HI

I trying to P2V my first linux machine

It is running on Ubuntu 14.04

When I try to P2V I always get

FAILED: An error occurred during the conversion: 'GrubInstaller::InstallGrub: /usr/lib/vmware-converter/installGrub.sh failed with return code: 127, and message: Installing GRUB1 on (hd0)... /vmware-updateGrub.sh: 52: /vmware-updateGrub.sh: grub: not found Error installing GRUB Command: grub --no-floppy --batch --device-map="/vmware-device.map" root (hd0,0) setup (hd0) Error running vmware-updateGrub.sh through chroot into /mnt/p2v-src-root /usr/lib/vmware-converter/installGrub.sh: line 143: /mnt/p2v-src-root:
Is a directory '

Gunnar H

Hello,

I'm working on a customer to convert his physical servers to vSphere 5.5 infrastructure.

I'm using converter 5.5 and have problems P2Ving one windows 2003 server with system disk with 2 partitions (C and E).

Physical Server

Disk 2: system disk with 2 partitions (C:, E: )

Vmware Converter

I have converted in following way:

Partition C:, G:, F: together

Partition E: standalone (converter 5.5 doesn’t support conversion of multiple partitions on the same disk).

Result is I have one virtual machine with 3 vmdk (disks C, G, F) and another “fake” virtual machine with only one vmdk (disk E).

I have moved the disk E vmdk to the folder of the “real” vm and added it to the virtual machine.

Boot.ini file is as following:

timeout=30

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003, Standard" /fastdetect

When I boot the virtual machine, I see the boot.ini menu, but the system doesn’t start and loop forever to boot menu.

Can anyone help me ?

thanks in advance

Best regards

Davide

Hi,

i am new in VMWare and i want to evaluate ESXi 6 to virtualize Windows and Linux Servers. At the moment we use Xen 4.4 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. NOT XEN SERVER FROM CITRIX.

Now i installed ESXi 6 on a SUN FIRE 4140 which is running if you add ignoreHeadless=True on boot. Later on you can set this via Kernel permanently.

http://robwillis.info/2014/01/dell-cs24-esxi-5-5-install-stuck-relocating-modules-and-starting-up-the-kernel/

But thats not the Problem

I downloaded VMWare Converter Standalone and converted a Windows XEN VM to ESXI without problems. All works fine Thats pretty nice.

When i use this converter for a Linux XEN VM it is not working.

I see that it boots into grub, what is realy nice because a XEN Linux VM has no grub. So it seems like the converter is installing a grub and a non XEN Kernel. Seems so, i dont realy know for sure. But when i try to start the converted VM grub is stopping because root device sda1 is not found.

Can someone pls guide me to the prozess to convert a XEN Linux VM to ESXi 6 ?

Error message: ALERT: /dev/sda1 does not exist.

But when i boot the VM with knoppix and look with gparted it is definetly a /dev/sda1 !!!

greetz, max

I have been working all day on a single machine standard and clean MS Windows 7 64bit enterprise.

This OS is not uncommon but spells a world of trouble for VMWare Converter standalone 6.0.0.

To the point that makes me wonder if this production software. I'm just posting in the many many error messages I have seen throughout the day.

I managed to find workarounds for most of the issues untill I hit

FAILED: Unable to create '\\.\vstor2-mntapi20-shared-C37ABC700000F015000000000C00

This turns out to be a show stopper. There is no way of fixing this.

Which made me wonder. What OS is VMWare Converter supposed to support? It is not MS WIndows 7 for sure.

Is this maybe only for server OS software? Not desktop OS.

Insufficient permissions to connect to '192.168.1.142\ADMIN$'

A specified parameter was not correct. spec.synchronizeImmediately

A general system error occurred: Unexpected element tag "converterManager" seen while parsing serialized DataObject of type converter.AgentInstanceContent at line 7, column 63 while parsing return value of type converter.ServiceInstanceContent, version converter.version.version3 at line 7, column 0 while parsing SOAP body at line 6, column 0 while parsing SOAP envelope at line 2, column 0 while parsing HTTP response for method retrieveContent on object of type converter.ServiceInstance at line 1, column 0

FAILED: An error occurred during the conversion: 'BlockLevelVolumeCloneMgr::CloneVolume: Detected a write error during the cloning of volume Disk#1_Partition#5. Error: 209 (type: 1, code:

13)'

FAILED: Unable to create '\\.\vstor2-mntapi20-shared-C37ABC700000F015000000000C00

Unable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine.

I attemptred to convert a Windows 2000 Server SP4 server to a VMware ESXi server 4.1.

I started the process from a Windows XP PC running VMware-converter-all-4.3.0-292238 and I got the error "Unable to complete vCenter Converter agent installation on %server%. Errror code 1,603".

Reading in forums it looks that the right VMware Converter Standalone version is up to 4.1: is it correct?

