 Select a volume from the list and click Add disk. A new virtual disk appears in the Destination layout column. 4 Select a source volume and use the Move up or Move down buttons to accommodate the volume in the new virtual disk.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide 4 Select a source volume and use the Move up or Move down buttons to accommodate the volume in the new virtual disk. The partitioning scheme of the first source volume that you move will determine the type of the new virtual disk on the destination virtual machine. If you leave the virtual disk empty, Converter Standalone does not create the virtual disk on the destination virtual machine. 5 Save your settings.
Chapter 5 Convert a Physical or Virtual Machine 3 Save your settings. Option Description Select another option from the options list Saves your settings and displays the pane for the selected option. Click Next Saves your settings and displays the next page of the Conversion wizard. n The Customizations page is displayed if you select Customize guest preferences for the virtual machine in the Advanced options pane.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide Procedure n n Use disk-based cloning to create an expandable disk. a From the Data copy type drop-down menu, select Copy all disks and maintain layout. b From the Type drop-down menu, select Not pre-allocated. c To apply your settings, select another option from the options list or click Next. Use volume-based cloning to create an expandable disk. a From the Data copy type drop-down menu, select Select volumes to copy and click Advanced.
Chapter 5 Convert a Physical or Virtual Machine Copy All Disks to the Destination To preserve the source disks on the destination virtual machine, you can copy all disks to the destination. Disk-based cloning is not available for powered on machine sources. Prerequisites On the Options page of the Conversion wizard, click Data to copy in the options list. Procedure 1 From the Data copy type drop-down menu, select Copy all disks and maintain layout.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide 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. Linked clones are useful for checking the compatibility of non-VMware images, such as .sv2i and .vmc files. You can create linked clones only when you convert a virtual machine or other image source to a hosted destination. You cannot create linked clones from Parallels source images.
Chapter 5 Convert a Physical or Virtual Machine 2 From the Number of virtual sockets drop-down menu on the CPU Settings panel, select the number of virtual sockets for the destination virtual machine. 3 From the Number of cores per socket drop-down menu on the CPU Settings panel, select the number of cores per socket for the destination virtual machine. 4 Save your settings.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide Select a Disk Controller for the Destination Virtual Machine You can select a disk controller type for the destination virtual disks. Prerequisites On the Options page of the Conversion wizard, click Devices in the options list. Procedure 1 Click the Other tab. 2 From the Disk controller drop-down menu, select a disk controller for the destination virtual disk.
Chapter 5 Convert a Physical or Virtual Machine 4 Save your settings. Option Description Select another option from the options list Saves your settings and displays the pane for the selected option. Click Next Saves your settings and displays the next page of the Conversion wizard. n The Customizations page is displayed if you select Customize guest preferences for the virtual machine in the Advanced options pane.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide n Install VMware Tools on the Destination Virtual Machine on page 67 When converting Windows source machines, you can install VMware Tools to improve graphics performance of the guest operating system. Other enhancements include automatic grab and release of the mouse pointer, copy and paste operations between guest and host, and improved mouse performance.
Chapter 5 Convert a Physical or Virtual Machine 2 Customize the guest operating system identity. a In the Computer Name text box, type 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 it. The recommended length for most languages is 15 characters or less. Computer names cannot consist only of numerals.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide What to do next You can select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the conversion job. If the Next button is inactive, check the Current settings list for other settings that need your attention on this page. Set the Time Zone for the Destination Virtual Machine You can set the time zone if you are converting a virtual machine to use in a different time zone.
Chapter 5 Convert a Physical or Virtual Machine What to do next You can select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the conversion job. If the Next button is inactive, check the Current settings list for other settings that need your attention on this page. Assign a Workgroup or Domain Details You can set up the workgroup and the domain in which the destination virtual machine belongs.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide 3 Save your settings. Option Description Select another option from the options list Saves your settings and displays the pane for the selected option. Click Next Saves your settings and displays the next page of the Conversion wizard. n The Customizations page is displayed if you select Customize guest preferences for the virtual machine in the Advanced options pane.
Chapter 5 Convert a Physical or Virtual Machine Configure the Conversion Job You can configure the conversion process and select the behavior of the source and destination machine during and after conversion. You can change the status of the source and destination services only when the source machine is running a Windows operating system.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide Procedure 1 If you are converting a powered on source machine, click the Destination services tab. If the source machine is powered off, the Services pane displays no tabs. You can modify only the starting mode of destination services. 2 3 On the services list, select the startup mode for each service. Option Description Automatic The service starts automatically after the destination machine is powered on.
