VMware CONVERTER STANDALONE 4.3, User Manual

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Create a Linked Clone
A linked clone is a VMware virtual machine that shares the virtual disk of the source virtual machine or system
image. Linked clones are useful for quickly checking the compatibility of non-VMware images, such
as
.sv2i
and
.vmc
files.
You can create linked clones only when you convert a virtual machine or other image source to a hosted
destination.
You cannot create linked clones from Parallels source images.
You cannot create a linked clone if the source image is password-protected.
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AUTION
Linked clones converted from Virtual PC and Virtual Server machines, and from LiveState images
are corrupted if the source is modified or powered on after the conversion.
Prerequisites
Turn off the source virtual machine.
To verify that your source type is a supported third-party source, see
“Supported Source Types,” on page 23.
Procedure
1 On the Destination System page, select VMware Workstation or other VMware virtual machine as a
destination and click Next.
2 On the Options page, click Data to copy in the left pane.
3 In the Data copy type drop-down menu, select Linked clone.
4 Save your settings.
Option Description
Select another option from the
options list
Saves your settings and displays the pane for the selected option.
Click Next
Saves your settings and displays the next page of the Conversion wizard.
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The Customizations page is displayed if you select Customize guest
preferences for the virtual machine in the Advanced options pane.
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The Summary page is displayed if you do not select Customize guest
preferences for the virtual machine in the Advanced options pane.
You have set up a conversion task to create a linked clone.
Edit the Number of Processors
You can change the number of processors that the destination virtual machine uses.
Prerequisites
Make sure the destination host and the guest operating system support the number of processors you assign
to the destination virtual machine.
On the Options page of the Conversion wizard, click Devices in the options list.
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