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  I installed VMware Server 2.0 on my computer running Windows 7 64-bit edition Home premium.  I'm trying to make sure that the network card virtual vmnet0 only connects to my thread of material gigabit NIC, not my wireless card.  I went into the virtual network editor and none of my physical computer network cards are listed.  The bridge networks tab the checkbox next to automatically connect to the network device is checked and grayed out.  Any ideas on why my physical network cards are not listed.  Thank you.

  Hello

  Are you running virtual network editor with "RunAs as Administrator"?

• Windows 7 computer physical exported to the virtual machine and now will not boot on another machine

  Hello

  What I tried to do is the following:

  Export/create a virtual machine from the current physical running computer. After it's done, I plug in the USB key which contains the files of virtual computer for a laptop and try to start this virtual machine. It does not start due to "recent changes". This probably means that the OS never will start, right?

  This seems odd to me, or I can't understand what is happening here. I thought that to have a virtual machine means that the operating system could not doing the physical machine, it is running on, but just saw it is virtualized OS/machine.

  I would like to "clone" a current physical machine and then run it on another PC is because we need to have a client machine, convert applications on it and then return either the image (if they already had a running image) or we have a complete script on how to convert/upgrade for that client applications so that the downtime will be minimal and maximum success rate.

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  Windows 7 (desktop and laptop PC run this) 32-bit

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  A thinking about it?

  See you soon,.

  Steven

  I bought a copy of Virtualization Manager 2010 at the time where converter couldn't handle windows 7.

  Nowadays the 4.3 version should work well.

  As mentioned previously, the mebdedded in my computer is very outdated.

  On my site, you will find a howto for p2v 2008 r2 - this works for Windows 7 too - and it uses only free tools

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• Cannot start the physical machine converted to a virtual machine under ESXi 4.0

  Hi all

  I have 2 has with the material below

  Dell optiplex 755 2.4 Qcore 4 GB of RAM and 160 GB of HARD drive

  A performer with ESXi 4.0 other runs with Windows 2003.

  I tried to convert physical machine with "Vmware Vcenter converter Stand alone" 4.0.1 build 161434

  I used the tool on the source machine and by another machine on the network.

  The two process converts the physical machine to a virtual machine successfully without any errors.

  After conversion, the virtual machine cannot start, and shows only a small slider that is not flashing too.

  

  The physical machine have a single partition of 160 GB

  The space currently used on the physical machine is 26 GB.

  I reduced the size of the HARD drive to virtual computer with fix / light available in 40 GB.

  point to make here is that the ESX have only 160 GB HDD, so he will not be able to copy all 160 GB because of which I am reducing the 40 GB HARD drive

  I converted a few other physical machines with 40 GB HARD drive and they work well after the conversion.

  Any sugessions would be greatly appreciated.

  Thanks in advance

  Hi Sunil,

  Let me know the drive selected in the custom option controller.

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  Krishna

• Not able to convert a physical machine (windows 7) to the virtual machine

  Hello

  When I'm trying to convert Windows 7 physical computer into a virtual computer, I get the error "the specified parameter was not correct", I have enough space on my data store and I enjough memory also.

  Please all give me solution to this problem.

  Thanks in advance.

  Concerning

  Deva

  To convert Windows 7, you must at least VMware Converter 4.3. However, I would suggest that you use for the last beta 5.0 version http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/beta/public_converter_50?view=overview

  André

• Convert a physical machine in image

  Hello

  I'm currently looking for a solution where I have a few physical machines to Windows 2003. I need to make an image of the machines on a USB drive and then import the image on a VMWare ESXi server on another physical location later.

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  Are other solutions that could solve my problem?

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  You can use the stand-alone converter to do.

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  3. Select the VMware VMware Workstation 8.0 = product

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• Convert True64 Unix physical machine into a Virtual Machine

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  I wonder if I can convert the physical machine with True64 Unix virtual machine or not.

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  Can anyone suggest me?

  Thanks in advance!

  Hello

  Welcome to the VMware communities forum.

  Don't you can't virtualize the machine to the VMware platform.

