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Exclude a Source Volume from the Conversion Process
You can choose not to copy a volume from the source machine to the destination virtual machine. During the
conversion process, Converter Standalone ignores the deselected volumes and copies only the volumes that
are selected.
The source virtual machine must have more than one volume to be able to deselect existing volumes.
You cannot delete the system volume from the destination virtual machine. For example, if
that contains the Windows operating system installation, you cannot remove it from the destination virtual
machine.
Prerequisites
On the Options page of the Conversion wizard, click Data to copy in the options list.
Procedure
1 From the Data copy type drop-down menu, select Select volumes to copy.
2 Deselect the volumes that you do not want to copy to the destination virtual machine.
3 Save your settings.
Option
Select another option from the
options list
Click Next
The deselected volumes are ignored during the conversion process and do not appear on the destination virtual
machine.
Move a Volume to a Different Virtual Disk
You can add virtual disks to the destination virtual machine and move source volumes in the new disks.
The number of virtual disks you can create depends on the number of volumes that exist on the source virtual
machine. For example, if you have only one volume on the source virtual machine, you cannot add a virtual
disk to the destination virtual machine.
You cannot move the system volume where the guest operating system is installed. For example, if your
Windows operating system is installed on
Prerequisites
On the Options page of the Conversion wizard, click Data to copy in the options list.
Procedure
1 From the Data copy type drop-down menu, select Select volumes to copy.
2 Click Advanced and select the Destination layout tab.
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Description
Saves your settings and displays the pane for the selected option.
Saves your settings and displays the next page of the Conversion wizard.
The Customizations page is displayed if you select Customize guest
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preferences for the virtual machine in the Advanced options pane.
The Summary page is displayed if you do not select Customize guest
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preferences for the virtual machine in the Advanced options pane.
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