All the systems are in the same subnet. 192.168.140.x. The live machine is 12, the ESX host is 14, and the help VM is 16 (all are static not DHCP addresses). Our firewall doesn't not block traffic within nodes on this network. I can logon to the source machine .12 from my Mac at 53 with keys or my other Mac via password authentication on my other mac at 52. The Windows 10 VM machine is 239.
I don't see any helper logs, the helper machine gets deleted when the job fails.
I do see some converter server logs
2015-10-29T17:08:12.250-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[01580] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Connecting to host 192.168.140.14 on port 443
2015-10-29T17:08:12.250-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[01580] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] localVersion is: vim.version.version10
2015-10-29T17:08:12.266-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[01580] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Remote version is: vim.version.version10
2015-10-29T17:08:12.280-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[01580] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Authenticating user root
2015-10-29T17:08:12.297-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[01580] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] ComputeResource for vim.HostSystem:ha-host is vim.ComputeResource:ha-compute-res
2015-10-29T17:08:12.312-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[01580] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] ResourcePool for vim.ComputeResource:ha-compute-res is vim.ResourcePool:ha-root-pool
2015-10-29T17:08:12.312-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[01580] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] ComputeResource for vim.ResourcePool:ha-root-pool is vim.ComputeResource:ha-compute-res
2015-10-29T17:08:12.312-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[01580] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Datacenter for vim.ComputeResource:ha-compute-res is vim.Datacenter:ha-datacenter
2015-10-29T17:08:12.312-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[01580] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Root VM folder for vim.Datacenter:ha-datacenter is vim.Folder:ha-folder-vm
2015-10-29T17:08:12.312-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[01580] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Reusing existing VIM connection to 192.168.140.14
2015-10-29T17:08:12.343-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[01580] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Scheduled timer canceled, StopKeepAlive succeeds
2015-10-29T17:08:12.343-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[01580] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Connecting to host 192.168.140.14 on port 443
2015-10-29T17:08:12.343-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[01580] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] localVersion is: vim.version.version10
2015-10-29T17:08:12.359-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[01580] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Remote version is: vim.version.version10
2015-10-29T17:08:12.359-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[01580] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Authenticating user root
2015-10-29T17:08:12.390-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[01580] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Scheduled timer canceled, StopKeepAlive succeeds
2015-10-29T17:08:12.390-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[01580] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] ComputeResource for vim.ResourcePool:ha-root-pool is vim.ComputeResource:ha-compute-res
2015-10-29T17:08:12.421-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[01580] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Created new scheduler item with id = "1", firstTimeToRun = "2015-10-29 17:08:12.343", source = "", targetRPOInMinutes = "0". -- __thiscall Converter::Server::Scheduler::SchedulerItemImpl::SchedulerItemImpl(const class Converter::Server::Scheduler::SchedulerItemSpec &,const int &,const class boost::shared_ptr<class Converter::Server::Scheduler::SchedulerEnv> &,const class Vmacore::Ref<class Vmacore::Service::Logger> &,const class boost::optional<class Converter::VdbConnection &> &) ("d:/build/ob/bora-2716716/bora/sysimage/ufad/server/scheduler/schedulerItemImpl.cpp:87")
2015-10-29T17:08:12.421-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[01580] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] scheduler item with id="1" created -- int __thiscall Converter::Server::Scheduler::PriorityQScheduler::AddSchedulerItem(const class boost::shared_ptr<class Converter::Server::Scheduler::SchedulerItemSpec> &,const class boost::optional<class Converter::VdbConnection &> &) ("d:/build/ob/bora-2716716/bora/sysimage/ufad/server/scheduler/priorityQScheduler.cpp:49")
2015-10-29T17:08:12.421-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[03536] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Scheduler scheduling item 1 to run at time = 2015-10-29 17:08:12.421. -- void __thiscall Converter::Server::Scheduler::SimpleScheduler::Run(void) ("d:/build/ob/bora-2716716/bora/sysimage/ufad/server/scheduler/simpleScheduler.cpp:109")
2015-10-29T17:08:12.455-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[03544] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Connecting to host 192.168.140.14 on port 443
2015-10-29T17:08:12.455-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[03544] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] localVersion is: vim.version.version10
2015-10-29T17:08:12.468-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[03544] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Remote version is: vim.version.version10
2015-10-29T17:08:12.468-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[03544] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Authenticating user root
2015-10-29T17:08:12.499-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[03544] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] ComputeResource for vim.HostSystem:ha-host is vim.ComputeResource:ha-compute-res
2015-10-29T17:08:12.499-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[03544] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] ResourcePool for vim.ComputeResource:ha-compute-res is vim.ResourcePool:ha-root-pool