To solve the problem I installed VMware converter standalone 3.x on the Windows 2000 box, but I don't think it is the best choice.

Can anybody please help understandiong what is the right way to convert a Windows 2000 server?

Regards

marius

Hi,

May sound like a really simple question, but I can't afford to get it wrong.

We have Windows 2003 R2 servers, which are file servers, with 100 users connected, who rely on these servers to be up during work hours. They are critical machines, and we can't really afford ANY downtime, a few seconds is fine as long as nobody notices, and that any open files that people are working on do not get lost.

Because the server has upto 1TB of data on it, we can't really estimate how long it will take to do the P2V. So we'd ideally like to start this in a morning, then perhaps do the switchover at the end of our working day, so as to not upset any of our users.

Can we do this? Can we do a P2V, and then re-run the process to find any changes that may of happened between it finishing the 1st run?

Basically, we can't really sit and watch it run all the way through, then make the switch when it's finished, because we have no way of knowing if it will finish outside working hours or not, and obviously we can't wait all night either!

We have at least 4 servers to do like this, any ideas really appreciated.

Many thanks, Alan

Hi Folks,

Am converting a DMZ server and am getting "a general system error occurred: unknown internal error" just as im clicking finish on the VM converter.

I have followed this KB and have opened up the ports on the firewall to the VSphere host server, do i need to open the same ports on the VMHOST server as well?

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&externalId=1012382#

thanks

Hi all,

I am trying convert a windows server 2003 server. So I installed VMware-converter-all-5.0.0-470252.exe on my windows 2003 enterprise server.

But when I start convert, and press convert computer, afert 10 seconds, it return a fatal error and let me check the network.I am using Chinese version converter so I can not tell the exact error in English.

