Re: VMware converter 5.5 failed with error Unable to partition the...
Could you upload log bundle for investigation?
View ArticleConveter 5.5 and RHEL 6 keeps splitting phyiscal partitions into multi VMDK's.
I am trying to convert a RHEL 6 server with 1 disk and 2 partitions to a virtual server. Each time I convert I end up with 2 virtual disk on the ESX side.Is there a way to force the disk layout. I dont...
View ArticleRe: Conveter 5.5 and RHEL 6 keeps splitting phyiscal partitions into multi...
In advanced tab go to 'data to copy'. HTH
View ArticleRe: VMware converter 5.5 failed with error Unable to partition the...
Checked the logs and it appear to have the same error message, msg = "An error occurred during the conversion: 'CalculateGPTPartitionLocations failed!'" Not sure if the vCenter converter still have...
View ArticleRe: Conveter 5.5 and RHEL 6 keeps splitting phyiscal partitions into multi...
I suppose '/' is in a logical volume and 'boot' - in a basic one. Converter creates a separate virtual disk for volume group. If you desperately need them to be on the same disk, make the logical...
View ArticleRe: Unable to create virtual machine using 5.5
The zip is password protected. Besides it doesn't contain the worker log, which is more interesting.
View ArticleRe: VMware converter 5.5 failed with error Unable to partition the...
Hello Unfortunately there is a bug in Converter with Linux P2V when the destination disk is larger than 2TB (it is not it being GPT, it is the size). Sorry for the inconvenience.The workaround would be...
View ArticleRe: Convert a physical disk - Not a live OS
For such a task any Linux LiveCD can be used like: dd if=/dev/sda of=import-flat.vmdk bs=20M then you only need to manually create import.vmdk - but that is easy
View ArticleRe: Why did cold cloning go away? (not how to still do it)
I am about to perform four p2v this weekend and i would also like to know why the cold clone ISO download option has been removed!?!
View ArticleRe: Why did cold cloning go away? (not how to still do it)
I found this!Not an explanation but atleast an announcement. https://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-18661 Still want to know why tough... :/
View ArticleRe: Why did cold cloning go away? (not how to still do it)
Why pay for redistribution of a Windows 2003 PE to Microsoft when the hotclone procedure is supposed to be able to handle all cases ? There also seems to be no significant demand for such a LiveCD.I do...
View ArticleSnapshots?
Hello -- I see that with 5.5 version of converter, I can convert an (old) workstation VM to a (new) player VM -- the old vm has a few snapshots -- will all the snapshots get discarded when the...
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Hello -- Thanks for the reply .. just to clarify, the disk space that the VMDK's take up in the snapshot will be discarded and at the end of theprocess, the new VM will have VMDK's that reflect...
View ArticleRe: Snapshots?
Yes of course, but for the destination VM not for the source one.This should be described somewhere in the Converter's manual...
View Articlevcenter - server problem - Error 2245
Hi, I installed the newest one version of the VMware Workstation 10.0.1 and I downloaded and installed VMware vcenter converter in client/server mode (version 5.5.0). When I try to start Vcenter I got...
View ArticleRe: vcenter - server problem - Error 2245
Hmmm, seems your password requirement are too strong, the error means: "The password does not meet the password policy requirements. Check the minimum password length, password complexity and password...
View ArticleRe: vcenter - server problem - Error 2245
Ok, I found it - secpol.msc but there is no special security set on, pass must meet complexity req is disabled, min pass length is 0. Any idea? Thanks
View ArticleRe: vcenter - server problem - Error 2245
Local user ___VMware_Conv_SA___. There can be restrictions about local users too.
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