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Contents
Preface 7
1 IntroductiontoVMwareConverter 9MigrationwithVMwareConverter 9
VMwareConverterEditions 10
CloningandSystemReconfigurationofPhysicalMachines 10
HotandColdCloning 11
LocalandRemoteCloning 11
ExampleofRemoteHotCloning 11
ExampleofLocalColdCloning 13
CloningModes 14
VolumeBasedCloning 14
DiskBased
Cloning 15
MigratingExistingVirtualMachinesandSystemImages 15
ConvertingVirtualMachines 15
ConfiguringVirtualMachines 15
ManagingTasks 15
NewinVMwareConverter3.0.2 16
2 SystemRequirements 17ApplicationRequirements 17
MemoryRequirementsforColdCloning 18
PhysicalMachinesThatCanBeImported 18
Virtual
Machines
and
System
Images
That
Can
Be
Imported 19RestoringVMwareConsolidatedBackupImagesinConverter 20
InformationNotPreservedWhenUsingConverterforManagedProductDestinations 20
InformationNotPreservedWhenUsingConverterforHostedProductDestinations 20
SupportedDestinations 21
LevelofInternationalization(i18n)Support 21
HowConvertingAffectsSettings 22
ChangestoVirtualHardware 22
TCP/IPPortsRequiredbyVMwareConverter 22
3 InstallingandUninstallingVMwareConverter 23InstallingVMwareConverter 23
Uninstalling,Modifying,
or
Repairing
VMware
Converter 24
InstallingVMwareConvertertoRuninInstallLessMode 25
AddingaLicense 25
PerformingaScriptedInstall 25
4 ImportingMachineswithVMwareConverter 27SelectingtheProcedureforYourImport 27
ImportinginInstallLessMode 27
ColdCloningaPhysicalMachine 27
DeterminingtheProceduretoFollow 27
TheLogInfoButton 28
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ClustersConverterDoesNotSupport 28
StartingtheWizardforaConversion 29
Step1:SelectingYourSource 29
SelectingaPhysicalMachineastheSource 29
SelectinganESXServerVirtualMachineastheSource 31
SelectingaStandaloneVirtualMachineastheSource 31
Step2:ChoosingaDestinationfortheNewVirtualMachine 33
Importing
Your
Source
Machine
as
an
ESX
Server
Virtual
Machine 33ImportingYourSourceMachineasaWorkstationVirtualMachine 34
Step3:CustomizingtheGuestOperatingSystemoftheNewVirtualMachine(optional) 37
CompletingtheImportTaskCreation 38
5 UsingtheConverterBootCDforLocalColdCloning 41ColdCloningandtheConverterBootCD 41
StartingtheWizardforaConversion 41
Step1:SelectingYourSourceData 42
Step2:ChoosingaDestinationfortheNewVirtualMachine 43
ClustersConverterDoesNotSupport 43
ImportingYourSourceMachineasanESXServerVirtualMachine 43
ImportingYour
Source
Machine
as
a
Workstation
Virtual
Machine 44
Step3:CustomizingtheGuestOperatingSystemoftheNewVirtualMachine(optional) 45
CompletingtheImportTaskCreation 46
UsingpeTooltoModifytheConverterBootCD 47
6 ConfiguringVMwareVirtualMachines 49StartingtheConfiguration 49
StartingtheWizardandGettingtoSourceSelection 49
SelectinganESXServerVirtualMachineastheSource 49
SelectingaStandaloneVirtualMachineastheSource 50
CustomizingtheGuestOperatingSystemoftheNewVirtualMachine(optional) 50
CompletingtheConfiguration 52
7 ManagingTasks 53MultipleTasks 53
TaskView 53
TaskList 53
Toolbar 54
DetailsView 55
SummaryTab 55
TaskProgressTab 55
StartingandCancelingTasks 56
StartingaTaskfromtheTaskView(ForcingaQueuedTasktoRun) 56
Cancelinga
Task 57
DeletingaTask 57
LookingatProgressandtheLogs 57
ViewingaTasksProgress 57
ExportingandViewingtheLog 57
EditingTasks 58
EditingaTask 58
EditingaFailedTask 58
ManagingHowTasksRun 59
ControllingtheNumberofTasksRunningConcurrently 59
ChangingtheRunOrder 59
ChangingtheNumberofTasksDisplayedintheTaskList 59
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ChangingWhichTasksAreDisplayedintheTaskList 60
A Migrationwithp2vToolCommand LineInterface 61UsingtheExperimentalp2vToolCommandLineInterface 61
SyntaxandOptions 61
CancelingaTask 62
SourceMachinesandDestinationMachines 62
RestoringVMware
Consolidated
Backup
Images
with
p2vTool 63
ExamplesofXMLInputFilesforMigrations 63
ExamplesofXMLInputFilesforConsolidatedBackupRestore 66
Glossary 69
Index 77
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ThisprefaceprovidesinformationabouttheVMwareConverterUsersManualandlinkstoVMwaretechnicalsupportandeducationalresources.
About This Book
Thismanual,theVMwareConverterUsersManual,providesinformationaboutinstallingandusingVMwareConverter.
Intended Audience
Thisbookisintendedforanyonewhoneedstoinstall,upgrade,oruseVMwareConverter.VMwareConverter
userstypicallyincludepeoplewhodosoftwaredevelopmentandtestingorworkwithmultipleoperating
systemsorcomputingenvironments:softwaredevelopers,QAengineers,trainers,salespeoplewhorun
demos,andanyonewhowantstocreatevirtualmachines.Anothersetofusersincludesanyonewhoneedsto
nonintrusivelycopyandtransformphysicalsystemsintoVMwarevirtualmachines,eitherlocallyor
remotely.
Document Feedback
Ifyouhavecommentsaboutthisdocumentation,submityourfeedbackto:
Technical Support and Education Resources
Thefollowingsectionsdescribethetechnicalsupportresourcesavailabletoyou.
Self-Service Support
UsetheVMwareTechnologyNetwork(VMTN)forselfhelptoolsandtechnicalinformation:
Productinformationhttp://www.vmware.com/products/
Technologyinformation
http://www.vmware.com/communities/content
Documentationhttp://www.vmware.com/support/pubs
VMTNKnowledgeBasehttp://www.vmware.com/support/kb
Discussionforumshttp://www.vmware.com/community
Usergroupshttp://www.vmware.com/vcommunity/usergroups.html
FormoreinformationabouttheVMwareTechnologyNetwork,gotohttp://www.vmtn.net
Preface
mailto:[email protected]://www.vmware.com/products/http://www.vmware.com/support/pubshttp://www.vmware.com/support/kbhttp://www.vmware.com/communityhttp://www.vmware.com/vcommunity/usergroups.htmlhttp://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtnhttp://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtnhttp://www.vmware.com/vcommunity/usergroups.htmlhttp://www.vmware.com/communityhttp://www.vmware.com/support/kbhttp://www.vmware.com/support/pubshttp://www.vmware.com/communities/contenthttp://www.vmware.com/products/mailto:[email protected] -
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Online and Telephone Support
Useonlinesupporttosubmittechnicalsupportrequests,viewyourproductandcontractinformation,and
registeryourproducts.Gotohttp://www.vmware.com/support.
Customerswithappropriatesupportcontractsshouldusetelephonesupportforthefastestresponseon
priority1issues.Gotohttp://www.vmware.com/support/phone_support.html.
Support OfferingsFindouthowVMwaresupportofferingscanhelpmeetyourbusinessneeds.Goto
http://www.vmware.com/support/services.
VMware Education Services
VMwarecoursesofferextensivehandsonlabs,casestudyexamples,andcoursematerialsdesignedtobeused
asonthejobreferencetools.FormoreinformationaboutVMwareEducationServices,goto
http://mylearn1.vmware.com/mgrreg/index.cfm.
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VMwareConverterprovidesascalablesolutionformigrationsofmachines,bothphysicaltovirtualand
virtualtovirtual.Optimizedformassmigration,VMwareConverterisequallyeffectiveforsinglemachine
conversions.Withitscomprehensivewizardsandtaskmanager,VMwareConverterimportsvirtualmachines
faster,withfewermanualstepsrequiredandfewersourcehardwarelimitationsthanothermethods.Withits
abilitytohotclone,Convertercanimportanewvirtualmachinewithnodowntimeonitssourcephysical
machine.VMwareConvertercombinesandexpandsthefunctionalityavailableintheVMwareproductsP2VAssistant
andVirtualMachineImporter.IteasesinteroperabilityamongVMwarehostedproducts(Workstation,ACE,
VMwareFusion,VMwareServer,andVMwarePlayer),VirtualCenter managedESXServer3.xand2.5.x,and
unmanagedESX Server3.x.ItalsorestoresVMwareConsolidatedBackupimagesintoVMwarevirtual
machines.
Thischapterincludesthefollowingsections:
MigrationwithVMwareConverteronpage 9
CloningandSystemReconfigurationofPhysicalMachinesonpage 10
MigratingExistingVirtualMachinesandSystemImagesonpage 15
ManagingTasks
on
page 15
NewinVMwareConverter3.0.2onpage 16
Migration with VMware Converter
WithVMwareConverteryouimportvirtualmachinesfromdifferentsourceformatsintooneofseveral
VMwareproductdestinations.Usetheapplicationto:
ConvertphysicalmachinesforuseacrossdifferentVMwareproductformats.
ConvertvirtualmachinesforuseacrossdifferentVMwareproductformats.
MovevirtualmachinesacrossdifferentVMwareproductplatforms.
CreateVMware
virtual
machines
from
VMware
Consolidated
Backup
images.
CreateVMwarevirtualmachinesfromthirdpartyformatslikeAcronisTrueImage,SymantecBackup
ExecSystemRecovery(formerlyLiveStateRecovery),NortonGhost,StorageCraftShadowProtect,and
MicrosoftVirtual ServerandVirtual PC.
Reducethetimeneededtopopulatenewvirtualmachineenvironments.
Migratelegacyserverstonewhardwarewithnoneedtoreinstalloperatingsystemsorapplication
software.
Performmigrationsacrossheterogeneoushardware.
Proactivelyreadjustdisksizes,types,andpartitionstomaximizeutilizationofstorageresources.
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Startandmanagemultipleconcurrentmigrations.
Viewaudittrail
Figure 11illustrateshowVMwareConverterCreatesandMigratesVMwareReadyVirtualMachinesfroma
BroadRangeofSources.
Figure 1-1. VMware Converter Source and Destination Machines
VMware Converter Editions
VMwareConverter
comes
in
two
editions,
Starter
and
Enterprise,
to
meet
the
particular
need
of
different
users
andusecases.
