How to Use Vmware Vcenter Converter Boot Cd 4.1.1 to Convert Physical Machines to Virtual Machines
Vmware Vcenter Converter Boot Cd 4.1.1 is a powerful tool that allows you to perform cold cloning of physical machines to virtual machines. Cold cloning means that the source machine is not running during the conversion process, which avoids any potential data loss or corruption due to disk activity. Cold cloning also enables you to convert machines that have unsupported operating systems, file systems, or hardware configurations for hot cloning.
How to Use Vmware Vcenter Converter Boot Cd 4.1.1 to Convert Physical Machines to Virtual Machines
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In this article, we will show you how to use Vmware Vcenter Converter Boot Cd 4.1.1 to convert physical machines to virtual machines in a few simple steps.
Step 1: Download Vmware Vcenter Converter Boot Cd 4.1.1
The first step is to download Vmware Vcenter Converter Boot Cd 4.1.1 from the VMware website. You will need a VMware account and a license for VMware vCenter Server 4.1 or later to access the download page. There are two options for you to download:
EXE - which is the standalone application that offers you the hot cloning part of it.
ZIP - this is where the boot ISO is. Download the zip file and then extract it and the ISO will be in there.
We will use the ZIP option for this tutorial, as we need the boot ISO for cold cloning.
Step 2: Burn Vmware Vcenter Converter Boot Cd 4.1.1 ISO to a CD or USB drive
The next step is to burn the Vmware Vcenter Converter Boot Cd 4.1.1 ISO file to a CD or USB drive using your preferred software. For example, you can use Rufus to create a bootable USB drive from the ISO file.
Once you have burned the boot CD or USB drive, you can insert it into the physical machine that you want to convert and boot from it.
Step 3: Run Vmware Vcenter Converter Boot Cd 4.1.1 and start the conversion wizard
After booting from the boot CD or USB drive, you will see a welcome screen with two options: Run Converter Standalone Client or Run Converter Standalone Server.
The Converter Standalone Client is a graphical user interface that allows you to connect to a remote Converter Standalone Server and manage conversion tasks. The Converter Standalone Server is a service that runs on the boot CD or USB drive and performs the actual conversion process.
We will use the Converter Standalone Client option for this tutorial, as it is easier to use and configure.
After selecting Run Converter Standalone Client, you will see a login screen where you need to enter the username and password for the local administrator account on the boot CD or USB drive. The default username is root and the default password is vmware.
After logging in, you will see the main window of the Converter Standalone Client, where you can start the conversion wizard by clicking on Convert Machine in the toolbar.
Step 4: Configure the source and destination settings for the conversion
The conversion wizard will guide you through several steps where you need to configure the source and destination settings for the conversion.
The first step is to select the source type and specify the source machine details. In our case, we will select Powered-off machine as the source type and This local machine as the source machine.
The second step is to select the destination type and specify the destination machine details. In our case, we will select VMware Infrastructure virtual machine as the destination type and enter the details of our VMware vCenter Server or ESXi host, such as hostname, username, password, datacenter, cluster, resource pool, folder, etc.
The third step is to select the destination virtual machine name and location. In our case, we will enter a name for our virtual machine and select a datastore where we want to store it.
The fourth step is to select the destination virtual machine options, such as guest 04f6b60f66