  The reason is that the server uses the alpha microprocessor and not a standard intel x 86/intel x 64 compatible.

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• Cannot convert physical machines to virtual

  I'm trying to convert a physical machine to using 'Converter Standalone Client 4.0' virtual ESXi 4.  When the converter is complete, the operating system would not start.   I tried this on 3 different machines to Windows XP and got a different message each time.

  1st: I got this error message: FAILED: cannot create a snapshot VSS of the source volumes. Error code: 2147754758 (0 x 80042306).

  2nd: I got a black screen with a cursor.  He just sits there and doesn't do anything.

  3rd: error loading operating system.

  I tried the local processing and conversion of distance.  Each of them with the same result.   What I am doing wrong?

  Thank you!

  Hin

  hinzinho,

  Welcome to the VMware Community Forums.

  Make sure that you use Converter 4.0.1 because you convert to ESXi 4.

  1st: I got this error message: FAILED: cannot create a snapshot VSS of the source volumes. Error code: 2147754758 (0 x 80042306).

  Take a read through this thread: http://communities.vmware.com/message/1320104

  2nd: I got a black screen with a cursor. He just sits there and doesn't do anything.

  If you went to IDE on IDE physical box with the virtual machine.  It is in the release notes:

  http://www.VMware.com/support/converter/doc/releasenotes_conv401.html#97

  3rd: error loading operating system

  It not in fact generated an error message during conversion?  Would you be able to provide logs of converter if she missed.  In the contrary case, we will need to know what has been selected in the wizard and a description of the source system with a screenshot of disk management.

  As side note, send only one issue per thread.  It is best to separate the questions for people seeking answers to their problems and allows you to assign points to those who help on individual issues.

  Kind regards

  EvilOne

  VMware vExpert 2009

  NOTE: If your question or problem has been resolved, please mark this thread as answered and awarded points accordingly.

• convert a physical machine under linux in virtual

  I need to convert a physical machine running Fedora core 5 in virtual machine. Is there any tool of vm to do?

  Someone already do? I do not use a GUI.

  Thank you for your help

  You can find platforms supported in the release notes

  http://www.VMware.com/support/converter/doc/releasenotes_conv40.html#platf

  Good luck!

  Please consider awarding points by scoring responses like 'correct' or 'useful '.

• Converter does not have "an error occurred when opening a virtual disk. Verify that the Converter server and source running machines have network access to the ESX/ESXi hosts source and destination. »

  Hi all

  I'm having some trouble converting server physical windows using autonomous vConverter 5.5.

  error message:

  "An error occurred when opening a virtual disk. Verify that the Converter server and source running machines have network access to the ESX/ESXi hosts source and destination. "

  I have attached the bundle newspapers. Please notify.

  See you soon...

  Your error is:

  2014-11 - 04T 18: 27:27.587 - 08:00 [01236 info "Default"] GetManagedDiskName: Get disklib file name as vpxa-nfcssl: / / [a0110-vmgt70-001] WIN-MOVRCVCSITG/WIN-MOVRCVCSITG.vmdk@a0110tesxhyp01.datacenter.telenorservices.com: 902! 2 b 52 87 75 03 03 ff 49-67 2f 3 a 61 76 and 00 cd e1

  2014-11 - 04T 18: 27:27.587 - 08:00 [01236 WARNING 'Default'] [, 0] NfcNewAuthdConnectionEx [NFC ERROR]: unable to connect to peer. Error: Failed to search for host for a0110tesxhyp01.datacenter.telenorservices.com server address: the requested name is valid, but no data of the requested type was found

  2014-11 - 04T 18: 27:27.587 - 08:00 [01236 info "Default"] Sysimgbase_DiskLib_OpenWithPassPhrase failed with 'NBD_ERR_NETWORK_CONNECT' (error code: 2338)

  Check the manual on the required ports.

  HTH

• Use OEM Windows 7 Pro in virtual computer; Enterprise of Windows 8.1 in the physical Machine

  Hello

  I need some real tips on Windows license manager that I don't want to go against all Microsoft software license.

