I need to convert a physical RH Enterprise Linux 5.11 physical server, using Standalone Converter 5.5. I will run the converter from a Win2008 R2 machine, pointing it at my Linux box. Here are my questions:
I have found references that say I should edit the storage of the destination VM if I am using LVM (and I am). See Kernel Panic Using VMware vCenter Converter Standalone - Uptime Through Simplicity. I don't know if this is still applicable to converter 5.5, since it supports RHEL 5.x.
- Do I need to change the destination storage to "thin" and "Basic storage", or is this unnecessary with this version of Converter? That page is from Sep 2013, which is probably an earlier version of Converter.
When converting Windows, one of the post-conversion steps is to remove "hidden" devices, which includes hidden NICs, before you can assign a static IP to the VM.
Does this apply to Linux? (I don't think so) If not, I should be able to just boot up the resulting VM; assign my static IP to eth0 (that's what it is now), and I should be good to go?
Thanks