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Power Off the Source Machine After Conversion
If your source machine is running services that you want to start on the destination virtual machine after
conversion, you can power off the source machine to avoid interference between source and destination
services.
Prerequisites
On the Options page of the Conversion wizard, click Advanced options.
Procedure
1 In the Post-conversion power state panel, select Power off source machine.
2 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.
Converter Standalone powers off the source machine after the conversion is complete.
Power On the Destination Virtual Machine After Conversion
You can minimize the downtime of important services by powering on the destination virtual machine
immediately after the conversion is complete.
Prerequisites
On the Options page of the Conversion wizard, click Advanced options.
Procedure
1 In the Post-conversion power state panel, select Power on destination machine.
2 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.
n
The Customizations page is displayed if you select Customize guest
preferences for the virtual machine in the Advanced options pane.
n
The Summary page is displayed if you do not select Customize guest
preferences for the virtual machine in the Advanced options pane.
After the conversion, Converter Standalone powers on the destination machine.
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