Hi,
When i schedule a P2V job using sdk selecting only C:\ and System Reserved. Job is submitted succesfully and When it reaches 97 % it fails with the below error
FAILED: Unable to find the system volume, reconfiguration is not possible.
Please help me resolve it.
Trying to P2V a Win 2008 R2 machine. Largest Physical disk is 2 TB. Yes dynamic disks. Not re-sizing, Failed at 96% after more than 2 days 
Here's what I found in the worker log (attached)
2014-11-02T20:34:32.355-08:00 [09880 info 'task-1'] GetManagedDiskName: Get disklib file name as vpxa-nfcssl://[DataStore] [MachineName]_3-000002.vmdk@[HostName]:902!52 92 92 fc 65 6a fb b3-81 c1 cd f4 83 68 a8 29
2014-11-02T20:34:33.652-08:00 [09880 warning 'Default'] [,0] [NFC ERROR] NfcFssrvrProcessErrorMsg: received diskLib error 18 from server: NfcFssrvrOpen: Failed to open '[DataStore] [MachineName]-000002.vmdk': The parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created. The content ID of the parent virtual disk does not match the corresponding parent
2014-11-02T20:34:33.652-08:00 [09880 info 'Default'] Sysimgbase_DiskLib_OpenWithPassPhrase failed with 'The parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created. The content ID of the parent virtual disk does not match the corresponding parent content ID in the child' (error code:18)
2014-11-02T20:34:33.652-08:00 [09880 info 'Default'] Error 18 opening disk vpxa-nfcssl://[DataStore] [MachineName]-000002.vmdk@[HostName]:902!52 fb 2e 73 fc 7f cb 0a-aa d4 66 33 f4 4f 99 aa.
2014-11-02T20:34:33.652-08:00 [09880 warning 'Default'] ERROR 18 opening disk vpxa-nfcssl://[DataStore] [MachineName]-000002.vmdk@[HostName]:902!52 fb 2e 73 fc 7f cb 0a-aa d4 66 33 f4 4f 99 aa.
2014-11-02T20:34:33.652-08:00 [09880 error 'task-1'] [BaseDiskSetComputer::DoOpen] OpenDisks failed, mntapi error: 290
2014-11-02T20:34:33.652-08:00 [09880 error 'task-1'] [BaseDiskSetComputer::AnalyzeErrorAndThrow] Error occurred when opening disk set, MNTAPI_ERROR = 290 MNTAPI errorType = 2, errorCode = 18
2014-11-02T20:34:33.652-08:00 [09880 error 'task-1'] TaskImpl has failed with std::Exception: Platform-specific error 18
2014-11-02T20:34:33.652-08:00 [09880 info 'task-1'] TargetVmManagerImpl::DeleteVM
Please let me know if you've seen this before? Multiple searches turned up nothing
Hi Guys,
hope you can help me with this problem. I have attached the logs so that you can see what is currently happening.
Im currently using a vCenter Converter 5.5 or the latest version.
My ESXI Server are also 5.5 Update 2 or the latest version
as well as my vCenter Server Appliance.
Hello All,
Im facing the same issue here when i tried to P2V W2K8 (~50GB disk) to the target (vcenter ip).
Source VM IP : 172.31.243.81
vConverter VM IP : 172.31.243.87
vCenter IP : 172.31.241.23
ESXi Server IP : 172.31.240.151
"An error occured while opening a virtual disk. Verify that the Converter server and the running source machines have a network access to the source and destination ESX/ESXi hosts."
I'm using converter standalone 5.5.
I attached the bundle logs.
Thanks.
Cheers...
Hello All,
I'm having some issues on when converting physical windows server using vConverter standalone 5.5.
error message:
"An error occured while opening a virtual disk. Verify that the Converter server and the running source machines have a network access to the source and destination ESX/ESXi hosts."
I attached the bundle logs. please advise.
Cheers...