Cloning and System Reconfiguration of Physical Machines
Cloningistheprocessofcreatingacloneddisk,wherethecloneddiskisavirtualdiskthatisanexactcopyof
thesourcephysicaldisk.Thisinvolvescopyingthedataonaphysicalsourcemachinesharddiskand
transferringthatdatatoatargetvirtualdisk(thenewcloneddisk).Systemreconfigurationistheprocessof
physicalmachines
virtual
machines
third-partyimages
*.tib*.vmc*.sv2i*.spf
VMware Consolidated Backup images
source destination
VMware
Converter
virtualmachine
Workstation 6VMware FusionVMware Server 2
virtualmachine
Workstation 4GSX Server
virtualmachine
Workstation 5VMware Player
VMware Server 1
ESX Server 2.5.xhost
virtualmachine
ESX Server 3.xhost
virtualmachine
VirtualCenter
Server
Table 1-1. Differences Between Starter and Enterprise Editions
VMware Converter Starter VMware Converter Enterprise
Environment DesignedforsinglemigrationstoVMwareproductssuchasVirtualInfrastructure3,VMwarePlayer,VMwareWorkstation,andVMwareServer.
DesignedformultipleconcurrentmigrationstoVirtualInfrastructure3andhostedproducts
License Freedownload. LicensedasapartofSnS(SupportandSubscription)withVirtualCenterManagementServer.
Cloning Localhot
cloning
to
hosted
products
(Workstation,VMwarePlayer,GSXServer,VMwareServer)andESXServer.Remotehotcloningtohostedproductsonly
Localhot
cloning
to
hosted
products
and
ESX
Server.RemotehotcloningtohostedproductsandESXServer.Localcoldcloning(ConverterBootCD)tohostedproductsandESXServer.
Job Management Singlemigrationatatime.
Taskediting.
Multiple,concurrentmigrations.Taskediting.
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adjustingthemigratedoperatingsystemtoenableittofunctiononvirtualhardware.Thisadjustmentis
performedonthetargetvirtualdiskaftercloningandenablesthetargetvirtualdisktofunctionasabootable
systemdiskinavirtualmachine.
TheVMwareConverterwizardoutputsacompletelynewVMwarevirtualmachinebasedonasourcephysical
machine.Themigrationprocessisnondestructive,soyoucancontinuetousetheoriginalsourcemachine.
However,torunanimportedVMwarevirtualmachineonthesamenetworkasthesourcephysicalmachine,
youmustmodifythenetworknameandIPaddressononeofthemachines,sothephysicalandvirtual
machinescan
coexist
properly.
Hot and Cold Cloning
VMwareConvertersupportshotcloningandcoldcloning.Hotcloning,alsocalledlivecloningoronlinecloning,entailscloningthesourcemachinewhileitisrunningitsoperatingsystem.Coldcloning,alsocalledofflinecloning,entailscloningthesourcemachinewhenitisnotrunningitsoperatingsystem.Incoldcloning
theuserrebootsthesourcemachinefromaCDthathasitsownoperatingsystem,fromwhichtheVMware
Converterapplication
runs.
Cold
cloning
leaves
no
footprint
on
the
source
machine.
Local and Remote Cloning
Forlocalcloning,themigrationisperformedwiththeapplicationrunningonthesourcemachine.Withremotecloning,thesourcemachinecanbeaccessedwithouthavingtophysicallytouchit,aslongasitisrunning.
Example of Remote Hot Cloning
Figures1
2
and
1
3
show
the
general
steps
followed
by
VMware
Converter
after
a
user
has
set
up
a
migration
taskusingtheconverterwizardavailableontheapplication.Allthestepsintheillustrationsareautomated.
TheyareperformedbyConverterwithoutoperatorinvolvementaftertheuserhascreatedthetaskwiththe
wizard.Thisisanexampleofhotcloning,inwhichthephysicalmachinebeingclonedexperiencesno
downtime.
Remote Hot Cloning of a Physical Machine
Figure 1-2. Initial State of Source and Destination Machines
NOTE YoucannotmoveOEMmediabetweenphysicalmachines.Thelicenseisattachedtotheserverwhen
purchasedfromtheOEMandcannotbereassigned.OnlyRetailandVolumeLicensescanbereassignedto
newphysicalservers.IfyoumigrateanOEMimage,youneedaWindowsServerEnterpriseorDatacenter
EditionlicenseontheESXServertorunmultiplevirtualmachines.
NOTE Whenhotcloningdualbootsystems,youcancloneonlythedefaultoperatingsystemthatboot.ini
pointsto.Toclonethenondefaultoperatingsystem,changeboot.initopointtotheotheroperatingsystem
andreboot.Afteryouarebootedintotheotheroperatingsystem,youcaninstallConverterandhotcloneit.
VMware Converter runningon Windows machine
runningphysical machine ESX Server
source destination
network
sourcevolumes
VMware Converter runningon Windows machine
runningphysical machine ESX Server
source destination
network
sourcevolumes
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Figure 1-3. Preparing the Source Machine for a Conversion
1 TheConverterinstallstheagentonthesourcemachine.
2 TheAgenttakesasnapshotofthesourcevolumes.
Figure 1-4. Preparing the Virtual Machine on the Destination Machine
3 Convertercreatesanewvirtualmachineonthedestinationmachine.
4 TheAgentcopiesvolumesfromthesourcemachinetothedestinationmachine.
Figure 1-5. Completing the Conversion Process
5 TheAgentinstallstherequireddriverstoallowtheoperatingsystemtobootinavirtualmachine.
6 TheAgentpersonalizesthevirtualmachine(forexample,changingtheIPinformation).
agent
VMware Converter runningon Windows machine
runningphysical machine ESX Server
source destination
network
snapshot
1
2
3
sourcevolumes
agent
VMware Converter runningon Windows machine
runningphysical machine ESX Server
volumes
source destination
network
snapshot
3
4
VM
source
volumes
agent
VMware Converter runningon Windows machine
runningphysical machine ESX Server
source destination
network
65
VM
sourcevolumes
snapshot
reconfiguration
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Figure 1-6. Cleaning Up
7 Converterremovesalltracesfromthesourcemachine.
Example of Local Cold Cloning
Figures17and18showthegeneralstepsfollowedbyVMwareConverterafterauserhassetupamigration
usingtheconverterwizardavailableontheBootCD.AftertheuserhasbootedfromtheConverterBootCD
andused
the
application
on
it
to
direct
the
course
of
the
migration,
the
remaining
steps
are
performed
by
Converterwithoutoperatorinvolvementuntilrebootingthesourcemachinetoreturntoitsoriginaloperating
system.
Local Cold Cloning of a Physical Machine
Figure 1-7. Initial State of Source and Destination Machines
Figure 1-8. Preparing the Source Machine Image
1 UserbootsthesourcemachinefromtheConverterBootCDandusesVMwareConvertertodefineand
startthemigration.
2 ConvertercopiesthesourcevolumesintoaRAMdisk.
VMware Converter runningon Windows machine
runningphysical machine
sourcevolumes
ESX Server
source destination
network
7
VM
5
ESX Server
source destination
network
sourcevolumes
VMwareConverter Boot CD
physical machine
Converter
VMwareConverter Boot CD
physical machine ESX Server
source destination
network
copy
1
2
3
sourcevolumes
image inRAM disk
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Figure 1-9. Preparing the Virtual Machine on the Destination Machine
3 Convertercreatesanewvirtualmachineonthedestinationmachine.
4 Convertercopiesvolumesfromthesourcemachinetothedestinationmachine.
Figure 1-10. Completing the Conversion Process
5 Converterinstallstherequireddriverstoallowtheoperatingsystemtobootinavirtualmachine.
6 Converterpersonalizesthevirtualmachine(forexample,changingtheIPinformation).
Figure 1-11. Cleaning Up
7 UserremovesBootCDandrebootsthesourcephysicalmachinetoreturnittoitsownoperatingsystem.
Thevirtualmachineisreadytorunonthedestinationmachine
Cloning Modes
VMwareConverter
implements
two
cloning
modes:
disk
based
cloning
and
volume
based
cloning.
Volume-Based Cloning
VMwareConvertersupportsvolumebasedcloningforhotandcoldcloningandforimportationofexisting
virtualmachines.Involumebasedcloning,allvolumesinthedestinationvirtualmachinearebasicvolumes,
regardlessofthetypeinthecorrespondingsourcevolume.Sometypesofsourcevolumesareunsupported
andareskippedduringcloning.
ESX Server
volumes
source destination
network
3
4
VM
sourcevolumes
Converter
VMwareConverter Boot CD
physical machine
image inRAM disk
ESX Server
source destination
network
sourcevolumes
Converter
VMwareConverter Boot CD
physical machine
VM
65
reconfigurationcustomization
(opt.)
image inRAM disk
5
ESX Server
source destination
network
sourcevolumes
VMwareConverter Boot CD
physical machine
7
VM
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Levelsofsupport:
Hotcloningsupportsalltypesofsourcevolumes.
Coldcloning(ConverterBootCD)supportsalltypesofdynamicvolumes,butdoesntsupport
Windows NT 4faulttolerantvolumes.
VirtualmachineimportingsupportsbasicvolumesandalltypesofdynamicvolumesexceptRAID.It
doesntsupportWindows NT 4faulttolerantvolumes.OnlyMasterBootRecord(MBR)disksare
supported.GUID
Partition
Table
(GPT)
disks
are
not
supported.
Disk-Based Cloning
Convertersupportsdiskbasedcloningforcoldcloningandforimportationofexistingvirtualmachines.
Diskbasedcloningtransfersallsectorsfromalldisks,preservingallvolumemetadata.Thedestinationvirtual
machinereceivesexactlythesamevolumes,ofthesametype,asthoseofthesourcevirtualmachine.
Diskbasedcloningsupportsalltypesofbasicanddynamicdisks.
Migrating Existing Virtual Machines and System Images
TheVMwareConverterwizardcreatesanewVMwarevirtualmachinebasedonasourcevirtualmachineor
systemimage.Themigrationprocessisnondestructive,soyoucancontinuetousetheoriginalsourcevirtual
machine
or
system
image
with
the
product
used
to
create
the
source
virtual
machine.
To
run
an
imported
VMwarevirtualmachineonthesamenetworkasthesourcevirtualmachine,modifythenetworknameand
IPaddressononeofthevirtualmachinessothattheoriginalandnewvirtualmachinescancoexist.
Converting Virtual Machines
VMwareConverterletsyoumoveVMwarevirtualmachinesbetweenWorkstation,VMwarePlayer,VMware
ACE,VMwareFusion,ESXServer,GSXServer,andVMwareServer.Italsoimportsvirtualmachinesfrom
MicrosoftVirtual ServerandVirtual PC.
