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1. Using peTool to Modify the Converter Boot CD on page 52 Cold Cloning and the Converter Boot CD Cold cloning also called offline cloning entails cloning the source machine when it is not running its operating system In cold cloning you reboot the source machine from a CD that has its own operating system WinPE and includes the standalone VMware Converter Enterprise application Cold cloning leaves no footprint on the source machine Start the Wizard for a Conversion Use this procedure to start the Converter Conversion wizard from the VMware Converter Boot CD To boot off the CD set options and start the application 1 2 3 VMware Inc Insert the Converter Boot CD in the source machine and restart the computer Within 10 seconds press any key to boot into the operating system on the CD Optional In the Network Configuration dialog box change the location for the temporary files including the logs By default temporary files are stored in RAM disk After the VMware Converter application is launched you cannot modify the temporary files directory Optional In the Advanced tab in the Network Configuration dialog box set a value for the Speed amp Duplex property of each network adapter The VMware Converter application launches 45 User s Manual To specify a static IP address or map network drives 1 A WO N 5 On the main menu choose Administration gt Network Configuration Click the ap
2. The following types of disk conversion are available depending on your source and destination machines Convert all disks and maintain size Choose this option to convert all disks unchanged This is the only choice if the virtual machine you are converting has a Linux guest operating system m Select volumes and resize to save or add space Choose this option to specify a specific size m 8 Create a separate disk for each volume Choose this option to create a separate disk for each volume The active and system volumes are not separated if they reside on the same disk Then you can migrate disks across independent datastores When you export a virtual appliance you must select all disks for a conversion and maintain the size of all the disks on the target machine VMware Inc 29 User s Manual 30 Converting in Install Less Mode Install less mode entails converting a running remote physical computer without installing the VMware Converter manager onto the machine from which you are initiating the migration To run in install less mode temporarily install the Converter Manager on a machine and copy the files in the install directory to a network share After this you can mount the network share from another machine and run the executable without having to install it on that particular machine After starting the Converter Manager from the mounted network share follow the procedures for converting a remote physical
3. The virtual machine you select must work with one of these VMware product groups m Workstation 6 x VMware Fusion 1 x VMware Player 2 x VMware ACE 2 x m Workstation 5x VMware Server 1 x VMware Player 1 x m Workstation 4 5 x ACE 1 x GSX Server 3 x Click Next In the drop down menu select a cloning option for the new virtual machine Choose the way the converter creates the clone depending on the type of source and destination m 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 click the Allocate all disk space now for better performance button If you click Allow virtual disk files to expand 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 Split disk into 2 GB files 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 converting the file with the Allocate option creates a 16GB disk Take this into account when you look at free space before you convert m Create a linked clone Creates a VMware virtual machine that shares the virtual disk of the source virtual machine or system image Linked cl
4. source destination network physical machine ESX Server VMware Converter Boot CD The virtual machine is ready to run on the destination machine Cloning Modes Converter implements two cloning modes disk based cloning and volume based cloning Volume Based Cloning Converter supports volume based cloning for hot and cold cloning and for importation of existing virtual machines In volume based cloning all volumes in the destination virtual machine are basic volumes regardless of the type in the corresponding source volume File level or block level volume based cloning is performed depending on your size selections Volume based file level cloning Performed when any size smaller than the original is selected Volume based block level cloning Performed when the volume size is maintained or extended Depending on the cloning mode some types of source volumes might not be supported as follows m Cold cloning Converter Boot CD supports all types of dynamic volumes but doesn t support Windows NT 4 fault tolerant volumes Windows NT 4 with mirrored volumes is supported m Virtual machine importing supports basic volumes and all types of dynamic volumes except RAID It doesn t support Windows NT 4 fault tolerant volumes Windows NT 4 with mirrored volumes is supported Only master boot record MBR disks are supported GUID partition table GPT disks are not supported m Hot cloning supports all typ
5. ww w3 0rg 2001 XMLSchema instance xsi schemaLocation http ww vmware com v2 sysimage p2v p2v xsd gt lt source gt lt managedSpec vmId a virtual machine gt lt username and password may be omitted in which case you will be interactively prompted for credentials gt lt creds host vc server username Administrator password adminPassword gt lt managedSpec gt lt source gt lt dest gt lt managedSpec vmName a new virtual machine datastore storage2 folder my vms cluster vc cluster 3 host an ESX host attached to dest vc server resourcePool vc resource pool 1 gt lt username and password may be omitted in which case you will be interactively prompted for credentials gt lt creds host dest vc server username Administrator password adminPassword gt lt managedSpec gt lt dest gt lt importParams targetProductVersion PRODUCT_MANAGED diskType VMFS clonePagefile false gt lt The p2vTool q query option retrieves source information and its XML output contains the volumeID Link to out put XML gt lt volumesToClone gt lt volumeCloneInfo volumeId computer d7e40f6d3ddd078441daab86760a2ed13d2fe8bd2 1 resize true separateDisk false newSize 10000000000 gt lt volumeCloneInfo volumeId computer d7e40f6d3ddd078441daab86760a2ed13d2fe8bd2 2 resize false separateDisk true gt lt volumesToClone gt lt diskLocations gt lt diskLocation disk st
6. Example A 9 v verify Verifies that the source computer can be imported to the destination computer For confirming the availability of the source machine and the availability of the destination machine with sufficient room on it to receive the migrated machine This option requires the s option to identify an input XML file that specifies a complete import job do not use it with an input XML file that specifies a postprocess only job To view the XML output on your monitor use the d option also 1 import Performs a migration For initiating the migration This option requires the s option to identify the source computer and the parameters of the operation in the p2v xml file p postprocess s source arg p2v xml Performs postprocessing of the virtual machine For image customization or reconfiguration parameters of a machine not involved in a migration Postprocessing can be done as part of an 1 migration if postProcessingParams are specified in the input XML file This option requires the s option to specify the input XML file to be applied against the source Postprocessing is not performed when you create OVF virtual appliances You perform postprocessing on the target virtual machine when you import a virtual appliance to a supported destination It is not performed on OVF images including OVF images you create by using the i option Inputs an XML file The XML file tha
7. Select a Standalone Virtual Machine or Backup Image Source Use this procedure if your source system is a local or remote standalone virtual machine or virtual appliance For example you can select a virtual machine from VMware Workstation vmx or vmtn VMware Fusion VMware Server VMware GSX Server a Microsoft Virtual PC Microsoft Virtual Server vmc or a Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Sv21 LiveState Recovery Norton Ghost sv2i only or StorageCraft ShadowProtect spf image To select a source standalone virtual machine and choose the disks to convert 1 A Q N VMware Inc On the Source page click Next to go to the Source Type page Select Other in the drop down menu and click Next Browse for the source virtual machine or image In the File name field select the configuration file for the machine you want to convert and open the file You can use the Files of type field to filter the displayed files by file extension If the source virtual machine is Windows NT SMP Converter might require files from service packs or hot fixes In this case the New Virtual Machine Reconfiguration page appears The wizard shows which files it requires The Next button remains disabled until every item has a check beside it If you are running Converter on a system running Microsoft Windows 2000 or later and you are converting a Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 virtual machine or image a warning message advises that the conver
8. network address translation In hosted networking a type of network connection that enables you to connect your virtual machines to an external network when you have only one IP network address and that address is used by the host computer See also bridged networking host only networking VMware Inc 81 VMware Converter User s Manual 82 NIC network interface card An expansion board that provides a dedicated connection between a computer and a network Also called a network adapter Open Virtual Machine Format OVE A distribution format for virtual appliances that uses existing packaging tools to combine one or more virtual machines together with a standards based XML wrapper This format gives the virtualization platform a portable package containing all required installation and configuration parameters for virtual machines which allows any virtualization platform that implements the standard to correctly install and run virtual machines physical disk In hosted products a hard disk in a virtual machine that is mapped to a physical disk drive or partition on the host machine See also virtual disk provisioning The process of creating a functioning virtual machine by assigning resources such as CPU memory and virtual hardware and then deploying a system image raw disk See physical disk remote cloning Making a copy of a virtual machine or a physical machine accessed over the network by VMware Converter See also
9. template A master image of a virtual machine This typically includes a specified operating system and a configuration that provides virtual counterparts to hardware components Optionally a template can include an installed guest operating system and a set of applications Setting a virtual machine as a template protects any linked clones or snapshots that depend on the template from being disabled inadvertently Templates are used by VirtualCenter to create new virtual machines See also linked clone V virtual appliance A software solution that is composed of one or more virtual machines is packaged as a unit by an appliance vendor and is deployed managed and maintained as a unit virtual disk A file or set of files that appears as a physical disk drive to a guest operating system These files can be on the host machine or on a remote file system See also growable disk physical disk virtual hardware The devices that make up a virtual machine The virtual hardware includes the virtual disk removable devices such as the DVD ROM CD ROM and floppy drives and the virtual Ethernet adapter virtual machine A virtualized x86 PC environment in which a guest operating system and associated application software can run Multiple virtual machines can operate on the same host system concurrently virtual machine configuration The specification of which virtual devices such as disks and memory are present in a virtual machine and how they are
10. the password attribute is only used for encrypted sources such as the SV2I format and can be omitted or other types of sources gt lt hostedSpec password path F VirtualMachine vbcwin2k3 win2k3ent vmx gt lt source gt lt dest gt lt managedSpec datastore MYVMFS3 folder host resourcePoo1 vmName vcbrestore gt lt creds host my_esx3_host password port username root gt lt managedSpec gt lt dest gt lt The keepIdentity optional attribute is used to indicate whether an identity restore is attempted The attribute must be set to true if the VM is to be re imported after it has been lost deleted If the VM is to be re imported for cloning purpose the flag must be set to false The default is false This attribute only applies to managed destination gt lt If the preserveDeviceBackingInfo optional attribute is set to true all the device backing information for the VM is restored This includes reconnecting CDROMs serial port parallel port if devices exist The default is set to false This attribute only applies to managed destination gt lt importParams clonePagefile false diskType VMFS keepIdentity true preserveDeviceBackingInfo false targetProductVersion PRODUCT_MANAGED gt lt If the preserveNicsInfo attribute is set to true all network interfaces will be preserved and get reconnected to the original virtual switches if exist Manually assigned ethernet
11. 1 0 xmlns http ww vmware com v2 sysimage p2V xmlns xsi http ww w3 0rg 2001 XMLSchema instance xsi schemaLocation http ww vmware com v2 sysimage p2v p2v xsd gt lt source gt lt the password attribute is only used for encrypted sources such as Symantec s SV2I format and can be omitted for other types of sources gt lt hostedSpec path d My Virtual Machines a virtual machine a virtual machine vmx password gt lt source gt lt postProcessingParams gt lt reconfigParams gt lt postProcessingParams gt lt p2v gt Example A 8 Reconfiguring a Managed Source lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 gt lt p2v version 1 0 xmlns http ww vmware com v2 sysimage p2V xmlns xsi http ww w3 0rg 2001 XMLSchema instance xsi schemaLocation http ww vmware com v2 sysimage p2v p2v xsd gt lt source gt lt managedSpec vmId my vm gt lt username and password may be omitted in which case you will be interactively prompted for credentials gt lt creds host vc server username Administrator password adminPassword gt lt managedSpec gt lt source gt lt postProcessingParams gt lt reconfigParams gt lt postProcessingParams gt lt p2v gt VMware Inc 73 VMware Converter User s Manual q query Option XML Output File Example Example A 9 XML Output for the p2vTool q query Option lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 gt lt p2v uninstallA
12. 160039240704 diskDeviceNumber 0 drive c id attVol computer d7e40f6d3ddd078441daab8676a2ed13d2fe8bd2 1 1sActiveVolume true isFilesystemUnderstood true 1sSystemVolume true used 11500454912 gt lt volumeInfo capacity 160039240704 diskDeviceNumber 1 drive d id attVol computer d7e40f6d3ddd078441daab8676a2ed13d2fe8bd2 2 isActiveVolume false isFilesystemUnderstood true 1sSystemVolume false used 134157943808 gt lt volumeInfo capacity 262147866624 diskDeviceNumber 2 drive f id attVol computer d7e40f6d3ddd078441daab8676a2ed13d2fe8bd2 3 isActiveVolume false isFilesystemUnderstood true 1sSystemVolume false used 122588069888 gt lt volumeInfo capacity 57922421760 diskDeviceNumber 2 drive g id attVol computer d7e40f6d3ddd078441daab8676a2ed13d2fe8bd2 4 isActiveVolume false isFilesystemUnderstood true 1sSystemVolume false used 29163381760 gt lt volumeInfo capacity 240046571520 diskDeviceNumber 0 drive 1 id attVol computer d7e40f6d3ddd078441daab8676a2ed13d2fe8bd2 5 isActiveVolume false isFilesystemUnderstood true 1sSystemVolume false used 74944512 gt lt volumes gt lt nics gt lt nicInfo network gt lt nicInfo network gt lt n1cs gt lt sourceInfo gt lt compatibilityReport gt lt compatibility compatibilitywarning IMPORT _OK_NO_INSTALL_TOOLS gt lt compatibilityReport gt lt p2v gt 74 VMware Inc Appendix A App
13. 18 18 PM Skipping boot ini update 05 18 18 PM Skipping drive letter mapping adjustment 05 18 20 PM Step 3 Preparing target virtual machine Note YMware Converter Agent logs can be found on localhost at C Documents and SettingsiagoeliLocal SettingsiTemp wrmware temp mware converter VMware Converter Client logs on this computer can be exported or found at C Documents and SettingsiagoeliLocal SettingsiTemp emware temp wmware client VMware Converter logs are stored on a temporary basis and should be retrieved as soon as possible cin la VMware Inc Chapter 7 Managing Tasks Details View When you select a task in the task list of the Task View you can see details of that particular task in the Details View in the lower half of the screen The Details View has two tabs Summary and Task Progress Summary Tab The Summary tab appears by default when you select a task in the task list It shows a summary of the options and details pertaining to the selected task as configured in the wizard The information falls into three categories Source system information destination system information not used in Configure Machine tasks and destination customization An Edit link appears in the upper left corner of the Summary tab Use it to reopen the Convert Machine or Configure Machine wizard to make modifications to the task This link is available only if the task s status is queued failed or canceled See Edit a
14. 9 Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery formerly LiveState Recovery 6 5 and 7 0 LiveState Recovery 3 0 and 6 0 and Norton Ghost version 9 0 10 0 and 12 0 sv2i files StorageCraft ShadowProtect Requirements VMware Inc Virtual machines must be powered off before you convert them You cannot convert suspended virtual machines Virtual machines from Macintosh versions of Virtual PC are not supported The operating system on the source Virtual PC or Virtual Server virtual machine must be a Windows guest operating system supported by the intended VMware platform for example Workstation 5 or 6 See the Guest Operating System Installation Guide for a list of supported operating systems Converter supports Virtual PC and Virtual Server virtual machines with most Windows operating systems earlier than Windows NT 4 0 and with non Windows operating systems for example Linux and DOS for cloning only Converter does not support configuring for these systems Converter can convert ShadowProtect and Backup Exec System Recovery images with the following limitations m Dynamic disks are not supported m All images for the backup of a machine must be in a single folder with no other images placed there m For volume based cloning all volumes in the disk up to the active and system volumes must be backed up For example if a disk has four partitions 1 4 with partition 2 as the active volume and partition 3 as the system volume th
15. MAC addresses will be preserved as well If it is set to false and nicmappings node is empty all the VM s network interfaces will be stripped off The default value is false gt lt nicMappings preserveNicsInfo true gt lt importParams gt lt postProcessingParams installTools false powerOnVM true gt lt p2v gt OVF XML Output File Examples Here are examples of XML output files for a p2v Tool import of an OVE virtual appliance to a Workstation destination and an creation of an OVF package to a Workstation source Example A 12 Importing an OVF Virtual Appliance to a Workstation Destination lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 gt lt p2v version 1 0 xmLns http www vmware com v3 sysimage p2v xmlns xsi http ww w3 0rg 2001 XMLSchema instance xsi schemaLocation http ww vmware com v3 sysimage p2v p2v xsd gt lt source gt lt ovfSpec path C targetVms bugs 246223 246223 ovf gt lt source gt lt dest gt lt hostedSpec vmName ba path T target tests test gt lt dest gt lt importParams targetProductVersion PRODUCT_WS_6X gt lt postProcessingParams gt lt reconfigParams gt lt postProcessingParams gt lt p2v gt 76 VMware Inc Appendix A Appendix Migration with p2vTool Command Line Interface Example A 13 Creating an OVF Package from a Workstation Source lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 gt lt p2v version 1 0 xmLns http www vmware com v3 sysim
16. Physical machine to ESX Server 3 x 443 902 Remote Hot Cloning Troubleshooting Tips The following information can help you avoid issues related to permissions and network access when performing hot cloning Common Requirements for Windows Operating Systems To ensure successful remote hot cloning of Windows platforms make the following checks on the source machine before you launch the application m Ensure that Simple File Sharing is turned off m Ensure that file and printer sharing is not blocked by Windows Firewall Turning off Simple File Sharing on Windows Platforms To control permissions for individual users you must turn off Simple File Sharing However turning Simple File Sharing off does not turn off the Shared Documents feature Use the Simple File Sharing UI located in the folder s properties to configure both share and file permissions Table 2 5 shows the Simple File Sharing behavior for specific Windows operating systems Table 2 5 Simple File Sharing Behavior Operating System File Sharing Windows XP Professional operating systems joined toa Simple File Sharing UI is turned on by default work group Windows XP Professional operating systems joined to a Uses the classic file sharing and security interface only domain To turn off Simple File Sharing in Windows XP Professional 1 Choose Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Folder Options 2 Inthe Folder Options page click the View tab and dese
