vmware convertor standalone version: 6.0.0-build 2716716
Source Linux server information:
xxxx:~ # cat /etc/issue
Welcome to openSUSE 13.2 "Harlequin" - Kernel \r (\l).
xxxx:~ # uname -a
Linux xxxx 3.16.7-29-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Oct 23 00:46:04 UTC 2015 (6be6a97) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
xxxx:~ # uname -r
3.16.7-29-desktop
xxxx:~ # dmidecode -t system
# dmidecode 2.12
SMBIOS 2.5 present.
Handle 0x0030, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
System Information
Manufacturer: IBM
Product Name: System x3650 M3 -[7945RFR]-
Version: 00
Converting stopped at progress 97% and followed by error and check converter exported logs by attachment:
FAILED: An error occurred during the conversion: 'GrubInstaller::InstallGrub: /usr/lib/vmware-converter/installGrub.sh failed with return code: 127, and message: FATAL: kernel too old Error running vmware-updateGrub.sh through chroot into /mnt/p2v-src-root /usr/lib/vmware-converter/installGrub.sh: line 147: /mnt/p2v-src-root:
Is a directory '
Vmware converter release notes have following statements for converter 6.2
- Reconfiguration of Linux VM fails at 97-98%, with message: “Error: Unable to reconfigure the destination virtual machine” and the status contains “message: FATAL: kernel too old”
Some Linux distributions have unsupported combinations of Linux kernel and grub loader.
Workaround: None. Use supported distributions only.
at link VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 6.2.0.1 Release Notes
Disscuss :
1 From the error, is it saying that the kenrnel of converter helper is older than source linux system ?
1) check converter helper kernal version: boot a virtual machine from ISO file from compuer on which converter is installed into default location C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone6.0\converter-helper-vm-x64.iso
2) we see that the kernel of converter helper is much older than source linux server. 2.6.38 < 3.16.7
2) can we fix the failed converted linux system by re-install grub with orignal Linux server kernel-version ?
3) the same problem accured and check this aiticle.