Configuring Virtual Machines
ForVMwarevirtualmachineswhosediskshavebeenpopulatedbyrestoringfromabackupofaphysicalhost
or
by
some
other
direct
means
of
copying,
VMware
Converter
prepares
the
image
to
run
on
VMware
virtual
hardware.
Managing Tasks
VMwareConverterprovidesataskmanagerasanew,robusttoolformanagingmigrations.Thiscanbefora
singleimportorformultiple,concurrentmigrations.Afteryoucreateataskusingtheconverterwizardtoset
uphowyouwanttoimportamachine,usetheTaskViewofthemanagerto:
Startorstopanimport.
Changetherunorder.
Forceaqueuedtasktorun.
Controlthe
number
of
jobs
running
simultaneously.
Filtertheviewofwhattasksaredisplayed.
Editatask.
Viewatasksprogress.
Cancelatask.
Editandrestartafailedtask.
Deleteatask.
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Thisreleaseadds:
ConversionofVMwarehardwareversion6products:Workstation6.x,VMwareACE2.x,VMwareFusion
1.x,andVMwarePlayer2.x.
Conversionofanadditionalthirdpartydiskimageformat:AcronisTrueImage9
Experimental
support
for
Microsoft
Vista
32
bit
and
64
bit
operating
systems Avarietyoffixes.Seethereleasenotesat
http://www.vmware.com/support/converter/doc/releasenotes_conv302.html
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ThischapterdescribestherequirementstobefulfilledbeforeoperatingVMwareConverteranddescribesthe
compatibilitiesandinteroperabilitiesamongthesystemsonwhichandwithwhichitworks.
Thechapterincludesthefollowingsections:
ApplicationRequirementsonpage 17
MemoryRequirements
for
Cold
Cloning
on
page 18
PhysicalMachinesThatCanBeImportedonpage 18
VirtualMachinesandSystemImagesThatCanBeImportedonpage 19
SupportedDestinationsonpage 21
LevelofInternationalization(i18n)Supportonpage 21
HowConvertingAffectsSettingsonpage 22
TCP/IPPortsRequiredbyVMwareConverteronpage 22
Application Requirements
VMwareConverteranditsAgentrunonthefollowingMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystems:
Windows NTSP6+(withIE5orhigher)
Windows2000
Windows200332bitand64bit
WindowsXPProfessional32bitand64bit
WindowsVista32bitand64bit(experimentalsupportonly)
VMwareConvertercanruninvirtualmachinesthatusethelistedoperatingsystemsasguestoperating
systems.
Forconfiguringvirtualmachines,orforimportingthirdpartyimagesandVMwarehostedproductvirtual
machines,theoperatingsystemonwhichConverterrunsmustbeequalto,orgreaterthan,theoperating
systemonthesourcemachine,asshowninTable 21.
System Requirements 2
NOTE
AlthoughVMware
Converter
operates
on
Windows
only,
after
the
migration,
you
can
transfer
the
virtualmachinetotheVMwaresupportedhostplatformofyourchoice.
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Spaceinformationandrequirementsforinstallation:
Installersize29MB
Installedfiles63MB
Minimum
boot
drive
requirement
(if
installed
on
boot
drive)
120MB Minimumbootdriverequirement(ifinstalledonanotherdrive)105MB
TheVMwareConverterBootCDrunsonitsowncopyofWindowsPreinstallationEnvironment(WinPE).
Memory Requirements for Cold Cloning
ForcoldcloningwiththeVMwareConverterBootCD(seeChapter 5,UsingtheConverterBootCDforLocal
ColdCloning,onpage 41),thesourcephysicalmachinemustmeetcertainmemoryrequirements.
TheminimummemoryrequirementonthephysicalmachineforrunningConverterBootCDis264MB.The
recommendedmemoryis364MB.Table 22showsthelimitationsplacedoncoldcloningifyouuselessthan
therecommendedmemoryrequirement,aswellasinformationonRAMdisksize.
Physical Machines That Can Be ImportedVMwareConvertercanhotcloneandreconfigureanyphysicalmachinerunninganoperatingsystemnoted
intheprevioussection,ApplicationRequirements.
Foracoldclone,theVMwareConverterBootCDcanbestartedfrom,andclone,machinesfittedoutwith
storagecontrollersandnetworkadaptersthatMicrosoftlistsassupportedinWindows2003.Withthis
requirementmet,Convertercanclonemachinesrunningoperatingsystemsnotedintheprevioussection.
Table 2-1. Operating System Compatibility for Configuring, Importing VMware Hosted Products, or Importing
Third-Party Images.
Operating System
On Source Machine
Compatible Operating Systems on the System Running VMware Converter
Windows NT Server Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows Vista
WindowsNTServer X X X X X
Windows2000 X X X X
WindowsXP X X X
Windows2003 X X X
WindowsVista X X X
NOTE SupportforWindowsVistaisexperimental.
Table 2-2. Memory Requirements for Cold Cloning with the Boot CD
If the Source Physical Machines Memory (m) Is Then the Boot CD
Lessthan264MB Cannotperformacoldclone.
Greaterthanorequalto264MBbutlessthan296MB Canperformacoldclone,butcannotuseaRAMdisk.
Greaterthanorequalto296MBbutlessthan364MB CanperformacoldclonewithaRAMdisk,althoughusingnetworkshareissuggested.TheRAMdisksizeismminus264MB.
Greaterthanorequalto364MB CanperformacoldclonewithaRAMdisk.
TheRAMdisksizeismminus264MB,uptoalimitof124MB.
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Virtual Machines and System Images That Can Be Imported
VMwareConvertercanimportvirtualmachinescreatedwith:
Workstation6.x,Workstation5.x,andWorkstation4.x
VMwareFusion1.x
ESXServer3.x
ESXServer
2.5.x
(if
the
server
is
managed
with
VirtualCenter
2.x)
GSXServer3.x
VMwareServer1.x
VirtualCenter2.x
MicrosoftVirtual PCversion7andlater
AnyversionofMicrosoftVirtual Server
VMwareConvertercanimportsystemimagesfrom:
VMwareConsolidatedBackup
Acronis
True
Image
9
SymantecBackupExecSystemRecovery(formerlyLiveStateRecovery)6.5and7.0,
LiveStateRecovery3.0and6.0,andNortonGhostversion9.0,10.0,and12.0(.sv2ifiles).
StorageCraftShadowProtect(experimentalsupport)
Notethefollowinglimitations:
Virtualmachinesmustbepoweredoffbeforeyouimportthem.Youcannotimportsuspendedvirtual
machines.
VirtualmachinesfromMacintoshversionsofVirtual PCarenotsupported.
TheoperatingsystemonthesourceVirtual PCorVirtual ServervirtualmachinemustbeaWindows
guestoperatingsystemsupportedbytheintendedVMwareplatform(forexample,VMware
Workstation 5or
6).
See
the
VMware
Web
site
for
a
list
of
supported
operating
systems:
http://www.vmware.com/support/guestnotes/doc/index.html
VMwareConvertersupportsVirtual PCandVirtual ServervirtualmachineswithmostWindows
operatingsystemsprecedingWindows NT 4.0forcloningonly.Itdoesnotsupportconfiguringfor
machineswithearlierWindowsoperatingsystems.
ConvertercanimportShadowProtectandBackupExecSystemRecoveryimages,withsomelimitations.
Theselimitationsinclude:
Dynamicdisks
are
not
supported.
Allimagesforthebackupofamachineshouldbeinasinglefolder,withnootherimagesplaced
there.
Forvolumebasedcloning,allvolumesinthediskuptotheactiveandsystemvolumesmusthave
beenbackedup(Forinstance:adiskhasfourpartitions,1 4,withpartition2astheactivevolume
andpartition3asthesystemvolume.Thebackupmustinclude1through3).
Ifitisanincrementalimage,upto16incrementalbackupsaresupported.
Imagesofsystemswithlogicaldrivesarenotsupportedifthelogicaldriveisalsoasystemoractive
volume(ShadowProtectonly).
NOTE Virtual PCandVirtual ServervirtualmachineswithnonWindowsguestoperatingsystems(for
example,LinuxandDOS)arenotcompatiblewithVMwareConverter.Thisistrueevenwhenthe
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Restoring VMware Consolidated Backup Images in Converter
VMwareConsolidatedBackupenablesyoutobackupentireESXServervirtualmachines,storingthebackup
usingWorkstationdisks,a.vmxfile,andacatalogfile.VMwareConvertercanrestoreConsolidatedBackup
imagesintoESXServers,andimportthemintoVMwarestandalonevirtualmachines.
ConvertersupportsrestoringConsolidatedBackupimagesofanyguestoperatingsystemtype.Forthe
operatingsystemslistedinApplicationRequirementsonpage 17,Converterenablesyoutoselectandresize
volumesandcustomizetheidentityfortherestoredvirtualmachine.Forallotherguestoperatingsystems,
Convertersupports
only
restoring
the
disks.
Converterdoesnotmaintainthe.nvramfile,northeVMwarelogfiles.Onlydisksarepreserved.
Converterdoesnotreadtheoriginallocationsettingsfromthecatalogfile.Torestoretothesamelocation,you
mustlookupinformationsuchasdatastore,hostname,foldername,andresourcepoolfromthecatalogfile
andenteritintheimportwizard.Inaddition,Converterdoesnotreadtheoriginaldisplaynamefromthe
catalogfile.Ifyouwanttousethesamenameanddontrememberit,youcanlookitupinthecatalogfile.You
canreadthecatalogfileasaplaintextfile.
Information Not Preserved When Using Converter for Managed Product Destinations
Whenrestoringimagesformanagedproductdestinations(ESXServers,forinstance),theConverterGUIwill
notpreservecertainhardwarebackinginformationfromtheoriginalimage,butrathersubstitutedefault
settings.The
affected
areas
are:
CDROMDefaultstodevicetype:HostDevice.
FloppyDefaultstodevicetype:HostDevice
NetworkadaptersDefaultstothelistofnetworkadaptersintheGUI.TheMACaddressisnot
preserved.Itisregeneratedbythedestinationhost.
SerialportDefaultstophysicalserialportondestinationhostmachine.
ParallelportDefaultstophysicalparallelportondestinationhostmachine.
Whenrestoringimages,theConverterGUIdoesnotpreservecertainothervirtualmachinepropertiesfrom
theoriginalimage,butsubstitutesdefaultsettings.Theaffectedareasare
UUIDThevirtualmachinesBIOSandlocation,identifiedbyuuid.biosanduuid.location,arenot
preserved,butregeneratedbythehostmachine.
DiskresourceallocationDefaultstothevaluesavailableonthehostwhenthevirtualmachineis
created.