Here is my vmware-converter-server-7.log

Section for VMware vCenter Converter Standalone, pid=1356, version=5.0.0, build=build-470252, option=Release
2012-06-13T23:26:17.687+08:00 [01644 info 'Default'] Initialized channel manager
2012-06-13T23:26:17.687+08:00 [01644 info 'Default'] Current working directory: C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone
2012-06-13T23:26:17.781+08:00 [01644 info 'Default'] Trying converter_server
2012-06-13T23:26:17.812+08:00 [01644 info 'Default'] Trying ufa_agent
2012-06-13T23:26:17.828+08:00 [01644 info 'Default'] [shutdownMgr,25] Ufa shutdown manager registered.
2012-06-13T23:26:17.828+08:00 [01644 info 'Default'] [helper,454] Initializing SSL Contexts
2012-06-13T23:26:18.875+08:00 [01644 info 'Default'] Vmacore::InitSSL: doVersionCheck = true, handshakeTimeoutUs = 20000000
2012-06-13T23:26:18.875+08:00 [01644 info 'Default'] [helper,500] Initializing certificates
2012-06-13T23:26:18.875+08:00 [01644 info 'Default'] [task,2069] [LRO] 32 max LROs
2012-06-13T23:26:18.875+08:00 [01644 info 'Default'] [task,2071] [LRO] 6 reserved internal LROs
2012-06-13T23:26:18.875+08:00 [01644 info 'Default'] [task,2073] [LRO] 6 reserved short LROs
2012-06-13T23:26:18.875+08:00 [01644 info 'Default'] [task,2075] [LRO] 12 reserved long LROs
2012-06-13T23:26:18.875+08:00 [01644 info 'Default'] [task,2087] [LRO] 86400-second task lifetime
2012-06-13T23:26:19.015+08:00 [01644 warning 'Locale'] Duplicate key 'hi_IN' in file 'C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\locale\iso2win.vlcl', only first one is used
2012-06-13T23:26:19.015+08:00 [01644 warning 'Locale'] Duplicate key 'az_AZ' in file 'C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\locale\iso2win.vlcl', only first one is used
2012-06-13T23:26:19.015+08:00 [01644 warning 'Locale'] Duplicate key 'sr_SP' in file 'C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\locale\iso2win.vlcl', only first one is used
2012-06-13T23:26:19.015+08:00 [01644 warning 'Locale'] Duplicate key 'az_AZ' in file 'C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\locale\isodata.vlcl', only first one is used
2012-06-13T23:26:19.015+08:00 [01644 warning 'Locale'] Duplicate key 'sr_SP' in file 'C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\locale\isodata.vlcl', only first one is used
2012-06-13T23:26:19.015+08:00 [01644 warning 'Locale'] Duplicate key 'uz_UZ' in file 'C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\locale\isodata.vlcl', only first one is used
2012-06-13T23:26:19.093+08:00 [01644 info 'Locale'] Added locale path C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\locale\ to locale map
2012-06-13T23:26:19.093+08:00 [01644 info 'Locale'] Locale subsystem initialized from C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\locale\ with default locale zh_CN.
2012-06-13T23:26:19.125+08:00 [01644 info 'Libs'] [ADS] Local Domain : DMZ
2012-06-13T23:26:19.156+08:00 [01644 info 'Libs'] [ADS] IsWorkgroup: Yes
2012-06-13T23:26:19.156+08:00 [01644 info 'Libs'] [ADS] Local Machine: FTP2
2012-06-13T23:26:19.562+08:00 [01644 info 'Default'] BaseScheduler initialization complete -- void __thiscall Converter::Server::Scheduler::BaseScheduler::Initialize(const class boost::shared_ptr<class Converter::Server::Scheduler::SchedulerEnv>,const class boost::optional<class Converter::Server::Scheduler::SchedulerConstraints const &> &,const class boost::optional<class Converter::VdbConnection &> &) ("d:/build/ob/bora-470252/bora/sysimage/ufad/server/scheduler/baseScheduler.cpp:112")
2012-06-13T23:26:19.562+08:00 [01644 info 'Default'] Loaded all items from the scheduler's database tables. -- void __thiscall Converter::Server::Scheduler::BaseScheduler::LoadSchedulerItemIdMap(void) ("d:/build/ob/bora-470252/bora/sysimage/ufad/server/scheduler/baseScheduler.cpp:70")
2012-06-13T23:26:19.562+08:00 [01644 info 'Default'] Loaded all items from scheduler's database tables.Scheduler's item map contains 0 items. -- void __thiscall Converter::Server::Scheduler::PriorityQScheduler::LoadPriorityQ(void) ("d:/build/ob/bora-470252/bora/sysimage/ufad/server/scheduler/priorityQScheduler.cpp:185")
2012-06-13T23:26:19.578+08:00 [01644 info 'Default'] [plugin,158] ServerPlugin Init
2012-06-13T23:26:19.578+08:00 [01644 info 'Ufa'] Initializing SSL context
2012-06-13T23:26:19.578+08:00 [01644 info 'Ufa'] Plugin initialized
2012-06-13T23:26:19.984+08:00 [03668 info 'Default'] [task,338] [task-internal-1] -- BEGIN -- TaskManager
2012-06-13T23:26:19.984+08:00 [01644 info 'Default'] [plugin,188] ServerPlugin Start
2012-06-13T23:26:19.984+08:00 [01644 info 'Ufa'] SOAP pipe name: \\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap
2012-06-13T23:26:19.984+08:00 [01644 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Using default for nonChunkingAgents: 'VMware VI Client|VMware-client|VMware-client/3.*'
2012-06-13T23:26:19.984+08:00 [01644 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Using default for agentsNeedingContentLength: 'VMware-client'
2012-06-13T23:26:19.984+08:00 [01644 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Max buffered response size is 104857600 bytes
2012-06-13T23:26:19.984+08:00 [01644 info 'Ufa'] enableChunkedResponses: true
2012-06-13T23:26:19.984+08:00 [01644 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Http Service started: [class Vmacore::System::NamedPipeServerWin32:02A2CF18]
2012-06-13T23:26:19.984+08:00 [01644 info 'Ufa'] Soap (over Named Pipe) started on pipe \\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap. enableRemoteAccess = false, nonRootAccess = true, useSSL = false
2012-06-13T23:26:19.984+08:00 [01644 info 'Ufa'] Plugin started
2012-06-13T23:26:19.984+08:00 [02080 info 'Libs'] HOSTINFO 3717109231928 @ 1995700000Hz -> 0 @ 1000000000Hz
2012-06-13T23:26:19.984+08:00 [02080 info 'Libs'] HOSTINFO ((x * 2152110685) >> 32) + -1862559117224
2012-06-13T23:26:19.984+08:00 [01644 info 'Default'] [serviceWin32,413] vmware-converter-server service started
2012-06-13T23:26:28.421+08:00 [02080 info 'Default'] [user,890] Successfully authenticated user Administrator
2012-06-13T23:26:30.656+08:00 [02084 info 'Default'] [user,890] Successfully authenticated user Administrator
2012-06-13T23:26:51.015+08:00 [02084 error 'Default'] SSLStreamImpl::BIORead (034b8ae8) timed out
2012-06-13T23:26:51.031+08:00 [02084 error 'Default'] SSLStreamImpl::DoClientHandshake (034b8ae8) SSL_connect failed with BIO Error
2012-06-13T23:26:51.031+08:00 [02084 error 'HttpConnectionPool'] [ConnectComplete] Connect error SSL Exception: The SSL handshake timed out.
2012-06-13T23:26:51.031+08:00 [02080 info 'vmomi.soapStub[0]'] Resetting stub adapter for server PIPE:\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-worker-soap : Closed
2012-06-13T23:26:51.031+08:00 [02080 error 'Default'] SSL Exception: The SSL handshake timed out.