2015-10-29T17:08:12.499-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[03544] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] ComputeResource for vim.ResourcePool:ha-root-pool is vim.ComputeResource:ha-compute-res
2015-10-29T17:08:12.499-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[03544] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Datacenter for vim.ComputeResource:ha-compute-res is vim.Datacenter:ha-datacenter
2015-10-29T17:08:12.499-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[03544] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Root VM folder for vim.Datacenter:ha-datacenter is vim.Folder:ha-folder-vm
2015-10-29T17:08:12.499-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[03544] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Reusing existing VIM connection to 192.168.140.14
2015-10-29T17:08:12.515-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[03544] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Scheduled timer canceled, StopKeepAlive succeeds
2015-10-29T17:08:12.609-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[06096] [Originator@6876 sub=ThreadPool] Thread enlisted
2015-10-29T17:08:12.750-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[03544] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Started task "task-9" for job="job-9", item ="1" -- void __thiscall Converter::Server::Job::JobProcessorImpl::StartProcessingJobs(void) ("d:/build/ob/bora-2716716/bora/sysimage/lib/converter/server/job/jobProcessorImpl.cpp:384")
2015-10-29T17:08:12.815-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[01580] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] ConverterConnection: KeepAlive timer canceled, StopKeepAlive succeeded
2015-10-29T17:08:12.815-05:00 warning vmware-converter-server[01580] [Originator@6876 sub=vmomi.soapStub[0]] Terminating invocation: server=<cs p:02e6d8d8, PIPE:\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-worker-soap>, moref=converter.agent.AgentSessionManager:ConverterAgentSessionManager, method=logout
2015-10-29T17:08:12.859-05:00 error vmware-converter-server[03500] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Failed to send response to the client: class Vmacore::IOException(IO error: System exception while trasmitting HTTP Response:
--> error id = 232
--> )
2015-10-29T17:08:12.859-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[06096] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] [task,338] [task-9] -- BEGIN -- Convert
2015-10-29T17:08:12.891-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[06096] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] [taskSpec,472] [task-9] [TaskMap] task-9:task-1
2015-10-29T17:28:05.412-05:00 error vmware-converter-server[03504] [Originator@6876 sub=Ufa.HTTPService] Failed to read request; stream: <io_obj p:0x02dd1c1c, h:-1, <pipe '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap'>, <pipe '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap'>>, error: class Vmacore::TimeoutException(Operation timed out)
2015-10-29T17:28:15.411-05:00 error vmware-converter-server[01580] [Originator@6876 sub=Ufa.HTTPService] Failed to read request; stream: <io_obj p:0x02e110d4, h:-1, <pipe '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap'>, <pipe '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap'>>, error: class Vmacore::TimeoutException(Operation timed out)
2015-10-29T19:18:02.929-05:00 error vmware-converter-server[06096] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] [task,350] [LRO] Unexpected Exception: vmodl.fault.SystemError
2015-10-29T19:18:03.039-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[06096] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] [task,379] [task-9] -- ERROR -- Convert: vmodl.fault.SystemError
--> (vmodl.fault.SystemError) {
--> faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,
--> reason = "No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it",
--> msg = ""
--> }
2015-10-29T19:18:03.039-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[06096] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] [diagnosticManager,269] Retrieved taskInfo for "converter.task.Task:task-9" mapping it to "converter.task.Task:task-9".
2015-10-29T19:18:03.039-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[06096] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] [diagnosticManager,309] The task with id = "task-9" was found to be a "recent" task.
2015-10-29T19:18:03.039-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[06096] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] [diagnosticManager,323] No existing log bundle found for task with id = "task-9". The task is still "recent" so a log bundle will now be generated for it.
2015-10-29T19:18:03.054-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[06096] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] [diagnosticManager,1052] Retrieving task related diagnostics for server task with id = "task-9".
2015-10-29T19:18:03.103-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[03540] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Run 0 of job "job-9" finished with an error. -- struct Converter::Server::Job::JobExecutor::SchedulerUpdateSpec __thiscall Converter::Server::Conversion::ConversionJobExecutorImpl::UpdateJob(class Converter::Server::Job::InternalJob &,bool,const class Converter::Server::Scheduler::SchedulerItemStatistics &,const class Converter::Task::TaskInfo &) ("d:/build/ob/bora-2716716/bora/sysimage/lib/converter/server/conversion/conversionJobExecutorImpl.cpp:405")
2015-10-29T19:18:03.211-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[03540] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Suspended 1 scheduler items for job (job-9) -- void __thiscall Converter::Server::Job::JobProcessorImpl::SuspendJobAux(const class Converter::Server::Job::InternalJob &,class Converter::VdbConnection &) ("d:/build/ob/bora-2716716/bora/sysimage/lib/converter/server/job/jobProcessorImpl.cpp:829")
2015-10-29T19:18:03.554-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[06096] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] ConverterConnection: KeepAlive timer canceled, StopKeepAlive succeeded
2015-10-29T19:18:03.574-05:00 warning vmware-converter-server[06096] [Originator@6876 sub=vmomi.soapStub[4]] Terminating invocation: server=<cs p:02dd12d0, PIPE:\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-worker-soap>, moref=converter.agent.AgentSessionManager:ConverterAgentSessionManager, method=logout
2015-10-29T19:18:03.574-05:00 info vmware-converter-server[06096] [Originator@6876 sub=ThreadPool] Thread delisted