Re: P2V Ubuntu 10.04
Update. So I was able to finally start the migration. There appears to be some sort of IP block list that my P2V machine got on internal to the ubuntu machine. I figured this out by trying to SSH to...
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So I was able to figure out what was happening. During the Starting to clone the volume mounted on '/' from IPADDRESS stage, the converter would start to convert the disk. At some point the network...
View Article"Unable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine." Error ov...
Hello, I'm trying to convert s Windows 2008 32 bit VM from VServer to ESXi 5.1. It always errors with the above message. I have tried using VmWare Converter 5.1, 5.01 and 4.3. Using 4.3 I get a...
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Looks like a network drop, the Converter can not recover from such network issues.
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Please attach log bundle with failed conversion. Preferably from Converter 5.1
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P2V / V2V over WAN
Hi All, Is it possible to perform p2v/v2v migration over WAN? Any best practice or recommendations? Thanks in advance...
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Yes it is possible and done all the time but remember it can take a while depending on WAN bandwidth and amount of data you are copying. Make sure the appropriate ports are opened on the firewall.
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Conversion with network latency over 200ms (may be less...) is not possible.
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Thank you for the response. Attached is the Converter Diagnostic File generated by 5.1.
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The error is:2013-06-13T21:00:17.676-04:00 [02940 info 'Default'] Parsing \\stam-vm01\Virtual Machines\stam-wsus03.janus\Windows Server 2008 Enterprise.vmx2013-06-13T21:00:19.348-04:00 [02940 info...
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OK, using "vmware-vdiskmanager.exe" with the -R switch got the conversion rolling but it ended up erroring out at 69% complete and gave me the following log dump. Which file in the log should I be...
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Re: "Unable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine." Error...
Seems some kind of network drop:2013-06-14T14:11:37.849-04:00 [03664 info 'Default'] Sysimgbase_DiskLib_Read failed with 'The specified network name is no longer available' (error...
View ArticleVery slow P2V with Standalone converter 5 without SSL
Hello all, we are trying to P2V a physical server (Proliant G4 with Win2k3, 1Gb lan connexion) to a VM using Standalone converter 5 (destination Proliant G7 with redundant Gb LAN running ESX 4.1).This...
View ArticleUnable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine
Downloaded and installed VMWare VCenter Converter Standalone. Started to convert an older Dell Inspiron desktop running Vista to an external hard drive. Got to the point of selecting the location to...
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To convert Vista+ machine you should use administrator account or run Converter UI 'as administrator'. Otherwise you can turn off UAC and use any local administrator user. HTHBTW in your log bundle...
View ArticleRe: Conversion fails with kernel error.
Hello, y have the same problem with a CentOS and Converter 5.1, error: version 2.6.18-238.12.1.el5 is not supported (return code 1) So, in resume after all the posts:Step 1 on the source machine:yum...
View ArticleVirtual to Virtual conversion
I have a VM that has an 800Gb disk that needs to be reducedin size to accommodate the data that is actually on the disk about 150Gb. A V2Vconversion seems to be the best solution create a clone then...
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In the Summary Wizard, ensure the synchronization option is selected for ensuring the data is in sync with old server and new VM
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This is not an option in this case as the old VM would be the clone prior to conversion,The vm with the snapshot would be the production vm.The reason for using the clone to convert is the time factor....
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