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Contents VMware View User Profile Migration 5 1 User Profile Migration Overview 7 Best Practices for Running a V1 to V2 Profile Migration 8 Prerequisites for Running the Profile Migration Utility 8 migprofile.exe Command Usage 8 Migration Configuration File 10 Index 15 VMware, Inc.
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VMware View User Profile Migration VMware View User Profile Migration describes how to use the View profile migration command-line utility to migrate Windows XP user profiles, which support the Windows V1 profile format, to Windows 7 user profiles, which support the V2 format. Intended Audience This information is intended for View administrators who want to migrate V1 profiles on physical computers or virtual desktops to V2 profiles in a View environment.
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User Profile Migration Overview 1 The standalone command-line utility, migprofile.exe, migrates V1 user profiles, supported by Windows XP, to V2 user profiles, supported by Windows 7. The utility is intended for users who are migrating from Windows XP computers in any physical or virtual environment to Windows 7 virtual desktops in a View environment. After you migrate the user profiles, the View Persona Management feature integrates the V2 profiles on Windows 7 View desktops.
VMware View User Profile Migration n “migprofile.exe Command Usage,” on page 8 n “Migration Configuration File,” on page 10 Best Practices for Running a V1 to V2 Profile Migration Following best practices ensures the success of a profile migration. n In View, configure Windows 7 desktops for your users before you begin the profile migration. Configure View Persona Management for the desktop pools. In particular, configure a CIFS network share as the View Persona Management remote profile repository.
Chapter 1 User Profile Migration Overview When you install the standalone View Persona Management software on a system, the migprofile.exe utility is installed in the install_directory\VMware\VMware View\Persona Management directory. From a Windows command prompt, use the following syntax for the migprofile.exe command: migprofile.exe [/s:source_path] [/t:target_path] [/r-:] [/takeownership] [config_file] Table 1-1. migprofile.
VMware View User Profile Migration Migration Configuration File You can specify a migration configuration file as a command-line option with the profile migration command. In the configuration file, you can specify settings such as the source and target profile locations, which are passed to the profile migration utility at runtime. The migration configuration file is optional. You can override settings that you specify in the configuration file by typing the corresponding command-line options.
Chapter 1 User Profile Migration Overview Take Ownership of the User Profile Set the takeownership setting to "1" to cause the migprofile.exe utility to take ownership of the user profile during the migration. Use the following format: ... ... If you do not specify this setting, the value defaults to "0", which turns off the takeownership behavior.
VMware View User Profile Migration The following example specifies the My Documents, Desktop, Start Menu, and Network Neighborhood folders to migrate: Personal, Desktop, Start Menu, NetHood Table 1-2. Folder Identifiers Used in the Migration Configuration File Folder Identifiers Windows Folder Names AppData \Application Data Cache \Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files Cookies \Cookies Desktop \Desktop Favorites \Favorites History \Local Settings\History Lo
Chapter 1 User Profile Migration Overview By default, the all registry keys in the user registry hive are migrated to the V2 profile. If you use this setting, only the specified registry keys are migrated. Format this setting as a comma-separated list.
VMware View User Profile Migration Only files from the My Documents, Desktop, and Start Menu profile folders are migrated. The user's registry keys are migrated. \\devvm-winxp\c$\documents and settings\ts115 \\file01\profiles
Index M migprofile.exe command usage 8 syntax 8 migprofile.exe utility, prerequisites 8 V V1 to V2 migration best practices 8 configuration file 10 configuration file settings 10 example configuration files 13 overview 7 View persona management 5 VMware, Inc.
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