Standalone Converter for ESXI 5.5
Hi, When is there going to be a converter that is compatible with ESXI 5.5? I need to convert a Server 2003 over but the converter doesn't work, and having looked at the matrix there isn't a compatible...
View ArticleError: A general system error occurred: Platform-specific error 1
I use vCenter 5.5 and ESXi 5.5.In the process of converting Windows 2008 R2 server an error «A general system error occurred: Platform-specific error 1». I would be grateful for information about this...
View ArticleP2V windows 2000 fails
I have had a hell of a time trying to convert a old windows 2000 physical to a virtual I installed the converter standalone 3.0 on the box it gets to 97% and fails out. Anyone have any advice on how I...
View ArticleP2V-BL460 C G1 completed and stuck on BSOD
Hi, I just recently converted one HP BL460 C G1 physical to virtual using converter 5.1. The conversion action got completed successfully. after the power on the VM while installing the device driver...
View ArticleConversion failed with error message "FAILED: The VSS snapshots cannot be...
Hi All, I have a Laptop with 6 GB RAM, 300 GB HDD, 2 CPU (1 socket and 2 cores) Windows 7 64 bit OS.I am having external HDD (2TB capacity with 460 GB free space) which will have the...
View ArticleNoob: Converting server that has iSCSI volumes?
Hi, I have an ESXi 4.1 host and I'd like to virtualize a Windows 2003 Server that has several large iSCSI volumes attached that are already on a SAN. What's the best way to handle the iSCSI storage? Do...
View ArticleHelp or pointers on how to convert a windows 2012 domain controller. Best...
Hello can anyone please tell me what the best practice is for converting on of the companies windows 2012 domain controllers and how to do it?Thanks
View ArticleUnable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine.
Hello,I am using VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.1 in order to convert an old VMware Server 2 machine for ESXi 5.5 I clicked the "Convert machine" button, selected "VMware Workstation or other...
View ArticleConverter SDK: virtualization from backup image
In a disaster recovery tests environment, I need to convert images backup supported by VMware Converter (with 'Convert machine' ), or virtual machines with virtual disk on which a backup has been...
View ArticleVMware converter 5.1 very slow (ssl already disabled)
Hello, I need help very quickly! I have to do a v2v migration of a server.But the speed of converting is about 6 mb/s which is very slow... (about 1000 GB of Data) Network-Speed is normal - no issues...
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Conversion fails at 1%
My conversion attempts fail at 1% over and over. Here's my setup: Source: Windows 2008 R2 x64 "physical" machine (Running on Proxmox on a server). I chose physical machine because Proxmox VMs are not...
View ArticleFailed:unable to obtain the IP address of the helper Virtual machine
I am trying to convert the Linux based VM that is hosed on hyper-V 2012 host machine, using VMware converter standalone utility, option "Power on" but it failed at 1 % and prompt error message that...
View ArticleAutomating Converter Standalone using Converter-cli.exe
Hi, I have worked out that this must be possible because of the inclusion of converter-cli.exe with Converter 5.0.1 Build 875114, plus I've got very close but not quite close enough! I have vCenter...
View ArticleCannot access (MAC) Host shared file system from within VMware vCenter...
The HOST (Mac) file system is currently shared into the Parallels VM and is accessible via Windows Explorer and works correctly in the Virtual Machine environment, however, after installing the vCenter...
View ArticleError converting an image
I'm using Symantec System Recovery to create images (.sv2i). I need to convert those images to VM. Three out of four servers converted without problem. The last one is giving me the "Unable to...
View Articleconverter 5.1 windows 2003 SP2 support
is it possible to migrate p2v windows 2003 SP2 with sql with the vmware converter 5.1in the support list i only see windows 2003 SP2 R2 does did meen both windows OS
View Articleerror "the source parameters are invalid" when trying to convert...
HelloI am hoping that someone can point me in the right direction. I am running Converter 5.5.0 build 1362012. The image files were created by Shadowprotect 3.5.2.When trying to convert the backup...
View ArticleConverter traffic
I'm in a discussion with some of my coworkers. We have a split datacenter with one vCenter server managing both facilities. The vCenter server lives at Facility A(on a different vLAN) while the server...
View ArticleGetting error, a general system error occurred: unknown internal error
Hi Folks, Am converting a DMZ server and am getting "a general system error occurred: unknown internal error" just as im clicking finish on the VM converter. I have followed this KB and have opened up...
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