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Convert virtual machine hyper-v (Windows 2012R2) to VMware

October 23, 2017, 4:47 am
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Hi

 

I have a problem when trying to use standalone vCenter Converter (6.1.1) to convert virtual machines from HYPER-V (Windows 2012R2) to vSphere 6.5.

 

When I try to convert a VM from Hyper-V I get an error when the converter tries to retrieve the hardware inventory of the selected VM.

The error is Unable to obrain the hardware inventory for select machine.

And the converter agent installed on the Hyper-v host crashes

Strangely enough, a virtual machine (30 VM on 3 hosts) managed to convert.

The vm to convert are protected by a Hyper-v cluster and are on CSV volumes.

 

Thank you for help me.

 

Fabio

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Unable to start the change tracking driver - Windows 2003 x64 - Not UAC as in Windows 2008 - Windows 7

March 28, 2014, 4:35 am
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I was trying to sync windows 2003 x64 to ESX 5.5 - napp-it in one storage, this failed. VMware Modified Clusters Tracking Driver test with "sc query bmdrvr" produced driver disabled on not in service.

 

I noticed on another server with windows 2003 x64 that worked on sync there was a reg key relating to bmdrvr to pointing to the  following location SysWOW64\drivers\bmdvr.sys, I exported the key and import to the server that was not working with sync, after that reboot to load registry and it still failed, but showed up on query, I removed two items from the key.

 

I removed "security" - "Enum" from the bmdrvr reg key and then tried to start, it worked. Why vConverter did not install this key on installing vConverter Stand alone on the Windows 2003 x64 does not make sense when it worked on the other system

 

 

 

C:\>sc query bmdrvr

 

SERVICE_NAME: bmdrvr

        TYPE               : 1  KERNEL_DRIVER

        STATE              : 1  STOPPED

                                (NOT_STOPPABLE, NOT_PAUSABLE, IGNORES_SHUTDOWN))

 

        WIN32_EXIT_CODE    : 31  (0x1f)

        SERVICE_EXIT_CODE  : 0  (0x0)

        CHECKPOINT         : 0x0

        WAIT_HINT          : 0x0

 

C:\>sc start  bmdrvr

[SC] StartService FAILED 1058:

 

The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has n

o enabled devices associated with it.

 

Removed security - num keys from registry.

 

C:\>sc stop  bmdrvr

[SC] ControlService FAILED 1062:

 

The service has not been started.

 

 

C:\>

C:\>sc start  bmdrvr

 

SERVICE_NAME: bmdrvr

        TYPE               : 1  KERNEL_DRIVER

        STATE              : 4  RUNNING

                                (STOPPABLE, NOT_PAUSABLE, IGNORES_SHUTDOWN))

        WIN32_EXIT_CODE    : 0  (0x0)

        SERVICE_EXIT_CODE  : 0  (0x0)

        CHECKPOINT         : 0x0

        WAIT_HINT          : 0x0

        PID                : 0

        FLAGS      

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\bmdrvr]

"Type"=dword:00000001

"Start"=dword:00000000

"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001

"ImagePath"=hex(2):53,00,79,00,73,00,57,00,4f,00,57,00,36,00,34,00,5c,00,64,00,\

  72,00,69,00,76,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,5c,00,62,00,6d,00,64,00,72,00,76,00,72,\

  00,2e,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,00,00

"DisplayName"="Modified Clusters Tracking Driver"

"WOW64"=dword:00000001

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\bmdrvr\Enum]

"0"="Root\\LEGACY_BMDRVR\\0000"

"Count"=dword:00000001

"NextInstance"=dword:00000001

 

 

 

First Export

 

 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\bmdrvr]
"Type"=dword:00000001
"Start"=dword:00000000
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"ImagePath"=hex(2):53,00,79,00,73,00,57,00,4f,00,57,00,36,00,34,00,5c,00,64,00,\
   72,00,69,00,76,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,5c,00,62,00,6d,00,64,00,72,00,76,00,72,\
   00,2e,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,00,00
"DisplayName"="Modified Clusters Tracking Driver"
"WOW64"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\bmdrvr\Security]
"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,b8,00,00,00,c4,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,02,\
   00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\
   00,00,02,00,88,00,06,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\
   05,12,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,\
   20,02,00,00,00,00,14,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,04,00,00,00,00,\
   00,14,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,06,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,00,01,\
   00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,0b,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,fd,01,02,00,01,02,00,\
   00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,23,02,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,\
   01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\bmdrvr\Enum]
"0"="Root\\LEGACY_BMDRVR\\0000"
"Count"=dword:00000001
"NextInstance"=dword:00000001

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Vstor2 - A General system error occured: Missing Vstor2 driver or not started.... haven't been answer in other threads.

May 24, 2018, 11:26 am
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Well i'm converting a 2012 server on to esxi, but as i start the conversion i get the error from the Topic. My pc is on win10. agent is well installed on the server, i've did other servers in the past.

 

What's missing ?

 

PS: maby there is some magic out there to find that vstor2 driver to !

 

Thanks !

