VMware VCENTER CONVERTER EN-000158-02 - Manual (Page 56)

Converter Standalone synchronizes the destination machine with the source machine after the conversion is
complete.
Adjust the Post-Conversion Power State
Depending on the selected source machine and destination type, you can control the power state after the
conversion.
Prerequisites
For all sources except virtual appliance sources, you can power off the source machine as soon as the conversion
is complete, immediately after synchronization.
For virtual infrastructure destinations, you can power on the target machine immediately after the conversion.
Doing so allows quicker introduction of the new virtual machine into your virtual environment.
Procedure
1 On the View/Edit Options page, click Advanced options.
The list of advanced settings appears to the right.
2 In the Post-conversion power state panel, select one or both of the power state control options:
Option Description
Power on target machine Appears for VMware Virtual Infrastructure destinations. Starts the newly
created machine as soon as the conversion is finished.
Power off source machine Appears for physical machines and virtual machine sources that are powered
on during conversion setup. VMware recommends that you power off the
source machine or stop the source services after you select Synchronize
changes that occur to the source during cloning.
3 Select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the conversion task.
After the conversion, Converter Standalone powers off the source machine and/or powers on the destination
machine based on your settings.
Install VMware Tools
On the Advanced Customization page, you can install VMware Tools. VMware Tools enhance the performance
of your destination virtual machine.
You can install VMware Tools to ESX, vCenter Server, Workstation 6.0 and 6.5, VMware Fusion 1.0 and 2.0,
VMware Player 2.0 and 2.5, and ACE 2.0 and 2.5 destinations.
Procedure
1 On the View/Edit Options page, click Advanced options.
2 Select Install VMware Tools on the imported virtual machine.
3 Select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the conversion task.
Converter Standalone installs VMware Tools on the target machine during conversion.
Customize the Guest Operating System
You can customize the operating system of the target virtual machine depending on the selected source and
destination.
You can configure the guest preferences for sources running on Windows XP or later. You cannot customize
the guest operating system of Linux source machines.
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