17. Select Virtual Appliance from the drop down menu and click Next Navigate to the ovf or ova virtual appliance location Field Action File system Browse for the source virtual machine or image select the file and click Open You can use the Files of type field to filter the displayed files by file extension URL Enter the URL of the virtual appliance you want to convert or view the VMware Virtual Appliance Marketplace for the latest virtual appliances Click Next On the Source Data page click Next By default Convert all disks and maintain size is selected You must maintain the source data in its original form On the Destination page click Next to go to the Destination Type page Choose a destination for your virtual appliance from the drop down menu and click Next Enter the destination virtual machine information Virtual Machine Type Action VMware Infrastructure Specify the server and login credentials virtual machine Standalone virtual machine Specify the virtual machine name and location The name can be 80 characters long is case sensitive and must be unique within the virtual machine folder It can contain alphanumeric characters and the underscore _ and hyphen Click Next Choose how you want to distribute the files in the virtual appliance package Click Next to view the Ready to Complete page Click Finish to start the task creation VMware Inc Chapter 4 Converting Machines
18. Task to Run on page 62 VMware Inc 61 User s Manual Force a Queued Task to Run To override the order of the queued tasks or to override any limit on the number of tasks that can be run concurrently you can force a queued task to run from the toolbar For Starter edition users you can force only the first task to run To force a task to run Choose the task in the task list of the Task View and click the Start Task button O Cancel a Task You can cancel a task in the queue or one in progress After a task is canceled it loses its place in the queue displaying for the Start Time in the task list and the time of cancellation in the End Time column Canceling a task in progress does not suspend it Canceling a task backs it out of the conversion and reverts the source machine to its original state To continue the task later you can edit the task but you must restart from the beginning See Edit a Task on page 63 To cancel a task 1 Choose a task in the task list of the Task View Shift click or control click to choose more than one task 2 Click the Cancel button O Delete a Task The delete command removes a task from the task list The command works on any task except for one in progress A running task must be canceled before it can be deleted It is also possible to clear all tasks from history except for those currently running To delete a specific task 1 Choose the task in
19. be installed on it You are prompted before starting the conversion To select the source physical computer and choose the disks to convert 1 On the Source page click Next to go to the Source Type page 2 Select Physical Computer from the drop down menu and click Next 3 On the Source Login page choose an action that corresponds to your machine type and click Next Machine Type Action Remote Click A remote machine and type the name or IP address of the machine or choose a machine from the drop down menu Type the DOMAIN user name and password for the machine Local Click This local machine The authorization is set to the current user in this case and cannot be changed 4 On the Source Data page deselect any volumes you do not want to convert For hot cloning a physical computer Converter enables volume based cloning only If you deselect the system volume or active volume a warning appears before you go to the next page 5 When performing volume based cloning select Ignore page file and hibernation file to exclude these files Because these files are not copied to the destination virtual machine the machine is created with more free space You can choose not to ignore these files 32 VMware Inc Chapter 4 Converting Machines 6 Specify the volume size for each volume in the New Disk Space drop down menus and click Next Option Description Maintain Size Keeps the original size volume Min Size Converts just the
20. click Next 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 large enough to contain the selected disks Optional To distribute disks over several datastores or to place the virtual machine configuration file and each disk on a separate datastore follow these steps a Click Advanced to see the list of disks and the virtual machine configuration file b Choose the datastore for each disk and file from the drop down menus If insufficient space is available an error message appears stating the required amount On the Networks page map the virtual machine s network adapters to a VirtualCenter network and click Next The Networks panel displays the networks available at the destination location in drop down menus The number of adapters to map can be set in a drop down menu as well 37 User s Manual Choose an OVF Virtual Appliance Destination You can export a virtual machine to an OVF virtual appliance to make it available to other users to import into their inventory To export a virtual appliance 1 2 N OS Aa PB 10 11 12 13 14 38 Start the VMware Converter application click Convert Machine in the application menu and click Next On the Source page click Next to go to the Source Type page Choose a source machine from the drop down menu on the Sourc
21. configuration file b Choose the datastore for each disk and file from the drop down menus If insufficient space is available an error message appears stating the required amount On the Networks page map the virtual machine s network adapters to a VirtualCenter network and click Next The Networks panel displays the networks available at the destination location in drop down menus The number of adapters to map can be set in a drop down menu as well Choose an ESX Server Virtual Machine Destination Use this procedure if you are converting the virtual machine to run in ESX Server To select an ESX Server destination for a converted virtual machine 1 A WO N 10 11 VMware Inc Click Next on the Destination page to move to the Destination Type page Select VMware Infrastructure Virtual Machine from the drop down menu Click Next On the Destination Login page log in to the ESX Server destination as follows a Type the name of the server or choose a destination server in the drop down menu b Type your user name and the password for the destination server c Click Next On the Virtual Machine Name page enter the name you want to assign to the virtual machine If a virtual machine with the same name exists for ESX Server VMware Converter displays a warning message and asks you to select another name Click Next On the Host page choose the specific host for the virtual machine cluster in manual mode only and
22. datastores large enough to contain the selected disks Optional To distribute disks over several datastores or to place the virtual machine configuration file and each disk on a separate datastore follow these steps a Click Advanced to see the list of disks and the virtual machine configuration file b Choose the datastore for each disk and file from the drop down menus If insufficient space is available an error message appears stating the required amount On the Networks page map the virtual machine s network adapters to a VirtualCenter network and click Next The Networks panel displays the networks available at the destination location in drop down menus The number of adapters to map can be set in a drop down menu as well Continue with Customize a New Virtual Machine s Guest Operating System on page 49 Choose a Standalone Virtual Machine Destination Use this procedure if you are converting the virtual machine to run in Workstation 4 x 5 x or 6 x VMware Fusion VMware Player VMware Server VMware ACE 1 or 2 or GSX Server To select a destination for a converted virtual machine 1 2 On the Destination page click Next to move to the Destination Type page Click the VMware standalone virtual machine button and click Next On the VM Name amp Location page type a name for the converted virtual machine and browse to enter the destination location VMware Inc Chapter 5 Using the Converter Boot CD fo
23. destination and has these attributes m Isa flat file virtual machine typically from a VMware Workstation product or a supported backup format Must be accessible from the local machine s operating system It can be on a network share but the network share must be mounted before running p2v Tool m If used as a source the virtual machine must be powered off at the time of import A managed machine can be a source or destination and has these attributes m Virtual machines running on an ESX Server machine m The server can be specified as an ESX Server machine or the VirtualCenter server that is managing it m If used as a source the virtual machine must be powered off at the time of the import A virtual appliance can be an ovf file or an ova file that contains a group of files You can install a virtual appliance from any local or remote file system accessible from the source machine or from a remote machine path shared over the network With p2vTool you can migrate volumes to separate disks Set the attribute separateDisk true in the volumeCloneInfo node for each volume you want to place on a separate disk Do not set this attribute for active or system volumes See Example A 5 Importing a Managed Source to a Managed Destination Explicitly Specifying Optional Parameters on page 72 and Example A 9 XML Output for the p2vTool q query Option on page 74 Restoring VCB Images VCB enables its users to back up
24. entering multiple DNS suffixes use Move Up and Move Down to specify the order in which a virtual machine is to use the connections WINS Specify the primary and secondary WINS addresses by typing the IP addresses in the entry boxes 8 Click OK to return to the Network Interface Setting page and click Next 9 On the Workgroup or Domain page select how the virtual machine participates in a network m Workgroup Valid characters include A Z a z 0 9 space and the hyphen Maximum length is 15 characters m 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 entire text string can be up to 254 characters long A user name and password are required 10 Click Next Remove System Restore Checkpoints VMware recommends that you remove all System Restore checkpoints regardless of the cloning mode unless you want the target virtual machine to be a replica of the source system Removing all System Restore checkpoints prevents the target machine from reverting to a preconversion state Restoring a checkpoint in the target virtual machine that was created before cloning the source machine can damage the system and cause the target virtual machine to become unbootable To remove System Restore checkpoints for Windows Vista Windows XP and Windows 2003 On the Customization page select Remove all s
25. entire ESX Server virtual machines storing the backup using Workstation disks a vmx file and a catalog file The p2vTool can restore VCB images into ESX Server 3 x machines both standalone and those managed by VirtualCenter and can also import them to hosted products The p2vTool does not preserve certain virtual machine properties unless settings for the attributes that can preserve the properties are included in the input XML file Preserving these properties is applicable only to a managed product destination Table A 2 shows the attributes that need attention to preserve these properties For a VMware hosted product destination do not set the attributes because virtual machine properties are not preserved Table A 2 Settings to Preserve Properties Node Attribute Settings ImportParams keepldentity Default is false Set to true to preserve the virtual machine identity preserveDeviceBackingInfo Default is false Set to true to preserve the device backing information for CD ROM floppy serial port and parallel port NicMappings preserveNicsInfo Default is false Set to true to use the network adapter information from the source Information in the catalog file is not extracted To restore to the same location view the original catalog file and include that information in the input XML file VMware Inc 69 VMware Converter User s Manual 70 The p2vTool can import VCB images into standalone hosted products Attrib
26. local cloning server based licensing A mode of licensing VMware software in which all license keys are administered by a license server which manages a central license pool Feature entitlement is checked out and returned on demand See also host based licensing source In VMware Converter the machine from which one imports or creates a virtual machine source virtual machine In VMware Converter the virtual machine to be imported at its original location standalone virtual machine A virtual machine that runs in Workstation VMware Server and VMware Player Source virtual machines from Microsoft Virtual PC Microsoft Virtual Server and Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery images are also considered standalones See also source virtual machine task A managed object representing the state of a long running operation TCP Transmission Control Protocol A reliable transfer protocol used between two endpoints on a network TCP is built on top of the Internet Protocol IP See also TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol A set of protocols the de facto language of the Internet designed to enable communication between networks regardless of the computing technologies that they use TCP connects hosts and provides a reliable exchange of data streams with guaranteed delivery IP specifies the format of packets and handles addressing VMware Inc Glossary
27. more information about VMware Education Services go to http mylearnl vmware com mgrreg index cfm 8 VMware Inc Introduction VMware Converter provides a scalable solution to migrate physical to virtual and virtual to virtual machines Converter is optimized for mass migrations but is equally effective for single machine conversions Converter imports virtual machines faster with fewer manual steps required and fewer source hardware limitations than other methods With its ability to hot clone Converter can convert a virtual machine with no downtime on its source physical machine Converter combines and expands the functionality available in VMware P2V Assistant and Virtual Machine Importer It eases interoperability among VMware hosted products VMware Workstation VMware ACE VMware Fusion VMware Server and VMware Player VMware VirtualCenter managed ESX Server 3 x and 2 5 x and unmanaged VMware ESX Server 3 x and VMware ESX Server 3i Installable and VMware ESX Server 3i Embedded It also restores VMware Consolidated Backup VCB images into VMware virtual machines This chapter includes the following sections m Migration with VMware Converter on page 9 m Cloning and System Reconfiguration of Physical Machines on page 11 m Migrating Existing Virtual Machines and System Images on page 15 m Managing Tasks on page 15 m New in Converter 3 0 3 on page 16 Migration with VMware Converter With
28. only images NOTE In Converter Sysprep and hot fix paths are limited to English ASCII characters How Converting Affects Settings The VMware virtual machine created by the Converter contains an exact copy of the disk state from your source physical machine virtual machine or system image with the exception of some hardware dependent drivers and sometimes the mapped drive letters The following settings from the source computer remain identical m Operating system configuration computer name security ID user accounts profiles preferences and so forth m Applications and data files m Each disk partition s volume serial number Because the target and the source virtual machines or system images have the same identities name SID and so on running both on the same network can result in conflicts To redeploy the source virtual machine or system image ensure that you do not run both the source and target images or virtual machines on the same network at the same time For example if you use Converter to test the viability of running a Virtual PC virtual machine as a VMware virtual machine without first decommissioning the original Virtual PC machine you must resolve the duplicate ID problem You can resolve this problem by using the optional customization step in the Converter wizard Changes to Virtual Hardware 22 Most migrated applications function correctly in the VMware virtual machine because their configuration a
29. physical machine network ESX Server 2 Converter prepares the virtual machine on the destination machine Converter creates a virtual machine on the destination machine and the agent copies volumes from the source machine to the destination machine VMware Converter running on Windows machine source running physical machine destination ESX Server volumes m snapshot 3 Converter completes the conversion process The agent installs the required drivers to allow the operating system to boot in a virtual machine and personalizes the virtual machine for example changing the IP information VMware Converter running VS Windows machine source destination running physical machine network ESX Server Al VM customization optional x reconfiguration source volumes Woy snapshot 12 VMware Inc Chapter 1 Introduction 4 Converter removes all traces from the source machine VMware Converter running on Windows machine source destination running x physical machine e ESX Server The virtual machine is ready to run on the destination machine Local Cold Cloning Workflow The following workflow is an example of cold cloning in which you clone the source machine when it is not running its operating system You set up a migration by using the Converter wizard available on the Converter Boot CD After you boot the Converter Boot CD and use the application on it to direct the course of the m
30. system on which VMware Converter is running or making a copy of the physical machine itself for conversion to a virtual machine See also remote cloning LUN logical unit number An identifier for a disk volume in a storage array managed products A bare metal VMware product like ESX Server that provides a thin software layer the hypervisor that enables it to run directly on the physical machine By comparison hosted VMware products including Workstation VMware Player VMware Server VMware ACE and Lab Manager are ones that run as applications on physical machines with operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or Linux migration The process of moving a virtual machine between hosts Unless VMotion is used the virtual machine must be powered off when you migrate it See also migration with VMotion migration with VMware Converter migration with VMotion The process of moving a virtual machine that is powered on and has met selected requirements including the activation of VMotion on both the source and target hosts When you migrate a virtual machine using VMotion the operations of the virtual machine can continue without interruption See also migration with VMware Converter migration with VMware Converter The process of moving a virtual machine that is powered off from a local or remote host while reconfiguring the file format if necessary to accommodate the destination machine See also migration with VMotion NAT
31. task to convert physical machines virtual machines virtual appliances and system images from a variety of sources into a variety of destinations using local and remote hot cloning This chapter includes the following sections m Selecting a Conversion Procedure on page 29 m Start the Wizard for a Conversion on page 32 m Select a Source on page 32 m Choose a Destination for the New Virtual Machine on page 36 m Customize a New Virtual Machine s Guest Operating System on page 40 m Complete the Conversion Task Creation on page 42 Selecting a Conversion Procedure The procedure for your conversion can vary depending on your virtual machine source and destination choices The approach you take for creating your virtual machine is determined by the following factors m The type of source you are converting A physical computer a VMware Infrastructure virtual machine ESX Server a virtual appliance or a standalone virtual machine m The type of destination you are converting to ESX Server ESX Server managed by VirtualCenter a virtual appliance or a VMware standalone virtual machine Standalone virtual machines include machines such as Workstation VMware Server VCB Acronis True Image 9 Microsoft Virtual PC and Virtual Server Symantec Backup Exec Server Recovery formerly LiveState Recovery 6 5 and 7 0 LiveState Recovery 3 0 and 6 0 and Norton Ghost 9 10 and 12 sv2i only images