Information Not Preserved When Using Converter for Hosted Product Destinations
WhenimportingaConsolidatedBackupimagetoahostedproductdestination(Workstation,forinstance),the
ConverterGUI
cannot
guarantee
that
virtual
machine
properties
will
be
preserved.
This
is
because
Converter
handlesthisasanormalmigration,notarestore.
FormoreonVMwareConsolidatedBackup,seetheVirtualInfrastructure3document,VirtualMachineBackupGuide.
NOTE Anunsupportedmethodtorestoreanimagewhilepreservinginformationentailsusingthe
experimentalp2vToolcommandlineinterface,describedinAppendixA,Migrationwithp2vTool
Command LineInterfaceonpage 61.
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Supported Destinations
VMwareConvertercanoutputvirtualmachinesthatarecompatiblewith:
Workstation6.x,Workstation5.x,andWorkstation4.x
VMwareFusion1.x
VMwareACE2.xandVMwareACE1.x
VMwarePlayer
2.x
and
VMware
Player
1.x
ESXServer3.x
ESXServer2.5.x(supportonlybyimportingthroughaVirtualCenter2.xserverthatmanagesthe
ESX Server)
GSXServer3.x
VMwareServer1.x
VirtualCenter2.x
Level of Internationalization (i18n) Support
VMwareConverterisnotfullyi18ncompliant.CertainmigrationshavesomerequirementsforusingEnglish
ASCIIinvariousentries,asshowninTable 23.
StandalonevirtualmachineincludesVMwareWorkstation,VMwareConsolidatedBackup,AcronisTrueImage9,
MicrosoftVirtualPCandVirtualServer,andSymantecBackupExecServerRecovery(formerlyLiveStateRecovery)6.5and
7.0,LiveState
Recovery
3.0
and
6.0,
and
Norton
Ghost 9,
10,
and
12
(.sv2i
only)
images.
NOTE Workstation4virtualmachinesarecompatiblewithVMwareGSXServer3.0,ESXServer2.x,and
ACE 1.x.
Table 2-3. Level of i18n Compliance in GUI Data Entry
Source Destination Limitations to Internationalization
Physicalmachine
(localorremoteclone,hotorcoldclone)
ESXServerorVirtualCentervirtualmachine
EnglishASCIIdestinationvirtualmachinename
Standalonevirtualmachine EnglishASCIIvirtualmachinename
EnglishASCIIdestinationpath
Standalonevirtualmachine ESXServerorVirtualCentervirtualmachine
EnglishASCIIdestinationvirtualmachinename
Standalonevirtualmachine EnglishASCIIdestinationpath
EnglishASCIIdestinationvirtualmachinename
ESXServerorVirtualCentervirtualmachine
ESXServerorVirtualCentervirtualmachine
EnglishASCIIdestinationvirtualmachinename
Standalonevirtualmachine EnglishASCIIdestinationpath
EnglishASCIIdestinationvirtualmachinename
NOTE InConverter,SysprepandhotfixpathsarelimitedtoEnglishASCIIcharacters.
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3
ThischapterdescribesthebasicstepsforinstallingVMwareConverter,forboththeStarterandEnterprise
editions.
Thechapterincludesthefollowingsections:
InstallingVMwareConverteronpage 23
Uninstalling,Modifying,
or
Repairing
VMware
Converter
on
page 24
InstallingVMwareConvertertoRuninInstallLessModeonpage 25
AddingaLicenseonpage 25
PerformingaScriptedInstallonpage 25
Installing VMware Converter
YoucaninstallVMwareConverterontoaphysicalmachineorvirtualmachine.Thetypicalsetupinstallsboth
VMwareConverteranditsVMwareConverterAgent.However,youcanchooseacustominstallationtoinstall
oneortheothercomponentbyitself.
To install VMware Converter
1 MakesuretheConvertersystemrequirementshavebeenmet.
SeeSystemRequirementsonpage 17.
2 DownloadthelatestversionofVMwareConverterfromtheVMwareWebsite:
http://www.vmware.com
3 Tostarttheinstaller,gotothefolderthatcontainstheinstallerfileyoudownloadedanddoubleclickthe
file:VMware-converter-3.x.x-.exe
Inthisexample,isthenameofthebuild.ThisfileisontheapplicationCDorinthelocal
directorytowhichyoudownloadedtheinstaller.
A
Preparing
to
Install
dialog
box
appears
momentarily
and
the
VMware
Converter
installation
wizard
openswithaWelcomepage.
(Ifapreviouslyinstalledapplicationisdetected,itisuninstalled.)
4 ClickNextontheWelcomepage.
5 IntheEndUserLicenseAgreementpage,clickIacceptthetermsintheLicenseAgreementandclick
Next.
6 SelectthelocationfolderforVMwareConverterintheDestinationFolderpageandclickNext.
ThedefaultlocationisC:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Converter.Toinstallinanotherlocation,
clickChangeandbrowseforthenewlocation.
7 SelectaTypicalinstallationorCustominstallationandclickNext.
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8 IntheCustomSetuppage,choosewhichcomponentstoinstall,eitherConverterManagerorConverter
Agentorboth,andclickNext.
Ifyouinstallbothcomponentsyoucanmanagetheimportofphysicalorvirtualmachinestoany
authorizedlocation.
IfyouinstallonlyConverterManager,youcanusethatmachinetoimportonlyremotephysicalmachines.
InstallingConverterAgentpreparesthelocalphysicalmachineforimport.WhenusedwiththeConverter
Manager,it
also
enables
the
importation
of
the
full
range
of
machine
types.
9 IntheReadytoInstalltheProgrampage,clickInstall.
Messagesappearthatindicatetheprogressoftheinstallation.
IfyouclickCancelduringtheinstallation,theinstalledfilesarerolledbackandtheoperatingsystemis
returnedtoitsoriginalstate.
10 WhenthewizarddisplaystheInstallationCompletedpage,clickFinish.
TheRunVMwareConverternowcheckboxisselectedbydefault.Tofinishinstallationbutnotlaunch
theapplicationatthistime,deselectthecheckboxbeforeclickingFinish.
IfyoursystemisrunningWindows 2000orWindows NTandyouhaveinstalledConverterAgent,you
mustrestartyoursystembeforeyoucanuseVMwareConverter.
Uninstalling, Modifying, or Repairing VMware Converter
InadditiontobeingabletousetheMicrosoftWindowsAddorRemoveProgramsutilityfromthecontrolpage
touninstallVMwareConverter,youcanalsoremoveitbyusingtheVMwareConverterinstallerwizard.
TheinstallerwizardhastheadditionalcapabilitytoallowyoutomodifyorrepairVMwareConverter.
To uninstall, modify, or repair VMware Converter
1 TostarttheVMwareConverterinstaller,gotothefolderthatcontainstheinstallerfileanddoubleclick
thefile:VMware-converter-3.x.x-.exe
Inthisexample,isthenameofthebuild.ThisfileisontheApplicationCDorinthelocal
directoryto
which
you
downloaded
the
installer.
TheConverterinstallationwizardopenswithaWelcomepage.
2 ClickNext.
3 IntheProgramMaintenancepage,selectModify,Repair,orRemoveandclickNext.
SelectModifytochangetheinstalledcomponentsofVMwareConverter.Thistakesyoutothe
CustomSetuppageofthewizard,whereyoucanmakechanges.SeeStep 8inToinstallVMware
Converteronpage 23.
SelectRepairtohavethewizardverifyandreinstallanydamagedcomponentsoftheConverter.
SelectRemovetouninstallVMwareConverter.
4 Inthe
Remove
the
Program
page,
you
can
remove
all
related
files
and
registry
entries
created
by
VMware
Converter,andremovethelicensefilefortheEnterpriseeditionifyouhaveit.ClickRemove.
Alternatively,ifyouaremodifyingorrepairingVMwareConverter,thepagethatappearsistheReadyto
ModifytheProgramortheReadytoRepairtheProgrampage,withoutanymentionoffiledeletion.
WhenthewizardfinishesremovingorrepairingtheConverter,youmighthavetorestartyoursystem
beforeyoucanuseVMwareConverter.Ifso,adialogboxappears.
Youhavefinishedmodifying,repairing,orremovingVMwareConverter.
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Installing VMware Converter to Run in Install-Less Mode
YoucanconvertarunningremotephysicalmachinewithouthavingVMwareConverterinstalledonthe
machinefromwhichyoudirectthemigration.Thisiscalledinstalllessmode.ForthisyouhaveConverter
Manageronanetworkshare,mountitfromthesystemfromwhichyoudirectthemigration,andrunthe
executablefromthere.
SeeImportinginInstallLessModeonpage 27.
Adding a License
TousetheEnterpriseeditionofVMwareConverter,youmustaddyourlicense.ThislicenseispartofSnS
(SupportandSubscription)withVMwareVirtualCenterManagementServer.
To add an Enterprise license
1 DoubleclicktheConvertericontolaunchtheVMwareConverterManagerapplication.
2 ChooseAdministration>LicensingInformationinthemainmenu.
3 ClickAddLicenseintheLicenseInformationdialogbox.
4 Inthebrowser,findandselectthelicensefileandclickOpen.
Ifthe
license
is
valid,
the
License
Information
dialog
box
shows
the
expiration
date
for
it.
5 ClickClose.
To change an Enterprise license
1 LaunchtheVMwareConverterManagerapplication.
2 ChooseAdministration>LicensingInformationinthemainmenu.
3 ClickChangeLicenseintheLicenseInformationdialogbox.
4 Inthebrowser,findandselectthelicensefileandclickOpen.
Ifthelicenseisvalid,theLicenseInformationdialogboxshowstheexpirationdateforthechanged
license.
5 ClickClose.
Performing a Scripted Install
Foradministratorswhowanttoperformapushinstall,youcaninstallConverterusingDeploymentConsole.
TwoConverterjobs,distributeP2VInstalleranduninstallp2v,shouldbesetupastasksunder
Job:System Jobs:Config Jobs.
Usingdistributep2vinstallerlaunchesVMware-converter-3.x.x-.exe(whereisthe
nameofthebuild).UsetheoptionslistedinTable 31.
Table 3-1. Some Scripted Install Command-Line Options
Option Action
INSTALLDIR=[path] Pathtotheinstaller.
ADDLOCAL=[feature(,feature. . .)] Installsthelistedfeatures.ForConverter,theoptionsareP2VGUI,P2VAgent,andALL(casesensitive).
REBOOT=\REALLYSUPPRESS\ Ifarebootisrequired,itwillbesuppressed.
/qn Quiet,noUI.
/q Quiet,withprogressinformation,nouserinteraction.
PROPERTY=[property value] Setsthevalueofpropertytopropertyvalue.
REMOTEINSTALL=1 Preventstheinstallerfrombeingupgraded.
