VMware VCENTER CONVERTER EN-000158-02 - Manual (Page 38)

4 View Setup Options for a New Virtual Machine on page 45
Depending on the selected source machine and destination type, the View/Edit Options page provides
setup options for the destination virtual machine or virtual appliance.
5 View the Summary of a Conversion Task on page 64
On the Ready to Complete page, you can view a summary of the new conversion task before you add it
to the task list.
Start the Wizard for a Conversion
The Conversion wizard helps you specify your source machine, the destination for the machine, and to select
the machine's settings.
Procedure
1 Start the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone application.
2 Click Convert Machine in the application menu.
The Specify Source page introduces the conversion process: Specify Source, Specify Destination, View/Edit
Options, and Ready to Complete.
What to do next
You can now select the source machine type to convert.
Select a Source to Convert
You can select from several source options for the type of machine to convert.
If you are converting a virtual machine that runs on a VMware DRS cluster that vCenter Server manages, set
VMware DRS Power Management (DPM) to manual to avoid DPM powering off the ESX hosts used by
Converter Standalone. When the conversion process completes, restore DPM to its original settings. For
information about how to change DPM settings, see the Resource Management Guide.
n Select a Powered-On Machine Source on page 38
You can select a local or remote running machine as a source for your conversion.
n Select a VMware Infrastructure Virtual Machine Source on page 39
You can convert a virtual machine that resides on an ESX host or ESX host that vCenter Server manages.
n Select a VMware Workstation or Other VMware Virtual Machine Source on page 40
You can convert a VMware desktop virtualization product machine.
n Select a Backup Image or Third-Party Virtual Machine Source on page 40
You can convert a virtual machine that is a third-party virtual machine or a backup image.
n Select a Virtual Appliance Source on page 41
You can convert a virtual appliance to a VMware Infrastructure virtual machine or a standalone virtual
machine, such as Workstation 6.x.
Select a Powered-On Machine Source
You can select a local or remote running machine as a source for your conversion.
Prerequisites
Before you select a machine source for conversion, complete the following items:
n For remote Windows sources, turn off the firewall. For remote Linux sources, enable SSH.
n Make sure that another conversion task is not using the source you select.
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