32. the computer information for identifying a virtual machine on a network m Enter server license information m Change the time zone for a virtual machine m Modify the properties for each network interface To customize the identity of a 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 On the Computer Information page customize any of these fields 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 Converter permits its use The computer name cannot have more than 63 characters or consist only of numerals m Owner Name Valid characters include all printable characters A 63 character limit applies m Organization Valid characters include all printable characters A 63 character limit applies m Generate New Security ID SID Select to generate a new security identifier By default the security ID is preselected for Windows Vista systems m Location of Sysprep Files If the application 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 This action does not apply to Windows Vista systems 3 Click Next 4 On the Windows License page enter the Windows licensing in
33. to a queued task and edit the settings See Chapter 7 Managing Tasks on page 59 If Windows discovers new hardware and asks you to reboot click No so that customization settings are applied If you customized the new virtual machine after it is powered on you must wait for it to automatically reboot twice before the customization settings are applied and you can safely log on Customization settings are not applied to your virtual machine if you manually restart it To complete the conversion for an ESX Server machine 1 Review the summary of the settings for the new virtual machine 2 Optional To have the new virtual machine powered on after the conversion is completed select Power on the new Virtual Machine after creation To complete the task if the source machine is remote 1 Review the summary of the settings for the new virtual machine and click Finish 2 When you see the Warning Reboot Source Machine dialog box click Yes to reboot the machine You must reboot the machine to remove the Converter agent installed on it To complete the conversion for all other cases Review the summary of the settings for the new virtual machine and click Finish VMware Inc Managing Tasks Converter provides a task manager for managing migrations and configurations This can be for a single conversion or for multiple concurrent migrations in the Enterprise edition After you create a task using the Converter wizard to set up how you w
34. type a name for the converted virtual machine and browse to enter the destination location If the source is a remote physical computer a Connect As button appears Specify a network mountable location accessible to both the source machine and the machine running the Converter application Select a type of virtual machine to create The virtual machine you select must work with one of these VMware product groups m Workstation 6 x VMware Fusion 1 x VMware Player 2 x VMware ACE 2 x m Workstation 5x VMware Server 1 x VMware Player 1 x m Workstation 4 5 x ACE 1 x GSX Server 3 x Click Next In the drop down menu select Import and convert full clone if available Depending on the type of source and destination you might have options in how you allocate disk space for the new virtual machine m To allocate all the disk space for this clone click the Allocate all disk space now for better performance button This option gives somewhat better performance for your virtual machine If you click Allow virtual disk files to expand 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 ensure that the Split disk into 2 GB files check box is selected Click Next On the Destination Name and Location page type the name you want to assign to the virtual machine The name can be 80 characters long is case sensi
35. Task on page 63 Task Progress Tab The Task Progress tab displays the steps involved in the conversion for that task and the status of each step For a task that is running the tab shows which step is currently in progress and the time the step started The percentage of completion for the task and an estimate of time remaining appears in the task list When the task is finished or stops running because it is canceled the system displays a note with information on where to find the logs for the task Another source for the same information is the Log Information link at the top of the tab Converter does not store the task progress information beyond the current session If you close the application and restart it the Task Progress tab displays Information Unavailable for previously finished tasks and does not contain a Log Information link Figure 7 2 Completed Task File Edit View Task Administration Help FI Convert Machine Li Configure Machine m G J Filter By Eun Order ID Description Source Destination Progress Status Start Time End 265 R Install virtual appliance Gi ytargetvms giitargetyims MI 2293 Completed 04 21 2008 01 59 04 2 264 E Convert standalone fa T Brow Seno z ete ITI 12008 01 53 04 2 Task ID 265 Install virtual appliance From GiXtargetYmsXba va ova J go target ms Task Progress Summary Log Information 01 59 01 PM Step 1 Connecting to Mware Converter Agent on local
36. User s Manual VMware Converter 3 vmware User s Manual User s Manual Revision 20080508 Item VMC ENG Q208 281 You can find the most up to date technical documentation on our Web site at http www vmware com support The VMware Web site also provides the latest product updates If you have comments about this documentation submit your feedback to docfeedback vmware com 2007 2008 VMware Inc All rights reserved Protected by one or more U S Patent Nos 6 397 242 6 496 847 6 704 925 6 711 672 6 725 289 6 735 601 6 785 886 6 789 156 6 795 966 6 880 022 6 944 699 6 961 806 6 961 941 7 069 413 7 082 598 7 089 377 7 111 086 7 111 145 7 117 481 7 149 843 7 155 558 7 222 221 7 260 815 7 260 820 7 269 683 7 275 136 7 277 998 7 277 999 7 278 030 7 281 102 7 290 253 and 7 356 679 patents pending VMware the VMware boxes logo and design Virtual SMP and VMotion are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware Inc in the United States and or other jurisdictions Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies VMware Inc 3401 Hillview Ave Palo Alto CA 94304 www vmware com 2 VMware Inc Contents About This Book 7 1 Introduction 9 Migration with VMware Converter 9 VMware Converter Editions 10 Cloning and System Reconfiguration of Phys
37. VMware Converter you convert virtual machines from different source formats into one of several VMware product destinations Use the application to accomplish the following tasks m Convert physical machines for use across different VMware product formats m Convert virtual machines for use across different VMware product formats m Move virtual machines across different VMware product platforms Import and export of virtual appliances from a local file system or download them from a URL m Create VMware virtual machines from VCB images m Create VMware virtual machines from third party formats m Reduce the time needed to populate new virtual machine environments m Migrate legacy servers to new hardware with no need to reinstall operating systems or application software m Perform migrations across heterogeneous hardware m Proactively readjust disk sizes types and partitions to maximize utilization of storage resources VMware Inc 9 User s Manual m Place volumes on separate disks and migrate the disks across independent datastores m Start and manage multiple concurrent migrations m View audit trails Figure 1 1 illustrates how VMware Converter creates and migrates VMware ready virtual machines from a broad range of sources Figure 1 1 VMware Converter Source and Destination Machines destination source ESX Server 3 x host physical machines virtual machine ESX Server 2 5 x hos
38. WINS specifying the addresses 42 51 57 wizard table of contents pane 32 46 Workstation as destination 39 48 Workstation support 19 VMware Inc Index 87 User s Manual 88 VMware Inc
39. aLocation http ww vmware com v2 sysimage p2v p2v xsd gt lt source gt lt liveSpec gt lt source gt lt dest gt lt managedSpec vmName a new virtual machine gt lt username and password may be omitted in which case you will be interactively prompted for credentials gt lt creds host another vc server username Administrator password adminPassword gt lt managedSpec gt lt dest gt lt importParams targetProductVersion PRODUCT_MANAGED gt lt postProcessingParams gt lt reconfigParams gt lt postProcessingParams gt lt p2v gt VMware Inc Appendix A Appendix Migration with p2vTool Command Line Interface Example A 3 Importing a Managed Source to a Hosted Destination lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 gt lt p2v version 1 0 xmlns http ww vmware com v2 sysimage p2v xmlns xsi http ww w3 0rg 2001 XMLSchema instance xsi schemaLocation http ww vmware com v2 sysimage p2v p2v xsd gt lt source gt lt managedSpec vmId a virtual machine gt lt username and password may be omitted in which case you will be interactively prompted for credentials gt lt creds host vc server username Administrator password adminPassword gt lt managedSpec gt lt source gt lt dest gt lt hostedSpec vmName a new virtual machine path d My Virtual Machines gt lt dest gt lt importParams targetProductVersion PRODUCT_WS_5X gt lt postProce
40. achine 1 Review the summary of the settings for the new virtual machine 2 Optional To have the new virtual machine powered on after the conversion is complete select Power on the new Virtual Machine after creation To complete task creation in all other cases Review the summary of the settings for the new virtual machine and click Finish Using peTool to Modify the Converter Boot CD VMware provides peTool as a custom tool for adding Windows drivers to the Converter Boot CD ISO image along with other modifications Using peTool you can add storage device drivers and network device drivers To add a new network driver to the ISO image use the following command petool i lt Conv_boot_cd iso gt n lt driver_folder_path gt You can add executable binaries and VNC packages and perform the other actions listed in Table 5 1 Table 5 1 peTool Options Option Action h help Produces help messages i image Specifies image file Specifies the WinPE CD image to be modified An example i c coldclone iso The original of the ISO image is saved with a bak extension In this example it would be saved as coldclone bak b binary Adds binary files For adding executable binaries Must be followed by one or more full paths and names of binary files The binary file is copied to the Programs directory B start_binary Adds binary files and automatically start Similar to b except that the added bin
41. age p2v xmlns xs1 http ww w3 0rg 2001 XMLSchema instance xsi schemaLocation http ww vmware com v3 sysimage p2v p2v xsd gt lt source gt lt hostedSpec path T BrowserAppliance BrowserAppliance vmx gt lt source gt lt dest gt lt ovfSpec vmName ovfToolTarget path C targetVms p2vTool gt lt dest gt lt importParams targetProductVersion PRODUCT_WS_5X gt lt ovfExportEnvelope ovf_or_ova ova gt lt ovfProductSection ovfProduct Vmware Converter ovfProductUrl www converter com ovfVendorUrl www vmware com ovfVendor VMware Inc ovfVersion 3 0 3 ovfFullVersion 3 0 3 beta ovfApplianceUrl www converterappliance com gt lt ovfProductSection gt lt ovfEulaSection ovfLicenseInfo This is the converter license ovfLicense This is the converter License dora ipsi logan sim gt lt ovfEulaSection gt lt ovfOperatingSystemSection ovfOperatingSystemDescription This is the Ubuntu guest OS for Browser Appliance gt lt ovfOperatingSystemSection gt lt ovfAnnotationSection ovfAnnotation Enter your favorite virtual appliance annotation here gt lt ovfAnnotationSection gt lt ovfExportEnvelope gt lt nicMappings gt lt nicMapping network VMNetwork gt lt nicMappings gt lt importParams gt lt p2v gt VMware Inc TT VMware Converter User s Manual 78 VMware Inc Glossary B BIOS basic input output system Firmware that controls machine startup and manages communication betw
42. also called offline cloning entails cloning the source machine when it is not running its operating system In cold cloning the user reboots the source machine from a CD that has its own operating system from which the VMware Converter application runs Cold cloning leaves no footprint on the source machine NOTE When hot cloning dual boot systems you can clone only the default operating system to which boot ini points To clone the nondefault operating system change boot ini to point to the other operating system and reboot After you are booted into the other operating system you can install Converter and hot clone it Local and Remote Cloning For local cloning migration is performed with Converter running on the source machine With remote cloning the source machine can be accessed without having to physically touch it as long as it is running Remote Hot Cloning Workflow The following workflow is an example of hot cloning in which the physical machine being cloned experiences no downtime You use the Converter wizard to set up a migration task and VMware Converter automatically performs all of the cloning tasks VMware Inc 11 User s Manual Remote Hot Cloning of a Physical Machine 1 Converter prepares the source machine for a conversion Converter installs the agent on the source machine and the agent takes a snapshot of the source volumes VMware Converter running on Windows machine source destination running
43. anaged destination gt lt If the preserveDeviceBackingInfo optional attribute is set to true all the device backing information for the VM is restored This includes reconnecting CDROMs serial port parallel port if devices exist The default is set to false This attribute only applies to managed destination gt lt importParams clonePagefile false diskType VMFS keepIdentity true preserveDeviceBackingInfo false targetProductVersion PRODUCT_MANAGED gt lt If the preserveNicsInfo attribute is set to true all network interfaces will be preserved and get reconnected to the original virtual switches if exist Manually assigned ethernet MAC addresses will be preserved as well If it is set to false and nicmappings node is empty all the VM s network interfaces will be stripped off The default value is false gt lt nicMappings preserveNicsInfo true gt lt importParams gt lt postProcessingParams installTools false powerOnVM true gt lt p2v gt VMware Inc 15 VMware Converter User s Manual Example A 11 Restoring a VCB Image to an ESX Server 3 x Host Directly lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 gt lt Restore a VCB image to an ESX 3 x machine directly gt lt p2v version 1 0 xmlns http ww vmware com v2 sysimage p2V xmlns xsi http ww w3 0rg 2001 XMLSchema instance xsi schemaLocation http ww vmware com v2 sysimage p2v p2v xsd gt lt source gt lt
44. ant to convert or configure a machine you can use the Task View of Converter manager to manage the order of tasks to limit the number of concurrent tasks to edit the tasks to look at the progress of a task and more This chapter includes the following sections Multiple Tasks on page 59 Task View on page 59 Details View on page 61 Looking at Progress and the Logs on page 62 Editing Tasks on page 63 Managing How Tasks Run on page 64 Multiple Tasks The Enterprise edition of Converter can run unlimited multiple concurrent conversions but you can limit the number While tasks are running you can continue to add new tasks to the queue edit unstarted or canceled tasks and fix failed tasks Task View The upper half of the task manager window is the Task View It includes the task list containing information about the various tasks and the toolbar with which you can start the wizards and manage the tasks in the list Task List The task list presents the following information VMware Inc ID Unique system generated identifier for the task Description Brief explanation of the task based on how you set it up in the converter wizard Convert a physical machine is an example Source IP address location or other descriptor of the source machine or image Destination IP address location or other descriptor of the converted virtual machine Progress Percenta
45. are virtual hardware Converting and Exporting Virtual Appliances Converter supports converting and exporting virtual appliances stored in Open Virtual Machine Format OVF and OVA You can import a virtual appliance to run in an existing ESX Server or Workstation virtual machine or you can export an existing VMware virtual machine to an OVF virtual appliance to share over the network Managing Tasks Converter provides a task manager to manage migrations for a single conversion or for multiple concurrent conversions After you create a task by using the Converter wizard to set up how you want to import a machine use the Task View of the manager to do the following m Start or stop a conversion m Change the run order m Force a queued task to run m Control the number of jobs running simultaneously m Filter the view of what tasks are displayed m dit a task m View a task s progress m Cancel a task m Edit and restart a failed task m Delete a task m View an audit trail VMware Inc 15 16 User s Manual New in Converter 3 0 3 This release supports the following m Microsoft Vista 32 bit and 64 bit operating systems m Virtual appliances in OVF version 0 9 m Migration of volumes across independent datastores VMware Inc System Requirements This chapter describes the requirements to be fulfilled before operating Converter and describes the compatibilities and interoperabilities among the systems on wh
46. aries execute when WinPE boots up the system v vnc Adds VNC package Specifies a VNC package to be added It is followed by an executable binary with the VNC package you want to start up X lt relative_path amp filename gt the same format as described in P and optionally followed by a lt predefined_VNC_password gt For example v c RealVNC vnc4 exe 123 This copies the VNC package at c RealVNC and starts the vnc4 exe under the RealVNC directory after boot up The password for VNC is 123 If you set this option the firewall is turned off and the press any key to boot from CD option during bootup is removed p package Adds software packages This must be followed by one or more full paths and names of software packages The packages are copied to the Programs directory P start_package Adds software packages and start Specifies an executable binary inside the package that you want to start after boot up The format is P lt software_package_directory gt lt relative_path amp filename For example if the package you add is inside a directory called c RealVNC and the executable binary you want to start up is vnc4 exe under the RealVNC directory specify P c RealVNC vnc4 exe f disable_firewal l Disables firewall Disables the firewall after WinPE boots up 52 VMware Inc Table 5 1 peTool Options Continued Option d storage_driver Chapter 5 Using the Convert
47. arios in each case you can use Converter to first convert the source machine to a VMware virtual machine then convert that machine to a virtual appliance VMware Inc 31 User s Manual Start the Wizard for a Conversion To start the Conversion wizard launch the VMware Converter application click Convert Machine in the application menu and click Next The Source page introduces the Table of Contents pane displaying the three step conversion process Step 1 Source Step 2 Destination Step 3 Customization The Log Info button on each wizard page extends the page to show the temporary Converter log files Retrieve the log files as soon as needed See Export and View the Log on page 63 Select a Source After you start the wizard choose one of the following source machine types m Physical computer Any computer on a network m VMware Infrastructure Virtual Machine ESX Server or ESX Server managed by VirtualCenter m Virtual Appliance An ovf or ova virtual appliance m Other A standalone virtual machine or backup image such as Workstation VCB images or third party virtual machines or disk images Select a Physical Machine Source Use this procedure if your source system is a local or remote physical computer This procedure is also applicable if you are running in install less mode and your source system is a remote physical computer If the machine is local the Converter agent must
