- Skytap Cloud overview
- Access requirements
- Creating an environment
- Creating an environment from a template
- Copying an environment
- Overview: Importing VMs into Skytap Cloud
- Preparing x86 VMs and vApps for import
- Importing VMs using the VM Imports page
- Importing VMs using the Advanced Import Appliance
- Shipping VMs to Skytap with the Advanced Import Service
- Importing Power VMs into Skytap Cloud
- Downloading IBM-hosted AIX VMs and importing them into Skytap Cloud
- Testing imported VMs
- Resolving import errors
- Building a VM from an ISO
- Running and stopping VMs
- Accessing VMs
- Accessing VM desktops from a browser
- Testing access requirements with Connectivity Checker
- Using audio with a VM
- Using an SSH connection during a browser client session
- Copy and paste text between the local machine and a VM
- Keyboard shortcuts for browser client views
- Improving browser client performance
- Optional URL parameters for sharing an SRA browser client view
- Accessing VMs with SmartRDP
- Accessing VM desktops from a browser
- Transferring files to a VM
- Editing environments and networks
- Adding VMs to an environment
- Editing VMs
- VM hardware and guest OS settings
- Editing VM CPUs and RAM
- Enabling nested virtualization
- Upgrading VM hardware versions
- Using an international keyboard layout with a VM
- Editing VM BIOS clock sync settings
- Adding or extending a virtual disk
- Deleting a virtual disk
- Enabling audio for a VM
- Enabling SSH on a VM for use in SRA browser client sessions
- IBM i default license program packages (LPPs)
- VM network settings
- Storing VM credentials
- Licensing the guest OS
- Installing and upgrading VMware Tools - Linux
- Installing and upgrading VMware Tools - Windows
- Improving operating system or application performance within the VM
- VM hardware and guest OS settings
- Adding containers and container hosts
- Managing networks
- Network overview
- Viewing the network topology for an environment
- Using multiple networks in an environment
- Networking between environments
- Editing an automatic network
- Connecting an environment network to a VPN or Private Network Connection
- Manually configuring domain name servers
- Exposing and blocking public Internet access to VMs
- Accessing VMs with published services
- Using public IP addresses
- Attaching a static public IP address to a VM
- Adding a managed DNS name and public IP address to a VM
- Editing a managed VM DNS name
- How does Skytap Cloud generate the VM DNS name?
- Detaching a static public IP address or DNS name from a VM
- What is the difference between static public IPs and dynamic public IPs with DNS?
- Troubleshooting issues connecting to a public IP address or Skytap-managed DNS name
- Issue - I can’t access the public Internet from my VM.
- Deleting a network
- Moving a VM to a different environment
- Deleting VMs
- Sharing VMs and environments with sharing portals
- Sharing resources with projects
- Saving an environment as a template
- Understanding regions
- Managing your account settings
- Viewing your current usage and usage limits
- Best practices
- Automating VMs and environments
- CI/CD reference architectures
- IBM i Data Protection and Resiliency Solutions
- Creating recovery copies of VMs and environments
- Disaster recovery reference architectures
- Monitoring your usage with email notifications
- Organizing resources with labels and tags
- Security best practices
- Using Skytap Cloud for demos
- Using Skytap Cloud for training classes
- Knowledge base
- Changing the name of a VM
- Changing the name or description of an environment
- Checking VM hardware version
- Connecting to a VM on an iPad or iPhone
- Connecting to Skytap Cloud using a private WAN connection
- Deleting environments
- Determining usage of the shared drive
- Editing VMs outside of Skytap Cloud
- Exporting a list of environments, templates, or assets
- Exporting VMs
- Finding the ID for a VM, VPN, environment, or template
- Finding the IP addresses for a VM
- Finding the network gateway IP address
- Guide to the Dashboard
- Leaving notes on VMs, environments, templates, and assets
- Protecting a VM that is exposed to the internet or compromised
- Time zones and UTC offsets
- Understanding storage in Skytap Cloud
- Using search
- Using Windows in Skytap Cloud
- Using Power VMs in Skytap Cloud
- Booting an AIX VM into maintenance mode
- Configuring TCP/IP network settings for an AIX VM
- Connecting to an AIX VM with X Windows
- Differences between Power and x86 VMs
- IBM i FAQ
- Importing Power VMs into Skytap Cloud
- Known issues for Power VMs in Skytap Cloud
- Viewing system reference codes for an IBM i VM in Skytap
- Why can’t I connect to a Skytap Cloud VM from a Windows 10 computer?
- Troubleshooting
Convert a physical machine to a virtual machine
To convert a physical machine to a virtual machine format supported by Skytap, use VMware vCenter Converter.
VMware vCenter Converter is a free VMware utility that edits and converts your virtual machine images outside of Skytap. For more information about VMware vCenter Converter, see the VMware product documentation.
Instructions
To convert a physical machine to a virtual machine
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Download and install VMware vCenter Converter on the physical machine you want to convert.
Download VMware vCenter Converter at https://www.vmware.com/products/converter.html.
- Open VMware vCenter Converter.
- Click Convert Machine.
- Under Source Type, select Powered-on Machine. In the Specify the powered-on machine section, select This Local Machine. Click Next.
- Under Select destination type, select VMware Workstation or other VMware virtual machine.
- Under Select VMware product, select VMware Workstation 11.0.
- Enter a name for your VM in the Name field.
- Select a destination location for the converted file. Click Next.
- To accept the default options, click Next.
- On the summary page, verify the settings.
- Click Finish to begin the conversion process. Depending on the size of the VM, the conversion process can take more than an hour to complete.
- Import the converted VM into Skytap. For instructions, see Importing VMs into Skytap.
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