Problem importing a Win7 machine onto ESX4 host
Hi Folks, Having an issue while importing a Win 7 machine with min disk size (28 GB) on a ESX4 host with vCenter converter 5.0.0.vCenter version is 4.0. Error message is-"Import MachineFailed to take...
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Can you goto the source machine and check if you are using FAT32 volume or does the drive has enough free space
View ArticleRe: Problem importing a Win7 machine onto ESX4 host
VSS needs space on the source disk for the snapshot, it also requires the source machine to have at least one NTFS volume, hence this message. However this is a general message and the error could have...
View ArticleRe: Problem importing a Win7 machine onto ESX4 host
Hey Akash, This is a Win 7 machine and FAT32 is not used, also there is enough free space on the PC as well as datastore. What I have suspectd is that there is a space issue on the vCenter server...
View ArticleRe: Converting from rsync'd backup of RHEL/CentOS 6.4 system
That manual process looks pretty reasonable to do. I think I can boot the VM from the rescue CD and then populate new LVM partitions from my remote image on my USB drive, using a tar pipeline (or rsync...
View ArticleRe: Unable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine -...
Thanks for the help on this. I am just going to move forward with installing the converter on the local host and completing the P2V from the local system. I only have a 2 systems left to P2V so it is...
View ArticleRe: Conversion fails with kernel error.
For your information.. My source is[root@localhost ~]# uname -aLinux localhost.localdomain 2.6.32-358.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Feb 22 00:31:26 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux[root@localhost ~]#...
View ArticleRe: Poor transfer rate using Converter 5.0 Standalone compared to 4.3
I know this is an old thread but Converter 5.0.1 b875114 still has the same issue. By default, SSL is enabled on the Converter in the "converter-worker.xml" file. When I turned off SSL and restarted...
View ArticleRe: Converting from rsync'd backup of RHEL/CentOS 6.4 system
Converter doesn't support restoring backup images (except some legacy old versions of Symantec, Acronis, StorageCraft). There is one more bad news - you won't be able to do convert the running machine...
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Do you connect with 'administrator' account (not another account in the administrators group) to the source machine?If what POCEH wrote didn't help, pls post the agent's log. It can be found on the...
View ArticleService_Boot_Start error on v2v conversion
I am trying to do a v2v conversion with the 5.1 standalone converter on a windows 2008 r2 VM. I am doing this to shrink the system partition which was wrongly thinly provisioned at 415 gigs down to...
View ArticleRe: Service_Boot_Start error on v2v conversion
It seems like the problem is because of the startup / device drivers. Try enabling the ATAPI SERVICE_BOOT_START and see it that works.,
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The Bitmap driver is used only when incremental conversion is used. Do you really want a incremental conversion?I recommend you to reinstall the converter, this should fix the problem with driver.The...
View ArticleRe: Vcenter Converter 5.0 Error 1603
For help：I met the same problem, the website said the restart can be, but after I restart is not working, I don't know you is how to solve?Thank you very much! -------error 29142.could not start...
View ArticleRe: 98% FAILED: Unable to reconfigure the destination virtual machine. Win...
OK, so I setup the ESXi server, copied the vmdk file to the datastore and converted it using the "vmkfstools -i" command. I am able to turn the machine on, but It blue screens during boot up.
View ArticleRe: 98% FAILED: Unable to reconfigure the destination virtual machine. Win...
After confirming the target virtual machine has an "LSILogic" disk controller with the virtual disk connected as SCSI0:0, try to run the Converter again for this VM - using the "Configure Machine"...
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I no longer have access to the original machine. All I have is the vmdm. I assume what you are referring to would take place on the machine to be imaged?
View ArticleRe: 98% FAILED: Unable to reconfigure the destination virtual machine. Win...
The "Configure Machine" runs on the virtual machine itself and basically tries to re-configure the existing VM by e.g. injecting the appropriate drivers. André
View ArticleRe: Service_Boot_Start error on v2v conversion
You taught me much. Thank you. I didn't realize that v2v means I needed to shut down. This worked with no troubles. Thanks again.
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