48. as necessary For minor edits you need deal with the specific pages only and not the unaffected ones However in the case of edits in which you change the source or destination Converter resets all the remaining pages in the procedure to their defaults You must go through each remaining page to complete the conversion task creation 5 Click Finish VMware Inc 63 User s Manual Edit a Failed Task Editing a failed task has a few differences from editing a queued or canceled task To edit a failed task 1 Choose a row in the task table The Task Progress tab for that task appears in the Details view 2 Click the Summary tab 3 Click the Edit link in the Task Progress tab to start the Converter Edit wizard For places in which problems occur the table of contents displays warning icons beside the page name which appears in red The Edit wizard takes you directly to the first page with a problem All links beyond the first error are disabled until you resolve the problem Select a page link Edit the information or settings Repeat as necessary N OS II PB Click Finish Managing How Tasks Run Converter provides a variety of options for how you can view and manage tasks Control the Number of Tasks Running Concurrently In the Enterprise edition of Converter you can set the number of tasks that can run at a time The default is Unlimited However you can set the maximum to be anywhere from 0 to 255 If you set the m
49. aximum to 0 every task that joins the queue must be started manually If you are using the Starter edition the maximum is 1 Running concurrent tasks is not an option To set the number of tasks that can run concurrently 1 On the main menu choose Administration gt Maximum Concurrent Tasks 2 Inthe Maximum Concurrent Tasks dialog box choose or type a number 3 Click OK Change the Run Order You can change the order of tasks in the queue When you are in the process of changing the run order queued tasks do not start running To change the run order 1 Click the Run Order button in the toolbar 2 Inthe Run Order dialog box choose the task you want to move in the queue and use the up or down arrow button to change its position You can also change a task s position by dragging Shift click or control click to choose more than one task 3 Click OK 64 VMware Inc Chapter 7 Managing Tasks Change the Number of Tasks Displayed in the Task List After using Converter for a length of time the number of tasks archived can grow to be very large To minimize clutter in the task list you can lower the number of tasks that appear Tasks in progress and tasks in queue to run are not affected by this selection They are always displayed in the task list To limit the number of archived tasks displayed in the Task View 1 On the main menu choose View gt Tasks Displayed 2 Choose a level of display using the Tasks Displayed
50. computer as source Creating a Separate Disk for Each Volume To ease storage management Converter provides the option on the Source Data page to migrate all volumes except the active and system volumes to separate disks Converting individual volumes to corresponding virtual disks and placing the individual disks across separate datastores gives you more direct control over storage limitations The option to create a separate disk for each volume is available for all sources except OVF source images The destination can be a VMware Infrastructure ESX Server or ESX Server managed by VirtualCenter or a hosted destination Workstation For hosted destinations all disks are stored in the same location If you select Create a separate disk for each volume on the Advanced Datastore page the new disks are displayed in the order in which the volumes on the Source Data page are displayed The active and system disks are always listed first and can be on the same or on different disks depending on their original configuration To verify the new disk to which a volume is assigned compare the new size for each volume on the Source Data page with the disk size on the Datastore page To migrate volumes across independent datastores on VMware Infrastructure virtual machines 1 On the Source Data page select the volumes to convert and specify their size Select Create a separate disk for each volume and click Next Type the IP address of the VirtualCent
51. configuring Windows operating systems 18 controlling number of tasks running 64 conversion options for a standalone virtual machine 29 30 32 33 34 36 D datastores 37 48 deleting a task 62 VMware Inc destination ESX Server 36 47 virtual appliances 38 Workstation or other standalone 39 48 Details View the 61 disk based cloning 15 DNS specifying the connections 42 51 57 drivers adding to the Converter Boot CD 52 duplicate ID 22 E editing failed task 64 task 63 Enterprise edition adding a license 27 changing a license 27 errors viewing in the logs 63 ESX Server as destination 36 47 as source 33 exporting the log 63 F failed task editing a 64 FAT file systems 40 49 File and Printer Sharing 24 filtering tasks displayed 65 folder location of application 25 G GSX Server support 19 GUID Partition Table GPT disks 14 H hot cloning defined 11 import options for a standalone virtual machine 39 46 installing VMware Converter 25 install less mode 30 ISO image modifying with peTools 52 J jobs managing 59 85 User s Manual L license adding 27 live cloning See hot cloning local cloning defined 11 log exporting and viewing 63 location of 32 63 Log Info button 32 M managing jobs with the Task View 15 59 manifest file 31 Master Boot Record MBR disks 14 maximum number of tasks 64 memory requirements for Boot CD 18 N network same for source and destinati
52. ct copy of the source physical disk This involves copying the data on a physical source machine s hard disk and transferring that data to a target virtual disk the new cloned disk System reconfiguration is the process of adjusting the migrated operating system to enable it to function on virtual hardware This adjustment is performed on the target virtual disk after cloning and enables the target virtual disk to function as a bootable system disk in a virtual machine Converter creates anew VMware virtual machine based on a source physical machine The migration process is nondestructive so you can continue to use the original source machine However to run a converted VMware virtual machine on the same network as the source physical machine you must modify the network name and IP address on one of the machines so the physical and virtual machines can coexist NOTE You cannot move OEM media between physical machines The license is attached to the server when purchased from the OEM and cannot be reassigned Only retail and volume Licenses can be reassigned to new physical servers If you migrate an OEM image you need a Windows Server Enterprise or Datacenter Edition license on the ESX Server to run multiple virtual machines Hot and Cold Cloning Converter supports hot cloning and cold cloning Hot cloning also called live cloning or online cloning entails cloning the source machine while it is running its operating system Cold cloning
53. dows NT as shown in Table 2 1 Although Converter allows conversion of a source image with a later operating system version when running on these systems for example conversion of a Windows XP source to a Windows 2000 host Converter cannot reconfigure the images Similarly when exporting to an OVE virtual appliance Converter cannot reconfigure the source image Table 2 1 Operating System Compatibility Compatible OS on the System Running Converter Source Machine OS Windows NT Server Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows Vista Windows NT Server X X Windows 2000 X X X X Windows XP X X X Windows 2003 X X X Windows Vista X X X Converter has the following space requirements for installation Installation Component Value Installer size 30 1MB Installed files 65MB Minimum boot drive requirement 120MB if installed on boot drive Minimum boot drive requirement 105MB if installed on another drive Memory Requirements for Cold Cloning For cold cloning with the Converter Boot CD the source physical machine must have at least 264MB of memory VMware recommends 364MB of memory Table 2 2 shows the limitations placed on cold cloning if you use less than the recommended memory requirement Table 2 2 Boot CD Cold Cloning Memory Requirements Source Physical Machine Memory Converter Boot CD Less than 264MB Cannot perform a cold clone Greater than or equal to 264MB but less than 296MB Can pe
54. drop down menu and click OK See also Delete a Task on page 62 Change Which Tasks Are Displayed in the Task List You can filter tasks in the task list by status To filter the tasks displayed in the Task View 1 Choose the Filter By drop down menu in the toolbar 2 Choose a task type You can select more than one status to filter by In this case the drop down menu displays lt Multiple gt If you already limited the number of tasks displayed any filter you choose is applied on top of that subset of tasks VMware Inc 65 User s Manual 66 VMware Inc Appendix Migration with p2vTool Command Line Interface Using the Experimental p2vTool Command Line Interface VMware provides p2vTool as a tool for migrating physical and virtual source machines with a command line interface CLI Support for this CLI is experimental Users cannot file support requests Sirs to VMware for p2vTool related issues You need an Enterprise license to use p2vTool to migrate machines The one exception is restoring a VCB image In this case p2vTool can execute the query verify import and postprocess options without a license if it detects that the source is a VCB image The XML schema p2v xsd is shipped with the Converter 3 0 2 executable This appendix includes the following topics m Syntax and Options on page 67 m Source Machines and Destination Machines on page 69 m Restoring VCB Images on page 69 m Mi
55. e virtualization management resource optimization application availability and operational automation capabilities See also Ethernet switch VMware Tools A suite of utilities and drivers that enhances the performance and functionality of your guest operating system Key features of VMware Tools include some or all of the following depending on your guest operating system an SVGA driver a mouse driver the VMware Tools control panel and support for such VMware Inc 83 VMware Converter User s Manual features as shared folders drag and drop in Windows guests shrinking virtual disks time synchronization with the host VMware Tools scripts and connecting and disconnecting devices while the virtual machine is running 84 VMware Inc Index A Acronis True Image 19 adding an Enterprise license 27 adding drivers to the Converter Boot CD 52 Agent See VMware Converter Agent B Boot CD memory requirements 18 C canceling a task 62 changing an Enterprise license 27 changing number of tasks displayed 65 changing the run order 64 clearing all tasks from history 62 clones full 39 linked 39 cloning by edition 10 cold defined 11 defined 11 disk based 15 hot defined 11 local defined 11 remote defined 11 clusters not supported as destinations 36 specifying for destination 36 47 cold cloning defined 11 memory requirements 18 command line interface p2vTool 67 completing import task creation 42 51
56. e Player 2 and Ace 2 destinations You can customize the following information m Computer information that identifies the virtual machine on a network m Server license m Virtual machine time zone m Network interface properties m Workgroup and Windows Server Domain To customize a configured virtual machine 1 On the Customization page select Customize the identity of the virtual machine and click Next 2 On the Computer Information page customize any of these fields m 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 Converter permits its use The Computer Name cannot have more than 63 characters and cannot consist only of numerals m Owner Name Valid characters include all printable characters A 63 character limit applies m Organization Valid characters include all printable characters A 63 character limit applies 56 VMware Inc Chapter 6 Configuring VMware Virtual Machines m Generate New Security ID SID Select to generate a new security identifier m Location of Sysprep Files If the application 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 3 Click Next 4 On the Windows License page enter the Windows licensing information for this virtual machine if necessary and click Next You can l
57. e Type page Do not choose a virtual appliance or a physical machine On the Source Data page ensure that Convert all disks and maintain size is selected and click Next On the Destination page click Next to move to the Destination Type page Select Virtual Appliance from the drop down menu and click next Enter the virtual appliance name and browse for a location The location can be local or a remote machine path shared over the network You can create OVF packages containing monolithic compressed vmdk files only The files can exist in the same folder or can be contained in a single tarred ova file Enter the details of your virtual appliance Click Advanced to edit the details a Click the check box next to the information to include in your OVF or OVA package You can include the product name URL version vendor vendor URL and any annotations b Click the triangle next to a selection to expand it and click Edit to edit the information By default Converter creates a network for you called VMNetwork If you want to create your own networks on the Advanced metadata details page create and edit the networks available for your virtual appliance for later mapping Browse to a license location to display for the End User License Agreement You can select from zero to multiple licenses Click the up or down arrows to change the order in which the licenses are listed On the File Options page view the files included in your virtua
58. e backup must include 1 through 3 m For incremental images up to 16 incremental backups are supported m Images of systems with logical drives are not supported if the logical drive is also a system or active volume ShadowProtect only 19 User s Manual Restoring VCB Images in Converter VCB enables you to back up entire ESX Server virtual machines storing the backup by using Workstation disks a vmx file and a catalog file Converter can restore VCB images into ESX Servers and convert them into VMware standalone virtual machines Converter supports restoring VCB images of any guest operating system type For the operating systems listed in Application Requirements on page 17 Converter enables you to select and resize volumes and customize the identity for the restored virtual machine For all other guest operating systems Converter supports only restoring the disks Converter does not maintain the nvram file nor the VMware log files Only disks are preserved Converter does not read the original location settings from the catalog file To restore to the same location find information such as datastore host name folder name and resource pool in the catalog file and enter it in the Conversion wizard In addition Converter does not read the original display name from the catalog file If you want to use the same name and don t remember it you can look it up in the catalog file You can read the catalog file as a pla
59. e primary and secondary WINS addresses by typing the IP addresses in the entry boxes 8 Click OK to return to the Network Interface Setting page and click Next 9 On the Workgroup or Domain page select how the virtual machine participates in a network m Workgroup Valid characters include A Z a z 0 9 space and the hyphen Maximum length is 15 characters m 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 10 Click Next To remove System Restore checkpoints On the Customization page of the Configuration wizard select Remove all system restore checkpoints VMware recommends that you remove all System Restore checkpoints from the target virtual machine Removing System Restore checkpoints prevents the target machine from reverting to a preconversion state Restoring a checkpoint in the target virtual machine can damage the system and cause the target virtual machine to become unbootable VMware Inc 57 User s Manual Complete the Configuration 58 The final page in the Configure wizard is the Ready to Complete page Click Finish to close the wizard and display the Task View with the conversion task in the task list You can view the progress in the Task Progress tab You can also return
60. e standalone virtual machine or from an ESX Server or VirtualCenter virtual machine To start the Configuration Wizard 1 Start the VMware Converter application 2 Click Configure Machine in the application menu 3 Click Next Select a VMware Infrastructure Virtual Machine as Source Use this procedure if your source system is a VMware ESX Server or VirtualCenter server machine To select a source ESX Server virtual machine to configure 1 On the Source page click Next to go to the Source Type page 2 Select VMware Infrastructure Virtual machine from the drop down menu and click Next 3 Type or choose the ESX Server containing the virtual machine to be configured The Server drop down menu is populated with the identifiers or locations of systems that were logged in to previously You can type a new identifier 4 Select a virtual machine to configure from the list of those found on the ESX Server machine you logged in to and click Next To select a source VirtualCenter Server virtual machine to configure 1 Onthe Source page click Next to go to the Source Type page 2 Select VMware Infrastructure Virtual machine from the drop down menu and click Next VMware Inc 55 User s Manual 3 Type or choose the VirtualCenter server containing the virtual machine to be configured The Server drop down menu is populated with the identifiers or locations of systems that were logged in to previously You can type a new identifier 4 Speci
61. eave 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 and the Server License Mode radio buttons are disabled if the check box is not selected This action does not apply to Windows Vista systems 5 On the Time Zone page choose a time zone from the drop down menu and click Next If network interfaces need to be set the Network Interface Settings page appears 6 Optional To customize your network adapter settings choose the adapter on the Network Interface Setting page and click Customize The Reset All button is enabled if you modify one or more network adapters Click this button to return all settings for all adapters to the default By default every network adapter obtains the IP address and DNS server address from the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP If you prefer to use the default settings click Next 7 Optional On the Network Properties dialog box modify the properties of any network adapters Field Description General Use this tab only to manually enter the IP address and DNS server address DNS Specify the DNS connections by entering DNS suffixes m For each DNS suffix you enter click Add m 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 WINS Specify th
62. ed products a type of network connection between a virtual machine and the host With host only networking a virtual machine is connected to the host on a private network which normally is not visible outside the host Multiple virtual machines configured with host only networking on the same host are on the same network See also bridged networking NAT network address translation VMware Inc Glossary host operating system An operating system that runs on the host machine See also guest operating system hot cloning In VMware Converter cloning a local or remote physical machine while it is running in its own operating system See also cold cloning hot fix An installable file that resets a user s password renews an expired virtual machine or enables a copy protected virtual machine to run from a new location license file A text file determining the license mode and entitlement to licensed features license key An encrypted block of text within a license file that determines entitlement to one specific licensed feature license mode The method used for licensing VMware software See also host based licensing server based licensing linked clone A copy of the original virtual machine that must have access to the parent virtual machine s virtual disks The linked clone stores changes to the virtual disks in a separate set of files See also full clone local cloning Making a copy of a virtual machine residing in the
63. een the CPU and other devices such as the keyboard monitor printers and disk drives bridged networking In hosted products a type of network connection between a virtual machine and the host s physical network With bridged networking a virtual machine appears to be an additional computer on the same physical Ethernet network as the host See also host only networking NAT network address translation C child A managed entity grouped by a folder object or another managed entity clone n A duplicate of a virtual machine v To make a copy of a virtual machine When a clone is created VirtualCenter provides an option for customizing the guest operating system of that virtual machine Hosted products distinguish between full clones and linked clones See also full clone linked clone cold cloning In VMware Converter making a copy of a local physical machine while it is running in WinPE from the VMware Converter Boot CD not from its own operating system See also hot cloning concurrent migrations In VMware Converter the Task Manager s ability to direct the conversion and migration of multiple virtual machines at the same time configuration See virtual machine configuration current virtual machine 1 A virtual machine of the latest version supported by the product in use 2 In hosted products the virtual machine that has focus in the service console customization The process of applying new characteristic values t
