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Table 1-2. Hot and Cold Cloning Comparison (Continued)Comparison CriteriaHot Cloning with ConverterStandalone 4.0Cold Cloning with ConverterEnterpris

Hot Cloning of Physical MachinesConverter Standalone supports only hot cloning of physical machines. VMware Converter 3.0.x supports coldcloning.You c

agentvCenter Converter Standalone running on Windows machinepowered-onphysical machineESX/ESXicopied volumessourcedestinationnetworksnapshotVMsourcevo

The following workflow demonstrates the principles of hot cloning physical machine sources that run Linuxto managed destinations.1 The Converter Stand

Disk Cloning ModesConverter Standalone implements volume-based cloning, disk-based cloning, and linked cloning.Table 1-3. Disk Cloning ModesDisk Clon

Disk-Based CloningConverter Standalone supports disk-based cloning to import existing virtual machines.Disk-based cloning transfers all sectors from a

you can use Converter Standalone to reconfigure it. You can also reconfigureany operating system installed on a multiboot machine if you imported thev

System Requirements 2This information describes the requirements you must fulfill before you operate VMware® vCenter ConverterStandalone and describes

Table 2-1. Supported Operating Systems (Continued)SupportedOperating Systems Client Support Server SupportRemote AccessSupport Source SupportWindows

Table 2-2. Installation Space Requirements (Continued)Operating System Installation Component Disk Space RequiredClient 130MBServer and agent 450MBSu

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Powered-On Machine Conversion LimitationsWhen you convert a powered-on machine, some conversion features might not be available for certain sourceoper

Converter Standalone supports Virtual PC and Virtual Server virtual machines with most Windowsoperating systems earlier than Windows NT 4.0 and with n

Supported Destination TypesConverter Standalone can create virtual machines compatible with VMware hosted and managed products.Converter Standalone ca

Information Not Preserved When Using Converter Standalone for ManagedProduct DestinationsWhen you restore images for managed product destinations (ESX

Because the target and the source virtual machines or system images have the same identities (name, SID, andso on), running both machines on the same

Common Requirements for Remote Hot Cloning of Windows OperatingSystemsThe following information can help you avoid issues related to permissions and n

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Installing and UninstallingVMware vCenter ConverterStandalone 3This information describes the basic steps for installing and uninstalling Converter St

Procedure1 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

Procedure1 To start the Converter Standalone installer, do one of the following:uGo to the folder that contains the installer file and double-click th

ContentsAbout This Book 5 1Introduction 7Migration with Converter Standalone 7Converter Standalone Components 8Converter Standalone Features 8 2System

Table 3-1. Command-Line Options (Continued)Option ActionPROPERTY=<property value> Sets the value of a property to <property value>.VMCE_H

Perform a Client-Server Installation in LinuxYou can select which Converter Standalone components to install when you perform a client-server installa

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 p

Procedure1 Start Converter Standalone.2 Depending on your installation type, choose the procedure to follow.Option ActionLocal installationa Select Ad

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Converting Machines 4This information describes how to create a conversion task to convert physical machines (using local or remotehot cloning), virtu

4 View Setup Options for a New Virtual Machine on page 42Depending on the selected source machine and destination type, the View/Edit Options page pro

Procedure1 On the Specify Source page, select Powered-on machine from the Select source type drop-down menu.2 Select an option that corresponds to you

6 (Optional) To view more details about the machine you are converting, click View Machine Details.7 Click Next.The Specify Destination page appears.W

Select a Virtual Appliance SourceYou can convert a virtual appliance to a VMware Infrastructure virtual machine or a standalone virtualmachine, such a

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Select a VMware Infrastructure Virtual Machine DestinationTo create a virtual machine to run on an ESX host that vCenter manages or on a standalone ES

Select a Virtual Appliance DestinationYou can export a virtual machine to a virtual appliance, making it available to other users to import into their

4 (Optional) If you are connected to a remote Converter Standalone server, click Connect As and do one ofthe following:nIf the source is a remote phys

nCustomize a VMware Infrastructure Virtual Machine on page 55When you convert to a VMware Infrastructure virtual machine, you can adjust some of its a

Distribute Disks over Several DatastoresDisk-based cloning allows you to copy different virtual disks to different datastores within your virtualenvir

PrerequisitesTo change datastores, the virtual machine destination must have more than one datastore.Procedure1 On the View/Edit Options page, click D

What to do nextYou can move source volumes to the newly created virtual disk.Move a Source Volume to a Target Virtual DiskConverter Standalone copies

Volume Attribute DescriptionSource Volumes All volumes available on the source machine.Used Space The amount of used space in the source volume.Total