Chapter 5 Convert a Physical or Virtual Machine Converter Standalone stops the selected source services before it synchronizes the destination machine with the source machine. Synchronize the Destination Machine with Changes Made to the Source Machine When you convert a powered on Windows machine, Converter Standalone copies data from the source machine to the destination machine while the source machine is still running and generating changes. This process is the first transfer of data.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide Power Off the Source Machine After Conversion If your source machine is running services that you want to start on the destination virtual machine after conversion, you can power off the source machine to avoid interference between source and destination services. Prerequisites On the Options page of the Conversion wizard, click Advanced options in the options list. Procedure 1 Click the Post-conversion tab.
Chapter 5 Convert a Physical or Virtual Machine Limit the Amount of Resources Used by the Conversion Job A conversion job competes for computing resources with other processes. To limit the impact of the conversion job on other workloads, you can throttle the job. If you do not throttle conversion jobs, they are carried out with normal priority and depending on the available computing resources during conversion. A powered on source machine runs its own conversion job.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide 2 In the list of installed programs, locate and click VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Agent. 3 Click Remove. 4 In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes. Windows installer uninstalls the Converter Standalone agent from the source machine. Review the Summary and Submit the Conversion Job On the Summary page, you can view a summary of the conversion job before you add it to the job list.
Configure Virtual Machines 6 You might need to configure a virtual machine after you convert it so that it is ready to start in the destination virtual environment. You might also need to configure virtual machines if their virtual environment changes or if you need to improve their performance. NOTE You can configure only virtual machines that run Windows XP or later. You cannot configure virtual machines that run operating systems other than Windows.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide Procedure u Save the Sysprep files that correspond to the source operating system on the machine where Converter Standalone server runs. If you have downloaded a .cab file, you need to extract its contents. If you have downloaded an .exe file, double-click the downloaded file to start the Sysprep installation. Operating System Action Windows Server 2003 (32bit) Save the Sysprep files in %ALLUSERSPROFILE %\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter
Chapter 6 Configure Virtual Machines Select a vSphere Virtual Machine to Configure You can configure vSphere virtual machines. A vSphere virtual machine is a virtual machine that runs on an ESX host or on an ESX host managed by vCenter Server. Prerequisites Power off the source machine before the configuration. In the main application window of Converter Standalone, click Configure machine to open the Configuration wizard.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide 3 From the virtual machines list, select the virtual machine you want to configure. NOTE You cannot select a virtual machine from an ESX host that is powered off, connected to another vCenter Server, or in maintenace mode. 4 (Optional) To refresh the inventory, click Refresh. 5 (Optional) To view more details about a machine, select it and click View source details. 6 Click Next to proceed to the Options page.
Chapter 6 Configure Virtual Machines Select the Options to Configure When you create a configuration job, you can select the steps of the configuration process that you want to run. Procedure u On the Options page, select one or more configuration steps to perform and click Next. Option Description Install VMware Tools on the destination virtual machine Installs VMware Tools to enhance the performance of the destination virtual machine.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide n Specify the Windows License Information on page 81 Ensure that you provide licensing information for all destination virtual machines running guest operating systems as necessary. Because of third-party licensing policies, you might not be able to transfer the license from the source machine and you might need to provide a new valid license for the destination virtual machine.
Chapter 6 Configure Virtual Machines Specify the Windows License Information Ensure that you provide licensing information for all destination virtual machines running guest operating systems as necessary. Because of third-party licensing policies, you might not be able to transfer the license from the source machine and you might need to provide a new valid license for the destination virtual machine.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide Configure the Network Adapters You can change the network settings of a virtual machine to work with the network configuration of the virtual environment. The options for configuring network adapters are available for all supported customization sources. Prerequisites On the Options page of the Configuration wizard, select Customize guest preferences for the virtual machine and click Next to view and modify the available customization options.
Chapter 6 Configure Virtual Machines What to do next You can select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the configuration job. If the Next button is inactive, check the Current settings list for other settings that need your attention on this page. Remove System Restore Checkpoints Remove the System Restore checkpoints of newly imported source machines to prevent them from reverting to a preconversion state.
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Manage Conversion and Configuration Jobs and Tasks 7 Converter Standalone provides a manager for managing conversion and configuration jobs and tasks. After you create a conversion or configuration job by using the Converter Standalone wizards, you can use the Task View and the Job View of the Converter Standalone manager to monitor and manage the existing jobs and their tasks. Scheduled synchronized conversion jobs can contain multiple tasks.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide n Filter the Jobs in the Jobs List on page 87 You can select the jobs that you want the job list to display by filtering them. n Add a Synchronization Task to a Conversion Job on page 88 You can add a synchronization task to an active conversion job and modify the synchronization settings in the Conversion wizard. Add a Job to the Job List Converter Standalone allows you to create and run conversion and configuration jobs.
