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VMware Workstation Files (*.vmx, *.vmtn)
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Microsoft Virtual Server Files (*.vmc)
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Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Files (*.sv2i)
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StorageCraft ShadowProtect (*.spf)
The VMware Converter inspects the file.
If the source virtual machine is Windows NT SMP, the VMware Converter might require files from service
packs or hot fixes. In this case, the New Virtual Machine Reconfiguration page appears. Otherwise,
proceed to Step7.
The wizard shows which files it requires. The Next button remains disabled until every item has a check
beside it.
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Select the row in the File column, insert the media containing that file, and click Have Disk. Or, if you
have the file available on your system or network, click Have Disk and browse to select the file.
The importer reads the file, and puts a check mark in the row if successful.
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Repeat this for each required file, and when finished, click Next.
If the source virtual machine you’ve selected is password‐protected, the Virtual Machine Login page
appears.
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Type the password and click Next.
If the source virtual machine is not password‐protected, the wizard skips this page and presents the
Source Data page.
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To import all disks unchanged, make sure the Import all disks and maintain size radio button is selected
on the Source Data page and click Next.
If you are creating a linked clone, you must use the Import all disks option. Import all disks is the only
choice if the virtual machine you are importing has a Linux guest operating system.
Otherwise, select the Select volumes and resize to save or add space radio button and follow the
remaining steps in this procedure.
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Deselect any volumes you do not want to import.
If you deselect the system volume or active volume, a warning appears before you go to the next page.
10 Specify the volume size you want in the New Disk Space drop‐down combo box, and click Next.
The choices are:
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Maintain Size (<size from Total Size column>) – Choose to keep the original volume size.
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Min[imum] Size (<size from Used column, plus a little additional>) – Choose to import just the used
portion from the volume, with a small amount of space added.
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<Type Size in GB> – Choose to enter a specific size in gigabytes.
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<Type Size in MB> – Choose to enter a specific size in megabytes.
Typing in a value less than the minimum size results in a warning message.
Continue with “Step 2: Choosing a Destination for the New Virtual Machine” on page 33.
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If you are running VMware Converter on a system running Microsoft Windows 2000 or later, and
you are importing a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 virtual machine or image, a warning message advises that
the import process will upgrade any NTFS partitions in the resulting virtual machine to a newer version
of the NTFS file system. To avoid upgrading your file system, click No in the dialog box and click Cancel
in the wizard page to end the import. Run the Converter from a computer running Windows NT to import
the virtual machine or image.
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Step 2: Choosing a Destination for the New Virtual Machine
After you have specified your source using the pages collected under Step 1, choose from two categories of
virtual machine for your destination. Depending on your destination, go to one of the following sections:
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“Importing Your Source Machine as an ESX Server Virtual Machine” on page33
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“Importing Your Source Machine as a Workstation Virtual Machine” on page34
Importing Your Source Machine as an ESX Server Virtual Machine
Follow these steps if you are importing the virtual machine to run in ESX Server or in ESX Server managed by
VirtualCenter.
To select the destination for your converted virtual machine
1
Click Next on the Destination header page to move to the Destination Type page.
2
Select the VMware ESX Server or VirtualCenter virtual machine radio button and click Next.
3
In the Destination Login page, log on to its destination server and click Next.
ESX or VirtualCenter Server Login – Identify which server receives the new virtual machine and how to
gain access to that server. Choose the destination server from those presented in the drop‐down box or
type in the name of the server if it is not listed. Type your user name and the password for the destination
server.
If you chose an ESX Server, continue with the next step. If you chose a VirtualCenter server, go to Step5.
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In the Virtual Machine Name page, enter the name you want to assign to the virtual machine, and click
Next and go to Step8.
If a virtual machine with the same name exists in the ESX Server, VMware Converter displays a warning
message and asks you to select another name.
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In the Virtual Machine Name and Folder page, enter the name you want to assign to the virtual machine.
6
Because you have selected a VirtualCenter server as the destination, you must choose a folder within the
VirtualCenter inventory. Click Next.
Unlike an ESX Server host, the VirtualCenter inventory might contain multiple hosts, clusters, and
datacenters.
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Specify the resources for the imported virtual machine in the Host or Cluster page and click Next.
You select the host, cluster (for VirtualCenter Servers only), or resource pool within a host or cluster from
which to run the virtual machine. If you select a cluster in manual mode, go to the next step to choose a
host on that cluster. Otherwise, go to Step9.
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In the Host page, choose the specific host for the virtual machine (cluster in manual mode only) and click
Next.
9
Specify the datastore for the virtual machine’s configuration files and disks, and click Next.
