VMware Communities: Message List - Silly Question: Where to run/install Converter?

Re: Silly Question: Where to run/install Converter?

flipdoubt — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:05:08 GMT

Thanks, dmaster. It looks like the Starter version can be run on the machine being converted or a remote machine, though I didn't try it on a remote machine.

Re: Silly Question: Where to run/install Converter?

dmaster — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:33:14 GMT

normally you use VMware converter on your Administration Workstation. from there you controll the migrations.

you can also use the virtual center plugin. (there are two types of installables: VMware Converter Standalone or VMware Converter for VirtualCenter)

and also a good link for VMware Converter:

http://www.vmworld.com/vmworld/static/sessions/2007/IP50.html

Silly Question: Where to run/install Converter?

flipdoubt — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:17:40 GMT

This might be a silly question, but where should I install/run Converter? On the target physical machine or a remote machine? If it is on a remote machine, how do I hook up the target machine to the remote machine so the remote machine can see all the devices on the target machine? Is there a getting started document for Converter that would answer blindingly fundamental questions like these?

Thanks for your help.