- VMWARE VCENTER CONVERTER STANDALONE 6.1.1 DOWNLOAD HOW TO
- VMWARE VCENTER CONVERTER STANDALONE 6.1.1 DOWNLOAD INSTALL
In the next screen, you can manage the VM configuration. Then, choose the destination ESXi (or cluster) and the datastore.
Then, choose the destination VM folder or datacenter, and click Next. In the example below, I’m connecting to vCenter with administrator credentials. Otherwise, specify the ESXi name or IP address. If the destination ESXi is managed by vCenter, specify the vCenter name or IP. Then, specify the IP address or name and the root credentials. When you select Powered on, you can choose Windows or Linux remote server or local machine. Be careful: if you choose Powered Off, you won’t be able to convert the physical server. Then, choose if your source is powered on or off. In the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone client, click Convert machine. Migrate a physical server to a virtual one When the installation is finished, you can run the Converter Standalone Client. Next, choose if you want to join the VMware CEIP or not, and click Next. I choose local installation because I don’t want to convert the server where I deploy VMware vCenter Converter Standalone.
VMWARE VCENTER CONVERTER STANDALONE 6.1.1 DOWNLOAD INSTALL
Then choose a setup-type: local installation to deploy only VMware vCenter Converter Standalone, or Client-Server installation if you want to install agent and client additionally. Next, choose a destination folder for VMware vCenter Converter Standalone and click Next. Then accept the license agreement and click Next. Next, accept the End-User Patent agreement and click Next. Then, I run the executable to process the product installation.
Usually, when I run this tool, I use a virtual machine.
To host VMware vCenter Converter Standalone, you need a physical or virtual machine based on Windows Server. Install VMware vCenter Converter Standalone To make this conversion, I used VMware vCenter Converter Standalone.
VMWARE VCENTER CONVERTER STANDALONE 6.1.1 DOWNLOAD HOW TO
In this topic, we will see how to convert a physical Linux server to a VMware VM. When you implement a virtual infrastructure, you may want to convert your physical servers to virtual ones to improve your datacenter consolidation.