Hello,
I need your help, I have to virtualize two olds servers on a Vmware ESXi as soon as possible (before this weekend !)
This both servers are running with Windows NT4 SP4 and Windows 2000.
I tried to install VConverter but this operating systems are not compatible.
What solution I have ?
I think that if I use Norton Ghost and create a image it will be ok ?
Thanks per advance for your help
Arnaud
Hello,
I am having an issue when trying to configure a VM from VMware converter 5.5. I start up the software, and select the option to "configure machine". Source type is VMware infrastructure virtual machine, then I put in my server info and admin credentials.
I am now shown my inventory that I have in Vcenter, however.. when I select a powered off VM (doesn't matter which host the VM is on) and click next, I am presented with the error of:
An error occurred while opening a virtual disk. Verify that the converter server and the running source machines have a network access to the source and destination ESX/ESXi hosts
I am able to telnet to all my esxi hosts on port 902 and 443. I am also able to ping them by name from the converter server and from the vcenter server. I am banging my head against a wall on this one.. Does anyone have any insight on this? Perhaps there is a file that needs to be configured within VMware converter to allow this to work? There are no firewalls that should be getting in the way here.
Thanks for taking the time to assist.
So I corrected the 'usessl' setting in the converter-worker file, and conversion is still INCREDIBLY slow. Transfer rate was 3.7meg before, and was 3.7 after (and now down to 3.26). If I open task manager it shows connection at 1g and network utilization is at 2.9%. 500G machine transfer started at 9pm saturday, supposed to complete at 8am monday. If anybody has any idea what is still wrong here, or what can be tweaked on the server itself or still on the client I'd love to hear it. I've tried converting the 'powered on machine' as well as doing it from a backup and both performed just as abysmally. Any time I don't spend transfering, is time I can spend making sure the thing is good togo before everyone comes back in on monday... If anybody's got any input or suggestions, i'd sure appreciate it!
Mick
Hello,
I'm attempting to do a hot P2V linux. I get coonected, machine creates new vm, boots but when asking for helper password it fails attempting to login with helper login, and password saying not found. Then get message vmacore application loop.
Can anyone assist?
Where do i enter helper login/password
I'm using standalone app on windows.
Has anyone done P2V efforts estimation per machine ?
This includes Pre Migration, Migration and Post-Migration activities.
Thanks in advance
avindia at gmail
Dear team,
To set a new size for vHDD2 I have done the v2v .
Before v2v vhdd2 (d drive) size was 50GB , in v2v set the new size as 60GB ,
after v2v if I check vHDD2 size it show 50GB in my computer and 60GB in disk management , need ur assistance why it showing this discrepancy please help.
regards
Mr VMware
Hi,
When trying to convert a physical Linux host to the Vmware ESXi 5.5 server I get an error almost immediately after the start of the conversion, when trying to convert a windows physical machine to the ESXi server there is no problem.
Anyone any ideas or suggestions ?
Here is the exact error :
[task,379] [task-12] -- ERROR -- Convert: vmodl.fault.SystemError
--> (vmodl.fault.SystemError) {
--> dynamicType = <unset>,
--> faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,
--> reason = "DiskLib_Open failed on ha-nfcssl://[datastore1] plop/plop.vmdk@192.168.1.2:902!52 ed 90 da 52 33 dc a5-da b7 41 b5 92 22 3c 2d with error One of the parameters supplied is invalid.",
--> msg = "",
--> }
Thanks in advance
Regards
Hello,
I am using ESXi 5.5.0 and want to copy a virtual machine from ESX to Vm workstation.
For this I have used VM-converter standalone.
When I started the VM after conversion on my desktop I was surprised: The hard disk shows old data.
It looks like a old snapshot but I am not using any snapshots.
Has anybody an idea where this behavior comes from?
BR,
Karl
We have CloneZilla images of Windows 2008 Server and would like to restore them to ESXi 5.5.