64. endix Migration with p2vTool Command Line Interface VCB Restore XML Input File Examples Here are two examples of XML input files for a p2vTool restore of a Consolidated Backup image to a managed VMware product Example A 10 Restoring a VCB Image to an ESX Server 3 x Host Through VirtualCenter lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 gt lt Restore a VCB image to an ESX 3 x machine through VirtualCenter gt lt p2v version 1 0 xmlns http ww vmware com v2 sysimage p2v xmlns xs1i http ww w3 0rg 2001 XMLSchema instance xsi schemaLocation http ww vmware com v2 sysimage p2v p2v xsd gt lt source gt lt the password attribute is only used for encrypted sources such as the SV2I format and can be omitted or other types of sources gt lt hostedSpec password path C MyVirtualMachine myvcbimage vmx gt lt source gt lt dest gt lt managedSpec datastore MYVMFS3 folder host my_esx3_host resourcePool myrsrpool vmName vcbrestore gt lt creds host myVCServer password port username admin gt lt managedSpec gt lt dest gt lt The keepIdentity optional attribute is used to indicate whether an identity restore is attempted The attribute must be set to true if the VM is to be re imported after it has been lost deleted If the VM is to be re imported for cloning purpose the flag must be set to false The default is false This attribute only applies to m
65. er Boot CD for Local Cold Cloning Action Adds storage device drivers Must be followed by one or more full directory paths that contain the target device drivers The original Converter Boot CD ISO image does not contain these drivers Use this option to specify the drivers from ones you already have n network_driver t tmp VMware Inc Adds network device drivers Must be followed by one or more full directory paths that contain the target device drivers Specifies a temporary directory Specifies the temporary directory for peTool If the directory does not exist peTool creates it Without this option specified peTool chooses the default temp file indicated by Windows 53 User s Manual 54 VMware Inc Configuring VMware Virtual Machines Follow the procedures in this chapter if you have VMware virtual machines whose disks were populated by restoring from a backup of a physical host or by some other direct means of copying a virtual machine s disks Configuring such machines with Converter enables them to boot in VMware products OVE images cannot be configured This chapter includes the following sections m Starting Configuration on page 55 m Customizing a New Virtual Machine s Guest Operating System on page 56 m Complete the Configuration on page 58 Starting Configuration A configuration source cannot be a physical machine You can configure files only from a VMwar
66. er server or the host where you want to store your virtual machine Log in as administrator enter your administrator password and click Next Type a name for the new machine select the folder location for the new machine and click Next N OFF FF WW N On the Host or Cluster page select a host cluster or resource pool from which the virtual machine is to run and click Next 7 On the Advanced Datastore page select the appropriate datastore for storing each disk and click Next Virtual Appliance Overview Converter supports installing and creating virtual appliances stored in OVF version 0 9 An appliance is a preconfigured virtual machine that typically includes a preinstalled guest operating system and other software Importing virtual appliances allows you to add preconfigured virtual machines to your VirtualCenter ESX Server or Workstation inventory Importing a virtual appliance is similar to deploying a virtual machine from a template However you can import a virtual appliance from any local file system accessible from the source machine or from a remote Web server Local file systems can include local disks such as C removable media such as CDs or USB key chain drives and shared network drives OVF is not a bootable format Therefore you cannot boot the file in a virtualization platform in its current state You must import the appliance to either a hosted or managed destination to boot it In addition to importing vir
67. es of source volumes recognized by Windows except Windows NT 4 fault tolerant volumes Windows NT 4 with mirrored volumes is supported 14 VMware Inc Chapter 1 Introduction Disk Based Cloning Converter supports disk based cloning for cold cloning and for importation of existing virtual machines Disk based cloning transfers all sectors from all disks preserving all volume metadata The destination virtual machine receives the same volumes of the same type as those of the source virtual machine Disk based cloning supports all types of basic and dynamic disks Migrating Existing Virtual Machines and System Images With Converter you can move virtual machines between hosted products products that run as applications on physical machines with operating systems and managed products bare metal VMware products that provide a thin software layer the hypervisor that enables them to run directly on the physical machine Converting Virtual Machines Converter lets you move VMware virtual machines between Workstation VMware Player VMware ACE VMware Fusion ESX Server ESX Server 3i Embedded ESX Server 3i Installable GSX Server and VMware Server It also imports virtual machines from Microsoft Virtual Server and Virtual PC Configuring Virtual Machines For VMware virtual machines whose disks are populated by restoring from a backup of a physical host or by some other direct means of copying Converter prepares the image to run on VMw
68. formation for this virtual machine if necessary 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 buttons are disabled if the check box is not selected This action does not apply to Windows Vista systems 5 Choose a time zone from the drop down menu on the Time Zone page and click Next If network interfaces need to be set the Network Interface Settings page appears 6 Optional To customize your network adapter settings choose the adapter on the Network Interface Setting page and click Customize The Reset All button is enabled if you modify one or more network adapters Click this button to return all settings for all adapters to the default By default every network adapter obtains the IP address and DNS server address from the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP If you prefer to use the default settings click Next 50 VMware Inc Chapter 5 Using the Converter Boot CD for Local Cold Cloning 7 Optional On the Network Properties dialog box modify the properties of any network adapters Field Description General Use this tab only to manually enter the IP address and DNS server address DNS Specify the DNS connections by entering DNS suffixes m For each DNS suffix you enter click Add m If you are enter
69. fy the source for your virtual machine in the VirtualCenter virtual machine inventory browser and click Next You can search the browser through one of two views of the inventory the default Hosts amp Clusters view or the Virtual Machines amp Templates view in the View drop down menu Select a Standalone Virtual Machine as the Source Use this procedure if your source system is a standalone VMware virtual machine that is one that is a virtual machine from VMware Workstation 4 x 5 x or 6 x VMware Server or VMware GSX Server To select the source standalone virtual machine to configure 1 On the Source page click Next to go to the Source Type page 2 Select Other from the drop down menu and click Next 3 Browse for the source virtual machine or image select the file and click Open The file type choices are limited to VMware Workstation Files vmx 4 Click Next If the source virtual machine you select is password protected the Virtual Machine Login page appears 5 Type the password and click Next If the source virtual machine is not password protected the wizard skips this page and displays the Customization page Customizing a New Virtual Machine s Guest Operating System On the Configure Wizard Customization page you can customize the identity of the configured virtual machine and remove System Restore checkpoints This procedure is applicable only to ESX Server VirtualCenter Workstation 6 VMware Fusion 1 VMwar
70. ge of completion that a task has attained 59 User s Manual Status State of the task Five possible states exist m In Progress Running In the process of converting or configuring a machine m Queued lt gt The task is queued to run as soon as possible initially based on ID number and maximum number of concurrent tasks allowed The position in the waiting queue is indicated after the m Failed The task was unsuccessful due to some error Completed The task was successful m Canceled The running or queued task was canceled by the user of the system Start Time Date and time when the task started running End Time Date and time when the task completed canceled or failed Click any of the headers in the task list to sort the list by that attribute Toolbar The toolbar contains the following commands and buttons for you to use Convert Machine Click to invoke the Conversion wizard See Chapter 4 Converting Machines on page 29 Configure Machine Click to invoke the Configure wizard See Chapter 6 Configuring VMware Virtual Machines on page 55 Cancel Task O See Cancel a Task on page 62 Start Task O See Starting and Canceling Tasks on page 61 Delete Task See Delete a Task on page 62 Filter By See Change the Number of Tasks Displayed in the Task List on page 65 Run Order See Change the Run Order on
71. ged by VirtualCenter To select an ESX Server managed by VirtualCenter destination for a converted virtual machine 1 Click Next on the Destination page to move to the Destination Type page 2 Select VMware Infrastructure Virtual Machine from the drop down menu and click Next 3 On the Destination Login page log in to the VirtualCenter server destination and follow these steps a Choose the destination server in the drop down menu or type the name of the server if it is not listed b Type your user name and the password for the destination server c Click Next 4 On the Virtual Machine Name and Folder page assign a name to the virtual machine 5 In the Virtual Machine Inventory Location pane choose a folder in the VirtualCenter inventory The VirtualCenter inventory might contain multiple hosts clusters and datacenters 6 Click Next 7 OntheHost amp Cluster page specify the resources for the converted virtual machine as follows a Select the host cluster or resource pool within a host or cluster from which to run the virtual machine b Ifyou select a cluster in manual mode on the Host page choose the specific host for the virtual machine c Click Next 36 VMware Inc Chapter 4 Converting Machines Optional To distribute disks over several datastores or to place the virtual machine configuration file and each disk on a separate datastore do the following a Click Advanced to see the list of disks and the virtual machine
72. gentOnSuccess 0 version 3 2 xmLns http www vmware com v3 sysimage p2v xmlns xsi http ww w3 0rg 2001 XMLSchema instance xsi schemaLocation http ww vmware com v3 sysimage p2v p2vOutput xsd xsl type P2VOutput gt lt source gt lt managedSpec vmId a virtual machine gt lt username and password may be omitted in which case you will be interactively prompted for credentials gt lt creds host vc server username Administrator password adminPassword gt lt managedSpec gt lt source gt lt dest gt lt managedSpec datastore storage2 folder my vms host an ESX host attached to dest vc server resourcePool vc resource pool 1 vmName a new virtual machine gt lt creds host vc server password port 0 username Administrator gt lt managedSpec gt lt dest gt lt sourceInfo gt lt osInfo displayName Windows XP Professional edition Workstation Professional guestOsId winXPProGuest is64Bit false majorVersion 5 minorVersion 1 osFamily WINDOWS spLevel 2 vendor Microsoft gt lt disks gt lt diskInfo capacity 400088457216 deviceNumber 0 1d disk 9ba2498e79b590fd75d62d8b65fa945c367c0fea gt lt diskInfo capacity 160041885696 deviceNumber 1 id disk 5c822bdfe4346fded26a0a0854198ded817c6666 gt lt diskInfo capacity 320072933376 deviceNumber 2 1d disk 961925382f53577de35e883c6987f0bc8486d21 gt lt d1sks gt lt volumes gt lt volumeInfo capacity
73. gration XML Input File Examples on page 70 m q query Option XML Output File Example on page 74 m VCB Restore XML Input File Examples on page 75 m OVF XML Output File Examples on page 76 Syntax and Options With p2vTool you can perform migrations by using either a short or long format For example to import a machine described in the XML file p2v xml type one of the following commands m Short format p2vtool i s p2v xml Long format p2vTool import source p2v xml Only one action option can be specified for each execution or command line as follows m query m verify import m postprocess Up to 10 instances of p2vTool can run simultaneously You can perform the actions identified by the options listed in Table A 1 VMware Inc 67 VMware Converter User s Manual Table A 1 p2vTool Options Option help Action Produces help message Lists the options for the p2vTool command line interface q query Retrieves source computer information Returns an XML description of the source machine Run the q option against any properly formatted input XML file that specifies a source Running this before importing can help you in setting up the XML file for doing the import This option requires the s option to identify the source computer To view the XML output on your monitor use the d option also To print it to a file use the o option See Example A 5 and
74. he typical setup installs both Converter and its Converter agent However you can choose a custom installation to install one or the other component by itself To install Converter 1 VMware Inc Make sure the Converter system requirements are met See System Requirements on page 17 Download the latest version of Converter from the VMware Web site Navigate to the folder that contains the installer file you downloaded and double click the VMware converter 3 X X lt Xxxxx gt exe file In this example lt xxxxx gt is the name of the build This file is on the application CD or in the local directory to which you downloaded the installer A Preparing to Install dialog box appears momentarily and the Converter Installation wizard opens with a Welcome page Click Next In the End User License Agreement page click I accept the terms in the License Agreement and click Next Select the location folder for Converter in the Destination Folder page and click Next The default location is C Program Files VMware VMware Converter To install in another location click Change and browse for the new location Select a Typical installation or Custom installation and click Next 25 User s Manual 10 11 In the Custom Setup page choose which components to install either Converter Manager or Converter Agent or both and click Next If you install both components you can manage the import of physical or virtual mach
75. he virtual machine folder It can contain alphanumeric characters and the underscore _ and hyphen 9 Browse or type the path of the location where you want to create the VMware virtual machine and click Next 10 On the Networks page map the virtual machine s network adapters to a bridged host only or NAT network and click Next Customize a New Virtual Machine s Guest Operating System On the Conversion wizard Customization page you can choose to install VMware Tools customize a guest operating system remove System Restore checkpoints or any combination of these options depending on the guest operating system Converter does not support customization for Windows NT To skip the options on the Customization page and go to the Ready to Complete page 1 Ensure that all check boxes are deselected and click Next 2 Continue with Compete the Convert Task Creation on page 41 Install VMware Tools Installing VMware Tools is applicable only for ESX Server VirtualCenter Workstation 6 VMware Fusion 1 VMware Player 2 and ACE 2 destinations 1 On the Customization page ensure that Install VMware Tools is selected 2 Click Next or select Customize the identity of the virtual machine to continue with customization VMware Inc 49 User s Manual Customize the Identity of the New Virtual Machine Use this procedure to customize the identity of the new virtual machine You can customize the following fields m Change
76. host 01 59 02 PM Step 2 Preparing OYF virtual appliance for cloning 01 59 02 PM Downloading Extracting OVF Virtual Appliance 01 59 51 PM VerFying File digests in OVF package 02 00 14 PM Step 3 Creating target virtual machine and converting data 02 00 14 PM Configuring parameters For the target virtual machine 02 00 14 PM Creating target virtual machine 02 00 15 PM Cloning disk 0 02 01 44 PM Updating boot sectors 02 01 44 PM Step 4 Preparing target virtual machine Note VMware Converter Agent logs can be found on localhost at C Documents and Settings f amp dministratoriLocal Settings Tempi ar VMware Converter Client logs an this computer can be exported or found at C Documents and Settings amp dministratoriLocal Setti VMWare Converter logs are stored on a temporary basis and should be retrieved as soon as possible Starting and Canceling Tasks If no other tasks are in queue a task starts immediately after finishing the steps in the Conversion wizard If other tasks are in queue a task is put at the end of the queue and can run as soon as it is able In some cases that can be immediately depending on the setting of the number of tasks that can run concurrently See Control the Number of Tasks Running Concurrently on page 64 For more information about changing the run order for a task see Change the Run Order on page 64 For more information about forcing a queued task to run see Force a Queued
77. ical Machines 11 Hot and Cold Cloning 11 Local and Remote Cloning 11 Cloning Modes 14 Migrating Existing Virtual Machines and System Images 15 Converting Virtual Machines 15 Configuring Virtual Machines 15 Converting and Exporting Virtual Appliances 15 Managing Tasks 15 New in Converter 3 0 3 16 2 System Requirements 17 Application Requirements 17 Memory Requirements for Cold Cloning 18 Virtual Machine and System Image Requirements 19 Restoring VCB Images in Converter 20 Supported Destinations 21 Configuring Permissions for VirtualCenter Users 21 Level of Internationalization Support 21 How Converting Affects Settings 22 Changes to Virtual Hardware 22 TCP IP Port Requirements 23 Remote Hot Cloning Troubleshooting Tips 23 Common Requirements for Windows Operating Systems 23 3 Installing and Uninstalling 25 Installing Converter 25 Uninstalling Modifying or Repairing 26 Installing Converter to Run in Install Less Mode 27 Adding or Changing an Enterprise License 27 Performing a Scripted Install 27 4 Converting Machines 29 Selecting a Conversion Procedure 29 Converting in Install Less Mode 30 Creating a Separate Disk for Each Volume 30 Virtual Appliance Overview 30 Start the Wizard fora Conversion 32 Select a Source 32 Select a Physical Machine Source 32 Select a VMware Infrastructure Virtual Machine Source 33 VMware Inc VMware Converter User s Manual Select a Virtual Appliance Source 34 Select a Standalone Virtual Machi
78. ich and with which it works The chapter includes the following sections m Application Requirements on page 17 m Memory Requirements for Cold Cloning on page 18 m Virtual Machine and System Image Requirements on page 19 m Restoring VCB Images in Converter on page 20 m Supported Destinations on page 21 m Configuring Permissions for VirtualCenter Users on page 21 m Level of Internationalization Support on page 21 m How Converting Affects Settings on page 22 m Changes to Virtual Hardware on page 22 m TCP IP Port Requirements on page 23 m Remote Hot Cloning Troubleshooting Tips on page 23 Application Requirements Converter and its agent run on the following Microsoft Windows operating systems m Windows NT SP6 with Internet Explorer 5 or higher m Windows 2000 m Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit m Windows XP Professional 32 bit and 64 bit m Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Converter can run in virtual machines that use the listed operating systems as guest operating systems The VMware Converter Boot CD runs on its own copy of Windows Preinstallation Environment WinPE NOTE Although Converter operates on Windows only after the migration you can transfer the virtual machine to the VMware supported host platform of your choice VMware Inc 17 User s Manual To configure virtual machines on Windows 2000 and Windows NT the operating system must be Windows 2000 or Win
