I'm trying to convert a remote linux server, and have run into a problem. I launch VMware vCenter Converter Standalone and can successfully connect to the remote machine (by IP address or hostname). However, the next thing it does is give the following error:

There is no '/boot' directory mounted on the source machine. It is required to create a bootable virtual machine. Please mount the '/boot' directory on the source machine.

However, /boot is mounted, as shown when I use SSH to connect to the source machine (using the same user/pass as provided to VMware Converter) and run mount -l:

/dev/md0 on /boot type ext3 (rw) []

Anybody run into this problem before? Any suggested solutions? The source machine is running Centos 4 (RHEL 4 clone).

Hi there,

I'm looking to migrate a physical machine to my ESXi cluster with vCenter Converter but actually I got this following error :

There is no '/boot' directory mounted on the source machine. It is required to create a bootable virtual machine. Mount the '/boot' directory on the source machine.

Is it possible to ignore this message ? Actually this server is in production and I don't have any space left on my hard drive to create another partition.

I would like to know if we can convert a physical machine to a VM without a dedicated /boot partition.

Note: I got a /boot folder but mounted on my /

If someone got any advice about this will be helpfull

I try to convert P2M Linux server SUSE SLES 11 64 bit.

The Converter server log is attach.

It is my first linux to convert.

Any help?

I have the above when trying to v2v a server to either an ESXi Server or as a Workstation to a HDD.  I have plenty of space on the drive being cloned to, has anyone else had this before, can you please provide a resolution?#

Thanks

Chris

Hi Cummunity,

it's the first time I need to ask for help with VMWare Products in the last 8 years.

I am migration from VMWorkstation 6.5.1 to ESXi 5.5. Workstation runs under Win XP SP3. There are two VM's to be converted. The first one is an XP SP3 Engine used for Kerio Mailserver (of course, it will me migrated to a newer OS - but as usual there are issues migration Kerio Connect from XP to CentOS - so we need to stay a bit longer with the running system).

The second VM is a MS Server 2008 driving a MS SQL Server.

The conversion of the XP VM was done without any issues. But with the MS Server VM conversion is failing again and again. It fails before entering to ESXi Host IP-Address.

(Please have a look into the attached log file)

Current situation:

VMWare Converter Standalone runs on a Windows 7 System, SP1, 12GB Ram. The MS Server VM have been copied to the local disk. The VM has two virtual disks (SCSI) in separated folders  and is running fine with the VMWorkstation (no log entries found, that there is already something worse).

After several failures I decided to copy everything into one folder and change the vmx conf file (for the second virtual disk I removed only the path, the first one did not have any path in the setup).

Coming from the converter log files, my first guess was that there is not enough space on C on the Windows 7 System left.

First question:

• Where can I change the temp path the converter is using or does the converter use the system temp path from the profile?

I moved some data from C to a another partion the get more free space (Freespace now 180GB).The VM has two virtual disks: Boot: 45GB persistent, and 24GB persistent.

Second questions:

• How may free disk space to I need for this converting action?

I started the Converter as Administrator but it fails again with the same error. I step deeper into the log files and found some more error messages e.g. for the GUI itself. For Instance:

"

2014-09-10T21:05:52.681+02:00 [01228 warning 'Locale'] Duplicate key 'hi_IN' in file 'D:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\locale\iso2win.vlcl', only first one is used

[...}

2014-09-10T21:37:22.943+02:00 [04412 warning 'Locale'] Resource module 'logic' not found for locale 'de', using from default locale...

2014-09-10T21:37:22.943+02:00 [04412 warning 'Locale'] Resource module 'logic' not found in default locale either. Using from English locale...

[...]

2014-09-10T21:37:39.652+02:00 [04412 error 'wizardController'] Cannot query source HW info: vmodl.fault.SystemError

2014-09-10T21:37:42.665+02:00 [02852 error 'wizardController'] Cannot query source HW info: vmodl.fault.SystemError

2014-09-10T21:49:44.064+02:00 [04860 error 'Default'] SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type microsoftVirtualPCVM not found

2014-09-10T21:49:44.064+02:00 [04860 error 'Default'] SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type parallelsVM not found

2014-09-10T21:49:44.064+02:00 [04860 error 'Default'] SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type vmwareVCBBackup not found

2014-09-10T21:49:44.064+02:00 [04860 error 'Default'] SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type livestateBackup not found

2014-09-10T21:49:44.064+02:00 [04860 error 'Default'] SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type shadowProtectBackup not found

2014-09-10T21:49:44.064+02:00 [04860 error 'Default'] SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type acronisBackup not found

2014-09-10T21:49:44.064+02:00 [04860 error 'Default'] SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type vmwareVM not found

2014-09-10T21:49:44.064+02:00 [04860 error 'Default'] SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildThirdpartyHostedExtVector 3rd party type vmwareVM not found

[...]

