Conversion of an Image File

 

Step 1 : Select a Source

 

Select [Convert Type] and a source image.

Convert Type

Please select Convert Type. If you need to create a virtual disk instead of a virtual machine, please enable [Create virtual disk only] option.

* For Hyper-V Enterprise Edition does not support virtual conversion for VMware products.

Select a Source

Please select a source image and disks in the image.

 

After configuring the settings is complete, click on [Next >].

 

Step 2 : Select Destination

 

Specify the destination. Available destinations and the setting items should differ depending on the Convert Type.selected above.

·        Convert to virtual machine for VMware Products

·        Convert to virtual machine for Microsoft Hyper-V environment

·        Convert to virtual disk for VMware products

·        Convert to virtual disk in Microsoft Hyper-V environment

Convert to virtual machine

For Mware Products

Select a datastore on vCenter Server of VMware vSphere or ESXi hypervisor as the destination. Version 5.0 or later is supported as the destination.

Specify the target host and click on [Connect]. When the connection is successfully established, the following information will be displayed in the window.

 

If you selected the datastore for the destination, please configure the settings for the virtual machine.

 

Item

Description

VM Name

The default name can be changed.

* Double-byte characters cannot be used to specify the name.

VMDK Name

The default name can be changed.

* Double-byte characters cannot be used to specify the name.

Virtual Machine Version

To be determined depending on the version of the destination host.

OS

To be determined depending on the operating system information of the source image.

CPU

Up to the number of CPUs on the destination host can be specified.

RAM

Up to the RAM size on the destination host can be specified.

Network

Select a network option available on the destination host.

* Network names with double-byte characters is not indicated.

Adapter

Select the adapter on the destination host.

IP

Only DHCP can be selected.

Auto connect when power on.

With this option enabled, the virtual machine, when booting up after conversion process, is network connected.

Disk Controller

To be determined depending on the operating system information of the source image.

Disk Provisioning

Thin or Thick provisioning (Lazy Zeroed) can be selected.

 

Post Task Execution Processing ([Reboot] or [Shutdown] can be selected).

 

·        For Microsoft Hyper-V host

A share holder is created on Microsoft Hyper-V host as the destination. Version 2008 R2 or later is supported for the destination.

* Please make sure Microsoft .NET Framework 4 or later is configured on the conversion source host.

After specifying the connection target, click on [Connect]. When the connection is successfully established, the following information is displayed.

 

Select the volume to create the share folder and configure the settings for the virtual machine for conversion.

 

Item

Description

VM Name

The default name can be changed.

* Double-byte characters cannot be used to specify the name.

VHD/VHDX Name

The default name can be changed.

* Double-byte characters cannot be used to specify the name.

CPU

Up to the number of CPUs on the destination host can be specified.

RAM

Up to the RAM size on the destination host can be specified.

Network

Select a network option available on the destination host.

IP

Only DHCP can be selected.

Disk Provisioning

Select Dynamic or Static.

 

Post Task Execution Processing ([Reboot] or [Shutdown] can be selected.

 

Conversion to virtual disk

·        for VMware Products

Define by clicking the radio button to create the virtual machine file to a [Local or Network Share Folder] or to a [Datastore on an ESXi host]. Version 5.0 or later is supported for the destination.

If datastore is selected as the destination, specify the target host to connect and click on [Connect]. When the connection is successfully established, the following information will be displayed in the window.

 

After specifying the destination, please configure the settings for the virtual disk.

 

Item

Description

File Name

The default name can be changed.

* Double-byte characters cannot be used to specify the name.

Create into folder

The file is created in the folder in datastore. The option is provided to newly create the folder.

* Double-byte characters cannot be used to specify the name.

Virtual Machine Version

To be determined depending on the version of the destination host.

OS

To be determined depending on the operating system information of the source image.

Bus Type

To be determined depending on the operating system information of the source image.

Disk Provisioning

Thin or Thick Provisioning (Lazy Zeroed) can be selected.

 

To create the virtual disk to local or network share folder, please specify the destination and configure the settings for the virtual disk.

 

Item

Description

File Name

The default name can be changed.

* Double-byte characters cannot be used to specify the name.

Use for

Select the virtual environment to use the created virtual disk.

Bus Type

To be determined depending on the operating system information of the source image.

Disk Provisioning

Thin or Thick Provisioning can be selected.

* If you select ESXi, Thick Provisioning is selected.

 

Post Task Execution Processing ([Reboot] or [Shutdown] can be selected).

 

·        For Microsoft Hyper-V host

Specify local or network share folder to create a virtual disk.

 

After specifying the destination, please configure the settings for the virtual disk.

Item

Description

File Name

The default name can be changed.

* Double-byte characters cannot be used to specify the name.

Use for

Select the virtual environment to use the created virtual disk.

Disk Provision

Select Dynamic or Static.

 

Post Task Execution Processing [Reboot] or [Shutdown] can be selected.

 

Upon completion of configuring the settings, click on [Next >].

 

Step 3 : Virtual Conversion Summary

 

Please review the settings for virtual conversion.

 

Click on [Done] to proceed with conversion processing.

If you selected Thick Provisioning for the (Disk Type) or Static, it takes more time before starting the task as the virtual disk is created in the same size as the source disk.