79. igration Converter automatically performs all of the cloning tasks until rebooting the source machine to return to its original operating system Local Cold Cloning of a Physical Machine 1 Converter prepares the source machine image Boot the source machine from the VMware Converter Boot CD and use Converter to define and start the migration Converter copies the source volumes into a RAM disk source destination network physical machine ESX Server VMware Converter Boot CD source tw image in RAM disk 2 Converter prepares the virtual machine on the destination machine Converter creates a virtual machine on the destination machine and copies volumes from the source machine to the destination machine source destination network physical machine ESX Server VMware Converter Boot CD 3 7 image in RAM disk VMware Inc 13 volumes Ns User s Manual 3 Converter completes the conversion process Converter installs the required drivers to allow the operating system to boot in a virtual machine and personalizes the virtual machine for example changing the IP information source destination network physical machine ESX Server VMware Converter Boot CD image in RAM disk 4 Converter cleans up customization optional source volumes nN Remove the Boot CD and reboot the source physical machine to return it to its own operating system
80. in text file Information Not Preserved When Using Converter for Managed Product Destinations When restoring images for managed product destinations ESX Servers for example Converter does not preserve certain hardware backing information from the original image but rather substitutes default settings These are the affected areas m CD ROM Defaults to device type host device m Floppy Defaults to device type host device m Network adapters Defaults to the list of network adapters in the GUI The MAC address is not preserved It is regenerated by the destination host m Serial port Defaults to physical serial port on destination host machine m Parallel port Defaults to physical parallel port on destination host machine When restoring images the Converter GUI does not preserve certain other virtual machine properties from the original image but substitutes default settings The affected areas are m UUID The virtual machine s BIOS and location identified by uuid bios and uuid location are not preserved but regenerated by the host machine m Disk resource allocation Defaults to the values available on the host when the virtual machine is created Information Not Preserved for Hosted Product Destinations When importing a VCB image to a hosted product destination Workstation for example Converter cannot guarantee that virtual machine properties can be preserved This is because Converter handles thi
81. ines to any authorized location Installing Converter Agent prepares the local physical machine for import When used with the Converter Manager it also enables the importation of the full range of machine types If you install only Converter Manager you can use that machine to import only remote physical machines If you install only Converter Manager on a machine running Windows 2000 or Windows NT the Custom Setup page in the installer warns you to reboot the system However this is unnecessary You can ignore the warning On the Ready to Install the Program page click Install Messages appear that indicate the progress of the installation If you click Cancel during the installation the installed files are rolled back and the operating system is returned to its original state Choose whether to run Converter now The Run VMware Converter now check box is selected by default To finish installation but not launch the application at this time deselect the check box before clicking Finish If your system is running Windows 2000 or Windows NT and Converter agent is installed you must restart your system before you can use Converter Click Finish Uninstalling Modifying or Repairing 26 In addition to using the Microsoft Windows Add or Remove Programs utility from the control page to uninstall Converter you can use the VMware Converter installer wizard The installer wizard has the additional capability to allow you to m
82. ing multiple DNS suffixes use Move Up and Move Down to specify the order in which a virtual machine is to use the connections WINS Specify the primary and secondary WINS addresses by typing the IP addresses in the entry boxes 8 Click OK to return to the Network Interface Setting page and click Next 9 On the Workgroup or Domain page select how the virtual machine participates in a network m Workgroup Valid characters include A Z a z 0 9 space and the hyphen Maximum length is 15 characters m 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 entire text string can be up to 254 characters long A user name and password are required 10 Click Next Remove System Restore Checkpoints VMware recommends that you remove all System Restore checkpoints regardless of the cloning mode unless you want the target virtual machine to be a replica of the source system Removing all System Restore checkpoints prevents the target machine from reverting to a preconversion state Restoring a checkpoint in the target virtual machine that was created before cloning the source machine can damage the system and cause the target virtual machine to become unbootable To remove System Restore checkpoints for Windows Vista Windows XP and Windows 2003 On the Customization page select Remove all syste
83. ization Support Converter is not fully internationalization compliant Certain migrations have some requirements for using English ASCII in various entries as shown in Table 2 3 Table 2 3 Internationalization Compliance in GUI Data Entry Source Destination Internationalization Limits Physical machine ESX Server or VirtualCenter English ASCII destination virtual machine name local or remote clone virtual machine hot or cold clone Standalone virtual machine English ASCII virtual machine name English ASCII destination path Standalone virtual machine ESX Server or VirtualCenter English ASCII destination virtual machine name virtual machine Standalone virtual machine English ASCII destination path English ASCII destination virtual machine name VMware Inc 21 User s Manual Table 2 3 Internationalization Compliance in GUI Data Entry Continued Source Destination Internationalization Limits ESX Server or VirtualCenter ESX Server or VirtualCenter English ASCII destination virtual machine name virtual machine virtual machine Standalone virtual machine English ASCII destination path English ASCII destination virtual machine name Standalone virtual machines include VMware Workstation VCB Acronis True Image 9 Microsoft Virtual PC and Virtual Server and Symantec Backup Exec Server Recovery formerly LiveState Recovery 6 5 and 7 0 LiveState Recovery 3 0 and 6 0 and Norton Ghost 9 10 and 12 sv2i
84. k Next On the Windows License page enter the Windows licensing information for this virtual machine if necessary 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 buttons are disabled if the check box is not selected This action does not apply to Windows Vista systems Choose a time zone from the drop down menu on the Time Zone page and click Next If network interfaces need to be set the Network Interface Settings page appears Optional To customize your network adapter settings choose the adapter on the Network Interface Setting page and click Customize The Reset All button is enabled if you modify one or more network adapters Click this button to return all settings for all adapters to the default By default every network adapter obtains the IP address and DNS server address from the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP If you prefer to use the default settings click Next 41 User s Manual 7 Optional On the Network Properties dialog box modify the properties of any network adapters Field Description General Use this tab only to manually enter the IP address and DNS server address DNS Specify the DNS connections by entering DNS suffixes m For each DNS suffix you enter click Add m If you are
85. l appliance package and choose a distribution format You can choose either a Single File ova or Folder of Files You can choose to Create a Manifest File to create a text file that contains a SHAI digest of each of the files in the OVF package On the Networks page configure the networks for your virtual appliance Select the number of network adapters to connect from the drop down menu You can map a Network Adapter to a Destination Network of your choice Click Next to verify the options for your virtual appliance Click Finish to start the task creation VMware Inc Chapter 4 Converting Machines Choose a Standalone Virtual Machine Destination Use this procedure if you are converting the virtual machine to run in Workstation VMware Fusion VMware Player VMware Server VMware ACE or GSX Server To select a standalone virtual machine destination for a converted virtual machine 1 2 10 VMware Inc Click Next on the Destination page to move to the Destination Type page Select Other Virtual Machine from the drop down menu and click Next In the Virtual Machine Name and Location page type a name for the converted virtual machine and browse to enter the destination location If the source is a remote physical computer a Connect As button appears Specify a network mountable location accessible to both the source machine and the machine running the Converter application Select a type of virtual machine to create
86. l machine You can customize the following fields Change the computer information for identifying a virtual machine on a network Enter server license information Change the time zone for a virtual machine Modify the properties for each network interface To customize the identity of a new virtual machine 1 VMware Inc 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 On the Computer Information page customize any of these fields 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 Converter permits its use The computer name cannot have more than 63 characters or consist only of numerals m Owner Name Valid characters include all printable characters A 63 character limit applies m Organization Valid characters include all printable characters A 63 character limit applies m Generate New Security ID SID Select to generate a new security identifier By default the security ID is preselected for Windows Vista systems m Location of Sysprep Files If the application 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 This action does not apply to Windows Vista systems Clic
87. lect Use Simple File Sharing Recommended For additional information about turning simple file sharing on or off see the Microsoft TechNet Web site VMware Inc 23 User s Manual Ensure that File and Printer Sharing is not Blocked by Windows Firewall If Converter fails to connect to a remote Windows XP machine and issues a bad username password error message ensure that file and printer sharing is not blocked by Windows Firewall To check the Windows Firewall blocks 1 Choose Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Administrative Tools gt Local Security Policy 2 On the Local Security Settings page select Network access Sharing and Security model for local accounts 3 Make sure that Classic local users authenticate as themselves is selected For troubleshooting information about file and printer sharing see the Microsoft TechNet Web site 24 VMware Inc Installing and Uninstalling This chapter describes the basic steps for installing and uninstalling Converter for both the Starter and Enterprise editions This chapter includes the following sections Installing Converter on page 25 Uninstalling Modifying or Repairing on page 26 Installing Converter to Run in Install Less Mode on page 27 Adding or Changing an Enterprise License on page 27 Performing a Scripted Install on page 27 Installing Converter You can install Converter onto a physical machine or virtual machine T
88. license that details any restrictions placed on users full clone A complete copy of the original virtual machine including all associated virtual disks See also linked clone growable disk A type of virtual disk in which the disk space is not preallocated to its full size Its files start out small in size and grow as data is written to the disk guest operating system An operating system that runs inside a virtual machine See also host operating system host 1 A physical computer capable of running virtual machines Also called the host machine or host computer 2 In VMware Converter the physical computer on which the VMware Converter software is installed host agent Software that when installed on a virtual machine host performs actions on behalf of a remote client host based licensing In ESX Server software one of two modes for licensing VMware software License files reside on the host and feature availability is tied strictly to the host in which the file resides See also server based licensing hosted products VMware products including Workstation VMware Player VMware Server VMware ACE and Lab Manager that run as applications on physical machines with operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or Linux By comparison ESX Server is a bare metal product which provides a thin software layer the hypervisor that enables it to run directly on the physical machine host only networking In host
89. lume Min Size Converts just the used portion from the volume with a small amount of space added lt Type Size in GB gt Enter a specific size in gigabytes lt Type Size in MB gt Enter a specific size in megabytes Entering a value less than the minimum size results in a warning message VMware Inc Chapter 5 Using the Converter Boot CD for Local Cold Cloning Choosing a Destination for a New Virtual Machine Your destination virtual machine can be one of two categories ESX Server See Choose a VirtualCenter Server Virtual Machine Destination on page 47 Workstation See Choose a Standalone Virtual Machine Destination on page 48 Unsupported Clusters If you are converting your virtual machine to run in ESX Server managed by VirtualCenter and you want to have a cluster as the destination the cluster s VMware DRS settings must be set to manual Converter does not support as destinations clusters in which the DRS is set to partially automated or fully automated Choose a VirtualCenter Server Virtual Machine Destination Use this procedure if you are converting the virtual machine to run in ESX Server managed by VirtualCenter To select the destination for a converted virtual machine 1 2 Click Next on the Destination page to move to the Destination Type page Select VMware Infrastructure Virtual Machine from the drop down menu and click Next On the Destination Login page log in to the Vi
90. m restore checkpoints System Restore is enabled on Windows Vista and Windows XP systems by default For Windows Vista if you are doing volume based file level cloning System Restore checkpoints are automatically removed from the target virtual machine regardless of the check box If you are doing disk based cloning or volume level block based cloning deselecting the check box instructs Converter to keep the System Restore check points in the target virtual machine For more information about cloning modes see Cloning Modes on page 14 Complete the Convert Task Creation The final page in the Conversion wizard is the Ready to Complete page 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 You can return to a queued job and edit the settings Because Boot CD does not support concurrent conversions you can convert only one machine at a time If Windows discovers new hardware and asks you to reboot select No so that customization settings are applied If you customized the new virtual machine after it is powered on you must wait for it to automatically reboot twice before the customization settings are applied and you can safely log in Customization settings are not applied to your virtual machine if you manually restart it VMware Inc 51 User s Manual To complete the task creation if the destination machine is an ESX Server m
91. mapped to host files and devices In VMware Converter VMware virtual machines whose disks have been populated by restoring from a backup or by some other direct means of copying undergo configuration to enable them to boot in VMware products See also virtual machine virtual machine configuration file A vmx file containing a virtual machine configuration which is created when you create the virtual machine It is used to identify and run a specific virtual machine virtual memory An extension of a system s physical memory enabled by the declaration of a page file Virtual SMP The technology that enables a virtual machine to do symmetric multiprocessing Virtual SMP enables you to assign two virtual processors to a virtual machine on any host machine that has at least two logical processors VMotion A feature that enables you to move running virtual machines from one ESX Server system to another without interrupting service It requires licensing on both the source and target hosts VMotion is activated by the VirtualCenter agent and the VirtualCenter server centrally coordinates all VMotion activities See also migration with VMotion VMware Infrastructure A software suite including ESX Server and VirtualCenter that virtualizes servers storage and networking and enables multiple unmodified operating systems and their applications to run independently in virtual machines while sharing physical resources The suite delivers comprehensiv
92. mation in the virtual appliance m Converter generates default metadata for the ovf file that provides information about the virtual appliance You can edit the existing metadata m When you create a virtual appliance during the export process you can determine which licenses to include m Converter provides the option to create a manifest file which is a text file that contains a SHAI digest of each of the files in the OVF package m Converter provides the additional option to package the OVF virtual appliance as an ova file m You cannot perform reconfiguration or customization when you create an OVF virtual appliance However when you import a virtual appliance to a destination either hosted or managed reconfiguration is performed on the target virtual machine Unsupported Scenarios The following scenarios are not supported m Selecting a subset of the volumes or resizing the volumes You must select all volumes for an import and maintain the size of all the volumes on the target machine m Exporting from OVF to OVF That is when both source and destination are virtual appliances m Exporting physical machines or third party backup images or virtual machine images to a virtual appliance m Exporting Windows 2000 virtual machines with scsiport sys driver version 5 0 2195 7017 to a virtual appliance m Exporting Windows NT 4 SMP virtual machines to a virtual appliance Although Converter does not support the previous scen
93. nd data files have the same location as the source virtual machine However applications might not work if they depend on specific characteristics of the underlying hardware such as the serial number or the device manufacturer When troubleshooting after virtual machine migration be aware that the following hardware changes might occur m CPU model and serial numbers if activated can be different after the migration They correspond to the physical computer hosting the VMware virtual machine m Ethernet adapter can be different AMD PCNet or VMXnet with a different MAC address Each interface IP address must be individually reconfigured m Graphics card can be different VMware SVGA card m The number of disks and partitions remains the same but each disk device can have a different model and different manufacturer strings VMware Inc Chapter 2 System Requirements m Primary disk controllers can be different from the source machine s controllers m Applications might not work if they depend on devices that are not available from within a virtual machine TCP IP Port Requirements Table 2 4 lists the ports Converter uses in the conversion process Table 2 4 Converter Port Requirements Communication Path Port Converter application to remote physical machine 445 139 Converter application to a VirtualCenter server 443 Converter application to ESX Server 3 x 443 Physical machine to a VirtualCenter server 443
94. ne or Backup Image Source 35 Choose a Destination for the New Virtual Machine 36 Choose an ESX Server Managed by VirtualCenter Destination 36 Choose an ESX Server Virtual Machine Destination 37 Choose an OVF Virtual Appliance Destination 38 Choose a Standalone Virtual Machine Destination 39 Choose a Workstation Virtual Machine Destination 40 Customize a New Virtual Machine s Guest Operating System 40 Install VMware Tools 41 Customize the Identity of the New Virtual Machine 41 Remove System Restore Checkpoints 42 Complete the Conversion Task Creation 42 5 Using the Converter Boot CD for Local Cold Cloning 45 Cold Cloning and the Converter Boot CD 45 Start the Wizard fora Conversion 45 Select Source Data 46 Choosing a Destination for a New Virtual Machine 47 Unsupported Clusters 47 Choose a VirtualCenter Server Virtual Machine Destination 47 Choose an ESX Server Virtual Machine Destination 48 Choose a Standalone Virtual Machine Destination 48 Customize a New Virtual Machine s Guest Operating System 49 Install VMware Tools 49 Customize the Identity of the New Virtual Machine 50 Remove System Restore Checkpoints 51 Complete the Convert Task Creation 51 Using peTool to Modify the Converter Boot CD 52 6 Configuring VMware Virtual Machines 55 Starting Configuration 55 Select a VMware Infrastructure Virtual Machine as Source 55 Select a Standalone Virtual Machine as the Source 56 Customizing a New Virtual Machine s Guest Operati
