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Set Up the Network for the Helper Virtual Machine on page 60
When converting physical machine sources that run Linux, Converter Standalone creates a Helper virtual
machine on the destination host (ESX or vCenter Server). The Helper virtual machine needs network
access to the source machine to clone the source files. Default conversion settings enforce automatic
acquisition of IP address and DNS server for the Helper virtual machine. The following procedure allows
you to setup this network connection manually.
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Customize a VMware Infrastructure Virtual Machine on page 61
When you convert to a VMware Infrastructure virtual machine, you can adjust some of its attributes. If
you start the conversion process without changing any attributes, Converter Standalone applies the
default conversion settings.
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Customize a Standalone or Workstation Virtual Machine on page 61
When you convert to a standalone virtual machine, you can adjust some of its attributes.
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Customize a Virtual Appliance on page 62
You can edit the target attributes when you convert a virtual machine source to a virtual appliance.
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Configure the Product Properties of an Exported Virtual Appliance on page 63
For virtual appliance destinations, you can add custom product properties to the target OVF package.
Select the Destination Folder
The Destination Attributes option is available for VMware Infrastructure destinations. This option allows you
to determine the logical relationship of the new virtual machine to the virtual environment. You select the
folder to which the target virtual machine belongs.
Procedure
1 On the Destination page, select ESX and a datastore to accommodate the new virtual machine and click
Next.
2 On the View/Edit Options page, click Destination Attributes.
The list of all folders available on the selected datastore appears to the right.
3 Select a folder to contain the new virtual machine.
4 Select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the conversion task and submit it to the
task list.
What to do next
Now you can select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the conversion task.
Organizing the Data to Copy to the Destination Machine
Depending on the selected source and destination, you can select what data to copy to the destination virtual
machine. You can also select the data's location on specific datastores in your virtual environment.
For detailed information on data copy types, see Table 4-1.
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