2014-09-10T21:37:07.102+02:00 [01540 error 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Failed to read request; stream: <io_obj p:0x0135b604, h:-1, <pipe '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap'>, <pipe '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap'>>, error: class Vmacore::TimeoutException(Operation timed out)

2014-09-10T21:49:43.253+02:00 [00968 error 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Failed to read request; stream: <io_obj p:0x0139c39c, h:-1, <pipe '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap'>, <pipe '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap'>>, error: class Vmacore::TimeoutException(Operation timed out)

"

And from the worker log the conversion ends with this:

2014-09-10T21:37:22.936+02:00 [01416 info 'Default'] Sysimgbase_DiskLib_OpenWithPassPhrase failed with 'The specified virtual disk needs repair' (error code:14)

2014-09-10T21:37:22.936+02:00 [01416 info 'Default'] Error 14 opening disk D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Boot Windows Server 2008.vmdk.

2014-09-10T21:37:22.936+02:00 [01416 warning 'Default'] ERROR 14 opening disk D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Boot Windows Server 2008.vmdk.

2014-09-10T21:37:22.936+02:00 [01416 error 'Default'] [BaseDiskSetComputer::DoOpen] OpenDisks failed, mntapi error: 226

2014-09-10T21:37:22.936+02:00 [01416 error 'Default'] [BaseDiskSetComputer::AnalyzeErrorAndThrow] Error occurred when opening disk set, MNTAPI_ERROR = 226 MNTAPI errorType = 2, errorCode = 14

2014-09-10T21:37:22.936+02:00 [01416 info 'Default'] Scheduled timer canceled, StopKeepAlive succeeds

2014-09-10T21:37:22.936+02:00 [01416 error 'Default'] Unknown exception while invoking VMOMI method queryComputerInfo

2014-09-10T21:37:39.580+02:00 [01428 info 'Default'] Source path [D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Windows Server 2008.vmx] is mapped to [D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Windows Server 2008.vmx]

2014-09-10T21:37:39.580+02:00 [01428 info 'Default'] Source path [D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Windows Server 2008.vmx] is mapped to [D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Windows Server 2008.vmx]

2014-09-10T21:37:39.580+02:00 [01428 info 'Default'] Source path [D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Windows Server 2008.vmx] is mapped to [D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Windows Server 2008.vmx]

2014-09-10T21:37:39.580+02:00 [01428 info 'Default'] Creating vmx file parser

2014-09-10T21:37:39.580+02:00 [01428 info 'Default'] [BaseParserImpl::Parse] Config info is not cached

2014-09-10T21:37:39.580+02:00 [01428 info 'Default'] Parsing D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Windows Server 2008.vmx

2014-09-10T21:37:39.651+02:00 [01428 info 'Default'] Sysimgbase_DiskLib_OpenWithPassPhrase failed with 'The specified virtual disk needs repair' (error code:14)

2014-09-10T21:37:39.651+02:00 [01428 info 'Default'] Error 14 opening disk D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Boot Windows Server 2008.vmdk.

2014-09-10T21:37:39.651+02:00 [01428 warning 'Default'] ERROR 14 opening disk D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Boot Windows Server 2008.vmdk.

2014-09-10T21:37:39.651+02:00 [01428 error 'Default'] [BaseDiskSetComputer::DoOpen] OpenDisks failed, mntapi error: 226

2014-09-10T21:37:39.651+02:00 [01428 error 'Default'] [BaseDiskSetComputer::AnalyzeErrorAndThrow] Error occurred when opening disk set, MNTAPI_ERROR = 226 MNTAPI errorType = 2, errorCode = 14

2014-09-10T21:37:39.652+02:00 [01428 info 'Default'] Scheduled timer canceled, StopKeepAlive succeeds

2014-09-10T21:37:39.652+02:00 [01428 error 'Default'] Unknown exception while invoking VMOMI method queryComputerInfo