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msiexec /quiet/uninstall
{[uninstall key]}
UninstallsConverter,usingtheuninstallkeyforConverterfoundintheregistry.Tofindtheuninstallkey:inRegEdit,usethepathHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Uninstall,choosethetopkeyinthelistandusethedownarrowuntiltherightpaneshowstheinformationforVMwareConverter.
msiexec ? ListsMSIcommands.
Table 3-1. Some Scripted Install Command-Line Options (Continued)
Option Action
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4
ThischapterdescribeshowtocreateaVMwareConvertertasktoimportphysicalmachines,virtualmachines,
andsystemimagesfromavarietyofsourcesintoavarietyofdestinationsusinglocalandremotehotcloning.
Thischapterincludesthefollowingsections:
SelectingtheProcedureforYourImportonpage 27
Startingthe
Wizard
for
a
Conversion
on
page 29
Step1:SelectingYourSourceonpage 29
Step2:ChoosingaDestinationfortheNewVirtualMachineonpage 33
Step3:CustomizingtheGuestOperatingSystemoftheNewVirtualMachine(optional)onpage 37
CompletingtheImportTaskCreationonpage 38
Selecting the Procedure for Your Import
Withthreecategoriesofsourcemachinesandimages(physicalmachine,standalonemachine,ESXServer
machine),andtwocategoriesofdestinations(standaloneWorkstationmachine,ESXServermachine),the
procedure
for
your
conversion
can
vary
from
job
to
job.
Use
Table 4
1,
Menu
of
Procedures
for
Converting
Machines,onpage 28tofindthecombinationofproceduresthatmatchesyoursourceanddestination
machines.
Importing in Install-Less Mode
InstalllessmodeentailsconvertingarunningremotephysicalmachinewithouthavingtoinstalltheVMware
ConverterManager(sometimescalledtheGUI)ontothemachinefromwhichyouareinitiatingthe
migration.Torunininstalllessmode,temporarilyinstalltheConverterManageronamachineandcopythe
filesintheinstalldirectorytoanetworkshare.Afterthisyoucanmountthenetworksharefromanother
machineandruntheexecutablewithouthavingtoinstallitonthatparticularmachine.
AfterstartingtheConverterManagerfromthemountednetworkshare,followtheprocedureslistedfora
remotephysicalmachineassourceinTable 41,MenuofProceduresforConvertingMachines,onpage 28.
Cold Cloning a Physical Machine
SeeChapter 5,UsingtheConverterBootCDforLocalColdCloning,onpage 41forinstructionsonusing
theVMwareConverterBootCDtocoldclonealocalphysicalmachine.
Determining the Procedure to Follow
Table 41liststheproceduresforconvertingthethreecategoriesofsourcestothetwocategoriesof
destinations.Useittonavigatethroughthecombinationofproceduresspecifictoyourneed.
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StandalonevirtualmachineincludesVMwareWorkstation,VMwareConsolidatedBackup,AcronisTrueImage9,
MicrosoftVirtualPCandVirtualServer,andSymantecBackupExecServerRecovery(formerlyLiveStateRecovery)6.5and
7.0,LiveStateRecovery3.0and6.0,andNortonGhost 9,10,and12(.sv2ionly)images.Forinformationonthirdparty
sourcemachinesandimagessupportedbyVMwareConverter,seeVirtualMachinesandSystemImagesThat
CanBeImportedonpage 19.
The Log Info Button
ALogInfobuttoncanbefoundoneachConverterwizardpage.Clickingthebuttonextendsthepagetoshow
thelocationoftheConverterlogfilesfortheimporttaskcreation.Theselogsarestoredonlytemporarily,and
shouldberetrievedassoonasneeded.SeeExportingandViewingtheLogonpage 57.
Clusters Converter Does Not SupportIfyouareimportingyourvirtualmachinetoruninESXServermanagedbyVirtualCenter,andyouwantto
haveaclusterasthedestination,theclustersVMwareDRSsettingsmustbesettomanual.Converterdoesnot
support,asdestinations,clustersinwhichtheDRSissettopartiallyautomatedorfullyautomated.
Table 4-1. Menu of Procedures for Converting Machines
Source Destination
VMware Standalone Virtual Machine
(Workstation or VMware Server)
ESX Server or VirtualCenter Server Virtual
Machine
Physical Machine StartingtheWizardforaConversiononpage 29
SelectingaPhysicalMachineasthe
Sourceon
page 29
ImportingYourSourceMachineasaWorkstationVirtualMachineonpage 34
StartingtheWizardforaConversiononpage 29
SelectingaPhysicalMachineasthe
Sourceon
page 29
ImportingYourSourceMachineasanESXServerVirtualMachineonpage 33
Step3:CustomizingtheGuestOperatingSystemoftheNewVirtualMachine(optional)onpage 37
CompletingtheImportTaskCreationonpage 38
Standalone Virtual
Machine
StartingtheWizardforaConversiononpage 29
SelectingaStandaloneVirtualMachineastheSourceonpage 31
ImportingYourSourceMachineasaWorkstationVirtualMachineonpage 34
StartingtheWizardforaConversiononpage 29
SelectingaStandaloneVirtualMachineastheSourceonpage 31
ImportingYourSourceMachineasanESXServerVirtualMachineonpage 33
Step3:
Customizing
the
Guest
Operating
System
of
the
New
Virtual
Machine
(optional)
onpage 37
CompletingtheImportTaskCreationonpage 38
ESX Server or
VirtualCenter Virtual
Machine
StartingtheWizardforaConversiononpage 29
SelectinganESXServerVirtualMachineastheSourceonpage 31
ImportingYourSourceMachineasaWorkstationVirtualMachineonpage 34
StartingtheWizardforaConversiononpage 29
SelectinganESXServerVirtualMachineastheSourceonpage 31
ImportingYourSourceMachineasanESXServerVirtualMachineonpage 33
Step3:CustomizingtheGuestOperatingSystemoftheNewVirtualMachine(optional)onpage 37
CompletingtheImportTaskCreationonpage 38
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Chapter 4 Importing Machines with VMware Converter
Starting the Wizard for a Conversion
FollowthesestepstostarttheVMwareConverterwizardfromtheVMwareConverterapplication.
To start the wizard
1 LaunchtheVMwareConverterapplication.
2 ClickImportMachineintheupperleftpartofthetoolbar.
3 ClickNext
on
the
Welcome
to
the
VMware
Converter
Import
Wizard
page.
TheSourcepageintroducestheTableofContentspane.Convertercombinesitsproceduresunderthree
sections(Steps):Step1:Source,Step2:Destination,andStep3:Customization.Whenyouproceed
toasection(Step),thatsectionexpandstodisplaythenamesofthepagesthewizardleadsyouthrough.
WhenyouarefinishedwiththatStepsection,thenextexpands.
ContinuewithStep1:SelectingYourSourceonpage 29.
Step 1: Selecting Your Source
Afteryoustartthewizard,youhavethreecategoriestochoosefromforthesourceforconvertingyourvirtual
machine.Dependingonyoursource,gotooneofthefollowingsections:
Selectinga
Physical
Machine
as
the
Source
on
page 29
SelectinganESXServerVirtualMachineastheSourceonpage 31
SelectingaStandaloneVirtualMachineastheSourceonpage 31
Selecting a Physical Machine as the Source
Followthesestepsifyoursourcesystemisalocalorremotephysicalmachine,oraremotephysicalmachine
ifyouarerunningininstalllessmode.
Ifthemachineislocal,youmusthaveinstalledtheVMwareConverterAgentonitbeforestartingthe
conversion.
To select the source physical machine and choose the disks to import
1 OntheSourcepage,clickNexttogototheSourceTypepage.
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2 ClickthePhysicalcomputerbuttonontheSourceTypepageandclickNext.
3 Foraremotemachine,typeitsnameorIPaddress(orchooseamachinefromthedropdownmenu).
TypetheDOMAIN\usernameandPasswordfortheremotemachineontheSourceLoginpageandclick
Next.
Foralocalmachine,clicktheThislocalmachinebutton(theauthorizationissettothecurrentuserinthis
caseandcannotbechanged)andclickNext.
4 Choosethe
disks
to
import
by
following
the
remaining
steps
in
this
procedure.
Forhotcloningofaphysicalmachine,VMwareConverterenablesvolumebasedcloningonly.
5 Deselectanyvolumesyoudonotwanttoimport.
Ifyoudeselectthesystemvolumeoractivevolume,awarningappearsbeforeyougotothenextpage.
Whendoingvolumebasedcloning,Converternormallyskipsthepageandhibernationfiles,because
theyarelargeanddonotcontainanyinformationthatauserwouldordinarilywanttocopy.However,
youhavetheoptiontonotignorethesefiles.Whendoingdiskbasedcloning,Convertercannotprovide
anoptiontoskipthesefiles.
6 SpecifythevolumesizeyouwantintheNewDiskSpacedropdownmenuandclickNext.
Thechoicesare:
MaintainSize()keeptheoriginalvolumesize.
MinSize()importjusttheusedportionfromthe
volume,withasmallamountofspaceadded.
enteraspecificsizeingigabytes.
enteraspecificsizeinmegabytes.
Typinginavaluelessthantheminimumsizeresultsinawarningmessage.
ContinuewithStep2:ChoosingaDestinationfortheNewVirtualMachineonpage 33.
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Chapter 4 Importing Machines with VMware Converter
Selecting an ESX Server Virtual Machine as the Source
FollowthesestepsifyoursourcesystemisavirtualmachinefromVMwareESX Serverormanagedby
VirtualCenter.
To select the source ESX Server virtual machine and choose the disks to import
1 OntheSourcepage,clickNexttogototheSourceTypepage.
2 Click
the
ESX
Server
or
VirtualCenter
virtual
machine
button
on
the
Source
Type
page
and
click
Next.3 OntheSourceLoginpage,typeinorchoosetheESXServerorVirtualCenterServercontainingthevirtual
machineyouwanttoimport.
TheESX/VCServerdropdownboxispopulatedwiththeidentifiersorlocationsofthelast10systems
loggedinto.Typeinanewidentifier.
IfyouchoseanESXServermachine,proceedtothenextstep.IfyouchoseaVirtualCenterserver,goto
Step 6.
4 ChoosethevirtualmachineyouwanttoimportfromthelistofthosefoundontheESXServermachine
youloggedonto.
5 ClickNextandgotoStep 7.
6 Specifythe
source
for
your
virtual
machine
in
the
VirtualCenter
virtual
machine
inventory
browser
and
clickNext.
SearchthebrowserthroughoneoftwoviewsoftheinventorythedefaultHosts&Clustersvieworthe
VirtualMachines&TemplatesviewintheViewdropdownmenu.