Procedure1 Select VMware Workstation or other VMware virtual machine as a destination and click Next.2 On the View/Edit Options page, click Data to co

The network connections of your destination virtual machine are configured according to your settings.NOTE This network setting also applies when yo

About This BookThis book, the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User’s Guide, provides information about installing andusing VMware® vCenter Convert

nEdit the destination computer information. Creating an exact copy of a source machine causes conflicts ifthe source and the destination machine are r

Procedure1 On the View/Edit Options page, click Advanced conversion options.The list of advanced settings appears to the right.2 In the Post-conversio

Procedure1 On the View/Edit Options page, click Advanced conversion options.2 In the Advanced conversion options pane, select Configure guest preferen

Enter the Windows License InformationVMware recommends entering licensing information for all destination virtual machines that are subject tolicensin

3 In the options list to the left, select Network Interface Settings.The list of network adapters appears to the right.4 Select the relevant adapter a

Procedure1 On the View/Edit Options page, click Advanced conversion options.2 Select Remove System Restore checkpoints on destination.3 Select another

5 Click Networks to change the number of network adapters to connect on the destination machine.6 Use the drop-down menus to map networks from the vir

Customize a Virtual ApplianceYou can edit the target attributes when you convert a virtual machine source to a virtual appliance.PrerequisitesThese se

View the Summary of a Conversion TaskOn the Ready to Complete page, you can view a summary of the new conversion task before you add it to thetask lis

Configuring VMware Virtual Machines 5You can use Converter Standalone to configure VMware virtual machines that have disks populated byrestoration fro

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ProcedureuSave the sysprep files to the specified location.Destination OS orGuest OS Sysprep Files Location for Windows Sysprep Files Location for Lin

Select a Source to ConfigureYou can select a VMware virtual machine as the source for a configuration task.Procedure1 On the Specify Source page, sele

Post-Conversion Processing Option DescriptionRemove System Restore checkpoints on destination Prevents the target machine from reverting to apreconver

3 (Optional) Select Windows License and enter the Windows licensing information for this virtual machineif necessary.You can leave the Product ID fiel

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Managing Conversion andConfiguration Tasks 6Converter Standalone provides a task manager for managing migrations and configurations for a singleconver

Add a Task to the Task ListVMware vCenter Converter Standalone runs conversion tasks and configuration tasks as they appear in thetask list, depending

nCreate a Task by Copying an Existing Task on page 67You can edit a task in the task list by creating a copy of the task and modifying its settings in

Check the Task Progress and Log FilesThe Task list and the Task Details pane show the progress of tasks.If problems arise that cause the task to fail,

UFAD and Client Log Files LocationsConverter Standalone saves log files as it operates.Table 6-1 lists the default locations where log files are saved

Introduction 1VMware® vCenter Converter Standalone 4.0 provides a scalable solution to migrate physical-to-virtual andvirtual-to-virtual machines.Con

Filter Tasks by StatusYou can change which tasks appear in the task list based on their running status.Procedure1 On the main menu, select View > F

GlossaryBIOS (basic input/output system)Firmware that controls machine startup and manages communication between the CPU and other devices,such as the

custom networkingIn hosted products, any type of network connection between virtual machines and the host that does notuse the default bridged, host-o

folderA managed entity used to group other managed entities. Folder types are determined by the types of childentities they contain. See also child.fu

IDE(1) Acronym for integrated drive electronics, a standard electronic interface used to connect mass storagedevices to a computer. The ANSI name for

NTFS file systemThe correct, redundant use of new technology file system.open virtual appliance (OVA)A packaging format for virtual machines that allo

resource poolA division of computing resources used to manage allocations between virtual machines.resumeTo return a virtual machine to operation from

suspendA state in which settings are preserved and actions are no longer performed. To turn off a virtual machinewhile preserving the current state of

virtual machine configurationThe specification of which virtual devices, such as disks and memory, are present in a virtual machineand how they are ma

IndexAAcronis True Image, source 19, 38adding tasks 66advanced customizationguest operating system 51installing VMware Tools 51overview 49powerin

nCreate VMware virtual machines from third-party formats.nReduce the time needed to set up new virtual machine environments.nMigrate legacy servers to

overview 42processors 48standalone destinations 56virtual appliance destinations 57VMware Infrastructure destinations 55volume-based cloning 44W

other VMware virtual machine, as source 38PParallels Desktop, source 19, 38port requirements 24powered-on machine conversion limitations 20powered

VVCB, See VMware Consolidated BackupvCenter, destination 22, 40vCenter support 19version support 19viewing a task's progress 68viewing conver

System reconfiguration is the process of adjusting the migrated operating system so that it can function onvirtual hardware. This adjustment is perfor