2014-09-10T21:37:42.595+02:00 [01428 info 'Default'] Source path [D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Windows Server 2008.vmx] is mapped to [D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Windows Server 2008.vmx]

2014-09-10T21:37:42.595+02:00 [01428 info 'Default'] Source path [D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Windows Server 2008.vmx] is mapped to [D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Windows Server 2008.vmx]

2014-09-10T21:37:42.595+02:00 [01428 info 'Default'] Source path [D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Windows Server 2008.vmx] is mapped to [D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Windows Server 2008.vmx]

2014-09-10T21:37:42.595+02:00 [01428 info 'Default'] Creating vmx file parser

2014-09-10T21:37:42.595+02:00 [01428 info 'Default'] [BaseParserImpl::Parse] Config info is not cached

2014-09-10T21:37:42.595+02:00 [01428 info 'Default'] Parsing D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Windows Server 2008.vmx

2014-09-10T21:37:42.664+02:00 [01428 info 'Default'] Sysimgbase_DiskLib_OpenWithPassPhrase failed with 'The specified virtual disk needs repair' (error code:14)

2014-09-10T21:37:42.664+02:00 [01428 info 'Default'] Error 14 opening disk D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Boot Windows Server 2008.vmdk.

2014-09-10T21:37:42.664+02:00 [01428 warning 'Default'] ERROR 14 opening disk D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Boot Windows Server 2008.vmdk.

2014-09-10T21:37:42.664+02:00 [01428 error 'Default'] [BaseDiskSetComputer::DoOpen] OpenDisks failed, mntapi error: 226

2014-09-10T21:37:42.664+02:00 [01428 error 'Default'] [BaseDiskSetComputer::AnalyzeErrorAndThrow] Error occurred when opening disk set, MNTAPI_ERROR = 226 MNTAPI errorType = 2, errorCode = 14

2014-09-10T21:37:42.664+02:00 [01428 info 'Default'] Scheduled timer canceled, StopKeepAlive succeeds

2014-09-10T21:37:42.664+02:00 [01428 error 'Default'] Unknown exception while invoking VMOMI method queryComputerInfo

2014-09-10T21:44:43.346+02:00 [01428 info 'Default'] Source path [D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Windows Server 2008.vmx] is mapped to [D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Windows Server 2008.vmx]

2014-09-10T21:44:43.346+02:00 [01428 info 'Default'] Source path [D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Windows Server 2008.vmx] is mapped to [D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Windows Server 2008.vmx]

2014-09-10T21:44:43.346+02:00 [01428 info 'Default'] Source path [D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Windows Server 2008.vmx] is mapped to [D:\test\mssqlserver_c\Windows Server 2008.vmx]

2014-09-10T21:44:43.346+02:00 [01428 info 'Default'] Creating vmx file parser

I am totally lost at the moment.

Hello everybody

We have 3 BlueOnyx on 5106R version. We want to convert to virtual machines the 3 physical machines.

We try to do it using the Vmware vConverter 5.5.3 to convert the 3 powered-on Linux machines.

I see the ssh connection and sftp connection using wireshark but I can't see the "View source details" information.

Vmware vConverter sent the error message fault.SysinfoQueryLinuxFault.summary (seeing in attachement).

BlueOnyx is based on the Centos 5 32 bits so I installed the same Centos version for try to convert it to virtual machine using Vmware vConverter.

I have successfully this conversion so I didn't understand what is the problem.

If someony can help me to do it ...

Thanks in advance for your help

Best regards

Matt

I have a Windows Server 2003 Standard SP2 box which is failing to convert using vCenter Converter Standalone 5.5.0 build-1362012. After submitting the task in the wizard GUI, I get “A general system error occurred: unknown internal error”. A virtual machine is created and then deleted moments later.

Create virtual machine

192.168.1.201

Completed

Find entity by UUID

Completed

Find entity by UUID

Completed

Open remote disk for read/write

Completed

Find entity by UUID

Completed

Open remote disk for read/write

Completed

Find entity by UUID

Completed

Remove entity

srv-cspnsn.CSPNSN.local

Completed

The destination is VMware ESXI version 5.5.0 build-1623387 managed by vSphere Client version 5.5.50 build-1618071. The destination datastore is a VMFS 5.60 volume with 4 MB block size, on an local SATA HDD with 923,50GB.

Both machine are in the same network and do not have any king or firewall ou ACL in switches.