7 Toimportalldisksunchanged,makesuretheImportalldisksandmaintainsizebuttonisselectedon
theSourceDatapageandclickNext.
ImportalldisksandmaintainsizeistheonlychoiceifthevirtualmachineyouareimportinghasaLinux
guestoperatingsystem.
Otherwise,clicktheSelectvolumesandresizetosaveoraddspacebuttonandfollowtheremaining
stepsinthisprocedure.
8 Deselectanyvolumesyoudonotwanttoimport.
Ifyoudeselectthesystemvolumeoractivevolume,awarningappearsbeforeyougotothenextpage.
9 SpecifythevolumesizeintheNewDiskSpacedropdownmenuandclickNext.
Thechoicesare:
MaintainSize()Choosetokeeptheoriginalvolumesize.
MinSize()Choosetoimportjusttheusedportion
fromthevolume,withasmallamountofspaceadded.
Choosetoenteraspecificsizeingigabytes.
Choose
to
enter
a
specific
size
in
megabytes.Typinginavaluelessthantheminimumsizeresultsinawarningmessage.
ContinuewithStep2:ChoosingaDestinationfortheNewVirtualMachineonpage 33.
Selecting a Standalone Virtual Machine as the Source
Followthesestepsifyoursourcesystemisalocalorremotestandalonevirtualmachine.Thatis,onethatisa
virtualmachinefromVMwareWorkstation 4,5,or6,VMwareFusion,VMwareServer,VMwareGSX Server,
MicrosoftVirtual PC,MicrosoftVirtual Server,oraSymantecBackupExecSystemRecovery(formerly
LiveStateRecovery)6.5and7.0,LiveStateRecovery3.0and6.0,orNortonGhost 9,10,or12(.sv2ionly)image.
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To select the source standalone virtual machine and choose the disks to import
1 OntheSourcepage,clickNexttogototheSourceTypepage.
2 ClicktheStandalonevirtualmachine,backupordiskimagebuttonontheSourceTypepageandclick
Next.
3 BrowseforthesourcevirtualmachineorimagefromtheSelectVirtualMachinepageandclickNext.
4 InthefilebrowserselectthefileforthemachineyouwanttoimportandclickOpen.
YoucanfilterthetypesoffilesshownbyusingtheFilesoftypedropdownmenu.Filetypechoicesare:
AllSupportedFiles
VMwareWorkstationFiles(*.vmx,*.vmtn)
MicrosoftVirtualServerFiles(*.vmc)
SymantecBackupExecSystemRecoveryFiles(*.sv2i)
StorageCraftShadowProtectFiles(*.spf)
AcronisTrueImageFiles(*.tib)
TheVMwareConverterinspectsthefile.
IfthesourcevirtualmachineisWindows NTSMP,theVMwareConvertermightrequirefilesfromservice
packsorhotfixes.Inthiscase,theNewVirtualMachineReconfigurationpageappears.Otherwise,
proceedtoStep 7.
Thewizardshowswhichfilesitrequires.TheNextbuttonremainsdisableduntileveryitemhasacheck
besideit.
5 SelecttherowintheFilecolumn,insertthemediacontainingthatfile,andclickHaveDisk.Or,ifyou
havethefileavailableonyoursystemornetwork,clickHaveDiskandbrowsetoselectthefile.
Theimporterreadsthefile,andputsacheckmarkintherowifsuccessful.
6 Repeatthisforeachrequiredfile,andwhenfinished,clickNext.
Ifthesourcevirtualmachineyouveselectedispasswordprotected,theVirtualMachineLoginpage
appears.
7 TypethepasswordandclickNext.
Ifthesourcevirtualmachineisnotpasswordprotected,thewizardskipsthispageandpresentsthe
Source
Data
page.8 Toimportalldisksunchanged,makesuretheImportalldisksandmaintainsizeradiobuttonisselected
ontheSourceDatapageandclickNext.
Ifyouarecreatingalinkedclone,youmustusetheImportalldisksoption.Importalldisksistheonly
choiceifthevirtualmachineyouareimportinghasaLinuxguestoperatingsystem.
Otherwise,clicktheSelectvolumesandresizetosaveoraddspacebuttonandfollowtheremaining
stepsinthisprocedure.
9 Deselectanyvolumesyoudonotwanttoimport.
Ifyoudeselectthesystemvolumeoractivevolume,awarningappearsbeforeyougotothenextpage.
NOTE IfyouarerunningVMwareConverteronasystemrunningMicrosoftWindows 2000orlater,and
youareimportingaMicrosoftWindows NT4.0virtualmachineorimage,awarningmessageadvisesthat
theimportprocesswillupgradeanyNTFSpartitionsintheresultingvirtualmachinetoanewerversion
oftheNTFSfilesystem.Toavoidupgradingyourfilesystem,clickNointhedialogboxandclickCancel
inthewizardpagetoendtheimport.RuntheConverterfromacomputerrunningWindows NTtoimport
thevirtualmachineorimage.
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10 SpecifythevolumesizeyouwantintheNewDiskSpacedropdownmenuandclickNext.
Thechoicesare:
MaintainSize()keeptheoriginalvolumesize.
MinSize()importjusttheusedportionfromthe
volume,withasmallamountofspaceadded.
enteraspecificsizeingigabytes.
enteraspecificsizeinmegabytes.
Typinginavaluelessthantheminimumsizeresultsinawarningmessage.
ContinuewithStep2:ChoosingaDestinationfortheNewVirtualMachineonpage 33.
Step 2: Choosing a Destination for the New Virtual Machine
AfteryouhavespecifiedyoursourceusingthepagescollectedunderStep1,choosefromtwocategoriesof
virtualmachineforyourdestination.Dependingonyourdestination,gotooneofthefollowingsections:
ImportingYourSourceMachineasanESXServerVirtualMachineonpage 33
ImportingYourSourceMachineasaWorkstationVirtualMachineonpage 34
Importing Your Source Machine as an ESX Server Virtual Machine
FollowthesestepsifyouareimportingthevirtualmachinetoruninESXServerorinESXServermanagedby
VirtualCenter.
To select the destination for your converted virtual machine
1 ClickNextontheDestinationheaderpagetomovetotheDestinationTypepage.
2 ClicktheVMwareESXServerorVirtualCentervirtualmachinebuttonandclickNext.
3 IntheDestinationLoginpage,logontoitsdestinationserverandclickNext.
ESXorVirtualCenterServerLoginIdentifywhichserverreceivesthenewvirtualmachineandhowto
gainaccesstothatserver.Choosethedestinationserverfromthosepresentedinthedropdownmenuortypeinthenameoftheserverifitisnotlisted.Typeyourusernameandthepasswordforthedestination
server.
IfyouchoseanESX Server,continuewiththenextstep.IfyouchoseaVirtualCenterserver,gotoStep 6.
4 IntheVirtualMachineNamepage,enterthenameyouwanttoassigntothevirtualmachine.
5 ClickNextandgotoStep 9.
IfavirtualmachinewiththesamenameexistsintheESX Server,VMwareConverterdisplaysawarning
messageandasksyoutoselectanothername.
6 IntheVirtualMachineNameandFolderpage,enterthenameyouwanttoassigntothevirtualmachine.
7 Becauseyou
have
selected
a
VirtualCenter
server
as
the
destination,
you
must
choose
a
folder
within
the
VirtualCenterinventory.ClickNext.
UnlikeanESX Serverhost,theVirtualCenterinventorymightcontainmultiplehosts,clusters,and
datacenters.
8 SpecifytheresourcesfortheimportedvirtualmachineintheHostorClusterpageandclickNext.
Youselectthehost,cluster(forVirtualCenterServersonly),orresourcepoolwithinahostorclusterfrom
whichtorunthevirtualmachine.Ifyouselectaclusterinmanualmode,gotothenextsteptochoosea
hostonthatcluster.Otherwise,gotoStep 10.
9 IntheHostpage,choosethespecifichostforthevirtualmachine(clusterinmanualmodeonly)andclick
Next.
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10 SpecifythedatastoreforthevirtualmachinesconfigurationfilesanddiskandclickNext.
Alldatastoresandtheiravailablespaceappearinthispanel.Youmustchooseadatastoreordatastores
bigenoughtocontaintheselecteddisks.
Todistributethedisksoverseveraldatastores,clickAdvanced>>toseethelistofdisksandthevirtual
machineconfigurationfile.Choosethedatastoreforeachdiskandfilefromthedropdownmenus.If
thereisnotenoughspace,anerrormessageappearsstatingtherequiredamount.
11 MapthevirtualmachinesnetworkadapterstoaVirtualCenternetworkintheNetworkspageandclick
Next.
TheNetworkspaneldisplays,indropdownmenus,thenetworksavailableatthedestinationlocation.
Thenumberofadapterstomapcanbesetinadropdownmenuaswell.
ContinuewithStep3:CustomizingtheGuestOperatingSystemoftheNewVirtualMachine(optional)on
page 37.Ifyoudonotwanttocustomizethenewvirtualmachine,youmustgothroughtheCustomization
pageinStep3toindicatethatyoudonot.
Importing Your Source Machine as a Workstation Virtual Machine
FollowthesestepsifyouareimportingthevirtualmachinetoruninWorkstation4,4.5,5,or6,VMware
Fusion,VMwarePlayer,VMwareServer,VMwareACE1or2,orGSXServer.
To select the destination for your converted virtual machine
1 ClickNextontheDestinationheaderpagetomovetotheDestinationTypepage.
2 Clickthe
VMware
standalone
virtual
machine
button
and
click
Next.
3 IntheVMName&Locationpage,typeanamefortheimportedvirtualmachineandbrowsetoenterthe
destinationlocation.
Ifthesourceisaremotephysicalmachine,aConnectAsbuttonappears.Specifyanetworkmountable
locationaccessibletoboththesourcemachineandthemachinerunningtheConverterapplication.
4 Selectthetypeofvirtualmachineyouwanttocreate:onethatworkswith
Workstation6.x,VMwareFusion1.x,VMwarePlayer2.x,VMwareACE2.x
Workstation5x,VMwareServer,VMwarePlayer
Workstation4.5.x,ACE1.x,GSXServer3.x
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5 ClickNext.
IfyouareimportinganonWorkstationvirtualmachine,continuewiththenextstep.Ifyouaredoinga
WorkstationtoWorkstationconversion,gotoStep 7.
6 Selecttheimportoptionsforafullclone,ifavailable,andclickNext.gotoStep 8.
Dependingonthetypeofsourceanddestination,youmighthaveoptionsinhowyouallocatediskspace
forthenewvirtualmachine:
Toallocateallthediskspaceforthisclone,clicktheAllocatealldiskspacenowforbetter
performancebutton.Thisoptiongivessomewhatbetterperformanceforyourvirtualmachine.Ifyou
clicktheotherbutton,thevirtualdisksfilesstartsmallandgrowasneeded,untiltheyreachthesizeofthesourcedisksfromwhichtheywerecloned.
