VMware CONVERTER STANDALONE 4.3, User Manual

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Prerequisites
You must select a hosted destination, such as VMware Workstation, to use the Not pre-allocated disk option.
On the Options page of the Conversion wizard, click Data to copy in the options list.
Procedure
n
Use disk-based cloning to create an expandable disk.
a
From the Data copy type drop-down menu, select Copy all disks and maintain layout.
b From the Type drop-down menu, select Not pre-allocated.
c To apply your settings, select another option from the options list or click Next.
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Use volume-based cloning to create an expandable disk.
a
From the Data copy type drop-down menu, select Select volumes to copy and click Advanced.
b Select the Destination layout tab, select a virtual disk, and select Not pre-allocated from the Type
drop-down menu.
c To apply your settings, select another option from the options list or click Next.
Converter Standalone copies only the existing data to the destination datastore. The empty disk space from
the virtual disk is not copied to the datastore. As you use the destination virtual machine and write new data
to the disk, the size of the destination disk grows.
Exclude a Source Disk from the Conversion Task
You can select a disk from the source machine and delete it from the disk layout of the destination virtual
machine.
Prerequisites
The source machine must have more than one hard disk.
On the Options page of the Conversion wizard, click Data to copy in the options list.
Chapter 4 Convert a Physical or Virtual Machine
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