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To be sure set the hardware version to 9 and check for 'firmware = "efi"' line in VMX file. HTH
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There are many threads about VSS because there are different problem with VSS, try to play with vssadmin and ensure you have enough free disk space for snapshot. HTH
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Run the command "chkdsk d: /r" and try conversion again.
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Hello: I have plenty of destination space; not the issueI have run that chkdsk command; it comes back clean I found this note. I will double check the VSS area. Funny thgough is the backup of the...
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G'day, POCEH wrote: To be sure set the hardware version to 9 and check for 'firmware = "efi"' line in VMX file. HTHThanks - both are set but still no success. Regards,Chris.
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Look at WS community...
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Unable to select VMware Infrastructure Server
Hi, I'm trying to convert a Ubuntu 12.04 VM to a VMware Workstation VM using the Standalone Converter on the same Windows 7 64bit machine. TheSource type for the VM is a 'Powered On Machine' with a...
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Provide the vcenter or the host ip and the credentials , check if you can proceed further
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You will want to make sure you follow the guide to convert to a hosted environment - page 50 of http://www.vmware.com/pdf/convsa_51_guide.pdf
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Live Linux conversions are allowed to VC/ESX destination only. HTH
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Re: Unable to select VMware Infrastructure Server
Hi JD, I did give it the Windows 7 IP address along with my username and get the following:Do I need to be running anything on the Windows 7 PC other than the Converter? Thanks, John C.
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You should need to provide the ip address of vcenter or the host and not the ip address of windows 7
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I not sure I get you. The Standalone vcenter is running on the Windows 7 PC along with the Ubuntu VM running in Parallels. There areonly two network IPs, the Ubuntu VM and Lan1 of the PC.
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As mentioned earlier by POCEH, VMware Workstation isn't supported as a Converter target for powered on Linux systems. In order to convert your Linux system, you'd need an ESXi host and/or vCenter...
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If you want to convert it to a VMware Workstation VM, your destination shouldn't be Virtual Infrastructure. It should be stored as a file for VMware Workstation (the other option when choosing your...
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comito, There is no selection pull down for choosing a destination. I was trying to show that in the original picture.
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Re: Unable to select VMware Infrastructure Server
a.p. So what you are saying is that my standalone converter allows me to select 'Powered-on machine' and 'Linux', but then does notgive me any indication I need another piece of software that I...
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Yes and no. You need another software (ESXi) but you can use the free VMware vSphere Hypervisor which will even run as a virtual machine on VMware Workstation. André
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a.p. Thanks for your input. I took the Hypervisor.iso and created a VM in VMware Workstation. I then used the Hypervisor VM's IP address as the destination. I got a lot farther and the Task starts...
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How did you configure networking for the ESXi VM (Bridged)? You may also want to check whether "Virtualize Intel VT-x/EPT or AMD-V/RVI" is checked for the ESXi VM's virtual processor. André
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