You can select a powered on Windows machine to convert. The source machine can be a physical or a virtual machine.
Procedure
- On the Source System page of the Conversion wizard, select the Powered on radio button.
- From the drop-down menu, select a menu item that corresponds to your source machine location.
Note: If you have connected a
Converter Standalone client to a remote
Converter Standalone server, the menu item
This local machine is not available and you can convert the local machine only as a remote machine.
| Source Location |
Action |
| Local |
Click This local machine. |
| Remote |
Click Remote Windows machine and provide the IP address or name of the machine and administrator credentials. The default Converter Standalone Agent port for remote Windows machines is 9089. If you previously modified the Converter Standalone Agent port service number, enter IP_Address:Port, where IP_Address is the IP address of the remote Windows machine and Port is the Agent port service number.
Note: You can provide the user name in the
domain\user credentials format. Alternatively, you can enter a user name without a domain name and
Converter Standalone will attempt to log you in to the remote machine by using the
machine\user format.
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- (Optional) Click View source details to see the hardware and software information about the source machine.
- Click Next.
If you convert a remote machine and the
Converter Standalone agent is not already installed on the source machine, a dialog box prompts you to confirm the installation and select an uninstallation method for the
Converter Standalone agent.
- (Optional) Select the uninstallation procedure for Converter Standalone agent and click Yes.
Converter Standalone agent is installed on the source machine.
Results
Converter Standalone agent prepares the source machine for conversion.
What to do next
On the Destination System page, you can select the destination type for the new virtual machine.