and this is vmware-converter-agent-7.log

Section for VMware vCenter Converter Standalone, pid=2792, version=5.0.0, build=build-470252, option=Release
2012-06-13T23:26:23.890+08:00 [03520 info 'Default'] Initialized channel manager
2012-06-13T23:26:23.890+08:00 [03520 info 'Default'] Current working directory: C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone
2012-06-13T23:26:23.968+08:00 [03520 info 'Default'] Trying converter_agent
2012-06-13T23:26:24.046+08:00 [03520 info 'Default'] Trying ufa_agent
2012-06-13T23:26:24.046+08:00 [03520 info 'Ufa'] Initializing SSL context
2012-06-13T23:26:25.109+08:00 [03520 info 'Default'] Vmacore::InitSSL: doVersionCheck = true, handshakeTimeoutUs = 20000000
2012-06-13T23:26:25.109+08:00 [03520 info 'Ufa'] Plugin initialized
2012-06-13T23:26:25.125+08:00 [03520 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Using default for nonChunkingAgents: 'VMware VI Client|VMware-client|VMware-client/3.*'
2012-06-13T23:26:25.125+08:00 [03520 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Using default for agentsNeedingContentLength: 'VMware-client'
2012-06-13T23:26:25.125+08:00 [03520 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Max buffered response size is 104857600 bytes
2012-06-13T23:26:25.125+08:00 [03520 info 'Ufa'] enableChunkedResponses: true
2012-06-13T23:26:25.125+08:00 [03520 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Http Service started: [class Vmacore::Ssl::SSLServerSocketImpl:02998BA8]
2012-06-13T23:26:25.125+08:00 [03520 info 'Ufa'] Soap (over TCP) started on port 9089. enableRemoteAccess = false, useSSL = true
2012-06-13T23:26:25.125+08:00 [03520 info 'Ufa'] SOAP pipe name: \\.\pipe\vmware-converter-agent-soap
2012-06-13T23:26:25.125+08:00 [03520 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Using default for nonChunkingAgents: 'VMware VI Client|VMware-client|VMware-client/3.*'
2012-06-13T23:26:25.125+08:00 [03520 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Using default for agentsNeedingContentLength: 'VMware-client'
2012-06-13T23:26:25.125+08:00 [03520 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Max buffered response size is 104857600 bytes
2012-06-13T23:26:25.125+08:00 [03520 info 'Ufa'] enableChunkedResponses: true
2012-06-13T23:26:25.140+08:00 [03520 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Http Service started: [class Vmacore::Ssl::SSLServerSocketImpl:0299C5E0]
2012-06-13T23:26:25.140+08:00 [03520 info 'Ufa'] Soap (over Named Pipe) started on pipe \\.\pipe\vmware-converter-agent-soap. enableRemoteAccess = false, nonRootAccess = false, useSSL = true
2012-06-13T23:26:25.140+08:00 [03520 info 'Ufa'] Plugin started
2012-06-13T23:26:25.140+08:00 [03520 info 'Default'] [,0] DiskLibProvider init - OK
2012-06-13T23:26:25.140+08:00 [03520 info 'Default'] [,0] Mntapi_Init Asked - 1.0 Served - 1.0 was successful,TempDirectory: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\vmware-temp\vmware-SYSTEM.
2012-06-13T23:26:25.140+08:00 [03520 info 'Default'] [serviceWin32,413] vmware-converter-agent service started