Chapter 7 Manage Conversion and Configuration Jobs and Tasks Delete a Job You can delete a job and all its tasks. Prerequisites You can delete only deactivated jobs. Procedure 1 From the View by drop-down menu on the toolbar, select Jobs. 2 From the job list, select the job you want to delete. 3 From the main menu, select Job > Delete. The job is removed from the job list, and all the tasks of the job are removed from the task list.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide Filter Jobs by History You can filter the list so that it displays only the last submitted jobs. By default, the job list displays the last twenty jobs. Procedure 1 From the View by drop-down menu on the toolbar, select Jobs. 2 On the main menu, click View > History Filter and select a level of filtering. Only jobs that correspond to selected filtering level remain in the job list.
Chapter 7 Manage Conversion and Configuration Jobs and Tasks Manage Tasks in the Task List The Task View of the Converter Standalone manager provides a list of all tasks that are submitted. You can use the main application menus to control the way tasks appear in the task list and to edit them. Prerequisites You must submit a conversion or configuration job to view its tasks in the task list.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide View the Job to Which a Task Belongs You can switch from Task View to Job View to view and edit the job to which a selected task belongs. Procedure 1 From the View by drop-down menu on the toolbar, select Tasks. 2 From the task list, select a task. 3 On the main menu, select Task > Go to job. The Converter Standalone manager switches to Job View.
Chapter 7 Manage Conversion and Configuration Jobs and Tasks Only tasks that correspond to the selected filtering 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 From the View by drop-down menu on the toolbar, select Tasks. 2 On the main menu, select View > Filter by. 3 Select a level of display from the drop-down menu.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide Procedure 1 From the View by drop-down menu on the toolbar, select Tasks. 2 Select the row in the task list for the task to view. The information for that task appears in the Details pane below the tasks list. 3 Click the Task progress tab to view the task status and log highlights. Export the Log Files for Jobs You can review the log files for information about the jobs, or send a copy of log files to VMware technical support.
Chapter 7 Manage Conversion and Configuration Jobs and Tasks Table 7-1. Log Files Locations Log Files File Path Converter Standalone server and agent log files %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\logs* Converter Standalone client log files %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\Logs* VMware, Inc.
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Index A Acronis True Image, source 19 add a disk 54 adding jobs 86 advanced customization guest operating system 64 installing VMware Tools 67 removing system restore checkpoints 68 synchronizing source and destination 71 agent 10 allocate memory 61 audience 7 C changing the number of tasks displayed 90, 91 client 10 cloning disk based 13 disk-based cloning 14 full clones 14 hot, defined 11 linked clones 14 volume based 13 volume-based cloning 14 cloning modes 13 command-line commands 36 components 10 con
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide converting machines 41 converting, powered on machines 71 copy all disks 59 copy disks or volumes copy all disks 59 create an expandable disk on a hosted destination 57 create an expandable disk on a managed destination 57 delete a disk 58 move a disk to a different datastore 56 move a volume to a different datastore 54 move a volume to a different virtual disk 54 resize a volume 52 skip a volume 53 create an expandable disk on a hosted destination 57 create
Index SID 80 time zone 81 Windows license 81 WINS 82 workgroup 82 guest operating system customization computer information 64 DNS 66 network adapters 66 SID 64 time zone 66 Windows license 65 WINS 66 workgroup and domain page 67 guest operating system, configuration 79 guest operating system, customization 64 guest operating system, customizing 64 GUID partition table (GPT) disks 21 J H M Helper VM 63 hosted destinations converting to 50 Fusion 50 VMware Server 50 Workstation 50 hosted VM, source 46 h
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide port requirements 24 power off source machine 72 power on destination machine 72 powered on machine conversion limitations 29 powered on machine, source 43, 44 progress viewing 91 R reconfiguring, starting the wizard 76 remote Converter Standalone server 39 repairing 37 S screen resolution requirements 23 selecting configuration sources VMware Desktop VMs 78 VMware Infrastructure VMs 77 selecting sources ESX virtual machine 44 hosted virtual machine 46 Hyp
Index number of concurrent tasks 89 viewing task progress 91 tasks, filtering 90 tasks, managing 89 tasks, submitting configuration 83 TCP/IP and UDP port requirements 24 thin-provisioned destination disks 9 thin-provisioned disk 57 third-party VM, source 46 throttling conversion tasks 73 time zone configuration 81 U uninstall Converter Standalone agent 73 uninstalling 33 uninstalling VMware vCenter Converter Standalone, in Windows 39 V vCenter Converter migration with 9 tasks 9 vCenter permissions 23 vC
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