VMware CONVERTER STANDALONE 4.3, User Manual

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Procedure
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Save the Sysprep files that correspond to the source operating system to the specified location on the
machine where Converter Standalone server runs.
Option Description
Windows Server 2003 (32bit)
The Sysprep files Location for Windows:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE
%\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter
Standalone\sysprep\svr2003
Windows Server 2003 (64bit)
The Sysprep files Location for Windows:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE
%\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter
Standalone\sysprep\svr2003-64
Windows XP (32bit)
The Sysprep files Location for Windows:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE
%\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter
Standalone\sysprep\xp
Windows XP (64bit)
The Sysprep files Location for Windows:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE
%\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter
Standalone\sysprep\xp-64
You can now customize Windows Server 2003 (32bit and 64bit) and Windows XP (32bit and 64bit) guest
operating systems by using the Conversion or the Configuration wizard.
What to do next
You can now use the Configuration wizard to customize Windows guest operating systems.
Start the Configuration Wizard
You can configure VMware desktop virtual machines or virtual machines managed by ESX hosts or vCenter
Server.
A physical machine cannot be a configuration source.
You can configure only powered-off virtual machines.
Procedure
1 Start the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone application.
2 Click Configure Machine in the application menu.
The Configuration wizard opens.
What to do next
Select the source machine to configure.
Select a Source Machine to Configure
You can select a powered-off VMware virtual machine as the source for a configuration task.
Prerequisites
On the Source System page of the Configuration wizard, select a source type from the drop-down menu.
What to do next
On the Options page of the Configuration wizard, you can select the required configuration options.
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