Trying to open .vmx file from vConverter yields error "Error" in Fusion
I'm trying to open a vm that I created using vCenter Converter on a Windows 2000 machine on my MacBook Air running Fusion v7.1.1.When I cmd+o the .vmx file I simply get the error message "Error"....
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Hello AFAIK Fusion creates a Windows VM to host Converter. The logs should be there (in %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\logs). May be you should ask in a Fusion forum for...
View ArticleV2V conversion failing
I am currently preparing to stand up a new View 6 environment. I currently have two environments: a vSphere 5.0/View 5.1 environment with some XP holdouts, and the current production vSphere 5.5/View...
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Hello Can you upload the worker log for examination?Also, can you try to P2V them as an alternative?
View ArticleRe: P2V windows 2003 R2 64 bit failed Error: Unable to clone volume 'D:'.
REG ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters /v DisableTaskOffload /t REG_DWORD /d 1 Facing same issue, turn out it was a network problem Hope it helps anyone, necrothread tho
View ArticleRe: V2V conversion failing
I will locate and upload the appropriate log today. As for doing a P2V, when this was originally done the physical source was then destroyed. They have been virtual only for several years.
View ArticleThe Best Way to Configure Multiple Ethernet Ports on a VM
Hi All, I have an OId WindowsXP Machine which has 5 Dedicated Network Connections on a number of NIC Cards & one Internal Ethernet Connection. These Network Connections have Dedicated assigned IP...
View ArticleNTFS: deleting corrupt attribute record (128, $J)
I'm trying to do a really simple conversion from Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 to ESXi machine version 8. It seems to copy okay, but on the first VM boot it does an NTFS disk check and finds a bunch of...
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Sorry for the delay, I was on a leave.If this issue is still actual, pls upload the worker log. This is the client log which contains no valuable data.
View ArticleRe: Increasing the cloning performance
Between making this change and switching to maximum data connections per task, I was able to increase the transfer rate from 5.23 MB/s to 70.95 MB/s. Thanks for the information.
View ArticleRe: NTFS: deleting corrupt attribute record (128, $J)
POCEH, is there a way to directly send the logs to you? I don't know if they contain any sensitive information that could be used by remote hackers, but I'd hate to accidentally share that. The source...
View ArticleUsing Converter offline, via WinPE / PXE booting?
Does anyone know how I can install or run VMWare Converter Standalone on WinPE? This is the Windows preboot execution environment provided with Windows Deployment Services on Server 2008 R2. It is a...
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I should clarify why I would want to do this. The best way to clone a partition is when it is not in use. If no files are open, nothing is being changed while the source is being copied. So this way...
View ArticleRe: NTFS: deleting corrupt attribute record (128, $J)
Yes, you can send me your logs in PM, check the converter-worker logs are included, they are most important in this case.
View ArticleRe: Using Converter offline, via WinPE / PXE booting?
It's not easy to run the Converter in WinPE environment, generally you need to copy installation on WinPE and correct paths and registry, Converter should run after that.But running Converter in this...
View ArticleRe: The Best Way to Configure Multiple Ethernet Ports on a VM
Hello It would be better to ask this question in the Workstation forum.At a first glance, this seems correct to me, but it probably depends on the requirements of the whole environment - why are these...
View ArticleRe: Using Converter offline, via WinPE / PXE booting?
I would advocate Rosen's suggestion to use hot cloning. VSS ensures volumes' consistency, besides you can stop important services before cloning so that no important changes are being made during...
View ArticleRe: NTFS: deleting corrupt attribute record (128, $J)
Sorry I've looked all over this VMWare Communities web interface, nowhere is there a "Send personal message" ability. Clicking on your profile image does not reveal such an option to me.
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