95. ng Machines To complete the task creation if the destination machine is an ESX Server machine 1 Review the summary of the settings for the new virtual machine 2 Optional To have the new virtual machine powered on after the conversion is complete select Power on the new Virtual Machine after creation To complete a task creation if a source machine is remote 1 Review the summary of the settings for the new virtual machine and click Finish 2 When you see the Warning Reboot Source Machine dialog box click Yes to reboot the machine If the source machine is remote you must reboot it to remove the Converter agent installed on it To complete task creation in all other cases Review the summary of the settings for the new virtual machine and click Finish VMware Inc 43 User s Manual 44 VMware Inc Using the Converter Boot CD for Local Cold Cloning This chapter describes how to cold clone a local physical machine to a variety of destinations Cold cloning requires the VMware Converter Boot CD which is available in the Enterprise edition only This chapter includes the following sections Cold Cloning and the Converter Boot CD on page 45 Start the Wizard for a Conversion on page 45 Select Source Data on page 46 Choosing a Destination for a New Virtual Machine on page 47 Customize a New Virtual Machine s Guest Operating System on page 49 Complete the Convert Task Creation on page 51
96. ng System 56 Complete the Configuration 58 7 Managing Tasks 59 Multiple Tasks 59 Task View 59 Task List 59 Toolbar 60 Details View 61 Summary Tab 61 Task Progress Tab 61 Starting and Canceling Tasks 61 Force a Queued Task to Run 62 Cancel a Task 62 Delete a Task 62 Looking at Progress and the Logs 62 View a Task s Progress 62 Export and View the Log 63 Editing Tasks 63 Edita Task 63 VMware Inc Edit a Failed Task 64 Managing How Tasks Run 64 Control the Number of Tasks Running Concurrently 64 Change the Run Order 64 Change the Number of Tasks Displayed in the Task List 65 Change Which Tasks Are Displayed in the Task List 65 Appendix Migration with p2vTool Command Line Interface Using the Experimental p2vTool Command Line Interface 67 Syntax and Options 67 Source Machines and Destination Machines 69 Restoring VCB Images 69 Migration XML Input File Examples 70 q query Option XML Output File Example 74 VCB Restore XML Input File Examples 75 OVF XML Output File Examples 76 Glossary 79 Index 85 VMware Inc 67 Contents VMware Converter User s Manual 6 VMware Inc About This Book This book the VMware Converter User s Manual provides information about installing and using VMware Converter Intended Audience This book is intended for anyone who needs to install upgrade or use VMware Converter VMware Converter users typically include people who do software development and tes
97. ng remote physical machine without having Converter installed on the machine from which you direct the migration This is called install less mode For this you have Converter Manager on a network share mount it from the system from which you direct the migration and run the executable file from there See Converting in Install Less Mode on page 30 Adding or Changing an Enterprise License To use the Enterprise edition of Converter you must add your license which is with the support and subscription contract for the VirtualCenter Server To add an Enterprise license 1 Start the VMware Converter application In the main menu choose Administration gt Licensing Information Click Add License in the License Information dialog box A WO N In the browser find and select the license file and click Open If the license is valid the License Information dialog box shows the expiration date for the license 5 Click Close To change an Enterprise license 1 Start the VMware Converter application 2 Choose Administration gt Licensing Information in the main menu 3 Click Change License in the License Information dialog box 4 In the browser find and select the license file and click Open If the license is valid the License Information dialog box shows the expiration date for the license 5 Click Close Performing a Scripted Install To perform a push install install Converter by using the Deployment console Two Co
98. nverter jobs distribute P2V Installer and uninstall p2v are set up as tasks under Job System Jobs Config Jobs Using distribute p2v installer starts VMware converter 3 xX X lt xxxxx gt exe where lt xxxxx gt is the name of the build Use the options listed in Table 3 1 Table 3 1 Scripted Install Command Line Options Option Action INSTALLDIR path Path to the installer ADDLOCAL feature feature Installs the listed features For Converter the options are P2VGUI P2VAgent and ALL case sensitive REBOOT REALLYSUPPRESS If a reboot is required it is suppressed qn Quiet no UI q Quiet with progress information no user interaction VMware Inc 27 User s Manual 28 Table 3 1 Scripted Install Command Line Options Continued Option Action PROPERTY property value Sets the value of property to property value REMOTEINSTALL 1 Prevents the installer from being upgraded msiexec quiet uninstall Uninstalls Converter using the uninstall key for Converter found in the uninstall key registry To find the uninstall key in RegEdit use the path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Uninstall choose the top key in the list and use the down arrow until the right pane shows the information for VMware Converter msiexec Lists MSI commands VMware Inc Converting Machines This chapter describes how to create a Converter
99. o a virtual machine as it is being deployed from a template or cloned from another existing virtual machine D datastore Virtual representations of combinations of underlying physical storage resources in the datacenter A datastore is the storage location for example a physical disk a RAID or a SAN for virtual machine files destination In VMware Converter the machine to which one imports a virtual machine whether migrated or converted from a physical machine VMware Inc 79 VMware Converter User s Manual 80 destination virtual machine In VMware Converter the migrated virtual machine at its final location DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A communications protocol that enables dynamic addressing The software relieves administrators of the task of assigning an IP address to each device that connects to a network disk mode A property of a virtual disk that defines its external behavior how the virtualization layer treats its data but is completely invisible to the guest operating system DNS Domain Name System An Internet data query service that translates host names into IP addresses Also called Domain Name Server or Domain Name Service Ethernet switch A physical switch that manages network traffic between machines A switch has multiple ports each of which can be connected to a machine or to another switch on the network See also VMotion EULA end user license agreement The software
100. odify or repair VMware Converter To uninstall modify or repair 1 To start the VMware Converter installer go to the folder that contains the installer file and double click the VMware converter 3 xX X lt xxxxx gt exe file In this example lt xxxxx gt is the name of the build This file is on the Application CD or in the local directory to which you downloaded the installer The Converter installation wizard opens with a Welcome page Click Next In the Program Maintenance page select Modify Repair or Remove m Select Modify to change the installed components of VMware Converter This takes you to the Custom Setup page of the wizard where you can make changes See To install Converter on page 25 m Select Repair to have the wizard verify and reinstall any damaged components of the Converter The Custom Setup or the Ready to Repair page appears without any mention of file deletion m Select Remove to uninstall VMware Converter On the Ready to Remove page you can remove all related files and registry entries created by VMware Converter and remove the license file for the Enterprise edition if you have it VMware Inc Chapter 3 Installing and Uninstalling 4 Click Next When the wizard finishes removing or repairing the Converter you might have to restart your system before you can use VMware Converter If so a dialog box appears Installing Converter to Run in Install Less Mode You can convert a runni
101. on machines 11 O offline cloning See cold cloning Open Virtual Machine Format see OVF 15 operating system system that Boot CD runs on 17 OVF format for virtual appliances 30 p p2v Tool input XML file examples 70 options 67 output XML file example 74 p2vTool output file example query option 74 p2vTool XML input file examples migration 70 ports required for conversion 23 progress viewing 62 R remote cloning defined 11 troubleshooting tips 23 removing System Restore checkpoints 57 removing VMware Converter 26 repairing VMware Converter 26 resources specifying 36 47 S settings affected by conversion 22 ShadowProtect 19 35 Simple File Sharing turning off 23 86 source ESX Server 33 starting the wizard to edit a task 63 Storage Craft ShadowProtect 19 35 Summary Tab the 61 system reconfiguration 11 System Restore checkpoints removing 57 System Restore Checkpoints removing 42 51 System Restore removing checkpoints 57 T table of contents pane 32 46 task completing import creation 42 51 editing 63 editing failed 64 Task List 59 task manager canceling a task 62 changer number of tasks displayed 65 changing run order 64 clearing all tasks from history 62 deleting a task 62 Details View 61 filtering tasks by status 65 number of concurrent tasks 64 starting and canceling tasks 61 Summary tab 61 Task Progress tab 61 Task Progress tab the 61 62 Task View managing migrations with 15 59 task
102. ones are useful for proof of concept on non VMware image such as sv2i and vmc For linked clones the virtual machine created by the Converter is corrupted if the source is modified after the conversion This is true for linked clones converted 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 Click Next In the Destination Name and Location page assign a name to the virtual machine The name can be 80 characters long is case sensitive and must be unique within the virtual machine folder It can contain alphanumeric characters and the underscore _ and hyphen Browse or type the path of the location where you want to create the VMware virtual machine and click Next On the Networks page map the virtual machine s network adapters to a bridged host only or NAT network and click Next 39 User s Manual Choose a Workstation Virtual Machine Destination Use this procedure if you are performing a Workstation to Workstation conversion To select a Workstation destination for your converted virtual machine 1 2 3 10 On the Destination page click Next to move to the Destination Type page Select Other Virtual Machine from the drop down menu and click Next On the Virtual Machine Name and Location page
103. orage2 gt lt diskLocation disk storage3 gt lt diskLocations gt lt importParams gt lt postProcessingParams gt lt reconfigParams gt lt postProcessingParams gt lt p2v gt Example A 6 Importing a Hosted Source to a Managed Destination lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 gt lt p2v version 1 0 xmlns http ww vmware com v2 sysimage p2V xmlns xsi http ww w3 0rg 2001 XMLSchema instance xsi schemaLocation http ww vmware com v2 sysimage p2v p2v xsd gt lt source gt lt the password attribute is only used for encrypted sources such as Symantec s SV2I format and can be omitted for other types of sources gt lt hostedSpec path d My Virtual Machines a virtual machine a virtual machine vmx password gt lt source gt lt dest gt lt managedSpec vmName a new virtual machine gt lt username and password may be omitted in which case you will be interactively prompted for credentials gt lt creds host vc server username Administrator password adminPassword gt lt managedSpec gt lt dest gt lt importParams targetProductVersion PRODUCT_MANAGED gt lt postProcessingParams gt lt reconfigParams gt lt postProcessingParams gt lt p2v gt 72 VMware Inc Appendix A Appendix Migration with p2vTool Command Line Interface Example A 7 Reconfiguring a Hosted Source lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 gt lt p2v version
104. page 64 Figure 7 1 Task View and the Details View of the Converter Task Manager YMware Converter E D x File Edit View Task Administration Help ENE II E O 0 NE nie lee 68 SD Convert ESX Server YM vimcpd009 eng localhost UNNI 700 9 v Completed 0 spe i 05 12 37 PM 0 ae 3 05 18 31 PM 63 5 Convert ESX Server YM vimcpd009 eng vimcpd007 en PIII 728 Completed 04 17 2008 01 18 31 PM 04 17 2008 01 35 53 PM 64 Configure standalone VM F iP2viMy Ms WN 100 4 Completed 04 18 2008 04 00 38 PM 04 18 2008 04 03 15 PM 65 Cee Configure ESX Server YM vimcpd009 eng WL 100 Completed 04 24 2008 12 49 16 PM 04 24 2008 12 50 24 PM 66 3 Convert ESX Server VM vimepd009 eng vimepdOO7 en PIII 728 4 Completed 04 24 2008 03 26 00 PM 04 24 2008 03 32 06 PM S Convert ESX Server YM vimcpd009 eng localhost NI 100 Completed 04 24 2008 04 07 56 PM 04 24 2008 04 13 31 PM 67 S Convert Machine Cig Configure Machine O Filter By Bun Order Task ID 68 Convert ESX Server YM From vimcpd009 eng vmware com To localhost 60 Task Progress SO Log Information 05 12 37 PM Step 1 Connecting to YMware Converter Agent on localhost 05 12 38 PM Step 2 Creating target virtual machine and converting data 05 12 44 PM Configuring parameters for the target virtual machine 05 12 45 PM Creating target virtual machine 05 12 49 PM Cloning disk 0 05 18 15 PM Updating boot sectors 05
105. propriate button on the Network Properties tab to enter the static addresses and click Apply Click the Network Drives tab and map the drives to the network share Click Connect If necessary enter the DOMAIN user name and password to connect to a specific network share and click OK Click OK to return to the application To start the wizard 1 2 Click Convert Machine Click Next The Source page introduces the Table of Contents pane displaying the three step conversion process Step 1 Source Step 2 Destination Step 3 Customization Select Source Data Choose which of the source machine s volumes to convert and specify their size in the new virtual machine You can also convert all disks unchanged To choose the disks or volumes to convert 1 2 46 On the Source page click Next to move to the Source Data page Specify whether to change or maintain the converted disks To convert all disks unchanged make sure that Import all disks and maintain size is selected on the Source Data page and click Next This is the only choice if the virtual machine you are converting has a Linux guest operating system To resize the converted disks click Select volumes and resize to save or add space a Deselect any volumes that are not to be converted b Specify the volume size for each volume in the New Disk Space drop down menu and click Next Option Description Maintain Size Keeps the original size vo
106. r Local Cold Cloning 4 Select a type of virtual machine to create m Workstation 6 x VMware Fusion 1 x VMware Player 2 x VMware ACE 2 x m Workstation 5x VMware Server VMware Player m Workstation 4 x VMware ACE 1 x GSX Server 3 x 5 Click Next 6 Select the conversion options for a full clone if available Depending on the type of source and destination you might have options in how you allocate disk space for the new virtual machine m To allocate all the disk space for this clone click the Allocate all disk space now for better performance button This option gives somewhat better performance for your virtual machine If you click the other 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 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 converting the file with the Allocate option creates a 16GB disk Take this into account when you look at free space before you convert To support virtual disks on FAT file systems ensure that the Split disk into 2 GB files check box has been selected 7 Click Next 8 On the Destination Name and Location page assign a name to the virtual machine The name can be 80 characters long is case sensitive and be unique within t
107. rform a cold clone but cannot use a RAM disk Greater than or equal to 296MB but less than 364MB Can perform a cold clone with a RAM disk although using network share is suggested The RAM disk size is memory minus 264MB Greater than or equal to 364MB Can perform a cold clone with a RAM disk The RAM disk size is memory minus 264MB up to a limit of 124MB For a cold clone the VMware Converter Boot CD can be started from and clone machines with storage controllers and network adapters that Microsoft lists as supported in Windows 2003 With this requirement met Converter can clone machines running operating systems noted in the Application Requirements section 18 VMware Inc Chapter 2 System Requirements Virtual Machine and System Image Requirements Converter can convert the following virtual machine types Workstation 6 x Workstation 5 x and Workstation 4 x VMware Fusion 1 x ESX Server 3 x ESX Server 3i version 3 5 Installable and ESX Server 3i version 3 5 Embedded ESX Server 2 5 x if the server is managed with VirtualCenter 2 x GSX Server 3 x VMware Server 1 x VirtualCenter 2 x Microsoft Virtual PC version 7 and later Any version of Microsoft Virtual Server Converter can convert the following virtual machine types to OVF or OVA virtual appliances ESX Server or a virtual machine that is managed by VirtualCenter Workstation Converter can convert the following system image types VCB Acronis True Image
108. rtualCenter server destination and follow these steps a Choose the destination server in the drop down menu or type the name of the server if it is not listed b Type your user name and the password for the destination server c Click Next On the Virtual Machine Name and Folder page assign a name to the virtual machine In the Virtual Machine Inventory Location pane choose a folder in the VirtualCenter inventory The VirtualCenter inventory might contain multiple hosts clusters and datacenters Click Next On the Host or Cluster page specify the resources for the converted virtual machine as follows a Select the host cluster for VirtualCenter servers only or resource pool within a host or cluster from which to run the virtual machine b Ifyou select a cluster in manual mode on the Host page choose the specific host for the virtual machine c Click Next Optional To distribute disks over several datastores or to place the virtual machine configuration file and each disk on a separate datastore do the following a Click Advancedto see the list of disks and the virtual machine configuration file b Choose the datastore for each disk and file from the drop down menus If insufficient space is available an error message appears stating the required amount On the Networks page map the virtual machine s network adapters to a VirtualCenter network and click Next The Networks panel displays the networks available at the des
109. s filtering display of 65 maximum concurrent 64 run order 64 TCP IP ports 23 toolbar 60 troubleshooting tips remote hot cloning 23 U unblocking File and Printer Sharing 24 uninstalling VMware Converter 26 uses for VMware Converter 9 V VCB See VMware Consolidated Backup Version support 19 viewing a task s progress 62 viewing the log 63 virtual appliances browsing for 34 VMware Inc converting 34 destination 38 downloading from URL 34 overview 30 selecting as source 34 virtual disks on FAT file systems 40 49 virtual hardware CPU issues 22 disk device issues 22 Ethernet adapter issues 22 graphics card issues 22 virtual machine destination on same network as source 11 supported file types 38 unsupported conversion scenarios 31 virtual machines exporting 38 unsupported conversion scenarios 31 Virtual PC support 19 Virtual Server support 19 VirtualCenter support 19 VMware Consolidated Backup 20 VMware Converter default location of application folder 25 installing 25 removing 26 repairing 26 uninstalling 26 uses 9 VMware Converter Agent VMware Converter Boot CD modifying ISO image 52 VMware Fusion support 19 VMware Server support 19 volume supported types 14 W Windows cold clone requirements for Boot CD 18 removing System Restore Checkpoints 42 51 Simple File Sharing 23 Windows Firewall 24 Windows Server Domain 42 51 Windows XP checking Windows Firewall blocks 24 turning off Simple File Sharing 23
