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01/19/2007 1:29 PM  
Main Screen - Initial Program Startup

Initial Startup

Import Wizard - Step 1

Step 1

Import Wizard - Step 2

Step 2

Import Wizard - Step 3
Select Physical Computer

Step 3

Import Wizard - Step 4
Select "This Local Machine"

Step 4

Import Wizard - Step 5a
Select the disks you want imported from the physical machine
Step 5a

Import Wizard - Step 5b
This is where you can resize the Hard Disk for the Virtual Machine

Step 5b

Import Wizard - Step 5c
This shows the disk resize info

Step 5c

Import Wizard - Step 6

Step 6

Import Wizard - Step 7
Select "VMware ESX Server" option here.

Step 7

Import Wizard - Step 8a
Input ESX IP, username and password for the import operation here

Step 8a

Import Wizard - Step 8b

Step 8b

Import Wizard - Step 9
Input a name for the virtual machine (this is the name that shows in the Virtual Infrastructure Client)

Step 9

Import Wizard - Step 10
Select the ESX Host and Optionally a Resource Pool for the Virtual Machine

Step 10

Import Wizard - Step 11
Select the Datastore on the ESX server to put the virtual disk image

Step 11

Import Wizard - Step 12

Step 12

Import Wizard - Step 13
Choose the type of networking to use for the Virtual Machine (typically start with bridged mode and modify later)

Step 13

Import Wizard - Step 14
Check the "Install VMware Tools" option ONLY

Step 14

Import Wizard - Step 15
Review Settings and Finish (Don't Choose the "Power on the new Virtual Machine" Option)

Step 15

Main Screen - Task Progress
This shows the progress of the Import Operation
Once the task completes, power down the physical machine, and power on the Virtual Machine

Step 16

Once your conversion is complete, you can then set the Virtual Machine to use the correct IP after it has booted.
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