In the log file the only error is "error 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Failed to read request; stream: <io_obj p:0x03403f24, h:-1, <pipe '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap'>, <pipe '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap'>>, error: class Vmacore::TimeoutException(Operation timed out)"

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Hi,

I am trying to clone a centos machine from a windows machine using Converter SDK but it fails with following error,

Actor :

Code : ServerFaultCode

Detail XML : <detail><InvalidArgumentFault xmlns="urn:converter" xsi:type="vim2

5:InvalidArgument" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XML

Schema-instance"><vim25:faultCause><vim25:fault xsi:type="ConverterSysinfoQueryL

inuxFault"><description>[Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] could not determine if th

e source system was 32 or 64 bit; return code: 1; result: Unable to open connect

ion:

Host does not exist</description></vim25:fault><vim25:localizedMessage>Unable to

query the live Linux source machine.</vim25:localizedMessage></vim25:faultCause

></InvalidArgumentFault></detail>

Same machine worked when i tried to do P2V using Converter GUI. How to debug this ? Any help thanks.

hi

Can I migrate a physical Debian Etch/Lenny server using VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.x to ESX/vSpehere?

I am looking for a tool to allow me to hot-migrate internal Hyper-V and vSphere servers to cloud (external) vSphere hosts.

• Can StandaloneConverterconvert Hyper-V VMs to vSphere?
• Can I kick-off ahotconversion let it complete and then a day turn off the VMs services,  click a button to perform a last minute synchronization,  have it shutdown the source VM and now the destination vSphere VM is in production without loss of data and limited downtime?

Any restrictions on this type of migration?   Any data consistency issues with this solution?

Looking for options to migrate data from internal systems to external for our clients with the least amount of downtime.   Any other tools that might be worthwhile looking at?   Veeam Replication does not allow replication between Hyper-V and vSphere.   Platespin does not appear to allow migration from Hyper-V to vSphere (only vSphere to Hyper-V).

Thanks,

-MattG

I recently started using the newly released Converter 5.0.0 .  I had successfully done over 30 P2V's of Windows 2003 systems using version 4.3.  Immediately, I noticed two problems:

1) The average transfer rate dropped from about 100 MB/s to between 0.8 and 2 MB/s.

2) The process consistently failed following completion of C: drive cloning and starting on the D: drive.

I tried this on 5 different physical servers going to 5 different VMware ESXi 4.1 host servers and the result was always the same.  I assumed it was a Network or Firewall problem and sent the Network team on a "wild goose chase" for 2 days.  After they were convinced that the physical machine being P2V'd was simply not sending sufficient packets, I went back and re-installed version 4.3 and restarted the P2V transfer.  This time I received an average transfer rate of 100 MB/s (50x faster) and the entire process completed successfully.

Has anyone else seen a similar problem?  Any possible explanations?

Greetings,

    I get a BSOD on Storport.sys after converting an Amazon instance of Windows 2008 R2 Datacenter x64 after booting it using Workstation 8.

    I used vCenter Converter v5.

    It appears after the loading bar, but before the Windows logo screen.  I suspect a HD driver issue.

    I converted it to HW version 6.5, 7 and 8.  I also tried an IDE and LSI controllers.  Same issue.

    Not sure what to do from there.

    Thx...

Message was edited by: Mordillo98

I try to convert P2M Linux server SUSE SLES 11 64 bit.

The Converter server log is attach.

It is my first linux to convert.

Any help?

Hi VMWare experts ^^

I recently installed the Standalone Converter 5.5.3 to operate a VM migration from an ESX 5.1  to another ESX 5.1 ... they're not currently part of a vSphere architecture vCenter.

The source VM is a Windows 2008 R2 server standing on the source ESX.

The Converter is operating from a Windows 2008 R2 VM standing on the target ESX.

I select the "Powered on machine" option, set the correct IP, admin account (Domain or local makes no difference), password and OS family.

This is only working when the firewall is dropped down ... no matter what are the rules you create on your firewall. Even setting all the ports and services allowed on every profiles makes no difference (!!!)

I have read a number of technical subjects about this and still have no clue...

Recommended ports from VMWare are mainly the "File and printer sharing" windows ports (TPC/UDP 137,138,139,445,5355 etc ... + 443 ? 9089 ? 9090 ? 902 ?)

I have tried to disable SSL from the converter configuration file...

