2V0-622D · Question #75
Which is required by vCenter Converter Standalone to convert a physical Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 machine to a virtual machine?
The correct answer is B. The Linux machine must have the SSH daemon started.. vCenter Converter Standalone requires SSH to connect to a live Linux machine and perform the P2V conversion remotely; no downtime or static IP is needed.
Question
Which is required by vCenter Converter Standalone to convert a physical Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 machine to a virtual machine?
Options
- AThe Linux machine must be powered off.
- BThe Linux machine must have the SSH daemon started.
- CThe Linux machine must use a static IP address.
- DThe Linux machine must have a fully-qualified domain name.
How the community answered
(17 responses)- B94% (16)
- D6% (1)
Why each option
vCenter Converter Standalone requires SSH to connect to a live Linux machine and perform the P2V conversion remotely; no downtime or static IP is needed.
Converter supports hot (live) P2V conversion of Linux machines while they are powered on; powering off is only necessary for certain Windows cold-clone scenarios, not Linux.
vCenter Converter Standalone establishes an SSH connection to the source Linux machine to authenticate, copy data, and reconfigure the guest OS during conversion. Without the SSH daemon running, Converter has no remote access mechanism and cannot initiate or complete the conversion process.
A static IP address is not a documented requirement for Converter; a DHCP-assigned address is acceptable as long as the machine is network-reachable during conversion.
A fully-qualified domain name is not required; vCenter Converter can target the source machine by IP address alone.
Concept tested: vCenter Converter Standalone Linux P2V SSH requirement
Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/vCenter-Converter-Standalone/6.2/com.vmware.convsa.doc/GUID-14BCB8A0-BCF2-4BAA-B0C9-ACB00E41ABEF.html
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