Re: 6.0 doesnt seem to work on XP with no service pack
I've install Converter 6.0 on XP SP3, obviously older versions are not supported.You can try to find Converter 4 but there is no guarantee to work too.
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No way to preserve snapshots with Converter.You can copy VMDK files manually to keep snapshot(s).HTH
View ArticleRe: Importing linked clones with snapshots into ESXi
Thanks for the feedback, POCEH. I did try just copying the vmdk files over, but no joy there either. ESXi won't boot the vm because it keeps saying there's a file missing (even though I copied the...
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Re: Importing linked clones with snapshots into ESXi
Yes, there is a caveat - edit VMX file and reroute file paths. This should be enough. HTH
View ArticleVMware Converter Standalone 6.0 and GFS2 (Global File System)
Hello Everyone, Just a query. Is VMware Converter Standalone 6.0 support Physical Linux System with GFS2 (Global File System) P2V Convention into VMDK?
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What is the source OS type? GFS won't be preserved, the volume will become ext3.
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Many Thank you Peevs. OS is RHEL 6.3 x64. We are planning to P2V migrate of only one physical node (active node) of a 2 (two) node Linux cluster group. 3 mount point of this Linux Cluster is from SAN...
View ArticleExperts guide me
Hi everyone, i am using vcenter 5.5I have a windows 2003 physical server, i need to convert it to virtual machine.I have downloaded vmware standalone converterAfter converting will it ask for windows...
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Any Suggestion Please?
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Yes, you'll need to reactivate the Windows because almost all of your hardware has changed.You can setup an old IP for new VM but there is no way to resolve IP conflicts in case two machines are...
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I have SAN drive mapped to it. with vmware converter will it pick up the drive
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P2V of a Windows 7 OEM Workstation
Hi, It is requested by my manager to perform a P2V of a Windows 7 workstation running OEM license. After the P2V, windows license is not genuine and need another license key to reactivate (We have done...
View ArticleRe: P2V of a Windows 7 OEM Workstation
It's depends of what the error is - if fail is about domain add because of same name/credentials - probably you should change the name or disconnect original machine.Check for sysprep error(s) in...
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Re: P2V of a Windows 7 OEM Workstation
I have already changed the name of the VM (Different from the physical one). The error message is "A fatal error occurred while trying to sysprep the machine". I have also followed the steps listed...
View Articlethe destination guest os cannot be reconfigured
HiI'm trying to convert a fusion VM running 32bit linux to run on my ESXi 6 server ... the conversion seems to go ok but the converted VM doesn't boot - i'm getting a call stack dump on the OS boot...
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Re: the destination guest os cannot be reconfigured
HiPlease could you post additional info like:- Guest OS and version- screenshot about stack dump- a screenshot or description about virtual hardware In some cases, changing virtual disk controller type...
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screen dump is attachedQ: is there a way to route the OS boot output to a file? Because it scrolls by so fast and once it blows up I can't scroll back up from this stack dump to see what was going...
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Ok,about controller: which SCSI controller? Buslogin, LSI Logic Parallel, LSI logic SAS, VMware paravirtual... Could you post a screenshot about virtual hardware? Did you resize vmdks?
View ArticleRe: P2V of a Windows 7 OEM Workstation
Sometimes the sysprep is not working as expected because of many different reasons - why you don't try to do customization steps manually?
View ArticleRe: the destination guest os cannot be reconfigured
not sure what you are asking for ... when i go into settings in the fusion VM (before conversion) all I see are 3 options 'SCSI, IDE, SATA) .. I'm set to SCSI two other very similar VMs converted just...
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