After a while ... I have tried to enable all the ports to check if I was missing an unknown port ... but no way

Here is part of the log I get from the Converter:

[01652 error 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Failed to read request; stream <io_obj p:0x016e6484, h:-1, <pipe '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap'>, <pipe '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap'>>, error: class Vmacore::TimeoutException(Operation timed out)

[ADS] GetTokenInformation failed: 1312

We notice that it is using local named pipes and that seems to fail ... I've read a subject on Microsoft KB about that and suggests to allow File and Printer sharing again ... but still no way ...

This is rather frustrating ... seems to be only a question of Windows Firewall since It works when dropped down but why and what is the trick ?

Once again Microsoft inside secret ?

Any help is welcomed... and diserves the tile of Expert ^^

Regards

2013-04-09T19:18:18.462-06:00 [01804 info 'Default'] Reusing existing VIM connection to 192.168.52.41
2013-04-09T19:18:18.481-06:00 [01804 info 'Default'] GetManagedDiskName: Get virtual disk filebacking [KingClassServers] PCoIP_MC_rel-1.8.1-rc_pcoipmc_1_8@3212/PCoIP_MC_rel-1.8.1-rc_pcoipmc_1_8@3212.vmdk
2013-04-09T19:18:18.481-06:00 [01804 info 'Default'] GetManagedDiskName: updating nfc hostname from ticket as 192.168.52.22
2013-04-09T19:18:18.481-06:00 [01804 info 'Default'] GetManagedDiskName: updating nfc port as 902
2013-04-09T19:18:18.481-06:00 [01804 info 'Default'] GetManagedDiskName: get protocol as vpxa-nfcssl
2013-04-09T19:18:18.481-06:00 [01804 info 'Default'] GetManagedDiskName: Get disklib file name as vpxa-nfcssl://[KingClassServers] PCoIP_MC_rel-1.8.1-rc_pcoipmc_1_8@3212/PCoIP_MC_rel-1.8.1-rc_pcoipmc_1_8@3212.vmdk@192.168.52.22:902!52 2e 24 79 af cd 3f 75-78 01 36 95 03 1f de 4c
2013-04-09T19:18:18.481-06:00 [01804 warning 'Default'] [,0] [NFC ERROR] NfcNewAuthdConnectionEx: Failed to connect to peer. Error: Host address lookup for server 3212/PCoIP_MC_rel-1.8.1-rc_pcoipmc_1_8@3212.vmdk@192.168.52.22 failed: A non-recoverable error occurred during a database lookup
2013-04-09T19:18:18.481-06:00 [01804 info 'Default'] [,0] Sysimgbase_DiskLib_OpenWithPassPhrase failed with 'NBD_ERR_NETWORK_CONNECT' (error code:2338)
2013-04-09T19:18:18.481-06:00 [01804 info 'Default'] [,0] Error 2338 opening disk vpxa-nfcssl://[KingClassServers] PCoIP_MC_rel-1.8.1-rc_pcoipmc_1_8@3212/PCoIP_MC_rel-1.8.1-rc_pcoipmc_1_8@3212.vmdk@192.168.52.22:902!52 2e 24 79 af cd 3f 75-78 01 36 95 03 1f de 4c.
2013-04-09T19:18:18.481-06:00 [01804 info 'Default'] [,0] Error 2338 opening disk vpxa-nfcssl://[KingClassServers] PCoIP_MC_rel-1.8.1-rc_pcoipmc_1_8@3212/PCoIP_MC_rel-1.8.1-rc_pcoipmc_1_8@3212.vmdk@192.168.52.22:902!52 2e 24 79 af cd 3f 75-78 01 36 95 03 1f de 4c.
2013-04-09T19:18:18.481-06:00 [01804 error 'Default'] [BaseDiskSetComputer::DoOpen] OpenDisks failed, mntapi error: 37410
2013-04-09T19:18:18.481-06:00 [01804 error 'Default'] [BaseDiskSetComputer::AnalyzeErrorAndThrow] Error occurred when opening disk set, MNTAPI_ERROR = 37410 MNTAPI errorType = 2, errorCode = 2338
2013-04-09T19:18:18.482-06:00 [01804 error 'Default'] TargetVmManagerImpl::CreateVM: Failed to retrieve the storage mapping with error Unknown exception
2013-04-09T19:18:18.482-06:00 [01804 info 'Default'] TargetVmManagerImpl::CreateVM: The target VM will be deleted now.
2013-04-09T19:18:18.482-06:00 [01804 info 'Default'] TargetVmManagerImpl::DeleteVM
2013-04-09T19:18:18.482-06:00 [01804 info 'Default'] Reusing existing VIM connection to 192.168.52.41
2013-04-09T19:18:18.491-06:00 [01804 info 'Default'] Destroying vim.VirtualMachine:vm-578 on 192.168.52.41
2013-04-09T19:18:20.522-06:00 [01804 info 'Default'] Scheduled timer canceled, StopKeepAlive succeeds
2013-04-09T19:18:20.532-06:00 [01804 info 'vmomi.soapStub[70]'] Resetting stub adapter for server TCP:192.168.52.41:443 : Closed
2013-04-09T19:18:20.532-06:00 [01804 error 'Default'] Unknown exception while invoking VMOMI method createVM