This is vmware-converter-worker-7.log

Section for VMware vCenter Converter Standalone, pid=3380, version=5.0.0, build=build-470252, option=Release
2012-06-13T23:26:12.421+08:00 [01720 info 'Default'] Initialized channel manager
2012-06-13T23:26:12.421+08:00 [01720 info 'Default'] Current working directory: C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone
2012-06-13T23:26:12.562+08:00 [01720 info 'Default'] Trying converter_agent
2012-06-13T23:26:12.687+08:00 [01720 info 'Default'] Trying converter_worker
2012-06-13T23:26:12.718+08:00 [01720 info 'Default'] Trying ufa_agent
2012-06-13T23:26:12.734+08:00 [01720 info 'Ufa'] Initializing SSL context
2012-06-13T23:26:13.812+08:00 [01720 info 'Default'] Vmacore::InitSSL: doVersionCheck = true, handshakeTimeoutUs = 20000000
2012-06-13T23:26:13.812+08:00 [01720 info 'Ufa'] Plugin initialized
2012-06-13T23:26:13.812+08:00 [01720 info 'Ufa'] SOAP pipe name: \\.\pipe\vmware-converter-worker-soap
2012-06-13T23:26:13.812+08:00 [01720 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Using default for nonChunkingAgents: 'VMware VI Client|VMware-client|VMware-client/3.*'
2012-06-13T23:26:13.812+08:00 [01720 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Using default for agentsNeedingContentLength: 'VMware-client'
2012-06-13T23:26:13.812+08:00 [01720 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Max buffered response size is 104857600 bytes
2012-06-13T23:26:13.812+08:00 [01720 info 'Ufa'] enableChunkedResponses: true
2012-06-13T23:26:13.812+08:00 [01720 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Http Service started: [class Vmacore::Ssl::SSLServerSocketImpl:029F2388]
2012-06-13T23:26:13.812+08:00 [01720 info 'Ufa'] Soap (over Named Pipe) started on pipe \\.\pipe\vmware-converter-worker-soap. enableRemoteAccess = false, nonRootAccess = false, useSSL = true
2012-06-13T23:26:13.812+08:00 [01720 info 'Ufa'] Plugin started
2012-06-13T23:26:13.828+08:00 [01720 info 'Default'] [,0] DiskLibProvider init - OK
2012-06-13T23:26:13.828+08:00 [01720 info 'Default'] [,0] Mntapi_Init Asked - 1.0 Served - 1.0 was successful,TempDirectory: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\vmware-temp\vmware-SYSTEM.
2012-06-13T23:26:13.828+08:00 [01720 info 'Default'] [serviceWin32,413] vmware-converter-worker service started
2012-06-13T23:26:58.453+08:00 [01720 error 'Default'] SSLStreamImpl::BIOWrite (029fb248) Write failed: 管道正在被关闭。
2012-06-13T23:26:58.453+08:00 [01720 error 'Default'] SSLStreamImpl::DoServerHandshake (029fb248) SSL_accept failed with BIO Error
2012-06-13T23:26:58.453+08:00 [01720 error 'Ufa.HTTPService'] accept failure class Vmacore::Ssl::SSLVerifyException(SSL Exception: The remote host certificate has these problems:
-->
--> * The host certificate chain is not complete.) on stream (null)
2012-06-13T23:26:58.453+08:00 [01720 error 'Ufa.HTTPService'] stream is NULL - no read scheduled

So, what may be the problems is?

Hello all,

I have a problem converting one of my existing images and adding it to an ESXi host. I am trying to convert a Windows 2008 R2 64-bit machine.

Using the standalone converter, I connect to the .vmx file and the process starts with no problems. I leave a ping to the datastore and the ESXi host running throughout the process and the connection does not fail.

However, when the process is 17% of the way through, i receive the FAILED: An error occurred during the conversion: 'The operation experienced a network error' message and the connection fails.

I have tried this process using another machine image (.vmx) to the same server - using the exact same procedure, and the conversion succeeds with no errors.

Is there something I need to do with the ESXi host or the vmx (vmdx HDDs) to get this process to work. I have retried the process 5 times now and get to the exact same point and size in GB of the vmdx files when it fails.

Any help would be gratefully received and I have some experiance with ESXi but don't consider myself an expert so I apologise in advance for any stupidity on my part.

I have attached the log files from the ESXi (these have not been edited as these are just test systems)

Regards and thanks in advance.

Paul

Hi,

I am trying to create a virtual image of my Alienware laptop however I am getting the following error:

FAILED: Unable to create a VSS snapshot of the source volume(s). Error code: 2147754766 (0x8004230E).

I have done the usual google for this error and all the results state it could be due to volumes which are FAT, however I can confirm after checking Disk Management that non of my volumes are FAT, they're all NTFS. My OS is Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit.

Any help would be much appreciated!!

Thank you,

Andy

I've got six identical Proliant DL380 series servers running W2k3 Standard SP2.  I've been able to virtualize five of them without incident.  The last machine is the problem child.  I've attempted the P2V seven times.  It continues to blue screen within 5 seconds of getting the login spash screen.  I've tried several variations in the P2V wizard, all without successs. Reducing CPUs, keeping them the same, Thin Provisioning the disk....  I'm literally at my wits end.  And for a half-wit, it didn't take me long to get there.....  I've worked with our internal VMWare guru and he's stumped as well.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Also changed controller type to LSI Logic SAS and BusLogic Parallel.  Same problems each time.

Screenshot was too large.  The BSOD text is listed below

PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA .......

Technical Information:

stop: 0x00000050 (0x807F74E0K,0X00000000, 0X80876744,0X00000000

Dino

Hi,

i have strange problem.

I need to migrate a physical server to VM. Using Converter tool 5.1 and server ESXi 5.1.

When i type a fdisk -l on physical server i get this

Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000434b6

Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1               1       60770   488134993+  8e  Linux LVM
/dev/sda2           60771       60800      240975    5  Extended
/dev/sda5           60771       60800      240943+  83  Linux

Disk /dev/sdb: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000434b6

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1               1       60770   488134993+  8e  Linux LVM
/dev/sdb2           60771       60800      240975    5  Extended
/dev/sdb5           60771       60800      240943+  83  Linux

and with command df output is this:

Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Montiran na

/dev/mapper/serv--web-root

                     471498072  17906024 429641304   5% /

tmpfs                  2059224         0   2059224   0% /lib/init/rw

varrun                 2059224       208   2059016   1% /var/run

varlock                2059224         0   2059224   0% /var/lock

udev                   2059224       140   2059084   1% /dev

tmpfs                  2059224         0   2059224   0% /dev/shm

lrm                    2059224      2392   2056832   1% /lib/modules/2.6.28-11-server/volatile

/dev/mapper/isw_babjfgggii_Volume05

                        225806     13945    199814   7% /boot

Converter see only ext3 and swap partition, dont see ext2 (boot)

When i start to convert it i got error cant create a virtual machine...

