I have un-installed and re-installed the Converter and get the same error. Perhaps I will have to abandon Converter and use imaging instead. It must be easier!
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Re: Error - Another version is already installed
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Re: Error - Another version is already installed
Run the following commands on the source machine to check for these services:
sc query vmware-converter-agent
sc query vstor2-mntapi20-shared
sc query bmdrvr
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Re: Error - Another version is already installed
Sorry for the typo. It is vstor2-mntapi20-shared
Now, let's clarify some things. Do you convert this local machine or a remote machine?
From your question
I am running Converter on Windows 7 ans trying to make a virtual machine of the current installation to upgrade to Windows 10.
it seems it is the local machine. However
Whenever I start to use the converter I get this error message "Unable to complete Converter agent installation on Dell-9020. Another version of this product is already installed.
implies a remote source machine (converting this local machine does not use the agent)
If you converter the machine where converter server is installed but select it by name/IP address (not as this local machine), Converter would still try to use the agent. However this is not necessary, just convert this local machine.
Assuming you convert a remote machine: if that's the case, then deinstall the agent in the source machine, get the agent installer from the machine where converter server is installed (%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\VMware-converter-agent.exe), copy it to the source machine, and run it. After that try the conversion.
HTH
Plamen
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FAILED: Unable to find the system volume, reconfiguration is not possible.
Сolleagues, helpwith the error.
bcdedit
Windows Boot Manager
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identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1
path \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
default {current}
resumeobject {f7eb82d2-2473-11e5-9d01-6805ca127f4f}
displayorder {current}
{f7eb82d7-2473-11e5-9d01-6805ca127f4f}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 30
Windows Boot Loader
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identifier {current}
device partition=C:
path \Windows\system32\winload.efi
description Windows Server 2008 R2
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence {f7eb82d4-2473-11e5-9d01-6805ca127f4f}
recoveryenabled Yes
testsigning Yes
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {f7eb82d2-2473-11e5-9d01-6805ca127f4f}
nx OptOut
Windows Boot Loader
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identifier {f7eb82d7-2473-11e5-9d01-6805ca127f4f}
device partition=C:
path \Windows\system32\winload.efi
description Windows Server 2008 R2 - secondary plex
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence {f7eb82d4-2473-11e5-9d01-6805ca127f4f}
recoveryenabled Yes
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {f7eb82d2-2473-11e5-9d01-6805ca127f4f}
nx OptOut
logs
2016-02-18T01:48:23.007+03:00 error vmware-converter-server[05116] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] [task,350] [LRO] Unexpected Exception: converter.fault.ReconfigurationNoSystemVolumeFault
2016-02-18T01:48:23.007+03:00 info vmware-converter-server[05116] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] [task,379] [task-19] -- ERROR -- Convert: converter.fault.ReconfigurationNoSystemVolumeFault
--> (converter.fault.ReconfigurationNoSystemVolumeFault) {
--> faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,
--> description = "InternalError",
--> msg = ""
--> }
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Re: FAILED: Unable to find the system volume, reconfiguration is not possible.
Could you upload log bundle? Seems that problem is dynamic volume - mirror.
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Hanging on "Verifying Task parameters"
Hello I'm having difficulty converting one of my VMs from a Hyper-V server. I'm able to connect to the Hyper-V and see the Vm list. When I select SVR4 and click next I get a notice saying "Verifying Task Parameters" This goes on and on and on. Last time I let it sit for almost an hour before I killed it. Also, if I click "View Source Details"I get "Retrieving source machine information..." and also spins and spin but does nothing. I'm not seeing anything crazy in the logs, but I may not be looking in the right place.
I have already converted a VM off of this Hyper-V host today but for some reason just this one is giving me troubles. Any ideas??
-Jeff
Hyper-V 2008R2 on a headless host
SVR4 is a 2008R2 server AD, DNS, DHCP, File. It has 5 drives connected to it with about 1.5 TB of used space.
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Re: Hanging on "Verifying Task parameters"
The big disks space and/or number of snapshots of VM could be reason for long running query task.
As alternative and faster way is to convert VM as powered on source.
HTH
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Re: Hanging on "Verifying Task parameters"
Thank you trying now.
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Re: Error : Permission to perform this operation was denied -- Log : Must be administrator to access physical computer
I was getting this error on Converter 6.1.1.
My target was a Windows 8.1 system.
Tried Run As administrator, etc.
The administrator account by default is disabled, but I had been running on a created account that had been added to the administrator group.
When I re-enabled the built-in administrator account, it connected right away.
Not sure why you can't connect with a full admin account that is NOT the original administrator, with machine\user, etc., but that's what solved it for me.
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Failing conversion at 98%
Hi all,
A bit of a noobie, so I'll try give as much information as possible.
I'm trying to convert a powered-off Workstation VM to our ESXi host.
One was successful, but the other keeps failing at 98%.
