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.
Hello,
I am having an issue doing a V2V conversion of a Linux machine. The source is located on local storage of an ESX 4.1.0 build 260247 and the destionation system is an ESXi 6.0.0 build 2494585 (using vCenter) and local SSD storage.
I did the same conversion in a test environment (which is identical) last week, without any problem, but at the live environment it keeps failing at 26% with the same error.
Since it is 2 times on the same source disk, I am assuming it is not a network issue, but rather a problem of the source disk. But I attached the logfiles for you to investigate.
The source machine is shut down before conversion, and the second time I tried I even rebooted the whole source ESX just to be sure... but without success.The source ESX only has 25 GB free, but I have read 200 MB should even be enough?
Could you please assist?
Thanks a million!
Kind regards
Davy
I'm trying to move a Linux VM from Hyper-V to VMware. The VM is powered off and when I run the converter tool and select source type: powered off, Hyper-V server and put in the server credentials of the Linux box it fails to contact the host. I have no problem with Windows Servers in the Hyper-V environment, is there something I need to do differently with Linux?
Error log
error vmware-converter-worker[03468] [Originator@6876 sub=Ufa.HTTPService] Failed to read request; stream: <io_obj p:0x01e8282c, h:-1, <pipe '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-worker-soap'>, <pipe '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-worker-soap'>>, error: class Vmacore::TimeoutException(Operation timed out)
warning vmware-converter-worker[03460] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Failed to connect socket; <io_obj p:0x01460f58, h:2152, <TCP '0.0.0.0:0'>, <TCP '<IP Address>:9089'>>, e: system:10060(A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond)
error vmware-converter-worker[03460] [Originator@6876 sub=HttpConnectionPool-000000] [ConnectComplete] Connect failed to <cs p:01c27100, TCP:<IP Address>:9089>; cnx: (null), error: class Vmacore::SystemException(A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond)
For 1 physical server that we are working to convert to a VM using the standalone converter, we receive unable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine. If we try another physical system, there are no issues and we are able to proceed. We have restarted the physical server that we are unable to obtain information from, but that has not helped.
Please see the attached logs.
I am a new to VMware and am trying to create a virtual image of an old Ubuntu 7.10 laptop using VMware converter standalone 4.0.1 for the purpose of occasionally running the image in VMware player.
I click "convert machine" tooltip, select source as "powered on machine" and have gone through all the steps to enable ssh, edit sudoers, and sudo VMware config on my machine and that gets me through the first step of the wizard. Note that the "this local machine" radio button is grayed and I need to enter the local ip address of my laptop.
What I'm stuck on is the second step, "Specify Destination". This topic is discussed in an earlier thread, but I don't understand the answer. VMware converter asks me for the VMware Infrastructure server details, but the Server drop down list box is empty with no choices. I don't see why I need a server since I just want to generate a single file, but the software doesn't allow me to leave this blank. I tried running the stand along converter on a windows machine on the same network (pointing to the linux laptop to convert) and I get the same behavior with this drop box being empty.
Do I need to also download VMware ESXi or Server to generate a virtual image of my laptop using VMware converter standalone? I read the documentation for those products briefly and they seem to be unrelated to the simple task that I'm trying to do which is to hot-clone a linux laptop. If I get one of these other programs, do they then need to run on another machine on the local network? I tried installing the VMware server on another computer on my local network, but it told me I had to first uninstall the player, so I didn't go any further.
Maybe this is related to something else then - like having to enable the standalone converter server in linux? - (the about box says the standalone converter is both a client and a server)
Please help!
Alex
Hello,
I've been following the steps outlined in the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide, to convert my Windows 7 machine to a machine running native Linux, with Winows 7 running as a guest OS.