  As a backdrop, I have the following:

  -an OEM Windows 7 Pro that came with the purchase of a Dell PC

  -a license in Volume Windows 8 with Software Assurance purchased by my company

  I would like to know if I can install the copy of the OEM Windows 7 Pro in a virtual machine on the Dell PC, while having a Windows Installer on the physical PC/computer Dell 8.1. i.e. physical Machine Dell PC = Windows Enterprise 8.1; Virtual machine in the same Dell PC is Windows 7 Pro OEM.

  I don't want to do a dual boot to install because it will be difficult to remove once my 3rd party applications fully supports Windows 8.1; and I also want to keep my PC as clean as possible. I also can't use one of the Open License of Windows 8 as a lower upgrade to Windows 7 as this installation will take another license to use.

  I read from the windows 7 EULA that:

  'Use with Virtualization Technologies. Rather than use the software directly on the licensed computer, you can install and use the software within the virtual (or emulated) only on the licensed computer system... »

  I was wondering that the clause applies, but I don't know if the OEM Windows 7 Pro can be activated on a virtual machine because I don't have the OEM product key.

  Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

  Hello

  I need some real tips on Windows license manager that I don't want to go against all Microsoft software license.

  As a backdrop, I have the following:

  -an OEM Windows 7 Pro that came with the purchase of a Dell PC

  -a license in Volume Windows 8 with Software Assurance purchased by my company

  I would like to know if I can install the copy of the OEM Windows 7 Pro in a virtual machine on the Dell PC, while having a Windows Installer on the physical PC/computer Dell 8.1. i.e. physical Machine Dell PC = Windows Enterprise 8.1; Virtual machine in the same Dell PC is Windows 7 Pro OEM.

  Yes, you can.

  I don't want to do a dual boot to install because it will be difficult to remove once my 3rd party applications fully supports Windows 8.1; and I also want to keep my PC as clean as possible. I also can't use one of the Open License of Windows 8 as a lower upgrade to Windows 7 as this installation will take another license to use.

  I read from the windows 7 EULA that:

  'Use with Virtualization Technologies. Rather than use the software directly on the licensed computer, you can install and use the software within the virtual (or emulated) only on the licensed computer system... »

  I was wondering that the clause applies, but I don't know if the OEM Windows 7 Pro can be activated on a virtual machine because I don't have the OEM product key.

  It's the same clause I was going to paste attesting that you can install the license OEM Windows 7 in a VM.

  
  

  In addition, since you have Windows Enterprise 8.1, you can use the built in Hyper-v:

  Windows 8 integrates into hypervisor called Hyper-V.

  This requires that your processor supports the translation of the secondary addresses.

  To see if your processor is supported:

  Press the Windows key + X

  Click on programs and features

  Click on turn Windows features on or off

  See if you can check off Hyper-V and all its options of void

  If this isn't the case, it does not support Hyper-v.

  You can use alternatives such as Oracle VirtualBox or VMWare Player.

  https://www.VirtualBox.org/wiki/downloads

  VMware Player;

  http://downloads.VMware.com/d/details/player_401/dGpkYnRwd3didGRwQA==

  Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

• popular error; An error occurred when opening a virtual disk. Make sure that the converter server and source running machines have network access to the ESX/ESXi hosts source and destination.

  Once again; same problem, others have encountered but nothing seems to work.

  An error occurred when opening a virtual disk. Make sure that the converter server and source running machines have network access to the ESX/ESXi hosts source and destination.

  We have 1 physical servers, we need to see. Here is the environment. All 3 separated location, 3 all firewall separated

  1 physical servers

  -Internal IP address; 172.16.160.21
  -FARM Firewall

  vCenter Server

  -Internal IP address; 172.16.1.85

  -Local Office (ALX)

  Location of destination (ESXi host):

  -Internal IP address; 172.16.153.20

  -Firewall ROOMMATE

  
  Already completed:

  VMware KB: disable SSL on VMware Converter Standalone 5.x encryption   SSL disabled in converter-worker

  Firewall are open / Tunnel is open throughout the environment.

  I have attached the logs.

  Thank you very much

  POCEH; Thanks for the reply. But I wouldn't be pulling my gray hair if I knew what the problem was. I understand that there not for the peer but why...?

