Configuring VMware Virtual Machines 5
You can use Converter Standalone to configure VMware virtual machines that have disks populated by
restoration from a backup of a physical host or by some other direct means of copying a virtual machine’s
disks. Configuring such machines with Converter Standalone enables them to boot in VMware products.
NOTE You cannot configure OVF images.
Configure a Virtual Machine
You can configure files from a VMware standalone virtual machine, from an ESX server or vCenter Server
virtual machine, or from a VMware Server virtual machine.
NOTE A physical machine cannot be a configuration source.
You configure a virtual machine in the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone application.
Procedure
1 Save Sysprep Files on page 66
To customize the guest operating system of a virtual machine, you must save the Sysprep files to the
specified locations on the machine where Converter Standalone server runs.
2 Select a Source to Configure on page 67
You can select a VMware virtual machine as the source for a configuration task.
3 Select the Options to Configure on page 67
Configuring the source machine helps to improve its performance, customize its operating system, and
install the necessary device drivers.
4 Customize a Virtual Machine’s Guest Operating System on page 68
On the Configure Wizard Customization page, you can customize the identity of the configured virtual
machine and generate a new security identifier.
5 View the Summary of a Configuration Task on page 72
On the Ready to Complete page, you can view a summary of the new configuration task before you add
it to the task list. Converter Standalone performs task validation at this stage.
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