Set Up the Network for Helper Virtual Machine

When converting physical machine sources that run Linux, Converter Standalone creates a Helper virtual machine on the destination host (ESX or vCenter Server). The Helper virtual machine needs network access to the source machine in order to clone the source files. Default conversion settings enforce automatic acquisition of IP address and DNS server for the Helper virtual machine. The following procedure allows you to setup this network connection manually.

Procedure

1	On the View/Edit Options page, click Helper VM Network.

The network settings pane opens to the right.

2	(Optional) To assign a static IP address to the Helper virtual machine, select Use the following IP address: and specify the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway.

Be sure the IP address you specify for the Helper virtual machine is not already in use on the network.

3	(Optional) To configure the DNS server address manually, select Use the following DNS server address: and type the preferred DNS server address.

Optionally, type and alternate DNS server address.

4	Select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the conversion task.

Converter Standalone uses the IP address and DNS server you specified to copy data from the source Linux machine to the destination virtual machine during conversion.