• Converstion physical Machine

  Hi a |

  First of all the xcuse me if I am spamming.

  I'm trying to convert my physical server into a virtual machine, since I have a problem with the phyical server. I tried with the VM converter, and I get the error below. Can any1 help me with this problem.

  Please find below ss for your reference.

  

  Thank you

  KaDer...

  Hello

  Looks to the queue of sercurity and its not able to access it.

  When you run the vmware converter, start it as an administrator / or switch to this folder... /ssl/ and give all the permissions.

  That should fix it.

  Thank you

  RJ

• Cannot start Windows 7 after the conversion of the physical machine

  Hello

  I converted my windows 7 64 bit running physical machine to the virtual machine using converter 5.0. I am running VMWare Workstation 8.0. My physical machine hid the 100 MB boot partition and 90 GB main partition. During the conversion, I don't have an option to select a hidden partition, nor did I want in my virtual machine. Conversion failed with the following message (planned):

  Unable to find the system volume, reconfiguration is not possible.

  Then, I started the virtual machine using the Windows DVD and selected the option "repair". Once I arrived, I used diskpart to make my active primary partition and then followed the steps in this KB http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1037507 to fix everything including BCD. Once this was done, I used converted to reconfigure the virtual computer, and this time he succeeded. Everything was good and as expected up to that point. Now, when I start the VM, I get by BIOS init and then I get a black screen - no messages at all and he vm it is here without doing anything. I tried to fix it again and everything seems good (checked all the information using diskpart, bootrec and bcdedit so that automated repair) - everything seems to be in order, but the black screen is all I see when I try to start.

  Any help to guide me to this point is very popular figure.

  Thank you

  Andrey

  Disk2vhd create a vhd file
  Starwinds V2V converter converts the virtual hard disk into a vmdk
  This vmdk is assigned to a new virtual machine
  first boot the virtual machine goes into a Windows 7 drivers restore CD you patch

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• Conversion of physical server into a virtual machine

  Hello

  I would like to take a physical server and convert it to a virtual machine on the same box.  I'm new to VMs, so please tell me if this is possible and if yes, what is the best way to do it. Right now, I think these are the basic steps:

  (1) take operating system image current (2003 Server STD) using Acronis.

  (2) wipe server and install ESXi 4.

  (3) use the free VMware Converter to convert the Acronis image to a guest VM on the ESXi host.

  Will this work? Am I missing something? The traps that I should look out for?

  A few questions more to go with this:

  -J' currently have an ESXi 3.5 on a desktop host. Wouldn't be better to convert this machine on the fly to a guest on this 3.5 host, then move the guest to the new 4.0 host once it is ready?

  -This server is now an application server and has a few databases, such as WSUS and Kaspersky Administration kit and maybe something else I can't think right now. Is that causing trouble with the DBs in the transition from the physical to the virtual?

  -The machine has also acts as a file server and is connected to our iSCSI SAN. Will be a problem or I would be able to remap the LUN to the virtual machine quite easily just like I did to the physical machine?

  Sorry for the long post. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

  As long as you can take decisions associated with the image with Acronis and then convert it to a virtual machine, I think this is a good approach.  You can convert the server in a virtual machine running on your ESXi 3.5 environment but I would not run a server database production on class workstation hardware.  The performance would be probably pretty bad if you had a large number of users hitting that database.  As for using Acronis I know that it is supported but in the past I have never tried to convert an Acronis image for a virtual computer by using converter.

  The databases themselves should not have any problem on a virtual machine.  SQL runs in a virtual machine and saw complex databases even accomplish a lot.

  Reconnect to your iSCSI SAN shouldn't be a problem either.  You must ensure that the networking on the newly built 4 ESX host is configured to allow you access to all the VLANS required (iSCSI VLANS, server VLAN, etc.).  It is an important step to ensure that you have right or you will not be able to reinstall your iSCSI LUNS, once the server is converted.  Once the networking is configured the process of reconnecting to the iSCSI LUN from inside your virtual machine is the same as if it was physical.

  Good luck!