I've installed the converter, and run the wizard as follows:
Source system information
Source type: Powered-on machine
Name/IP address: The machine where the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone server runs
CPU throttling: None
Network throttling: None
Destination system information
Virtual machine name: PC-0315
Destination product: VMware Player 3.0.x
Destination directory: C:\VMWare\VMplayer
Number of CPUs: 2
Physical memory: 3884 MB
Network:
Preserve NIC count
NIC1
Connected
Bridged connection
NIC2
Connected
Bridged connection
NIC3
Connected
Bridged connection
NIC4
Connected
Bridged connection
Disk controller type:
Preserve source
Storage:
Volume-based cloning
Number of disks: 1
Create disk 0 as: Not pre-allocated
Destination customization
Synchronize changes that occur during cloning: No
Install VMware Tools: No
Customize guest OS: No
Remove restore checkpoints: Yes
Reconfigure virtual machine: Yes
The Options phase during the wizard initialization had indicated some warnings:
- Data To Copy indicates warning "The size of the source disk may exceed the available capacity"
- Processors indicates "The source has 8 CPUs, but destination does not support this"
- Memory allocated for the destination system indicates "Memory allocated is less than that available"
My questions are:
Is this the correct way to go?
Dos this create a VM machine for the Windows 7 OS, that can later be read by a VM player running on Linux? If so, how is this done?
Can it run out of space if it tries to create the VM on the same directory (in my case, the C partition) that is being virtualized?
This operation failed I have attached the log files, if this is useful.
Many thanks,
Paul
I just noticed that the VMware download page no longer offers Converter 3.0.3
This link used to work until recently
http://download3.vmware.com/software/converter/VMware-converter-3.0.3-89816.exe
Please fix this ASAP.
At the moment the file is only available at non-vmware sites.
Thanks
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
Converting a hyper-v image to an vmware image works with a charm.
But when I try to startup the vm - process fails:
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vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on #vm
Powering on VM:
Power on failed
Any hints, what's going wrong here?
Cu Tom
Hello,
in a first time, I'm a french...sorry for my very bad English.
This morning, I've install VMware Vcenter Converter 4.0.1 on my 2008 srv. But, when I try to launch VMware vCenter Converter Server Service, it fail... I've this message :
Application popup : Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library : Runtime Error!
Program: ...VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\vmware-converter.exe
This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way.
Please contact the application's support team for more information.
I've read and applicate a solution of this thread --> http://communities.vmware.com/thread/140757
But I've no good result (my srv not reboot, because many users work on)
Have you any ideas for resolve my problem ? Thank's
Hi all,
I have installed VMware vCenter Convert Standalone 4.0.1 onto a Windows XP box. My aim is to convert this into a VM on the same machine before re-configuring the machine as a multi-boot with a Linux distro.
I have various Ghost image backups, but I'd really like to be able to run the VM from within Linux rather than having to reboot.
When I try to start VM Converter Standaslon 4.0.1 I get an error message stating "Failed to impersonate current user to the converter server"
I then get a form to input details:
IP Address / Name: (I can only choose localhost)
User name & Password
but whatever connection details I input I get the following errorr
I checked the services, and VMware vCenter Converter Server is started
This still fails even when VMware vCentre Converter Agent is also started.
Would appreciate any help on this stumble at the first hurdle.
Thanks in advance,
Rém
I have taken a couple of approaches to convert an existing Windows 98 physical machine to run in VMware (I am new to this, BTW). I first tried converting the machine using the remote option but I got an error when it was attempting to install the agent. Next I pulled the hard disk from the PC and put it in the same PC that I plan to run the VM on (WinXP Pro). I used the local machine option and chose the hard disk containing the Windows 98 installation. But the Wizard balked at not being able to find the OS and continuing led to eventual failure. Not one to give up, I downloaded and installed Ghost 10 and successfully built an .sv2i image. However, when I go to build the new vm from this standalone vm using this image I get an error when it tries to detect the operating system (Unable to determine guest operating system) and I cannot continue.
So, I thought Windows 98 was supported in a vm but am I wasting my time in trying to do this?