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TosupportvirtualdisksonFATfilesystems,ensurethattheSplitdiskinto2GBfilescheckboxis
selected.
7 ForWorkstationtoWorkstationconversions,selecttheimportoptionsforthenewvirtualmachineonthe
VirtualMachineOptionspageandclickNext.
Dependingonthetypeofsourceanddestination,youmighthavetwochoicesforthewayinwhichthe
importercreatestheclone:
CreateafullcloneCreatesaVMwarevirtualmachinewithnodependenciesontheoriginalvirtual
machineorsystemimage.Toallocateallthediskspaceforthisclone,clicktheAllocatealldiskspace
now
for
better
performance
button.
If
you
click
the
other
button,
the
virtual
disks
files
start
small
andgrowasneeded,untiltheyreachthesizeofthesourcedisksfromwhichtheywerecloned.
TosupportvirtualdisksonFATfilesystems,selecttheSplitdiskinto2GBfilescheckbox.
CreatealinkedcloneCreatesaVMwarevirtualmachinethatsharesthevirtualdiskofthesource
virtualmachineorsystemimage.
LinkedclonesareusefulforproofofconceptonanonVMwareimagesuchas.sv2iand.vmc.
8 IntheDestinationNameandLocationpage,enterthenameyouwanttoassigntothevirtualmachine
(cannotbegreaterthan80characters).
9 BrowseortypethepathofthelocationwhereyouwanttocreatetheVMwarevirtualmachineandclick
Next.
NOTE TheAllocatealldiskspacenowforbetterperformanceoptioncreatesadiskfilethatcanbe
largerthantheusedspaceofthesource.Forexample,thesourcediskmightbea16GBdiskofwhich
only2GBisusedforthefile,butimportingthefilewiththeAllocateoptioncreatesa16GBdisk.Take
thisintoaccountwhenyoulookatfreespacebeforeyouimport.
NOTE Forlinkedclones,thevirtualmachinecreatedbytheimporteriscorruptedifthesourceis
modifiedaftertheimport.ThisistrueforlinkedclonesimportedfromVirtualPCandVirtualServer
machinesandfromLiveStateimages.InthecaseofVirtualPCandVirtualServersourcevirtual
machines,theactofpoweringthesourcevirtualmachinesoninVirtual PCorVirtual Servermodifies
them,andcorruptsthelinkedclones.
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10 Mapthevirtualmachinesnetworkadapterstoabridged,hostonly,orNATnetworkintheNetworks
pageandclickNext.
ContinuewithStep3:CustomizingtheGuestOperatingSystemoftheNewVirtualMachine(optional)on
page 37.Ifyoudonotwanttocustomizethenewvirtualmachine,youmustgothroughtheCustomization
pageinStep3toindicatethatyoudonot.
Step 3: Customizing the Guest Operating System of the New VirtualMachine (optional)
ThisstepenablesyoutoinstallVMwareToolsandcustomizetheidentityofthenewvirtualmachine,install
VMwareToolsonly,orneitherinstallVMwareToolsnorcustomizethevirtualmachineidentity.Converter
doesnotsupportcustomizationforWindowsNT.
Customizingincludestheabilityto:
Changethecomputerinformationforidentifyingthevirtualmachineonanetwork.
Enterserverlicenseinformation.
Changethetimezoneforthevirtualmachine.
Modifythepropertiesforeachnetworkinterface.
To customize the identity of the new virtual machine
1 OntheCustomizationpage,selectCustomizetheidentityofthenewvirtualmachineandclickNext.
Thetableofcontentsexpandstoshowthetopicsinthissectionofinstallation.
2 IntheComputerInformationpage,enterthenewcomputernameandrelatedinformationandclickNext.
ComputerNameAuniquenametoidentifythevirtualmachineonthenetwork.Validcharacters
includeAZ,az,09,andthehyphen.Underscoreisnonstandard,butVMwareConverterpermitsits
use.Thereisa63characterlimit.TheComputerNamecannotconsistonlyofnumerals.
OwnerNameValidcharactersincludeallprintablecharacters;63characterlimit.
OrganizationValidcharactersincludeallprintablecharacters;63characterlimit.
GenerateNewSecurityID(SID)Selecttogenerateanewsecurityidentity(Bydefault,thesecurity
IDispreselectedforWindowsVistasystems.)
LocationofSysprepFilesIftheapplicationhasdeterminedthislocation,thetexteditboxshows
it.Ifthisfieldisblank,youmustspecifyavalidlocationbeforegoingtothenextpanel.(Thisaction
doesnotapplytoWindowsVistasystems.)
3 EntertheWindowslicensinginformationforthisvirtualmachine,ifnecessary,ontheWindowsLicense
pageandclickNext.
YoucanleavetheProductIDfieldblankandmovetothenextpage.
TheIncludeServerLicenseInformationcheckboxappliesonlytoMicrosoftWindows 2000Serverand
Microsoft
Windows 2003
Server
operating
systems.
The
Server
License
Mode
buttons
are
disabled
if
the
checkboxisnotselected.(ThisactiondoesnotapplytoWindowsVistasystems.)
4 ChooseatimezonefromthedropdownmenuintheTimeZonepageandclickNext.
Ifnetworkinterfacesneedtobeset,theNetworkInterfaceSettingspageappears.Continuewiththenext
step.Iftheydonotneedtobeset,thepagedoesnotappear.GotoStep 8.
5 Tocustomizeyournetworkadaptersettings,choosetheadapterontheNetworkInterfaceSettingpage
andclickCustomize.
Bydefault,everynetworkadapterobtainstheIPaddressandDNSserveraddressfromtheDynamicHost
ConfigurationProtocol(DHCP).Ifyouprefertousethedefaultsettings,clickNextandgotoStep 8.
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TheResetAllbuttonisenabledifoneormorenetworkadapterhasbeenmodified.Clickthisbuttonto
returnallsettingsforalladapterstothedefault.
6 UsetheNetworkPropertiesdialogboxtomodifythepropertiesofeachnetworkadapteryouwantto
change.
GeneraltabUsethistabonlytomanuallyentertheIPaddressandDNSserveraddress.
DNStabSpecifytheDNSconnectionsbyenteringDNSsuffixes.ForeachDNSsuffixyouenter,
clickAdd.
If
you
are
entering
multiple
DNS
suffixes,
use
Move
Up
and
Move
Down
to
specify
the
orderinwhichavirtualmachineistousetheconnections.
WINStabSpecifytheprimaryandsecondaryWINSaddressesbytypingtheIPaddressesinthe
entryboxes.
7 ClickOKtoreturntotheNetworkInterfaceSettingpageandclickNext.
8 OntheWorkgrouporDomainpageselecthowthevirtualmachineparticipatesinanetworkandclick
Next.
WorkgroupValidcharactersincludeAZ,az,09,space,andthehyphen.Maximumlengthis15
characters.
WindowsServerDomainThetextboxmusthaveavalue.ValidcharactersincludeAZ,az,09,
space,period
(dot),
and
the
hyphen.
Each
label
delineated
by
a
dot
can
be
63
characters
long,
and
the
wholetextstringcanbeupto254characterslong.Ausernameandpasswordarealsorequired.
ContinuewithCompletingtheImportTaskCreationonpage 38.
To customize the identity of the new virtual machine and to install VMware Tools on it
1 OntheCustomizationpageselectInstallVMwareToolsandclickNext.
2 FollowthestepsinTocustomizetheidentityofthenewvirtualmachineonpage 37.
Continuewith
Completing
the
Import
Task
Creation
on
page 38.
To install VMware Tools only
OntheCustomizationpage,ensurethattheInstallVMwareToolscheckboxisselectedandtheCustomize
theidentityofthenewvirtualmachinecheckboxisnotselected.ClickNext.
ContinuewithCompletingtheImportTaskCreationonpage 38.
To skip customization and not install VMware Tools
On
the
Customization
page,
ensure
that
the
Install
VMware
Tools
check
box
is
deselected
and
click
Next.ContinuewithCompletingtheImportTaskCreationonpage 38.
Completing the Import Task Creation
ThefinalpageintheconversionwizardistheReadytoCompletepage.Somedifferencesexistdependingon
whethertheconvertedvirtualmachineisforusewithESXServerorifthesourcemachineisaremoteone.
ClickFinishtoclosethewizardanddisplaytheTaskViewwiththeconversionjobinthetasklist.Youcan
viewtheprogressintheTaskProgresstab.
NOTE ThisprocedureisapplicableonlytoESXServerandVirtualCenterdestinations,andWorkstation6,
VMwareFusion1,VMwarePlayer2,andACE2destinations.
NOTE ThisprocedureisapplicableonlytoESXServerandVirtualCenterdestinations,andWorkstation6,
VMwareFusion1,VMwarePlayer2,andACE2destinations.
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UsersoftheEnterpriseandStartereditionsofVMwareConvertercanreturntoaqueuedjobandeditthe
settings.SeeChapter 7,ManagingTasks,onpage 53Startereditionuserscanconvertonlyonemachineata
time,however.
To complete the task creation if the destination machine is an ESX Server machine
Reviewthesummaryofthesettingsforthenewvirtualmachine.Tohavethenewvirtualmachinepowered
onaftertheconversioniscompleted,selectPoweronthenewVirtualMachineaftercreation.ClickFinish.
To complete the task creation if the source machine is remote
Ifthesourcemachineisremote,itmustberebootedtoremovetheVMwareConverterAgentinstalledonit.
1 Reviewthesummaryofthesettingsforthenewvirtualmachine.ClickFinish.
2 OntheWarning:RebootSourceMachinedialogbox,clickYestorebootthesourcemachine.
To complete the task creation for all other cases
Reviewthesummaryofthesettingsforthenewvirtualmachine.ClickFinish.
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Thischapterdescribeshowtocoldclonealocalphysicalmachinetoavarietyofdestinations.Coldcloning
withtheVMwareConverterBootCDisavailableintheEnterpriseeditiononly.
Thischapterincludesthefollowingsections:
ColdCloningandtheConverterBootCDonpage 41
Startingthe
Wizard
for
a
Conversion
on
page 41
Step1:SelectingYourSourceDataonpage 42
Step2:ChoosingaDestinationfortheNewVirtualMachineonpage 43
Step3:CustomizingtheGuestOperatingSystemoftheNewVirtualMachine(optional)onpage 45
CompletingtheImportTaskCreationonpage 46
UsingpeTooltoModifytheConverterBootCDonpage 47
Cold Cloning and the Converter Boot CD
Becausethesourcephysicalmachineinacoldclonecannotberunningitsoperatingsystemthedefinitionof
acold
clonethe
operating
system
on
which
to
run
VMware
Converter
has
to
come
from
somewhere
else.