Is possible to migrate that server, or i need to reinstall all...

Here is the log from Converter:

013-05-28T21:03:30.182+02:00 [03816 info 'Default'] [Query] Using cached ComputerInfo

2013-05-28T21:03:30.202+02:00 [03920 info 'Default'] Converter::TargetVmManagerImpl::CreateVM

2013-05-28T21:03:30.202+02:00 [03920 info 'Default'] Connecting to host 192.168.0.122 on port 443

2013-05-28T21:03:30.202+02:00 [03920 info 'Default'] localVersion is: vim.version.version8

2013-05-28T21:03:30.253+02:00 [03920 info 'Default'] Remote version is: vim.version.version8

2013-05-28T21:03:30.363+02:00 [03920 info 'Default'] Authenticating user root

2013-05-28T21:03:31.024+02:00 [03920 info 'Default'] ComputeResource for vim.HostSystem:ha-host is vim.ComputeResource:ha-compute-res

2013-05-28T21:03:31.134+02:00 [03920 info 'Default'] EnvironmentBrowser for vim.HostSystem:ha-host is vim.EnvironmentBrowser:ha-env-browser-vmx-09

2013-05-28T21:03:31.554+02:00 [03920 info 'Default'] Chosen host information: vendor 'HP' model 'ProLiant ML350e Gen8' uuid '30303734-3536-5a43-3233-303730394b56' CPU: packages 1 cores 4, threads 4, Hz 1795672739 Physical memory: 4124372992 bytes Bios: 'J02'

2013-05-28T21:03:31.554+02:00 [03920 info 'Default'] Target VM name: serv-web

2013-05-28T21:03:31.564+02:00 [03920 info 'Default'] Using cached DefaultConversionParamsResult

2013-05-28T21:03:31.564+02:00 [03920 info 'Default'] Using datastore datastore1 for VMX

2013-05-28T21:03:31.584+02:00 [03920 info 'Default'] Target supports 2 floppy drives, 1 sound cards, 0 serial ports, 0 parallel ports, 1 USB controllers, 0 VMIROMS

2013-05-28T21:03:31.594+02:00 [03920 info 'Default'] VmTransformerImpl::TransformStorageDevices: Received diskControllerType=scsiLsiLogic, using diskControllerType=scsiLsiLogic

2013-05-28T21:03:31.594+02:00 [03920 info 'Default'] VmTransformerImpl::TransformStorageDevices: Max number of SCSI controllers = 4; Max number of devices per SCSI controller = 16; Max number of IDE controllers = 2; Max number of devices per IDE controller = 2; SCSI cdrom support = false

2013-05-28T21:03:31.594+02:00 [03920 info 'Default'] Cloning mode volumeBasedCloning

2013-05-28T21:03:31.594+02:00 [03920 warning 'Default'] Disk id fake-disk-from-vg(serv-web) does not identify an existing disk

2013-05-28T21:03:31.594+02:00 [03920 info 'Default'] found VolumesToClone list in TargetDiskParams

2013-05-28T21:03:31.594+02:00 [03920 warning 'Default'] Disk id fake-disk-from-vg(serv-web) does not identify an existing disk

2013-05-28T21:03:31.594+02:00 [03920 error 'Default'] VmTransformerImpl::SeparateBootDisk: Unable to find VirtualDisk for diskId=fake-disk-from-vg(serv-web)

2013-05-28T21:03:31.614+02:00 [03920 error 'Default'] TargetVmManagerImpl::CreateVM: Vm creation failed with error Invalid argument : VmTransformerImpl::SeparateBootDisk: Unable to find VirtualDisk for an active volume

2013-05-28T21:03:31.624+02:00 [03920 info 'Default'] Scheduled timer canceled, StopKeepAlive succeeds

2013-05-28T21:03:31.735+02:00 [03920 info 'vmomi.soapStub[92]'] Resetting stub adapter for server <cs p:007ba938, TCP:192.168.0.122:443> : Closed

2013-05-28T21:03:31.735+02:00 [03920 warning 'vmomi.soapStub[92]'] Terminating invocation: server=<cs p:007ba938, TCP:192.168.0.122:443>, moref=vim.SessionManager:ha-sessionmgr, method=logout

2013-05-28T21:03:35.833+02:00 [03920 info 'Default'] Stopped impersonating in session c3b40c7f-aeec-5c9f-ee32-18e18dfa7881

2013-05-28T21:03:35.833+02:00 [03920 info 'Default'] Session is closing, releasing cached session objects

2013-05-28T21:03:35.833+02:00 [03920 info 'Default'] ConverterConnection: KeepAlive timer canceled, StopKeepAlive succeeded

Is it possible to migrate this??

