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Click Next to view a summary of the conversion task.
6
On the Ready to Complete page, click Finish to add the task to the task list.
Converter Standalone creates thin provisioned disks on the destination datastore. The initial size of the thin
provisioned disks is equal to the used space on the source disks.
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 quickly 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.
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OTE
Linked clones converted from Virtual PC and Virtual Server machines, and from LiveState images are
corrupted if the source is modified or powered on after the conversion.
Prerequisites
Turn off the source virtual machine.
To verify that your source type is a supported third-party source, see
Procedure
1
Select VMware Workstation or other VMware virtual machine as a destination and click Next.
2
On the View/Edit Options page, click Data to copy in the left pane.
3
In the Data copy type drop-down menu, select Linked clone.
4
Select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the conversion task and add it to the task
list.
You created a linked-clone conversion task.
Change Device Settings on the New Virtual Machine
You can change the number of processors, the amount of memory, and the disk controller type to run on the
destination virtual machine.
Procedure
1
On the View/Edit Options page, click Devices in the left pane.
The device settings options appear to the right.
2
From the drop-down menu, select Number of processors to select the number of processors to run on the
target virtual machine.
The number of processors in the drop-down menu varies depending on the selected destination type.
3
From the drop-down menu, select Disk controller type.
The list of available controllers that appears varies depending on the selected source and destination.
4
Use the slider to adjust the amount of memory allocated to the target virtual machine.
For better accuracy, use the spin-box to the right.
5
Select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the conversion task.
Converter Standalone creates a destination virtual machine based on your device settings.
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