Virtual Machine System Requirements
AdminStudio 2024 | 27.0 | Automated Application Converter
Automated Application Converter performs automated repackaging on virtual machines. This section lists the virtual machine platform and virtual machine image system requirements.
| • | Supported Virtual Machine Platforms |
| • | VMware Requirements |
| • | Microsoft Hyper-V Server Requirements |
| • | Virtual Machine Image Requirements |
| • | Ports used by Automatic Application Converter to Communicate with Virtual Machines |
Supported Virtual Machine Platforms
The Automated Application Converter supports automated repackaging on virtual machines from the following platforms:
| • | VMware ESX/ESXi Server, Version 5.5 or later |
| • | VMware Workstation 6.5 or later |
| • | Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 or later |
As described above, Automated Application Converter supports automated repackaging on VMware ESX/ESXi Server and VMware Workstation.
| • | VMware vSphere API Requirement |
| • | VMware ESX/ESXi Server Permission Requirements |
VMware vSphere API Requirement
In order for Automated Application Converter to perform automated repackaging, it needs to communicate with the virtualization technology that you are using. If you are using VMware virtualization technology (VMware ESX or ESXi Server or a local VMware Workstation), the VMware vSphere API needs to be installed on the same machine as the Automated Application Converter. You can do this by either installing VMware Workstation on that machine or by downloading and installing the VMware vSphere API from the following location:
http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vSphere-api
Note:When using VMware Workstation, it is recommended that you install VMware Workstation on the same machine as Automated Application Converter so that Automated Application Converter will use the version of the vSphere API that was designed for that specific version of VMware Workstation. Although it is likely that newer versions of the vSphere API will also work, it seems that the best approach is for Automated Application Converter to use the version of the vSphere API that was bundled with your version of VMware Workstation.
VMware ESX/ESXi Server Permission Requirements
If you plan to use a VMware ESX/ESXi Server in conjunction with Automated Application Converter, make sure that the account that you use to log in to this server has the permissions/roles needed to automatically open a VM using VMware vSphere API. The account needs to either have an administrator role assigned or, at least, have the following three roles assigned:
| • | All Privileges/Virtual Machine/State/Create Snapshot |
| • | All Privileges/Virtual Machine/State/Delete Snapshot |
| • | All Privileges/Virtual Machine/Interaction/Console Interaction |
If the login account does not have these permissions/roles, Automated Application Converter will be unable to automatically boot up a virtual machine on that server.
Microsoft Hyper-V Server Requirements
As described above, Automated Application Converter supports automated repackaging on Microsoft Hyper-V Server. When preparing a Hyper-V Server for use with Automated Application Converter, make sure that the following conditions are met:
| • | Configuration tools—Verify that the Hyper-V configuration tools are installed on the Hyper-V server machine. These tools can be installed using the Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console. |
| • | Connection—Verify that you can successfully connect to the Hyper-V Server from the machine where AdminStudio Automated Application Converter is installed. |
| • | Permissions—Make sure that the Hyper-V Server user has the permissions required to perform operations on the Hyper-V machines. |
| • | Configuration settings—Connecting to a WMI namespace on a remote computer running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 may require changes to configuration settings. Check the following configuration settings on the AdminStudio machine as well as on the Hyper-V Server machine: |
| • | Windows Firewall Settings |
| • | User Account Control (UAC) Settings |
| • | DCOM Settings |
| • | Common Information Model Object Manager (CIMOM) Settings |
Note:For detailed information, see Connecting to WMI Remotely at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa822854(VS.85).aspx
Virtual Machine Image Requirements
Automated Application Converter uses virtual machines to perform automated repackaging. These virtual machines have the following requirements:
Virtual Machine System Requirements
When creating a virtual machine image that will be hosted on one of the virtual machine platforms listed above, the recommended minimum requirements should meet those required by the applications you are trying to repackage. Since you repackage on the target deployment platform, the virtual machine image should closely resemble the target deployment environment.
Ports used by Automatic Application Converter to Communicate with Virtual Machines
The below table specifies the ports used by Automatic Application Converter to communicate with the virtual machines hosted on VMware ESX/ESXi, VMware Workstation and Microsoft Hyper-V:
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VM Type |
Port |
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VMware ESX/ESXi and Workstation |
HTTPS protocol over port 443. |
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Microsoft Hyper-V |
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