Oh I see, I can do it remotely.
Thank you!
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Re: Where I can download the VMware Converter linux version?
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Re: Where I can download the VMware Converter linux version?
For CentOS you may need to try the older 5.0.1 Converter since there is a regression in 5.1 that prevents it from properly recognizing the kernel version of CentOS.
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Re: Where I can download the VMware Converter linux version?
So will 5.01 will work both for centos 5 and 6?
Thanks
Jason
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Re: Where I can download the VMware Converter linux version?
Also I have a issue:
Unable to detect disks or volumes on the source machine. Make sure that the source is a supported Linux distribution
We are using a centos raid 1 for 2 harddisks(software raid)
So based on here? It doesn't support software RAID, how could I convert it then? Will I need to break the RAID 1 and just using 1 disk to convert?
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Re: Where I can download the VMware Converter linux version?
Unfortunately Converter does not support software RAID configurations :-(. I think a manual approach would be more feasible here. Here is what Converter does for live Linux conversions
- Create the target VM with the required hardware configuration
- Boots the destination VM from a live Linux ISO and then
- Partitions and formats the destination disks
- Copies each source filesystem to the destination tar/untar-ing it through a SSH connection to the source
- Make the destination VM bootable. This includes
- Fixing /etc/fstab mount entries
- Fixing boot loader
- Rebuilding initrd image on the destination.
You can try to follow the same process. Or you can try to optimize the first part and create 'dd' images of your source disks and restore them in the destination VM. Then you would still need to perform the reconfiguration part in order to make it bootable. HTH.
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Re: VMWare Converter Standalone and static helper VM Mac address
Dear OliP,
in a vSphere environment (can't tell if it's the same in standalone mode) you can edit the newly created VM when starting the convert if you are quick enough and paste the MAC before it gets started (you have at least 10s to do so).
Now the really tricky part is if your hosting environment assign you a Gateway which is not in the assigned IP subnet..
My solution:
- extract /boot/filesys.gz from C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\converter-helper-vm.iso using i.e MagicIso on Windows
- gunzip and mout -o loop filesys /mnt on your favourite linux-based OS
- edit /mnt/usr/lib/vmware-converter/configureHelperNetwork.sh by adding after "/etc/rc.d/init.d/network start" the following lines:
route add $GATEWAY dev eth0
route add default gw $GATEWAY
then undo all the previous steps (umount, gzip, reinject the file using MagicIso).
Now when the converter helper VM starts, it properly adds the gateway and it works!
hope I could help,
JM
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Converter unable to detect Ubuntu Linux Server 11.04
The documentation says that Ubuntu Server 8.x, 9.x, and 10.x are supported. I have 11.04.
Isn't this tool uptodate? How can I create an image of a remote server? Its actually a OpenVZ image at a hosting company, but I have root access, and its powered on.
Zoomiest
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P2V for Server 2000
Hello,
I have a Windows 2000 server running an network app that I no longer have the discs for. I need to migrate this onto our VM infrastructure. I believe it is not possible to convert a Windows 2000 server to a VM using the converter. Does anyone know of a way around this?
Thanks
Alan
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Re: P2V for Server 2000
Older Converter 4.0.1 supports Windows 2000 SP4
HTH
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Re: P2V for Server 2000
Many thanks. Will give it a try.
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Failed: Unable to find the system volume, reconfiguration is not possible
I am trying to convert an old DELL Inspiron Windows XP system to VM with no apparent success. Always stops at 98% with an error "Failed: Unable to find the system volume, reconfiguration is not possible".
Did all kinds of trials with Recovery Console - CHKDSK, FIXMBR, FIXBOOT.
The system boots to XP properly.
I am attaching log of the converter.
Contents of the boot.ini:
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timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP" /Fastdetect
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Hope, someone points me to the right direction.
Thanks
Venkat.
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Re: Failed: Unable to find the system volume, reconfiguration is not possible
After copy the file system on destination VMDK is not recognized, it should be NTFS, are you using some disk-encription software? Can you turn it off?
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Re: P2V for Server 2000
Would the converted machine run on VShere 5 ? I assume that it would....
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Re: P2V for Server 2000
Most probably will run, the most important information i.e. disks are transfferted in the same way. You can fix/upgrade virtual hardware: version, etc. later.
HTH
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Re: P2V for Server 2000
Thanks for your help.
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Re: Failed: Unable to find the system volume, reconfiguration is not possible
I don't see any disk-encryption software installed on the machine.
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Unable to detect disk or volumes on the source machine (Ubuntu 10.04 LTS)
I'm trying to move a virtual machine from proxmox to ESXi.
The VM I'm trying to move with Converter is an Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, but the Converter gives me the following message "Unable to detect disks or volumes on the source machine. Make sure that the source is a supported Linux distribution".
Does anyone knows how I can solve this? (It would also make me happy if anyone knows how I can convert .raw images to a vmware vm).
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Re: VConverter 5 stuck at creating snapshot and no error message
Does this problem already been fixed? What is the exact link where this post has been moved?
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Re: Unable to detect disk or volumes on the source machine (Ubuntu 10.04 LTS)
You are trying to convert it as a powered-on source on the first step in the wizard in Converter GUI, aren't you? Can you provide some log files for investigation. Keep in mind that Converter does not support software RAID volumes on the souce.
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P2V error: FAILED: An error occurred during the conversion: 'Platform-specific error 2338'
Got this message when attempting P2v of Windows 2003 SP2 server on Workgroup. Using the IP address and local administrator account to login to server and connecting to vCenter to add the VM to the host. The source server is on a workgroup and vCenter server reside in domain but I am able to ping from source to vCenter and source to vConverter server and vice-versa. So, does not appear to be a firewall issue nor port issue. My account exists on vCenter DataCenter as Administrator so I should have no issues with permissioning.
FAILED: An error occurred during the conversion:
'Platform-specific error 2338'
Message occurs at: Task: Convert physical machine.
One more note: The ESXi 5.0 host that I am trying to place the VM on has dual 10G uplinks set to Full while the physical server has a 1G NIC. It's still mismatch duplexing but don't know if this would be an issue here. Also, am using vCenter Converter standalone ver5.1 to vCenter 5.0 on ESXi 5.0 build 1117897. Standard vSwitch configuration.
Have tried to locate what this error means and thusfar am drawing a blank. Any assistance appreciated.
Thanks very much
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