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Vista P2V conversion BSOD 0x7B error
Trying to convert a Vista Home Premium install to a VM using Standalone Converter 5.5.3 to an ESXi server running 5.5.0. I think I selected Hardware version 8 as I believe I cannot manage a 9/10...
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Could you upload log bundle to see why reconfiguration failed? Once the reconfiguration failed it's expected not to succeed with VM boot...
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Is this the right logs? Just a task to configure machine. I do not have the original conversion log - sorry.
View ArticleRe: Vista P2V conversion BSOD 0x7B error
The problem is your multi boot configuration, it's not supported by Converter, in your case the system volume can not be found.However once you transfer disk's data to the VM and then reconfiguration...
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Re: Vista P2V conversion BSOD 0x7B error
Hi, Thanks. I tried that suggestion to no avail. Decided to convert again but first used easybcd to create a clean bcd. It still BSODs - this is all I tried....... New conversion, HW version 8, both...
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Converter uses BCD information to locate the system volume, seems that the problem is BCD content... So you need to rebuild BCD hive, see information how here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927391 Be...
View ArticleQ about P2V and teamed NICs
I have a few physical machines I need to convert (using Standalone Converter 5.5). These machines have teamed NICs. My question is: when I run the converter, what settings do I configure for the NICs?...
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Hello there is no special support in Converter for teamed NICs. After all this doesn't make much sense in a virtual network.I haven't converted such machines, but suppose what you suggest is the right...
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The Best Practices for running the Converter (VMware KB: Best practices for using and troubleshooting VMware Converter ) say (snipped): Leave the default number of virtual network cards (NICs)...
View ArticleConvert RHEL Linux 5.11 using Standalone Converter 5.5 - storage and...
I need to convert a physical RH Enterprise Linux 5.11 physical server, using Standalone Converter 5.5. I will run the converter from a Win2008 R2 machine, pointing it at my Linux box. Here are my...
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Hello Michael To the first question - you don't need to do that. As you say, RHEL5 is supported; Converter goes a different path for unsupported distros.To the second question - whether you prefer thin...
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Actually, I wasn't asking about changing to "thin" provisioning and "basic" storage; that is what the webpage says to do. It says that when you use LVM in a Linux machine, the converted VM won't boot,...
View Article2008 Server R2 P2V won't complete
I've made three attempts at P2V'ing a Windows 2008r2 standard server, and all have stopped around 90-95%, with "5 minutes remaining" being shown. There's no apparent activity, no error messages and...
View ArticleRe: FAILED: An error occured while opening a virtual disk. Verify that the...
Different people are finding different solutions to this same error message. I will add that I had the exact same error and solved the problem by making sure my standalone machine was able to...
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Try to restart services: converter-worker, converter-agent and converter-server.Just curious how many time you wait task to complete without intervention?
View ArticleError: event.ReconfigurationFailedEvent.summary Windows Storage Server 2008...
Hello everyone, My customer have a Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition who failed at P2V conversion at 97%.The error on GUI is : Error: event.ReconfigurationFailedEvent.summary I've...
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There is no active (bootable) partition on destination VM. "2015-02-05T21:12:19.076+01:00 [04680 warning 'task-6'] [MoveActiveDiskIfNeeded] GetFirstBootDisk failed, mntapi error: 176".The partition...
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Thank you for your help. All partition are in the conversion process. I've attached a configuration's screenshot of all disks in Converter.I don't know how to do with this because the conversion...
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First time I left it four hours, and cancelling overnight - which removed the VM from vCenter as well.Second time I left it just under an hour.Third time was about the same. So - not minutes, but I...
View ArticleRe: Convert RHEL Linux 5.11 using Standalone Converter 5.5 - storage and...
You are welcome Don't use VMXNET3 during the conversion - the helper VM wouldn't connect (a bug that will be fixed next release). You can safely change to VMXNET3 after the conversion if the GOS...
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