ThisisthefunctionoftheBootCD.BootingfromtheCDrunsVMwareConverteronitsowncopyofWinPE,
whichusesthephysicalmachinesmemoryfordriversandsuchduringthecloningtask.Rebootingthe
physicalmachineafterthemigrationremovesalltraces.
Starting the Wizard for a Conversion
FollowthesestepstostarttheVMwareConverterimportwizardfromtheVMwareConverterBootCD.
To boot off the CD, set options, and start the application
1 InserttheConverterBootCDinthesourcemachineandrestartthecomputer.
2 Within10seconds,pressanykeytobootintotheoperatingsystemontheCD.
3 Optionally,intheNetworkConfigurationdialogbox,changethelocationforthetemporaryfiles,
includingthelogs.
Bydefault,temporaryfilesarestoredinRAMdisk.AftertheVMwareConverterapplicationislaunched,
thedirectoryfortemporaryfilescannotbemodified.
4 Optionally,intheAdvancedtabintheNetworkConfigurationdialogbox,setthevaluefortheSpeed&
Duplexpropertyofeachnetworkadapter.
5 TheVMwareConverterapplicationlaunches.
Using the Converter Boot CD forLocal Cold Cloning 5
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To specify a static IP address or map network drives
1 ChooseAdministration>NetworkConfigurationinthemainmenu.
2 ClicktheappropriatebuttonontheNetworkPropertiestabtoenterthestaticaddressesandclickApply.
3 ClicktheNetworkDrivestabandmapthedrivestothenetworkshare.
4 ClickConnect.
Ifnecessary,
enter
the
DOMAIN\user
name
and
password
to
connect
to
a
specific
network
share
and
click
OK.
5 ClickOKtoreturntotheapplication.
To start the wizard
1 ClickImportMachineintheupperleftofthetoolbar.
2 ClickNextontheWelcometotheVMwareConverterImportWizardpage.
TheSourcepageintroducestheTableofContentspane.Convertercombinesitsproceduresunderthree
sections(Steps):Step1:Source,Step2:Destination,andStep3:Customization.Whenyouproceed
toasection(Step),thatsectionexpandstodisplaythenamesofthepagesthewizardleadsyouthrough.
WhenyouarefinishedwiththatStepsection,thenextexpands.
ContinuewithStep1:SelectingYourSourceData.
Step 1: Selecting Your Source Data
Afteryoustartthewizard,younextcanchoosewhichofthesourcemachinesvolumestoimportandto
indicatethesizeyouwantthemtobeinthenewvirtualmachine.Youcanalsoimportalldisksunchanged.
To choose the disks or volumes to import
1 OntheSourcepage,clickNexttomoveontotheSourceDatapage.
2 Toimportalldisksunchanged,makesuretheImportalldisksandmaintainsizeradiobuttonisselected
ontheSourceDatapageandclickNext.Thisistheonlychoiceifthevirtualmachineyouareimporting
hasa
Linux
guest
operating
system.
Otherwise,clicktheSelectvolumesandresizetosaveoraddspacebuttonandfollowtheremaining
stepsinthisprocedure.
3 Deselectanyvolumesyoudonotwanttoimport.
Ifyoudeselectthesystemvolumeortheactivevolume,awarningappearsbeforeyougotothenextpage.
4 SpecifythevolumesizeyouwantintheNewDiskSpacedropdownmenuandclickNext.
Thechoicesare:
MaintainSize()keeptheoriginalvolumesize.
Min[minimum]Size()importjusttheused
portionfrom
the
volume,
with
a
small
amount
of
space
added.
enteraspecificsizeingigabytes.
enteraspecificsizeinmegabytes.
Typinginavaluelessthantheminimumsizeresultsinawarningmessage.
ContinuewithStep2:ChoosingaDestinationfortheNewVirtualMachineonpage 43.
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Step 2: Choosing a Destination for the New Virtual Machine
AfteryouspecifyyoursourcedatausingthepagescollectedunderStep1,choosefromtwocategoriesof
virtualmachineforyourdestination.Dependingonyourdestination,gotooneofthefollowingsections:
ImportingYourSourceMachineasanESXServerVirtualMachineonpage 43
ImportingYourSourceMachineasaWorkstationVirtualMachineonpage 44
Clusters Converter Does Not Support
IfyouareimportingyourvirtualmachinetoruninESXServermanagedbyVirtualCenter,andyouwantto
haveaclusterasthedestination,theclustersVMwareDRSsettingsmustbesettomanual.Converterdoesnot
support,asdestinations,clustersinwhichtheDRSissettopartiallyautomatedorfullyautomated.
Importing Your Source Machine as an ESX Server Virtual Machine
FollowthesestepsifyouareimportingthevirtualmachinetoruninESXServerorinESXServermanagedby
VirtualCenter.
To select the destination for your converted virtual machine
1 ClickNextontheDestinationheaderpagetomovetotheDestinationtypepage.
2 ClicktheVMwareESX ServerorVirtualCentervirtualmachinebuttonandclickNext.
3 IntheDestinationLoginpage,logontoitsdestinationserverandclickNext.
ESXorVirtualCenterServerLoginIdentifywhichserverreceivesthenewvirtualmachine,andhowto
gainaccesstothatserver.Choosethedestinationserverfromthosepresentedinthedropdownmenuor
typeinthenameoftheserverifitisnotlisted.Typeyourusernameandthepasswordforthedestination
server.
IfyouchoseanESX Server,continuewiththenextstep.IfyouchoseaVirtualCenterserver,gotoStep 6.
4 IntheVirtualMachineNamepage,enterthenameyouwanttoassigntothevirtualmachine.
5 ClickNextandgotoStep 9.
IfavirtualmachinewiththesamenameexistsintheESX Server,VMwareConverterdisplaysawarningmessageandasksyoutoselectanothername.
6 IntheVirtualMachineNameandFolderpage,enterthenameyouwanttoassigntothevirtualmachine.
7 BecauseyouhaveselectedaVirtualCenterserverasthedestination,youmustalsochooseafolderwithin
theVirtualCenterinventoryandclickNext.
UnlikeanESX Serverhost,theVirtualCenterinventorymightcontainmultiplehosts,clusters,and
datacenters.
8 SpecifytheresourcesfortheimportedvirtualmachineintheHostorClusterpageandclickNext.
Youselectthehost,cluster(forVirtualCenterServersonly),orresourcepoolwithinahostorclusterfrom
which
to
run
the
virtual
machine.
If
you
select
a
cluster
in
manual
mode,
go
to
the
next
step
to
choose
a
hostonthatcluster.Otherwise,gotoStep 10.
9 IntheHostpage,choosethespecifichostforthevirtualmachine(clusterinmanualmodeonly)andclick
Next.
10 SpecifythedatastoreforthevirtualmachinesconfigurationfilesanddisksandclickNext.
Alldatastoresandtheiravailablespaceappearinthispanel.Youmustchooseadatastoreordatastores
bigenoughtocontaintheselecteddisks.
Todistributethedisksoverseveraldatastores,clickAdvanced>>toseethelistofdisksandthevirtual
machineconfigurationfile.Choosethedatastoreforeachdiskandfilefromthedropdownmenus.
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11 MapthevirtualmachinesnetworkadapterstoaVirtualCenternetworkintheNetworkspageandclick
Next.
TheNetworkspaneldisplaysindropdownmenusthenetworksavailableatthedestinationlocation.You
cansetthenumberofadapterstomapinadropdownmenu.
ContinuewithStep3:CustomizingtheGuestOperatingSystemoftheNewVirtualMachine(optional).If
youdonotwanttocustomizethenewvirtualmachine,youmustgothroughtheCustomizationpageinStep
3toindicatethatyoudonot.
Importing Your Source Machine as a Workstation Virtual Machine
FollowthesestepsifyouareimportingthevirtualmachinetoruninWorkstation4,5,or6,VMwareFusion,
VMwarePlayer,VMwareServer,VMwareACE1or2,orGSXServer.
To select the destination for your converted virtual machine
1 ClickNextontheDestinationheaderpagetomovetotheDestinationTypepage.
2 ClicktheVMwarestandalonevirtualmachinebuttonandclickNext.
3 IntheVMName&Locationpage,typeanamefortheimportedvirtualmachineandbrowsetoenterthe
destinationlocation.
4 Selectthetypeofvirtualmachineyouwanttocreate:onethatworkswith
Workstation6.x,VMwareFusion1.x,VMwarePlayer2.x,VMwareACE2.x
Workstation5x,VMwareServer,VMwarePlayer
Workstation 4.x,VMwareACE 1.x,GSX Server 3.x.
5 ClickNext.
6 Selecttheimportoptionsforafullclone,ifavailable.
Dependingonthetypeofsourceanddestination,youmighthaveoptionsinhowyouallocatediskspace
forthenewvirtualmachine:
To
allocate
all
the
disk
space
for
this
clone,
click
the
Allocate
all
disk
space
now
for
better
performancebutton.Thisoptiongivessomewhatbetterperformanceforyourvirtualmachine.Ifyou
clicktheotherbutton,thevirtualdisksfilesstartsmallandgrowasneeded,untiltheyreachthesize
ofthesourcedisksfromwhichtheywerecloned.
TosupportvirtualdisksonFATfilesystems,ensurethattheSplitdiskinto2GBfilescheckboxhas
beenselected.
7 Click
Next.8 IntheDestinationNameandLocationpage,enterthenameyouwanttoassigntothevirtualmachine
(cannotbegreaterthan80characters).
9 BrowseortypethepathofthelocationwhereyouwanttocreatetheVMwarevirtualmachineandclick
Next.
10 Mapthevirtualmachinesnetworkadapterstoabridged,hostonly,orNATnetworkintheNetworks
page,andclickNext.
ContinuewithStep3:CustomizingtheGuestOperatingSystemoftheNewVirtualMachine(optional).If
youdonotwanttocustomizethenewvirtualmachine,youmustgothroughthefirstwizardpageinStep3to
indicatethatyoudonot.
NOTE TheAllocatealldiskspacenowforbetterperformanceoptioncreatesadiskfilethatcanbe
largerthantheusedspaceofthesource.Forexample,thesourcediskmightbea16GBdiskofwhich
only2GBisusedforthefile,butimportingthefilewiththeAllocateoptioncreatesa16GBdisk.Take
thisintoaccountwhenyoulookatfreespacebeforeyouimport.
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Step 3: Customizing the Guest Operating System of the New VirtualMachine (optional)
ThisstepenablesyoutoinstallVMwareToolsandcustomizetheidentityofthenewvirtualmachine,install