All datastores and their available space appear in this panel. You must choose a datastore or datastores
big enough to contain the selected disks.
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To distribute the disks over several datastores, click Advanced>> to see the list of disks and the virtual
machine configuration file. Choose the datastore for each disk and file from the drop‐down menus. If
there is not enough space, an error message appears stating the required amount.
10 Map the virtual machine’s network adapters to a VirtualCenter network in the Networks page, and click
Next.
The Networks panel displays, in drop‐down menus, the networks available at the destination location.
The number of adapters to map can be set in a drop‐down menu as well.
Continue with “Step 3: Customizing the Guest Operating System of the New Virtual Machine (optional)” on
page 37. If you do not want to customize the new virtual machine, you must go through the Customization
page in Step 3 to indicate that you do not.
Importing Your Source Machine as a Workstation Virtual Machine
Follow these steps if you are importing the virtual machine to run in Workstation 4 or 5, VMware Player,
VMware Server, VMware ACE 1.x, or GSX Server.
To select the destination for your converted virtual machine
1
Click Next on the Destination header page to move to the Destination Type page.
2
Select the VMware standalone virtual machine radio button and click Next.
3
In the VM Name & Location page, type a name for the imported virtual machine and browse to enter the
destination location.
If the source is a remote physical machine, you see a Connect As button. Specify a network‐mountable
location accessible to both the source machine and the machine running the Converter application.
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Select the type of virtual machine you want to create: one that works with Workstation 5x, VMware Server,
and VMware Player, or one that works with Workstation 4.x, VMware ACE 1.x, and GSX Server 3.x.
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Click Next.
If you are importing a non‐Workstation virtual machine, continue with the next step. If you are doing a
Workstation‐to‐Workstation conversion, go to Step7.
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Select the import options for a full clone, if available, and click Next. go to Step8.
Depending on the type of source and destination, you might have options in how you allocate disk space
for the new virtual machine:
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To allocate all the disk space for this clone, select the Allocate all disk space now for better
performance radio button. This option gives somewhat better performance for your virtual machine.
If you select the other radio button, the virtual disk’s files start small and grow as needed, until they
reach the size of the source disks from which they were cloned.
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To support virtual disks on FAT file systems, ensure that the Split disk into 2 GB files check box is
selected.
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For Workstation‐to‐Workstation conversions, select the import options for the new virtual machine on the
Virtual Machine Options page and click Next.
Depending on the type of source and destination, you might have two choices for the way in which the
importer creates the clone:
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Create a full clone – Creates a VMware virtual machine with no dependencies on the original virtual
machine or system image. To allocate all the disk space for this clone, select the Allocate all disk
space now for better performance radio button. If you select the other radio button, the virtual disk’s
files start small and grow as needed, until they reach the size of the source disks from which they
were cloned.
To support virtual disks on FAT file systems, select the Split disk into 2 GB files check box.
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Create a linked clone – Creates a VMware virtual machine that shares the virtual disk of the source
virtual machine or system image.
Linked clones are useful for proof‐of‐concept on a non‐VMware image such as .sv2i and .vmc.
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In the Destination Name and Location page, enter the name you want to assign to the virtual machine
(cannot be greater than 80 characters).
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Browse or type the path of the location where you want to create the VMware virtual machine and click
Next.
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The Allocate all disk space now for better performance option creates a disk file that can be
larger than the used space of the source. For example, the source disk might be a 16GB disk of which
only 2GB is used for the file, but importing the file with the Allocate option creates a 16GB disk. Take
this into account when you look at free space before you import.
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For linked clones, the virtual machine created by the importer is corrupted if the source is
modified after the import. This is true for linked clones imported from Virtual PC and Virtual Server
machines and from LiveState images. In the case of Virtual PC and Virtual Server source virtual
machines, the act of powering the source virtual machines on in Virtual PC or Virtual Server modifies
them, and corrupts the linked clones.
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10 Map the virtual machine’s network adapters to a bridged, host‐only, or NAT network in the Networks
page, and click Next.
Continue with “Step 3: Customizing the Guest Operating System of the New Virtual Machine (optional)” on
page 37. If you do not want to customize the new virtual machine, you must go through the Customization
page in Step 3 to indicate that you do not.
Step 3: Customizing the Guest Operating System of the New Virtual
Machine (optional)
This step enables you to install VMware Tools and customize the identity of the new virtual machine, install
VMware Tools only, or neither install VMware Tools nor customize the virtual machine identity.
Customizing includes the ability to:
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Change the computer information for identifying the virtual machine on a network.
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Enter server license information.
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Change the time zone for the virtual machine.
