Prerequisites
To convert virtual machines to vCenter Server destinations with Converter Standalone, you must have the
following vCenter Server permissions set at the datacenter level:
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Datastore.Browse Datastore
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Datastore.AllocateSpace, full permissions.
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Virtual Machine.Inventory
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Virtual Machine.Configuration, full permissions.
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Virtual Machine.Interaction.Power On. Needed only if you power on the target virtual machine after
conversion.
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Virtual Machine.Provisioning.Allow Disk Access
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Resource.Assign Virtual Machine To Resource Pool
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Network.AssignToVM
Procedure
1 On the Destination Type page, select VMware Infrastructure virtual machine from the drop-down menu.
2 Enter the required information.
a From the drop-down menu, select the destination server or enter its IP address or host name if it is
not listed.
b Type your credentials for the destination server.
3 Click Next.
4 On the Host & Cluster page, specify the resources for the converted virtual machine.
a Assign a name to the virtual machine you are creating.
The vCenter Server Inventory pane might contain multiple hosts, clusters, and datacenters.
b Select the host or resource pool within a host from which to run the virtual machine.
c Select a datastore from the drop-down menu.
The datastore capacity appears under the drop-down menu. VMware recommends that you choose
a datastore that can accommodate all files of the source virtual machine. You can check the source
size above the selected datastore.
d For vSphere 4.0 destinations, select the virtual machine version from the drop-down menu.
Option Description
Version 4 Select when sharing storage or virtual machines with
ESX Server versions 3.x.
Version 7 Select for the latest virtual machine features. This
hardware version is not supported for ESX 3.x
destinations.
NOTE Settings on the View/Edit Options page might vary, depending on the virtual hardware version
you select.
e Click Next.
You selected to create a virtual machine to run on an ESX host that vCenter Server or a standalone ESX host
manages.
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