Regards

vCenter: 5.1.0

Standalone Converter: 5.1.0

ESXi : 5.1

I am unable to complete any P2V conversions with vCenter Standalone Converter. I get the error message "Unable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine" every time I run the converter. I have used 'Run as Administrator,' rebooted source system, and rebooted vCenter server with no luck. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Hello,

I trying to copy a vm that's on an old amd processor to another system with a newer socket amd processor using the latest vm converter standalone.  I get the following error "Unable to validate the destination.  Error:vmodl.fault.SystemError"  the esxi 5.1 versions are the same on both servers and the difference is the older is regular SATA vs SATA raid controller on the newer system.  Any help will be greatly appreciated.  The VM that im trying to move over is Windows 2008 R2 64 bit.

Thanks

Hi,

I am getting the following error when using Converter Server to import Hyper-V and Powered-on machines - Permission to perform this operation was denied

I have installed Converter directly on the machine that was getting the same issue and it imports fine!

I have disabled UAC on Converter Server, reinstalled it, built a new VM and installed Converter again!

There is a few errors in the logs

2013-11-04T14:21:04.551+13:00 [02076 error 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Failed to read request; stream: <io_obj p:0x01fd94ec, h:-1, <pipe '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap'>, <pipe '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap'>>, error: class Vmacore::TimeoutException(Operation timed out)

I have disabled SSL on the Converter Server worker process but this didn't work

I have 30 Hyper-V VMs to import and cannot do this one by one!

Cheers,

Matt

Hello Experts,

I'm having a problem converting the RHEL 5.x powered Linux machine in Converter 5.1. I'm not sure if this is a known issue or a bug. Is there anyone experienced the same issue? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Additional notes: /srv/data203591 -> 140GB used disk space (source system). The filesystem contains a large database files of more than 2GB and up in sizes.

Logs snippet:

-->                         fullMessage = "event.UnixP2VVolumeCloneFailedEvent.summary",

-->                         job = <unset>,

-->                         hostName = "135.247.217.121",

-->                         sourceMountPoint = "/srv/data203591",

-->                         reason = (converter.fault.CloneFault) {

-->                            dynamicType = <unset>,

-->                            faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,

-->                            description = "/usr/lib/vmware-converter/bin/ssh -z -F /usr/lib/vmware-converter/ssh.conf root@135.247.217.121 -p 22 " tar --one-file-system --sparse -C /srv/data203591 -cf - ." | /bin/tar_1.20 --numeric-owner --delay-directory-restore  -C /mnt/p2v-src-root/srv/data203591 -y -xf -

--> /bin/tar_1.20: Archive value 13585343488 is out of size_t range 0..4294967295

--> /bin/tar_1.20: Skipping to next header

--> /bin/tar_1.20: Error exit delayed from previous errors

-->  (return code 2)",

-->                            msg = "fault.CloneFault.summary",

First off you have to understand I just inherited a Oracle OVM environment. I am more of a VMware ESXi guy so I know how ESXi operates. I was recently told (yesterday) that we do not have a backup and restore solution in place for the Oracle environment, so this includes the Oracle OVM manager environment, several production and non-production VMs as well as our Oracle OEM environment which is currently configured as an Oracle VM. I have already opened a ticket with Oracle for a real "Certified" Oracle backup software solution, but so far this request has fallen on deaf ears.

From what I can see, Oracle Virtual Manager (OVM) is based on the older RHEL-like Xen format (with some unique naming nomenclatures) for virtual machine (VM) and disk allocation. As seen below, this is an example of what a current Oracle VM configuration looks like and how convoluted it is for figuring out where everything resides. If you notice the disk images are NOT named in any way back to the actual VM image (i.e. myserver.xvda), but more of a UUID format. Oracle's version of Xen is just plain out nasty.