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Modify the properties for each network interface.
To customize the identity of the new virtual machine
1
On the Customization page, select Customize the identity of the new virtual machine and click Next.
The table of contents expands to show the topics in this section of installation.
2
In the Computer Information page, enter the new computer name and related information and click Next.
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Computer Name – A unique name to identify the virtual machine on the network. Valid characters
include A‐Z, a‐z, 0‐9, and the hyphen. Underscore is nonstandard, but VMware Converter permits its
use. There is a 63‐character limit. The Computer Name cannot consist only of numerals.
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Owner Name – Valid characters include all printable characters; 63‐character limit.
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Organization – Valid characters include all printable characters; 63‐character limit.
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Generate New Security ID (SID) – Select to generate a new security identity.
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Location of Sysprep Files – If the application has determined this location, the text edit box shows
it. If this field is blank, you must specify a valid location before going to the next panel.
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Enter the Windows licensing information for this virtual machine, if necessary, on the Windows License
page, and click Next.
You can leave the Product ID field blank and move to the next page.
The Include Server License Information check box applies only to Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server operating systems. The Server License Mode radio buttons are disabled
if the check box is not selected.
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Choose a time zone from the drop‐down box in the Time Zone page and click Next.
If network interfaces need to be set, the Network Interface Settings page appears. Continue with the next
step. If they do not need to be set, the page does not appear. Go to Step8.
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To customize your network adapter settings, choose the adapter on the Network Interface Setting page
and click Customize.
If you prefer to use the default settings, click Next and go to Step8.
The Reset All button is enabled if one or more network adapter has been modified. Click this button to
return all settings for all adapters to the default.
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Use the Network Properties dialog box to modify the properties of each network adapter you want to
change.
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General tab – Select whether to use DHCP to obtain an IP address automatically or to enter the IP
addresses manually. Select whether to use DHCP to obtain a DNS server address automatically or to
enter the DNS server addresses manually.
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DNS tab – Specify the DNS connections by entering DNS suffixes. For each DNS suffix you enter,
click Add. If you are entering multiple DNS suffixes, use Move Up and Move Down to specify the
order in which a virtual machine is to use the connections.
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WINS tab – Specify the primary and secondary WINS addresses by typing the IP addresses in the
entry boxes.
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Click OK to return to the Network Interface Setting page, and click Next.
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On the Workgroup or Domain page select how the virtual machine participates in a network, and click
Next.
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Workgroup – Valid characters include A‐Z, a‐z, 0‐9, space, and the hyphen. Maximum length is 15
characters.
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Windows Server Domain – The text box must have a value. Valid characters include A‐Z, a‐z, 0‐9,
space, period (dot), and the hyphen. Each label delineated by a dot can be 63 characters long, and the
whole text string can be up to 254 characters long. A user name and password are also required.
Continue with “Completing the Import Task Creation” on page 38.
To customize the identity of the new virtual machine and to install VMware Tools on it (ESX Server and
VirtualCenter destinations only)
1
On the Customization page select Install VMware Tools and click Next.
2
Follow the steps in “To customize the identity of the new virtual machine” on page 37.
Continue with “Completing the Import Task Creation” on page 38.
To install VMware Tools only (ESX Server and VirtualCenter destinations only)
On the Customization page, ensure that the Install VMware Tools check box is selected and the Customize
the identity of the new virtual machine check box is not selected. Click Next.
Continue with “Completing the Import Task Creation” on page 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.
Continue with “Completing the Import Task Creation” on page 38.
Completing the Import Task Creation
The final page in the conversion wizard is the Ready to Complete page. Some differences exist depending on
whether the converted virtual machine is for use with ESX Server or if the source machine is a remote one.
Click Finish to close the wizard and display the Task View with the conversion job in the task list. You can
view the progress in the Task Progress tab.
Users of the Enterprise and Starter editions of VMware Converter can return to a queued job and edit the
settings. See Chapter7, “Managing Tasks,” on page 53 Starter edition users can convert only one machine at a
time, however.
To complete the task creation if the destination machine is an ESX Server machine
Review the summary of the settings for the new virtual machine. To have the new virtual machine powered
on after the conversion is completed, select Power on the new Virtual Machine after creation. Click Finish.
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To complete the task creation if the source machine is remote
If the source machine is remote, it must be rebooted to remove the VMware Converter Agent installed on it.
1
Review the summary of the settings for the new virtual machine. Click Finish.
2
On the Warning: Reboot Source Machine dialog box, click Yes to reboot the source machine.
To complete the task creation for all other cases
Review the summary of the settings for the new virtual machine. Click Finish.
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