Vmware converter and linux

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Hello. I am trying to install VMware Converter in Ubuntu 18.04-LTS. I have no idea how to do this. Install documentation for the operating system or just linux in general is virtually non-existent. I read the current documentation and looks like I can only install this latest version in Windows, however there is an open source download available. Can someone please help? I downloaded the latest file. The name of the file is VMware-converter-6.2.0-7348398.odp, of which I extracted all the way to VMware-converter-6.2.0-7348398.odp.tar, a tar file. In general, I just want VMware Converter installed on my linux operating system. Any help or guides\documentation would be appreciated.

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VMware vCenter Converter

What vCenter Converter Does

Performance and Reliability

Quickly converts local and remote physical machines into virtual machines without any downtime. Simultaneous conversions enable large-scale virtualization implementations.

Management

Centralized management console allows you to queue up and monitor many simultaneous conversions, both local and remote, such as in headquarters and branch offices.

Interoperability

Offers broad support for source physical machines, VMware and Microsoft virtual machine formats, and certain third-party disk image formats.

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FEATURES

Performance and Reliability

— Multiple simultaneous conversions enable large-scale virtualization implementations.

— Quiescing and snapshotting of the guest operating system on the source machine before migrating the data ensures conversion reliability.

— Hot cloning makes conversions non-disruptive, with no source server downtime or reboot.

— Sector-based copying enhances cloning and conversion speed.

Interoperability

vCenter Converter supports many source physical machines, including Windows and Linux desktop and server editions. It also supports conversion of third-party virtual machines like Hyper-V and Amazon EC2 instances.

Management

— Centralized management console allows users to queue up and monitor multiple simultaneous remote, as well as local, conversions.

— Easy-to-use wizards minimize the number of steps to conversion.

— Support for both local and remote cloning enables conversions in remote locations such as branch offices.

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Linux users will be pleased to discover that VMware Converter is now available on Linux free of charge. As a user of VMware products this makes me very happy, meaning I do not have to be booting the Windows machine just to use VMware Converter. For those not aware of what Converter can do, it can convert multiple virtual machines simultaneously, modify, resize and hot clone existing bare metal installations just to mention a few. The installation of VMware Converter on Linux is simple. This tutorial uses Ubuntu Linux as the installation system.

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Download VMware Converter

First download VMware Converter free of charge from the VMware web site, you will need an account. http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/overview.html After you are granted access to the download page select Converter Installer for Linux.

Installation

After the download is complete move to the directory where the file is located and untar the file. The version of VMware Converter may vary.

tar xvzf VMware-converter-4.x.x-xxxx.tar.gz

Now move to the new directory.

And execute the installation script.

License agreement

You will be asked to accept the license agreement in order to continue, press enter until reach the end of the agreement and answer yes to accept.

Press enter, all the way

Its ok accept the default installation options when installing VMware software, unless you want specific changes. This is not the case. Pay attention to the questions below, accept the defaults.

Do you want to install Converter Standalone Client? [yes]

Do you want to install Converter Standalone Server? [yes]

Now you are asked whether you want to enable remote access for Converter Standalone Server for security reasons I decided not to. This is installation is for personal use.

Do you want to enable remote access in Converter Standalone Server? [no] no

And keep pressing enter.

Installation complete

Allow some time for the installation to finalize, after the installation is successful you can find VMware Converter on System Tools > VMware Standalone Client.

Un-install ?

If for some reason you decided to un-install VMware Converter navigate to /usr/bin and execute the un-install script.

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Convert a Physical Linux Server to a VMware VM

When you implement a virtual infrastructure, you may want to convert your physical servers to virtual ones to improve your datacenter consolidation. In this topic, we will see how to convert a physical Linux server to a VMware VM. To make this conversion, I used VMware vCenter Converter Standalone.

Install VMware vCenter Converter Standalone

To host VMware vCenter Converter Standalone, you need a physical or virtual machine based on Windows Server. Usually, when I run this tool, I use a virtual machine. Then, I run the executable to process the product installation. In the first window, just click Next.

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone

Next, accept the End-User Patent agreement and click Next.

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone end-user patent agreement

Then accept the license agreement and click Next.

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone end-user license agreement

Next, choose a destination folder for VMware vCenter Converter Standalone and click Next.

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone destination folder

Then choose a setup-type: local installation to deploy only VMware vCenter Converter Standalone, or Client-Server installation if you want to install agent and client additionally. I choose local installation because I don’t want to convert the server where I deploy VMware vCenter Converter Standalone.

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone setup type

Next, choose if you want to join the VMware CEIP or not, and click Next.

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VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User experience settings

To run the installation, click Install.

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone ready to install window

When the installation is finished, you can run the Converter Standalone Client.

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone installation completed window

Migrate a physical server to a virtual one

In the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone client, click Convert machine.

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone convert machine

Then, choose if your source is powered on or off. Be careful: if you choose Powered Off, you won’t be able to convert the physical server. When you select Powered on, you can choose Windows or Linux remote server or local machine. I choose Remote Linux machine.

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone conversion source system

Then, specify the IP address or name and the root credentials.

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone conversion source system view

Next, specify the destination. If the destination ESXi is managed by vCenter, specify the vCenter name or IP. Otherwise, specify the ESXi name or IP address. In the example below, I’m connecting to vCenter with administrator credentials.

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone destination system

Then, choose the destination VM folder or datacenter, and click Next.

 VMware vCenter Converter Standalone conversion destination virtual machine

Then, choose the destination ESXi (or cluster) and the datastore. You can also choose the VM version.

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone conversion destination location

In the next screen, you can manage the VM configuration. First, you can choose which data to copy and you can get the information about partition on the source server.

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone conversion options

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone conversion options devices

Then, you can edit the CPU and memory information of the virtual machine. You can also change the disk controller.

When you convert a physical server with many network adapters, you may want to not convert all of them to virtual network adapters. To do so, select the number of network adapters to connect. You can also select the controller type (like VMXNET 3).

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone conversion options networks

In the next screen, you can enable some post-processing settings, such as power off source machine and power on destination machine.

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone conversion advanced options

Next, you can set the IP address in the destination machine. If you choose to make a conversion from a powered-on machine, do not specify the same IP address as the source in order to avoid conflicting IP addresses.

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone conversion options helper VM network

In the next screen, a conversion summary is shown. Review the settings and click on Finish to run the conversion.

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone conversion summary view

After you’ve clicked on Finish, the migration will start running.

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone task progress view

When the conversion is finished, you can check the VM version, VMware tools and configure the IP address in destination VM.

Conclusion

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone is an easy tool that enables you to convert physical servers (Windows or Linux) to virtual machines. If you have a small number of machines to convert, you can use this tool because it’s free. If you need to convert thousands of VMs, you should use another tool that brings more automation (such as Double-Take Move).

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