To convert virtual machines to vCenter Server machines with Converter Standalone, you must have certain vCenter Server permissions set at the data center level.
To start using
Converter Standalone, you must set various minimum privileges at the data center level.
- (required only if you plan to connect the destination virtual machine to a network)
- (required only if you choose to power on the destination virtual machine after conversion)
Converting Linux and powered on Windows machines might require additional
vCenter Server privileges.
- (required only if you need to boot a converted Linux virtual machine to install media after the conversion)
- (required only if you want to synchronize changes between the source and destination Windows virtual machine)
- (required only if you want to synchronize changes between the source and destination Windows virtual machine)
For more information about setting permissions, see vSphere Permissions and User Management Tasks.