110. s as anormal migration not a restore For more information about VCB images see the Virtual Machine Backup Guide 20 VMware Inc Chapter 2 System Requirements Supported Destinations Converter can create virtual machines that are compatible with the following Workstation 6 x Workstation 5 x and Workstation 4 x VMware Fusion 1 x VMware ACE 2 x and VMware ACE 1 x VMware Player 2 x and VMware Player 1 x ESX Server 3 x ESX Server 3i Installable and ESX Server 3i Embedded ESX Server 2 5 x support only by importing through a VirtualCenter 2 x server that manages ESX Server GSX Server 3 x VMware Server 1 x VirtualCenter 2 x OVF and OVA virtual appliances NOTE Workstation 4 virtual machines are compatible with VMware GSX Server 3 0 ESX Server 2 x and ACE 1 x Configuring Permissions for VirtualCenter Users To convert virtual machines to VirtualCenter with Converter you must have the following VirtualCenter permissions set at the datacenter level Datastore gt Browse Datastore Virtual Machine gt Inventory and Virtual Machine gt Configuration Virtual Machine gt Interaction gt Power On needed only if you choose to power on the target virtual machine after conversion Virtual Machine gt Provisioning gt Allow Disk Access Resource gt Assign Virtual Machine To Resource Pool For more information about setting permissions see the VMware Infrastructure 3 Quick Start Guide Level of International
111. sion 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 conversion Run the Converter from a computer running Windows NT to convert the virtual machine or image In the File column select the configuration file insert the media containing that file and click Have Disk If the file is on your system or network click Have Disk and browse to select the file Converter reads the file and puts a check mark in the row if successful Repeat this step for each required file and when finished click Next If the source virtual machine is not password protected the wizard presents the Source Data page If the source virtual machine is password protected the Virtual Machine Login page appears Type the password and click Next Deselect any volumes you do not want to convert If you deselect the system volume or active volume a warning appears before you go to the next page The following options are available Option Description Convert all disks without changing Make sure Convert all disks and maintain size is selected on the Source them Page file and hibernation file Data page and click Next are ignored during cloning Create a linked clone Select Convert all disks and maintain size Convert disks when the virtual Select Convert all disks machine yo
112. ssingParams gt lt reconfigParams gt lt postProcessingParams gt lt p2v gt Example A 4 Importing a Managed Source to a Managed Destination lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 gt lt p2v version 1 0 xmlns http ww vmware com v2 sysimage p2v xmlns xsi http ww w3 0rg 2001 XMLSchema instance xsi schemaLocation http ww vmware com v2 sysimage p2v p2v xsd gt lt source gt lt managedSpec vmId a virtual machine gt lt username and password may be omitted in which case you will be interactively prompted for credentials gt lt creds host vc server username Administrator password adminPassword gt lt managedSpec gt lt source gt lt dest gt lt managedSpec vmName a new virtual machine gt lt username and password may be omitted in which case you will be interactively prompted for credentials gt lt creds host another vc server username Administrator password adminPassword gt lt managedSpec gt lt dest gt lt importParams targetProductVersion PRODUCT_MANAGED gt lt postProcessingParams gt lt reconfigParams gt lt postProcessingParams gt lt p2v gt VMware Inc 71 VMware Converter User s Manual Example A 5 Importing a Managed Source to a Managed Destination Explicitly Specifying Optional Parameters lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 gt lt p2v version 1 0 xmlns http ww vmware com v2 sysimage p2V xmlns xsi http
113. t virtual machine VirtualCenter Server virtual machines virtual machine virtual third party machine VMware Consolidated Backup images virtual machine VMware Converter Editions VMware Converter comes in two editions Starter and Enterprise Table 1 1 Starter and Enterprise Editions Features VMware Converter Starter VMware Converter Enterprise Environment Designed for single migrations to VMware Designed for multiple concurrent migrations products such as VMware Infrastructure 3 to VMware Infrastructure 3 and hosted VMware Player VMware Workstation and products VMware Server License Free download Licensed as a part of a support and subscription contract with the VMware VirtualCenter server Cloning Local hot cloning to hosted products Local hot cloning to hosted products and Workstation VMware Player GSX Server ESX Server Remote hot cloning to hosted VMware Server and ESX Server Remote hot products and ESX Server Local cold cloning cloning to hosted products only VMware Converter Boot CD to hosted products and ESX Server Job Management Single migration at a time Set up and Multiple concurrent migrations Set up and schedule a conversion schedule a conversion 10 VMware Inc Chapter 1 Introduction Cloning and System Reconfiguration of Physical Machines Cloning is the process of creating a cloned disk where the cloned disk is a virtual disk that is an exa
114. t defines the migration or the object of the activity started by the action option See Migration XML Input File Examples on page 70 and VCB Restore XML Input File Examples on page 75 for examples o output arg Prints output XML to specified file d dump Prints output XML to console l lic Prints the license Displays information on existing license type version number issued date expiry date and number of concurrent jobs allowed n newlic arg Changes a license To add or change an existing license provide the path of the file containing the license you want to add or use NOTE If you do not provide the user name or password for accessing a source or destination machine in the p2v xml file p2vTool prompts for the name or password to be entered Canceling a Task An ongoing p2vTool task is cancelled if you press Ctrl C 68 VMware Inc Appendix A Appendix Migration with p2vTool Command Line Interface Source Machines and Destination Machines You can use p2v Tool with live hosted and managed source machines or virtual appliances and hosted and managed destination machines or virtual appliances A live machine can only be a source and has these attributes m Can bea physical machine or a virtual machine m Performs a live import that avoids having to shut down the source machine Must be powered on at the time of import A hosted machine can be a source or
115. the task list of the Task View Shift click or control click to choose more than one task 2 Click the delete button 4 To clear all tasks from history 1 Choose Administration gt Clear All Tasks in the main menu 2 Click Yes Looking at Progress and the Logs 62 Converter displays the progress of tasks in the Task View and the Details View If problems arise that cause the task to fail you can review information in the logs Also when you try to edit a failed task the Edit wizard shows the problem areas See Edit a Failed Task on page 64 View a Task s Progress Although you can get a general sense of a task s progress by looking at its row in the task list of the Task View you can get a more complete picture by viewing the Task Progress tab in the Details View To view a task s progress in the Details View Choose the row in the task table for the task you want to view The Task Progress tab for that tasks appears in the Details View See Task Progress Tab on page 61 VMware Inc Chapter 7 Managing Tasks Export and View the Log You must export the log text file to read it or to send a copy to VMware technical support To export a copy of a log file 1 Choose File gt Export Logs in the main menu 2 Select a location and save the log text files in the Export Logs dialog box 3 Open the log file with a text editor UFAD and Client Log File Locations The following paths describe the loca
116. tination location in drop down menus The number of adapters to map can be set in a drop down menu as well Continue with Customize a New Virtual Machine s Guest Operating System on page 49 VMware Inc 47 User s Manual 48 Choose an ESX Server Virtual Machine Destination Use this procedure if you are converting the virtual machine to run in ESX Server To select the destination for a converted virtual machine 1 A WO N 10 11 Click Next on the Destination page to move to the Destination Type page Select VMware Infrastructure Virtual Machine from the drop down menu Click Next On the Destination Login page log in to the ESX Server or VirtualCenter server destination as follows a Choose the destination server in the drop down menu or type the name of the server if itis not listed b Type your user name and the password for the destination server c Click Next On the Virtual Machine Name page enter the name you want to assign to the virtual machine If a virtual machine with the same name exists for ESX Server VMware Converter displays a warning message and asks you to select another name Click Next On the Host page choose the specific host for the virtual machine cluster in manual mode only and click Next 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
117. ting or work with multiple operating systems or computing environments software developers QA engineers trainers salespeople who run demos and anyone who wants to create virtual machines Another set of users includes anyone who needs to non intrusively copy and transform physical systems into VMware virtual machines either locally or remotely Document Feedback VMware welcomes your suggestions for improving our documentation If you have comments send your feedback to docfeedback vmware com Technical Support and Education Resources The following sections describe the technical support resources available to you To access the current versions of this book and other books go to http www vmware com support pubs Online and Telephone Support Use online support to submit technical support requests view your product and contract information and register your products Go to http www vmware com support Customers with appropriate support contracts should use telephone support for the fastest response on priority 1 issues Go to http www vmware com support phone_support html Support Offerings Find out how VMware support offerings can help meet your business needs Go to http www vmware com support services VMware Inc T User s Manual VMware Education Services VMware courses offer extensive hands on labs case study examples and course materials designed to be used as on the job reference tools For
118. tion of the recommended logs for you to view and send to VMware support if necessary UFAD logs are located in the following directories m Windows NT WINDIR vmware temp vmware converter m ALL other systems XWINDIR Temp vmware temp vmware converter Client logs are located in TEMP vmware temp vmware client Send these files to support using File gt Export Logs For Converter Boot CD map a network drive using the network configuration tool and use File gt Export Logs See Chapter 5 Using the Converter Boot CD for Local Cold Cloning on page 45 These are also the file locations on the remote machine if you are running a remote hot clone To send these logs from a remote machine to VMware support you must manually compress and send them Editing Tasks You can edit tasks with a queued completed failed or canceled status Edit a Task As long as a task is not in progress you can use the Edit wizard to change conversion settings After you edit a task it goes to the end of the queue To move the task up the queue use the Run Order button in the toolbar See Change the Run Order on page 64 To edit a queued or canceled task from the Summary tab 1 Choose a row in the task list The Task Progress tab for that task appears in the Details view 2 Click the Summary tab 3 Click the Edit link to start the Converter Edit wizard 4 Select the page link that contains the information or settings to edit Repeat
119. tive and must be unique within the virtual machine folder It can contain alphanumeric characters and the underscore _ and hyphen Browse or type the path of the location where you want to create the VMware virtual machine and click Next On the Networks page map the virtual machine s network adapters to a bridged host only or NAT network and click Next Customize a New Virtual Machine s Guest Operating System 40 On the Conversion wizard Customization page you can choose to install VMware Tools customize a guest operating system remove System Restore checkpoints or any combination of these options depending on the guest operating system Converter does not support customization for Windows NT To skip the options on the Customization page and go to the Ready to Complete page 1 2 Ensure that all check boxes are deselected and click Next Continue with Compete the Convert Task Creation on page 41 VMware Inc Chapter 4 Converting Machines Install VMware Tools Installing VMware Tools is applicable only for ESX Server VirtualCenter Workstation 6 VMware Fusion 1 VMware Player 2 and ACE 2 destinations 1 2 On the Customization page ensure that Install VMware Tools is selected Click Next or select Customize the identity of the virtual machine to continue with customization Customize the Identity of the New Virtual Machine Use this procedure to customize the identity of the new virtua
120. tual appliances with Converter you can also import OVF virtual appliances to ESX Server or a VirtualCenter server by using VI client 2 5 VMware Inc Chapter 4 Converting Machines Every OVF virtual appliance contains an ovf file with metadata that describes the virtual appliance An OVF virtual appliance can be packaged as an ova file where the ova file is a tarred file that contains all the files in the OVF virtual appliance Importing Virtual Appliances You can import virtual appliances to ESX Server or ESX Server managed by VirtualCenter or to Workstation standalone images m If you select a virtual appliance to install from a URL the files are downloaded through HTTP then cloned to their eventual destination m If license agreements are packaged with the appliance the End User License Agreement EULA page appears m Importing a single ova file provides a way to download the virtual appliance in a single tarred file and is recommended for physical media distribution m URL downloads are supported for virtual appliances that contain files less than 2GB m For all virtual appliances the ovf file is first parsed before the rest of the package to identify the remaining files in the package and to ensure that the package can be imported If the package cannot be imported the download process stops Creating Virtual Appliances When you create a virtual appliance during the export process you can include the following infor
121. u are converting has a Linux guest OS Resize the volumes Click Select volumes and resize to save or add space Convert individual volumes to Select Create a separate disk for each volume corresponding disks For additional information see Creating a Separate Disk for Each Volume on page 30 35 User s Manual 7 Specify the volume size for each volume in the New Disk Space drop down menu and click Next Option Description Maintain Size Keeps the original size volume Min Size Converts just the used portion from the volume with a small amount of space added lt Type Size in GB gt Enter a specific size in gigabytes lt Type Size in MB gt Enter a specific size in megabytes Choose a Destination for the New Virtual Machine You can convert your source machine to the following destinations m ESX Server managed by VirtualCenter virtual machine m ESX Server virtual machine m OVF virtual appliance m Standalone virtual machine m Workstation virtual machine If you are converting your virtual machine to run in ESX Server managed by VirtualCenter and you want to have a cluster as the destination the cluster s VMware DRS settings must be set to manual Converter does not support as destinations clusters in which the DRS is set to partially or fully automated Choose an ESX Server Managed by VirtualCenter Destination Use this procedure if you are converting the virtual machine to run in ESX Server mana
122. used portion from the volume with a small amount of space added lt Type Size in GB gt Enter a specific size in gigabytes lt Type Size in MB gt Enter a specific size in megabytes 7 Optional To convert individual volumes to corresponding virtual disks select Create a separate disk for each volume Select a VMware Infrastructure Virtual Machine Source Use this procedure if your source system is a virtual machine from ESX Server or ESX Server managed by VirtualCenter To select the source VMware Infrastructure virtual machine and choose the disks to convert 1 On the Source page click Next to go to the Source Type page 2 Select VMware Infrastructure Virtual Machine in the drop down menu and click Next 3 Onthe Source Login page specify the ESX Server or ESX Server managed by VirtualCenter containing the virtual machine you want to convert and enter your user name and password The ESX VC Server drop down menu is populated with the identifiers or locations of the last 10 systems accessed Enter a new identifier Server Action ESX Server Choose the virtual machine you want to convert from the list of those found on the ESX Server machine you accessed ESX Server managed by Specify the source for your virtual machine in the VirtualCenter virtual machine VirtualCenter inventory browser and click Next In the View drop down menu search the browser through one of two views of the inventory the default Hosts amp Cl
123. usters view or the Virtual Machines amp Templates view 4 Optional To convert all disks unchanged make sure that Convert all disks and maintain size is selected on the Source Data page and click Next Convert all disks and maintain size is the only choice if the virtual machine you are converting has a Linux guest operating system Page file and hibernation file are ignored during cloning Otherwise click Select volumes and resize to save or add space 5 Deselect any volumes you do not want to convert If you deselect the system volume or active volume a warning appears before you go to the next page VMware Inc 33 User s Manual 34 Specify the volume size for each volume in the New Disk Space drop down menu and click Next Option Description Maintain Size Keeps the original size volume Min Size Converts just the used portion from the volume with a small amount of space added lt Type Size in GB gt Enter a specific size in gigabytes lt Type Size in MB gt Enter a specific size in megabytes Optional To convert individual volumes to corresponding virtual disks select Create a separate disk for each volume Select a Virtual Appliance Source You can import a virtual appliance to a VMware Infrastructure virtual machine or a standalone virtual machine such as Workstation 6 x To import a virtual appliance 1 2 10 11 12 On the Source page click Next to go to the Source Type page
124. utes cannot be set to preserve properties as shown in Table A 2 Migration XML Input File Examples Here are examples of XML input files for the various combinations of sources and destinations in a p2v Tool import Example A 1 Importing a Live Physical Machine Source to a Managed Destination lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 gt lt p2v version 2 1 xmlns http ww vmware com v2 sysimage p2v xmlns xsi http ww w3 0rg 2001 XMLSchema instance xsi schemaLocation http ww vmware com v2 sysimage p2v p2v xsd uninstallAgentOnSuccess 0 gt lt source gt lt LiveSpec gt lt creds host a running machine company com username Administrator password adminPassword gt lt liveSpec gt lt source gt lt dest gt lt managedSpec vmName a new virtual machine gt lt username and password may be omitted in which case you will be interactively prompted for credentials gt lt creds host vc server username Administrator password adminPassword gt lt managedSpec gt lt dest gt lt importParams targetProductVersion PRODUCT_MANAGED gt lt postProcessingParams gt lt reconfigParams gt lt postProcessingParams gt lt p2v gt Example A 2 Importing a Live Local Machine to a Managed Destination lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 gt lt p2v version 1 0 xmlns http ww vmware com v2 sysimage p2v xmlns xsi http ww w3 0rg 2001 XMLSchema instance xsi schem
125. ystem restore checkpoints System Restore is enabled on Windows Vista and Windows XP systems by default For Windows Vista if you are doing volume based file level cloning System Restore checkpoints are automatically removed from the target virtual machine regardless of the check box If you are doing disk based cloning or volume level block based cloning deselecting the check box instructs Converter to keep the System Restore check points in the target virtual machine For more information about cloning modes see Cloning Modes on page 14 Complete the Conversion Task Creation 42 The final page in the Conversion wizard is the Ready to Complete page 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 Converter can return to a queued job and edit the settings See Chapter 7 Managing Tasks on page 59 Starter edition users can convert only one machine at a time If Windows discovers new hardware and asks you to reboot select No so that customization settings are applied If you customized the new virtual machine after it is powered on you must wait for it to automatically reboot twice before the customization settings are applied and you can safely log in Customization settings are not applied to your virtual machine if you manually restart it VMware Inc Chapter 4 Converti

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