So my question: Is there a way under VMware Converter to change a Oracle VM format into an OVF/OVA without having to do the old intermediary Virtual Box conversion steps (i.e. How do I convert VirtualBox files to work with VMWare Workstation? - TechRepublic)?

vif = ['mac=00:21:f6:01:00:04,bridge=10c3a851b1', 'mac=00:21:f6:01:00:05,bridge=10c3a851b1']
OVM_simple_name = 'jxappvtxq001'
disk = ['file:/OVS/Repositories/0004fb0000030000cae72a692fd2ee21/VirtualDisks/0004fb0000120000ac64aa852f59979a.img,xvda,w', 'file:/OVS/Repositories/0004fb0000030000cae72a692fd2ee21/VirtualDisks/0004fb0000120000bbf0792baf175fa3.img,xvdb,w']
bootargs = ''
uuid = '0004fb00-0006-0000-262b-2ab85dc66b61'
on_reboot = 'restart'
cpu_weight = 27500
OVM_os_type = 'Oracle Linux 5'
cpu_cap = 0
maxvcpus = 2
OVM_high_availability = False
memory = 4096
OVM_description = ''
on_poweroff = 'destroy'
on_crash = 'restart'
bootloader = '/usr/bin/pygrub'
guest_os_type = 'linux'
name = '0004fb0000060000262b2ab85dc66b61'
vfb = ['type=vnc,vncunused=1,vnclisten=127.0.0.1,keymap=en-us']
vcpus = 2
OVM_cpu_compat_group = ''
OVM_domain_type = 'xen_pvm'

I have a physical server with Oracle Linux 6.5 kernel 3.8.13 - 26.2.2.el6uek.x86_64 .

Upon P2V error occurs below 98% .

FAILED: An error occurred During the conversion : ' Failed to restore original lvm in initrd image : / usr / lib / vmware -converter / restoreLvmInInitrd.sh failed with return code : 1 , and message : * / mnt/p2v-src-root / dev has 3 files * user script returning code 0 * unmounting / mnt/p2v-src-root/dev / mnt/p2v-src-root/proc and / mnt/p2v-src-root/sys * Files to copy : / lib64/libudev.so.0 / lib64/libdl.so.2 / lib64/libdevmapper-event.so.1.02 / lib64/libdevmapper.so.1.02 / lib64/libreadline.so.6 / lib64/libc.so.6 / lib64/libselinux.so.1 / lib64/libsepol.so.1 / lib64/libtinfo.so.5 * Unpacking initrd image / mnt/p2v-src-root / / boot/initramfs-3.8.13-26.2.2.el6uek . x86_64.img 123119 blocks * Original Copying from lvm / mnt/p2v-src-root / / sbin / lvm lvm * Copying libraries : * / initrd_tmp / / lib64/libudev.so.0 already exists * / initrd_tmp / / lib64 / libdl.so.2 already exists * / initrd_tmp / / lib64/libdevmapper-event.so.1.02 already exists * / initrd_tmp / / lib64/libdevmapper.so.1.02 already exists * Copying / mnt/p2v-src-root / / lib64 / libreadline.so.6 to / initrd_tmp / / lib64/libreadline.so.6 * / initrd_tmp / / lib64/libc.so.6 already exists * / initrd_tmp / / lib64/libselinux.so.1 already exists * / initrd_tmp / / lib64/libsepol.so.1 already exists * / initrd_tmp / / lib64/libtinfo.so.5 already exists * Recreating initrd image to / initrd.img gzip : short write ERROR :

Unable to recreate initrd image '

Anyone ever had a similar problem ?

Hi I keep getting this error re  Reached Max Volume Snapshots trying to convert XP system hotcloning to VMDK with Converter latest ver 5.5.1. Error causes conversion of physical machine to fail at 1%.

I am trying to convert a drive with a dual boot XP -2 Xps on it  to a VMDK for VMware Player 6- also has a C partition with original W98SE that no longer use.  The C partition has the boot ini boot loader for the dual Xps which are on J and I partitions.  Other partitions on drive cloning together (need them together as Xps access these drives at boot are: D Programs, E: Docs and Shared (has user logon profiles for XP) and F, G and H (contains VirtualPC Virtual HD of 98SE) partitions.

I am running a chkdsk /f /r on all partitions and have deleted system volume snapshots (from system restore) and turned off system restore in case that is issue.  I also tried turning off firewall as told in manual and stopping several 3rd party services from running.  Not using any extra options when cloning.  Target is a 1 Tb free space (more than partitions/drive copying) on an external USB "3" drive.

I tried also with just J and not I Partition selected with others and same error so dual systems prob not issue -though not sure if both will be bootable in Vm together via boot ini choosing as have at moment on physical machine.  Anyone know if this will work still as dual boot on VM or should I be cloning each with C separately as don't want J or I to become C as their drive letters are associated with many years of program installs don't want to redo.  Not sure if can attach these at same time to be able to boot either if on separate drives in VM and still have access to all other partitions from both Xps - anyone know how to do this best?

Also re my error -mainly this is what need fixed so can get this done -or will it be ok to do this converting coldclone via Windows 8.1 I have on a separate drive -however C drive I need shows up as V as W81 is C on host.  Will this allow still a dual boot VM or at least one of Xps to be bootable from V drive -maybe if I move it up to C 1st partition position when copying to VMDK?  Please keep in mind I do not have Workstation and only will use VmWare Player 6 or try in VirtualBox or Hyper-V on Windows 8.1 Pro  host  if VmWare Player fails.