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Converter Host Key Issue

May 23, 2017, 8:30 am
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Environment:

VMware vCenter Standalone Converter v6.1.1 installed in local-only mode on

Windows Server 2016 with the converter installed on a physical server (ip 10.160.0.69/24)

Unbuntu Desktop 12.05 Test VM in a Hyper-V Cluster (ip 10.160.0.65/24)

VMware ESXi 6.0.0 (trial) on a physical server (ip 10.160.0.66/24)

 

Same switch, default gateway (10.160.0.1), dns servers

 

Hello!

I am testing a proof of concept for my company where we can capture any physical machine on our network and bring it into our Hyper-V cluster. The best way I have found to do this is with VMware ESXi and converter. I have setup a test Ubuntu VM that to capture to ESXi. I installed openssh-server on the VM and can ssh into it from the .69 Windows Server using Putty. When I go to convert the VM with VMware, Isetup the job and start it. It starts with 1% about 1 hr then 2% 3hrs 15min, then 3% 1hr, then 3% 1min, then failed at 3%. Here is the status the job ends with:

 

FAILED: A general system error occurred: connect (`10.160.0.65'): Network is unreachable connect (`10.160.0.65'): Network is unreachable connect (`10.160.0.65'):
Network is unreachable Network error. Host 10.160.0.65 key can't be retrieved. (return code 2)

 

I don't understand why this is happening. All your help is appreciated. I'll be at my desk to answer any questions or post any more needed info.

Thanks in Advance!

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VMware vCenter Converter and Acronis True Image 11 .tib files

September 8, 2010, 3:43 pm
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I am trying to convert a backup of my XP partiton  (which was done using Acronis True Image Home 11 release) to a virtual machine.  When I browse to the tib image file and click the View Source Details link or click Next, it shows an error message at the top of Converter window stating "The source paramteers are invalid."  I thought Acronis True Image 10 and 11 were fully supported and would work?  Does anyone have any ideas what I can do to use this image?  Do I need to do anything different when creating the image file in Acronis True Image?

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how can i expand the storage from partition D to C

July 8, 2020, 2:31 am
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Hello,

 

I have VM which has two partition C and D,  The D drive is much bigger and i want to reduce it and the storage i reduce from D wants to add in C drive but i dunno how can i do it any help will be appreciated. Thanks

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The above screen i have shrink the D drive but when i click on C to extend it shows gray option with no option to click to expand ! how can i do this ?

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How to estimate ETA for conversion

August 14, 2018, 12:52 pm
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I have 2 file servers to convert. 1 is Win 2008 R2, one is Win 2012 R2. I've been asked to estimate the amount of time it will take to convert, and i have no way how to do that. I have the sizes of the machines to convert (1 is 500G, the other is a bit over 600G).

 

How would I make such an estimate? The standalone converted is block-based, right? Has nothing to do with the number or size of files on the servers, only the total size of the disks.

 

Each server would have 2x1G Ethernet NICs, teamed.

 

Anyone have any pointers on how to make such an estimate? 4 hours?

 

Converter v6.2, destination ESXi 5.5 U3b. ESXi has 2x10G NICs for VM traffic.

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VM convert P to V encounter problem

June 9, 2020, 2:54 am
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Dear Expertise,

 

I have problem when try to use the administrator to access the P to V server when connection.  Please advice if there is solution to fix

 

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Conversion fails with the error:FAILED: An error occurred during the conversion:'root is not found'

April 7, 2013, 10:37 am
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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?

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FAILED: A general system error occurred: Server closed connection after 0 response bytes read;

November 5, 2018, 3:16 pm
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FAILED: A general system error occurred: Server closed connection after 0 response bytes read; <io_obj p:0x04022c34, h:
1228, <pipe '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-worker-soap'>, <pipe '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-worker-soap'>>

 

Error above.

 

I am currently trying to convert Win7 PC to VM and loading it onto a External Hard Drive. How am I getting a response error? I ran as admin and am supposed to be connecting to the same device......

 

See attached logs for details

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I've searched everywhere for the solution, please help!

March 19, 2018, 8:23 am
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"An error occurred during the conversion: 'File-level volume clone error failed with sourcevolume id \WindowsBitmapDriverVolumeId=[4B-3A-31-E9-00-00-10-00-00-00-00-00] and target volume id ;4:3139.0000010000000000. Error code: 2'"

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Conversion starts, then fails at 3% with network unreachable error.

May 9, 2014, 6:53 am
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As the subject notes, I'm trying to test out converting some physical systems to VMWare using Converter 5.5 Standalone. Running it on a Windows 7 system, and I'm attempting to convert a Linux system that's running CentOS6. The wizard goes through smooth, and the source information is pulls down all looks correct. The conversion starts, connects to the helper, and starts formatting the destination. Then, at 3%, the conversion fails with this error:

 

FAILED: A general system error occurred: connect (`192.168.8.232'): Network is unreachable connect (`192.168.8.232'): Network is unreachable connect (`192.168.8.232'):

Network is unreachable Network error. Host 192.168.8.232 key can't be retrieved. (return code 2)

 

192.168.8.232 in this case is the source system. It's up and running just fine, and I maintain a SSH connection the entire time, but for some reason this error keeps coming up and I'm not sure why.

