VMware VCENTER CONVERTER STANDALONE 4.3 User Manual page 30

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide
Prerequisites
You must download the Sysprep files that correspond to the operating system of the source machine.
Procedure
Save the Sysprep files that correspond to the source operating system to the specified location on the
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machine where Converter Standalone server runs.
Option
Windows Server 2003 (32bit)
Windows Server 2003 (64bit)
Windows XP (32bit)
Windows XP (64bit)
What to do next
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.
Limitations Related to Creating Snapshots of Windows Sources
Converter Standalone uses VSS snapshots to save the state of source volumes during hot cloning of physical
and virtual machines that run Windows. VSS snapshots are also used to synchronize the destination virtual
machine with the source machine after the initial conversion. Some of the VSS-related issues are inherited in
Converter Standalone and can prevent the proper completion of your conversion tasks.
Read the limitations listed in
If your conversion task fails with an VSS-related error message, you can check the table for possible reasons
and workarounds.
Table 2-9. VSS Snapshotting Limitations
VSS Limitations
For all operating systems that
support volume-based cloning,
you need at least one NTFS
volume for VSS to work.
VSS under Windows Server 2008
does not support FAT and FAT32.
VSS under Windows Server 2008
does not support unformatted or
unrecognized volumes.
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Description
The Sysprep files Location for Windows: %ALLUSERSPROFILE
%\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter
Standalone\sysprep\svr2003
The Sysprep files Location for Windows: %ALLUSERSPROFILE
%\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter
Standalone\sysprep\svr2003-64
The Sysprep files Location for Windows: %ALLUSERSPROFILE
%\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter
Standalone\sysprep\xp
The Sysprep files Location for Windows: %ALLUSERSPROFILE
%\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter
Standalone\sysprep\xp-64
Table 2-9 before you initiate a conversion task.
Error Messages
Failed to create VSS snapshot of source
volume. Error code :2147754764
(0x8004230C)
Workarounds
There is no workaround for this
limitation.
Deselect all FAT and FAT32
volumes on the View/Edit
Options page of the
vCenter Converter wizards.
Format all unformatted or
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unrecognized volumes and
try the conversion again.
Deselect all unformatted or
n
unrecognized volumes while
setting up the conversion task
in the Data to copy pane of the
View/Edit Options page.
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