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VMware vCenter Converter Changelog

What's new in VMware vCenter Converter 6.2.0 Build 7348389

Dec 27, 2017
  • Interoperability with vSphere 6.5 Update 1
  • Support for additional guest operating systems: Windows Server 2016, Ubuntu 16.
  • Converter Standalone 6.2 adds a new configuration option in converter-worker.xml for Linux migrations. You can provide a path for the temporary files of vmware-sysinfo to be extracted and executed. If the Linux policy does not allow running code from /tmp directory from a privileged user, you can uncomment and add proper directory in the tag in converter-worker.xml, and then restart the worker service.
  • Note: This affects all future Linux conversions until the value is restored and the service is restarted again.
  • With Converter Standalone 6.2 you can change the default destination provisioning disk type from thick to thin. You must open the converter-worker.xml file, change the value of the tag to 'true', and restart the worker service.
  • Note: This affects all future conversions until the value is restored to 'false' and the service is restarted again.
  • Note: Converter Standalone 6.2 does not support Virtual Hardware versions above 11. For selected hardware versions above 11, features are limited to the features in version 11.

New in VMware vCenter Converter 6.1.1 Build 3533064 (May 11, 2016)

  • The VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 6.1 provides:
  • Support for additional guest operating systems: Windows 10, Ubuntu 15.
  • Offline conversions for HyperV 2012 R2 virtual machines.
  • SSH key based authentication for the Linux sources during conversion.
  • Support for VMware Workstation 12.

New in VMware vCenter Converter 6.1.0 Build 3410145 (Feb 1, 2016)

  • An executable that includes all VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.5.3 software components.

New in VMware vCenter Converter 6.0.0 Build 2716716 (Jun 11, 2015)

  • The VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 6.0 provides:
  • Support for virtual machine hardware version 11.
  • Compatibility with vSphere 6.0 and Workstation 11.
  • Support for additional guest operating systems: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Ubuntu 14, CentOS 6-7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1.
  • Support of pure IPv6 environments.
  • Proxy mode.
  • File-level cloning for volumes with ReFS file system.
  • Support for XFS file system.
  • Support for predictable network interface names.

New in VMware vCenter Converter 5.5.3 Build 2183569 (Oct 17, 2014)

  • A critical security vulnerability in the Bash shell, also referred to as Shellshock, has been identified. Exploitation of this issue might lead to remote code execution.
  • During Linux P2V conversions, Converter Standalone is running a Helper VM at the destination location. The Helper VM of vCenter Converter Standalone 5.5.2 might use the Bash shell which is part of the Linux operating system. In case the operating system has a vulnerable version of Bash, the Bash security vulnerability might be exploited through the helper VM.
  • The vCenter Converter Standalone 5.5.3 release fixes the Bash shell vulnerability.
  • The VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.5.3 release provides an update to OpenSSL library, which addresses multiple security issues. The OpenSSL library is updated to version openssl-0.9.8zb to address CVE-2014-3505, CVE-2014-3506, CVE-2014-3507, and CVE-2014-3510.

New in VMware vCenter Converter 5.0.1 Build 875114 (Feb 18, 2013)

  • Compute:
  • Larger virtual machines – Virtual machines can grow two times larger than in any previous release to support even the most advanced applications. Virtual machines can now have up to 64 virtual CPUs (vCPUs) and 1TB of virtual RAM (vRAM).
  • New virtual machine format – New features in the virtual machine format (version 9) in vSphere 5.1 include support for larger virtual machines, CPU performance counters and virtual shared graphics acceleration designed for enhanced performance.
  • Storage:
  • Flexible, space-efficient storage for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) – A new disk format enables the correct balance between space efficiency and I/O throughput for the virtual desktop.
  • Network:
  • vSphere Distributed Switch – Enhancements such as Network Health Check, Configuration Backup and Restore, Roll Back and Recovery, and Link Aggregation Control Protocol support and deliver more enterprise-class networking functionality and a more robust foundation for cloud computing. • Single-root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) support – Support for SR-IOV optimizes performance for sophisticated applications.
  • Availability:
  • vSphere vMotion – Leverage the advantages of vMotion (zero-downtime migration) without the need for shared storage configurations. This new vMotion capability applies to the entire network.
  • vSphere Data Protection – Simple and cost effective backup and recovery for virtual machines. vSphere Data Protection is a newly architected solution based on EMC Avamar technology that allows admins to back up virtual machine data to disk without the need of agents and with built-in deduplication. This feature replaces the vSphere Data Recovery product available with previous releases of vSphere.
  • vSphere Replication – vSphere Replication enables efficient array-agnostic replication of virtual machine data over the LAN or WAN. vSphere Replication simplifies management enabling replication at the virtual machine level and enables RPOs as low as 15 minutes.
  • Zero-downtime upgrade for VMware Tools – After you upgrade to the VMware Tools available with version 5.1, no reboots will be required for subsequent VMware Tools upgrades.
  • Security:
  • VMware vShield Endpoint – Delivers a proven endpoint security solution to any workload with an approach that is simplified, efficient, and cloud-aware. vShield Endpoint enables 3rd party endpoint security solutions to eliminate the agent footprint from the virtual machines, offload intelligence to a security virtual appliance, and run scans with minimal impact.
  • Automation:
  • vSphere Storage DRS and Profile-Driven Storage – New integration with VMware vCloud® Director enables further storage efficiencies and automation in a private cloud environment.
  • vSphere Auto Deploy – Two new methods for deploying new vSphere hosts to an environment make the Auto Deploy process more highly available then ever before.
  • Management:
  • VMware vCenter Operations Manager Foundation enables you to leverage comprehensive views into health, risk and efficiency scores of your vSphere environment infrastructure. Quickly drill down to see what’s causing current workload conditions, pinpoint potential problems in the future and identify areas with inefficient use of resources.
  • Management (with VMware vCenter Server™):
  • vSphere Web Client –The vSphere Web Client is now the core administrative interface for vSphere. This new flexible, robust interface simplifies vSphere control through shortcut navigation, custom tagging, enhanced scalability, and the ability to manage from anywhere with Internet Explorer or Firefox-enabled devices.
  • vCenter Single Sign-On – Dramatically simplify vSphere administration by allowing users to log in once to access all instances or layers of vCenter
  • vCenter Orchestrator – Orchestrator simplifies installation and configuration of the powerful workflow engine in vCenter Server. Newly designed workflows enhance ease of use, and can also be launched directly from the new vSphere Web Client.without the need for further authentication.