The converter release notes do not list ClonZilla as one of the supported images like Ghost, Aconis,,
Are there any options / tools to get the CloneZilla image onto vSphere 5.,5?
thanks
I want to convert only the active server of a clustered server.
May I know the steps or any other advice on how to
What will happen to the disk, will converted to VMDK or RDM or what?
Thanks for the help.
Regards,
ymed
Hello everybody
I try to convert a virtual machine Centos 6.6 executed by KVM to vCenter 5.5 (vCSA) and ESXi 5.5.0u2.
I have successfully convert and execute it but I found a error on the second disk.
On my KVM, I have 2 disk, the first one to 5GB and the second on to 20 GB.
The second partition named /dev/vbd is detected by vmware converter on the Source System / view sources details.
Unfortunately, this program discovery the disk named "disk2" with 20 GB but it log "No usable volumes found on disk".
I didn't understand why it do it because the partition /dev/vbd used the ext4 FS.
Someone can help me to solve this problem
Thanks in advance
Matt
Hi all,
Is therer a PowerCli or some sort of command line / powershell command to use the VMWare converter?
I use the vmware powercli to deploy VMs and other operations that I insert on my scripts and was wondering if this converter has that option, to run the order to convert via command line instead of a wizard that requires user input and can't be automated.
Cheers all
I am trying to convert a VM by vCenter Converter Standalone v5.5 (5.5.0 build-1362012). When I select the VM and press Next, the following error message appears: "A general system error occurred: Invalid Argument".
The log file shows the following error: "ManagedVmLocation does not have VM MoRef or VM UUID".
How can I solve this ?
Thanks.
Hello friends, how are you?
I'm trying to convert a physical machine with Redhat 3 have the latest version of VMware vCenter Converter (5.5.3)
On the machine with Redhat I have the firewall disabled, the IP as the name resolves well and are within the same network as the host.
At one point, after partition and format the disk on the target server, I get the following error in the log:
FAILED: On a general system error occurred:
Network error. Host 192.168.0.142 key can not be retrieved. (return code 2)
Can someone help me?
Thanks a lot!
Greetings,
I am somewhat of a VMware novice, but currently have two (soon to be three) ESXi hosts under my belt. They are all at separate locations.
I was not involved in the existing server in any way prior to this, but now it is mine. I was "thrown to the wolves" after the fact.
This will be the first "production" P2V conversion I am attempting. Though it will be the only VM on the host at this time, I do anticipate further VMs on this host in the future.
Given my restrictions, I would like to know the easiest way to do this conversion. The last two hosts I did were new installs (Server 2012 Essentials and Std), not conversions. Though, just for learning purposes, I DID do standalone P2V conversions of both of the existing physical servers, but never put them into production. I can't remember if I actually spun them up or not. It was a while ago. I think I did. They were both SBS 2003 physical servers. For a variety of reasons I do not have the luxury of a new install with this new system.
New host: HP ML350p Gen 8. 64 GB RAM, 1+ TB usable RAID 5 internal storage. 2 Xeon 6 core CPUs. ESXi 5.5.0 Upd 2. The latest HP firmware updates.
Existing physical server: Dell something. 1 Xeon 3060, 4 GB RAM, 300 GB non redundant internal storage (one 300 gb volume). Windows SBS 2011 Std. Running Exchange Server (2010) and SQL for SBS monitoring & SharePoint.
The existing physical server is the only server on the network, is (obviously) a domain controller, and the network is "flat". One subnet, no routing.
As mentioned above I have run the converter on a couple of other machines, They were both single servers, on single subnets but neither of them were running Exchange, SQL or Sharepoint.
The various forums and and information I could find on the net has for the most part, been conflicting and sometimes confusing as well.
I did find a couple of posts that mentioned stopping both Exchange and SQL before the conversion. This seems to make sense for obvious reasons. What else do I need to know of/should be aware of/watch out for etc.
Thanks for any insight you may be able to provide.