 

The conversion prompts for the key initially when the process starts, so I'm not sure if the "key can't be retrieved" error is as result of the "network unrechable" error, or if the key error comes first before the network error. Either way, network connectivity is fine, and I'm stumped as to why it keeps failing at this point. Any thoughts?

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An error occurred 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

February 19, 2014, 9:10 am
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Hello,

I am having an issue when trying to configure a VM from VMware converter 5.5.  I start up the software, and select the option to "configure machine". Source type is VMware infrastructure virtual machine, then I put in my server info and admin credentials. 

I am now shown my inventory that I have in Vcenter, however.. when I select a powered off VM (doesn't matter which host the VM is on) and click next, I am presented with the error of:

 

An error occurred 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


I am able to telnet to all my esxi hosts on port 902 and 443. I am also able to ping them by name from the converter server and from the vcenter server.  I am banging my head against a wall on this one..  Does anyone have any insight on this? Perhaps there is a file that needs to be configured within VMware converter to allow this to work?  There are no firewalls that should be getting in the way here.


Thanks for taking the time to assist.

 

 



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Error 1920 when installing VMWare Converter 4.0.1

June 23, 2009, 4:11 am
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Hi folks,

 

 

when we try to install (as administrator) the actual converter on our windows 2003 std. 32 bit server (domain controller, 1 nic, fully ms patched) we always receive the following error:

 

 

Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Error: program: ... vmware vcenter converter\vmware-converter.exe. The application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusal way.

 

 

The eventlog says:

 

 

Product: VMware vCenter Converter Standalone -- Error 1920.Service VMware vCenter Converter Server (vmware-converter-server) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services.

 

 

We have tried to change temp / tmp enviroment, older converter versions, different installation path, changed service account, deleted tmp / registry entries ... Nothing helps !

 

 

Anyone got a solution for that ?

 

 

Best regards

 

 

Frank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FAILED: Unable to obtain the lock on virtual disks

January 7, 2018, 5:01 pm
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Hello,

 

Several years back I successfully converted a physical machine to a virtual with VMware's converter standalone tool. That was several versions back obviously. Now, I am trying to do the same thing and failing. I have been looking to see why it is happening.

 

FAILED: Unable to obtain the lock on virtual disks.

 

This is the error I am getting above.

 

Any advice is welcome. Verion of converter is 6.2.0 build-7348398

 

Thanks,

 

Nick

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FAILED: A general system error occurred, Network is unreachable connect, (return code 2)

August 3, 2016, 12:13 pm
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Good afternoon, I have been trying to convert 2 servers for about a week now. They are running Redhat 5.5. I have been running into all sort of issues. In the beginning the servers would not query and i got passed that but now i have been stuck with this message since yesterday. I have looked at the Forums and I still have not moved anywhere. All I am trying to do is convert 2 old servers to my new esxi server.  Please help!! The converter gets to about 3 percent and then Fails.


FAILED: A general system error occurred: connect (`129.166.9.205'): Network is unreachable connect (`129.166.9.205'): Network is unreachable connect (`129.166.9.205'):
Network is unreachable Network error. Host 129.166.9.205 key can't be retrieved. (return code 2)


I will attach my log if that will help.


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can't download VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 6.0

June 5, 2019, 7:33 am
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seems i cant Download v6.0

 

i get an error "Unable to process your request. Please try again later."

 

does anyone have a direct link or a mirror ?

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Invalid Configuration for device '0'

October 8, 2019, 12:45 am
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Hi all

 

Trying to upload a VM to ESXi 6.0 using VMware vCenter Converter Standalone version 6.2.0 but the task will not start giving the message "Invalid configuration for device '0'."

I don't know what this pertains to.  The source VM came from Workstation 15 and I thought it may have to do with compatibility level.  I tried changing the source VM level to 12 and to 11 but the same message appear.  Anyone know what the solution might be?

 

Thanks

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FAILED: An error occurred during the conversion: 'The operation experienced a network error'

July 11, 2015, 8:45 pm
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Hi everyone.

I was used VMware Converter Standalone 6.0 to converter server 2003 on Hyper-V to host ESX of vCenter.

Hyper-V have IP : 10.132.2.200

vCenter have IP: 10.132.2.177

Host ESXi have IP : 10.132.2.192

We haven't policy firewall for 3 IP this. All ports are open in Firewall.

But, when I convertering 1% that have error with status : FAILED: An error occurred during the conversion: 'The operation experienced a network error'

So, Can you help me fix case this ?

Best regards.

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How to P2V Solaris (SPARC) to VMware x86 Virtual Machine?

March 22, 2010, 2:48 pm
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Good Evening Everyone,

 

     I would like to know is it possible to convert a physical Solaris server running on a Sparc processor, to a VMware VM on an a x86 platform. Are any tools out there that exist and can perform this?

 

Thanks

Steve

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