VMware vCenter Converster Standalone client version: 6.1.1
ESXi host: 5.1.0
vCenter Server: 5.1.0
The reason is as follows: Unable to clone disk E:\PRDWFO95F\PRDWFO95F-cl1.vmdk on the virtual machine 'PRDWFO95F'.
It takes about 1 hour 15 minutes to get there, so it's not an instant failure.
I've attached the logs, hoping this will help someone give me an answer.
Please let me know if I can provide any more information!
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Re: Failing conversion at 98%
Your error is:
2016-02-24T09:14:59.706+11:00 warning vmware-converter-worker[01832] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] [,0] [NFC ERROR] The operation experienced a network error -- Failed to send data message
Seems that all data is transferred so try to reconfig only new VM and power it on. From the other hand this machine is already virtualized so chance to power it on without reconfig is very big.
You can repeat whole conversion and if the error is same check the file-system on source.
HTH
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FAILED: Unable to find the system volume, reconfiguration is not possible.
Hi,
I'm having problem when converting local machine which is Windows 7 x64.
I have two disk that labelled C and D (C= System, D=Backup) and I only convert C disk.. But I got same error. I've just researched but couldnt find useful information.
Please help me.!
Error: An error occurred during reconfiguration.
Processing the reconfiguration datastore.
Updating drive letters for the destination volume layout.
Updating BCD on the destination machine's system volume.
Updating the boot sectors on the destination machine.
Completed cloning volume '\\?\Volume{df051e9e-b51d-11e5-9006-fc3fdba4269a}\'.
Starting block-level cloning for volume '\\?\Volume{df051e9e-b51d-11e5-9006-fc3fdba4269a}\'.
Completed cloning volume 'C:'.
Starting file-level cloning for volume 'C:'.
A snapshot of the source system was created successfully.
Creating a snapshot of the source system.
Task: Convert physical machine.
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Re: Error: Unable to locate the required Sysprep files
Hi Guys,
It is year 2016, and your method works like a charm @ Cire3
Actually the VMware KB: Sysprep file locations and versions sums it up nicely, except for the paths of course.
So anyone and every one please refer to the paths from this post and map them to your environment.
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Missing partition from local machine
Hey guys,
So an old Windows XP machine of mine recently died, but the hard drive is still intact. I wanted to take the hard drive and create a VM from it on my computer as it has some old games that I modded that wont run on newer versions of windows. I selected Powered on Local machine, and my destination, but in the next window it has all the partitions on all of my hard drives selected, but the one that I need. I can unselect all of the others including other external hard drives that I use for stuff like itunes. The partition from the old XP machine wont show up. It's not corrupted, as I can use it as an external, and access all of my old files with no errors
My question is, is there a different way I will have to do the conversion, or am I going to have to fix the old machine so I can convert it over the network?
Thanks!
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Re: Missing partition from local machine
Hello
To convert a powered on machine it has to be powered on :-) Conversion is not only about data cloning, so you need to power on the machine you want to convert.
Besides Converter filters out external storage, probably that's why you can't see these partition.
You could possibly try to convert as powered off Workstation machine. Workstation can create a VM using a physical disk or partition. I am not sure whether it will let you see your disk, though (it doesn't show flash sticks for example).
Perhaps it depends on how you have attached the HD to your machine. If you can afford to attach it directly to the motherboard, you may try that way.
Caution! Try that only if you have the necessary skills and be cautious. I don't take responsibility if your computer gets damage. (e.g. I have always assembled my desktop machines on my own and still once managed to burn a MB by doing something stupid)
HTH,
Plamen
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Re: FAILED: Unable to find the system volume, reconfiguration is not possible.
From what I see in logs - there is very big chance your VM to run successfully. Try it!
In deep - your BCD is with unrecognizable format, the chance to rebuild in recognizable, from Converter, format is to run "bootrec /rebuildbcd" command in recovery mode but this is a little dangerous.
HTH
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Re: FAILED: Unable to find the system volume, reconfiguration is not possible.
This is the problem already. I can easily run VM but windows could not boot / log in..
VM runs and it always stucks at "Windows starting" page. Then screen goes to "windows recovery page".
At recovery page, I see the windows installed volume label is D. Boot volume (which is 300mb) is labelled as C.
This is the main problem I think.@POCEH
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Re: FAILED: Unable to find the system volume, reconfiguration is not possible.
Could you try to recover , including 'bootrec /rebuildbcd', the VM?
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Re: FAILED: Unable to find the system volume, reconfiguration is not possible.
Yes, I Tried but the result is negative.. It couldn't find OS.
C:\>bootrec /rebuildbcd
Scanning all disks for Windows installations.
Please wait, since this may take a while...
Successfully scanned Windows installations.
Total identified Windows installations: 0
The operation completed successfully.
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Re: FAILED: Unable to find the system volume, reconfiguration is not possible.
Can you try "bootrec /rebuidbcd" after executing "bootrec /fixmbr" & "bootrec /fixboot"?
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