Selecting the server

Working with backup sets : Physical-to-Virtual (VMware vCenter) backup sets (Windows or Linux) : Creating a Physical-to-Virtual (VMware vCenter) backup set : Selecting the server

1. In the Select the source for this backup set page, select the source for the backup set:

• In Windows DS-Clients, manually type the IP address of the physical machine you want to ‘virtualize’ in the Path field.

• In Linux DS-Clients, select the ‘Physical to Virtual’ tree.

2. In the Path box, type the IP address of the physical machine you want to ‘virtualize’: Physical to Virtual\IP_Address

For example: Physical to Virtual\12.34.56.111

NOTE: You can also type the IP address of a supported Windows or Linux virtual machine. In this case, the ‘conversion’ will be from “Virtual to Virtual”.

3. Specify the credentials that will be used to connect to the selected computer.

F1 Help: "Specify Credentials (Windows DS-Client)"

F1 Help: "Specify Credentials (Linux DS-Client)"

4. Click Next.

At this point, the DS-Client / Local DS-VDR Tool will ‘push’ the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone ‘agent’ component to the selected target computer. If the agent installation fails, the P2V conversion will not work.