Unable to complete vCenter Converter agent installation on %server%. Errror...
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...
View ArticleP2V conversion stop at 97 %
I'm trying to P2V a Windows 2003 Server into my vCenter 5.5 enviroment. Using Converter Standalone version 5.1.0 Conversion stop at 97 % and error show : FAILED: A general system error occured :...
View ArticleFAILED: A general system error occurred: Remote server closed connection...
I have the same problem with this link A general system error occurred: Server closed connection after 0 response bytes readand can't get the convert-worker.log.Is there any solution?Thanks.VMWare...
View ArticleMultiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user, using...
Hi I get the above error when trying to P2V a Windows 2000 SP4 server using the "Import Computer" function in VirtualCenter V2.5 (Build 147704). I have tried to delete the ADMIN$ and IPC$ shares on...
View Article"Error: Unable to connect to the Converter helper server on the destination...
Using vConverter 4.3 unable to complete a P2V conversion, the following message appears: "Error: Unable to connect to the Converter helper server on the destination virtual machine." I set up an ip...
View ArticlePoor transfer rate using Converter 5.0 Standalone compared to 4.3
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...
View ArticleSysprep problem when trying to virtualize a Windows 7 PC
Hi Guys, When I'm trying to virtualize a Windows 7 PC it failed with the following error : "Unable to proceed subce tge sysprep parameters provided are not correct" What should I do to make it works?...
View ArticleConverter and Windows activation
Hi, I'm running my ESX 3.5 during the 60 days trial mode, and during this period I need to test our main servers in VM mode. For this reason I donloaded VMWare Converter 3.0.2u1 and converted two...
View ArticleVMWare Converter Standalone v4.3.0 - Error 29163
I've recently moved over to VMWare Player and used VMWare Converter Standalone v4.3.0 to convert my old VMs. Once all the VMs were converted I uninstalled VMWare Converter Standalone from the host.. I...
View ArticleConvert Windows 7 to ESXI 5 (P2V) fails
Hi,I get the following error: FAILED: The VSS snapshots cannot be stored because there is not enough space on the source volumes or because the source machine does not have any NTFS volumes. Error...
View ArticleAny reason for painfully slow transfer rates with VMWare Converter?
By now I have been through several P2V and one V2V conversion using the VMWare converter 5.0, 5.1 and now 5.5 and all have suffered from very slow transfer rates. On 5.0 and 5.1 I have disabled SSL...
View Articlevmware converter asks for a vcenter server - can this be bypassed?
Hi, I've installed vmware converter 6.0 in my Hyper-V 2012 R2 VM (running Windows Server 2012 R2). I select to convert the powered-on local machine, but I am asked for a vcenter server IP. The problem...
View ArticleUnable to obtain hardware information
I am trying to convert a VM from ESXi Free v5.5 using the Standalone Converter and getting the error: Unable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine. I have tried running the converter...
View ArticleP2V RedHat Linux failed
Hello Folks, I recently installed VMWare Converter Standalone version 4. I've tried several times to convert RedHat Linux (version 4) physical box to VM but did not get any luck. The conversion...
View ArticleP2V Red Hat Enterprise w/Oracle DB without shutting down DBs?
I know this is likely unsupported with VMware's converter. Does anyone have any experience using a P2V replication software and a cut-over process vs using typical P2V software? I've been looking at...
View ArticleWindows Activation still required even if restoring virtual server on same...
Hello hopefully somebody can answer this. Our virtual machine is running vmware server ESX 3i 3.5.0 It has 2 hard drives, datastore1 and datastore2. All our virtual servers are stored in datastore2....
View ArticleHow to prevent WIndows Activation when restoring ovf in same hardware
Just want to know, on a Vmware ESX 3i 3.5.0, on a hard disk crash scenario, when only the hard disk has been replaced. How do yo do a ovf import (backup) that will not require windows activation.
View ArticleP2V Process Fails Operating System Not Found
I'm trying to P2V a Live Gentoo amd64 machine using vCenter Converter Standalone 4.0.1 to my ESXi 4 server. The process gets fairly far, high 90's, then errors with the following satus message:...
View ArticleConversion starts, then fails at 3% with network unreachable error.
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...
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A general system error occurred: platform-specific error 18. Converter...
Trying to P2V a Win 2008 R2 machine. Largest Physical disk is 2 TB. Yes dynamic disks. Not re-sizing, Failed at 96% after more than 2 days Here's what I found in the worker log (attached)...
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