vmware converter asks for a vcenter server - can this be bypassed?
Hi, I've installed vmware converter 6.0 in my Hyper-V 2012 R2 VM (running Windows Server 2012 R2). I select to convert the powered-on local machine, but I am asked for a vcenter server IP. The problem...
View ArticleUnable to obtain hardware information
I am trying to convert a VM from ESXi Free v5.5 using the Standalone Converter and getting the error: Unable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine. I have tried running the converter...
View ArticleConvert Xp with Fat32 in Vm
Hi, i need to convert xp with fat32. Anybody can help me? When i try to use Vm converter stand alone i get error message. I don't want to convert the system volume with ntfs. I have used different...
View ArticleFailed to power on windows xp vm: "unsupported or invalid type disk 7" error...
Hi all,I got this message when trying to start vm after launching P2V process iwth VMware vCenter ConverterIt seems that SATA disk type (from my source machine) are unsupported and Convert tools...
View Articleusing p2v to copy from one data center to another
I have been able to use p2v to copy from one instance of vsphere to another instance of vsphere within the same datacenter without any issues.Now i am trying to use p2v to copy from one datacenter to...
View ArticleError converting server Hyper-v 6.3.9600.16384
Good AfternoonWhen Iconvert myHyper-V serverfor my otherVmWareWorkstationbyVMwareConverterit generatesmethe errorthat the tooldoesnot supportthe version ofHyper-V (6.3.9600.16384), I wonder if there is...
View ArticleConverting Server With Two Disks
Hi, I am wanting to convert a Windows Server 2008 R2 machine to a VM. The machine has two disk drives one being the C drive and other being the D drive. Will VMware converter virtualise both disks at...
View ArticleVery Slow P2V speed
Hello All, I am trying to perform P2V on a couple of my physical machines, however so far I am getting only 6MB/s speed (with SSL disabled) and 3MB/s speed (with SSL enabled by default). The connection...
View ArticleV2V downgrades memory
Hi Guys, We are trying to do a V2V using VMware standalone converter 5.1 from 4.1 cluster to 5.1 cluster.After migration it downgrades memory to 4GB, whereas original memory is 8GB for that virtual...
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Physical to virtual error (A general system error occurred: SSL execution:...
Hi Everyone, I'm running ESXi 6 on a Dell desktop machine with sufficient memory and processing power. I' trying to convert a physical windows server 2008 R2 to virtual for some testing purpose. I've...
View ArticleVMware converter states "The source parameters are invalid"
I am using version 6.0.0 build 2716716 of the VMware vcenter Converter Standalone client. I am trying to convert a Storagecraft Shadowprotect (build version v5.2.0.36537) image of a desktop computer...
View ArticleVmacore::TimeoutException(Operation timed out)
I am trying to convert a Windows 7 machine with 4GB into a VM using VMware vCenter Converter standalone.I keep on getting following internal error:Error vmware-converter-worker[05796] [Originator@6876...
View ArticleYet another P2V Conversion failure: unable to submit job:...
Hello I guess title says it all.... Trying to convert a Win7 machine to ESXi vCenter 5.5 - the job never gets to the point of starting as I get an error at submission. Tried both with converter 5.5.3...
View Articlep2v server 2012 r2 to vcenter 6
Is this currently supported? We run a 5.1 environment at the moment, but need to convert a customer in the future. I'd expect our new environment to be on 6.0. If not, do you know if there will be...
View ArticleVMWare Converter: (A file I/O error occurred while accesssing ". )
Hello, I am experiencing a problem with VMWare Converter. When trying to start the job, I get an error saying "A File I/O Error Occurred while accessing ". ". I am running it locally on the source...
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host key fingerprint verification failed when converting a linux machine
I am using converter 6.0.0 to convert a physical linux machine to vm. I have getting the following error repeatedly. It always stopped at 3% after 3 minutes msg = "A general system error occurred: #...
View ArticleTrying to open .vmx file from vConverter yields error "Error" in Fusion
I'm trying to open a vm that I created using vCenter Converter on a Windows 2000 machine on my MacBook Air running Fusion v7.1.1.When I cmd+o the .vmx file I simply get the error message "Error"....
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V2V conversion failing
I am currently preparing to stand up a new View 6 environment. I currently have two environments: a vSphere 5.0/View 5.1 environment with some XP holdouts, and the current production vSphere 5.5/View...
View ArticleP2V windows 2003 R2 64 bit failed Error: Unable to clone volume 'D:'.
Hello everyone Can someone help me with the issue P2V a win2k3 64 bit machine into vmware?I am using esxi 4.1 Update 1 with vmware converter standalone 4.3, it always stopped at Drive D, while no...
View ArticleThe Best Way to Configure Multiple Ethernet Ports on a VM
Hi All, I have an OId WindowsXP Machine which has 5 Dedicated Network Connections on a number of NIC Cards & one Internal Ethernet Connection. These Network Connections have Dedicated assigned IP...
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