Hello, I'm hoping someone can help me.

I have a very long running, nightmare of a P2V. I had issues getting the P2V started, then getting it running quickly, then once it eventually finished the first pass after about 5 days, I had problems running the Synchronizations. I eventually found that was due to Shadow Copies on C:. Disabled those and I could then reliably perform periodic Synchronizations, until we were ready to switch over..

Then I went on holiday. Whilst I was away, my colleagues had issues with the Anti-Spam and Anti-Virus on the server. Various things happened, including reboots and removal and re-installation of Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam.

Unfortunately, the synchronization is now no longer working. The error in the GUI is Warning: Unable to delete the block-level tracking bitmap 'IncrementalConversion(job-5:42)-[52 83 d1 c0 4c 11 ae e3-cc 3c 8e 81 bf 68 6d 0c]'. This is being repeated for each subsequent Sync I'm trying to run. I think the main error in the worker log is WindowsBitmapDriverWrapper::StartBitmapDriver: Unable to start the bitmap driver, error=0, reason=Service manager error but 'BMDRVR' is showing as running.

There's also mention of ERROR 2338 opening disk ha-nfc://[SS2_NFS1] MVSERVER/MVSERVER_2-000001.vmdk@192.168.0.12:902!52 1e 31 f9 09 b9 0b 1f-66 ca a1 50 1d ab ec 3e. MVSERVER_2-000001.vmdk doesn't currently exist, but MVSERVER_2-000002.vmdk gets renamed to MVSERVER_2-000001.vmdk during the process. Out of interest, can these snapshots be deleted prior to a Sync or will that cause the P2V to just fail?

I'm using Converter 5.5.2 installed on the source server. I've rebooted the ESX server, and I've run all the usual connectivity tests between the source server and destination host. It's a flat, fairly basic network.

I'm desperately hoping I can get this Sync working so that I can finalize it tonight. There's a lot of Data and I really hope I don't have to start from scratch. I'm going to try rebooting the source server tonight (unless someone advises against it).

Thanks in advance!

Hello!

When I used 5.5.3 version all was OK but migration process worked just via vCenter management site thus I downgrade client to 4.3. After that, the connecting issue was fixed but appeared new one.

I was trying to convert a power-on physical server to an esxi server and got the error such as "FAILED: A general system error occurred: DiskLib_Open failed on ha-nfc://[ESXI24ca_RAID5] xxx/xxxx.vmdk@esxi24ca.xxxxr.com:
902!52 dc 46 92 55 5b 0d f5-c2 a2 2f ee 1b a7 cc 9e with error One of the parameters supplied is invalid." 

Any advice would be apriciate.

I'm doing a migration from xen to vmware esxi5.5 through vmware vCenter converter Standalone 5.5.2 with physical conversion (powered-on machine). I migrate more than 20 VMs and now I have a problem with 3 vm. I have the same error:

FAILED: An error occured while opening a virtual disk. Verify that the Converter server and the running source machines have a network access to the source and destination ESX/ESXi hosts.

Someone can help me?

i used the ip for the hypervisor and seem run properly

Dear team,

To set a new size for vHDD2 I have done the v2v .

Before v2v vhdd2 (d drive) size was 50GB , in v2v set the new size as 60GB ,

after v2v if I check vHDD2 size it show 50GB in my computer and 60GB in disk management , need ur assistance why it showing this discrepancy please help.

regards

Mr VMware

I try to convert P2M Linux server SUSE SLES 11 64 bit.

The Converter server log is attach.

It is my first linux to convert.

Any help?