Thanks
Pete
Is there a way to manually install the converter agent on a pc. I am receiving the following error when it tries to install the agent:
VMware Converter agent install failed. Fatal error during installation
Thanks
I am planning to virtualize five (5) Windows servers using Vmware Converter Enterprise. I found out today that these servers are running an OEM build of Windows Server 2003 from IBM. When I did a test P2V today on a server running this same OEM build of Windows after starting the VM, a warning was displayed by Windows related to the need to re-activate Windows due to hardware changes, and that the server would fail to operate after three days unless the reactivation was done. I have done some research and found that basically there were two options to fix this issue with virtualizing OEM builds of Windows. The first being to add the following parameter to the .vmx file on the VM: "SMBIOS.reflectHost = TRUE" If that doesn't work the other option being to boot the vm using a volume license cd and doing a repair of Windows. This was a helpful post in regards to this issue: https://ohconowa.advizex.com/OWA/redir.aspx?URL=http%3a%2f%2fcommunities.vmware.com%2fthread%2f88633%3ftstart%3d0 Has anybody else seen this before and know of a better solution?
Hello,
I have a production server running Windows 2003 Server SP 2. I used VMWare Converter to image this machine. When I attempt to run the new VM (which has to be done on a DIFFERENT server that has a lot more RAM and drive space) it blue screens over and over. I have attempted to use the configure tool but it does not help. Both at create and during configure I attempted to use sysprep files tthat I downloaded from MS but I am not sure if I did it right.
How can I create a VM image of my server that will actually successfully boot? Is there a document on how to resolve this kidn of problem?
Seth B Spearman
I am currently trrying to convert some VMware Server 2.0.2 VM's to VMware vSphere Essentials. I get the "Unable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine". Attached are the Converter Debug Logs.
Thanks in advance.
Hi,
I have been trying this P2V multiple times already. It seems it doesn't go past 1%, even if I leave it overnight. I am running on Windows 7 for Vmware Vcenter Converter version 5.0.1 build 875114. I am trying to P2V an older Redhat server to VmWare. It's freezes at info 'default' Entering the vmacore application loop... I have attached the print screen, log messages, and system information.
Log Highlights:
Waiting for destination virtual machine to boot up as the Converter helper server.
Connecting the Converter helper ISO image to the destination virtual machine.
Powering on the destination virtual machine to run as the Converter helper server.
Task: Convert physical machine.
Esx -5.0
vcenter 5.0
Hello,
I wish to convert a remote CentOS Linux physical machine to a Virtual Machine that I will store locally on my Windows PC. In the near future I would like to upload this VM to Amazon Web Services to use as a development environment.
I installed the VMware Converter Standalone (5.5.2) using the Local Installation option.
I chose the Convert Machine option and started using the wizard.
For the Source System step, under "Select source type" I chose Powered-on machine. Under "Specify the powered-on machine" I chose A remote machine and entered the correct IP and Port, user name, password, and OS Family (linux).
This is where I got stuck: under the Destination System step, I cannot choose a Destination type, so I am forced to provide VMware Infrastructure server details, but I don't know what this is referring to. It is asking for Server, User name, and Password. I don't wish to create a virtual machine on a different server, I would like to create the VM on my local hard drive. In documentation I saw online, there should be a Browse button so I can select where I want to create this VM.
I would appreciate help on this issue, and perhaps an explanation as to what is a VMware infrastructure virtual machine and how that may differ from what I want.
Attached is a screenshot of the step I am stuck on.
Thanks in advance!
I need to put a method together for a customer to allow them to P2V 20+ Dell servers with OEM licences. The target host is another Dell 2950. Is there any way of doing this without running into product activation. The customer has a Volume Licence Key. I've tried the SMBIOS.reflecthost option but it doesn't work will Dell.
Any help appreciated.
Hello All,
I use Esxi 6 as my destination and Converter 6.1
I have 3 Debian servers, 2 remote and 1 on same LAN. All the 3 servers are installed the same way, the only differences are on the domains hosted on them.
One of the remote server can be converted with no problems, the other 2 can't be converted as I get the Unable to query live source machine.
I've checked all the guidelines: ssh access, correct root user and password with shell access and also private key, /tmp writable, etc..
Diagnostics log gives me also this error for the connection that failed: Cannot query source HW info: converter.fault.SysinfoQueryFault
Any ideas on how to solve this?