Converter Standalone on VCenter server?

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  I have my vCenter Server on an x 86 Sun Blade Server.  The chassis is end of life, and I want to spend my vCenter in its virtual environment.  I suppose it could work like any P2V, but are there any other measures special to do or be aware of?   I don't want to corrupt my environment.

  Here is a link to a KB that talks about how to restart the agents.  I had to do it when I had problems with an ESX host was experiencing problems connecting to vCenter.

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1003490

• vCenter Server - rename the config files and moving datastore

  Our vCenter VMware Server (4.1.0) is a virtual machine. The vCenter Server database is stored on a SQL Server that is also a virtual machine. The configuration files for the server vCenter and file a vmdk are located on a data store and the other vmdk file is located on another data store. This isn't a problem, but the parent folders that store these files have different names and do not reflect the name of the vCenter Server VM. Also the names of configuration files are different for the vmdk file names. I would like to move and rename files vmdk my vCenter Server to another data store and all the configuration files so that the parent folder that stores all the files has the same name as my vCenter Server VM and all of the files in the folder are on behalf of my vCenter Server VM.

  What would be the best way to do this? Can I install the stand-alone converter on the vcenter Server and migrate the server? I have a vCenter Server Standard license. Thank you.

  as above, use storage vmotion if possible else, you can use vmware converter...

• Export error records 'diagnosis package cannot be recovered from VMware vCenter Converter Standalone. "Error: could not generate file diagnosis of VMware vCenter Converter Standalone server.

  Hey, gentlemen!

  Trying to export logs from VMware vCenter Converter Standalone v 5.5.2 and this error occurs.

  "The package of diagnosis cannot be recovered from VMware vCenter Converter Standalone. "Error: could not generate file diagnosis of VMware vCenter Converter Standalone server.

  Can he save data to the file journal, but only coverter_gui newspapers, nothing else.

  Google search returns no results at all.

  What could be?

  OK, it is resolved after you restart the converter Services.

• VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.5.0 build-1362012 - unknown internal error trying to P2V Windows Server 2003 SP2

  I have a box of Windows Server 2003 SP2 Standard that fails to convert using vCenter Converter Standalone 5.5.0 build-1362012. After you submit the task in the wizard's GUI, I get "a general error has occurred: unknown internal error". A virtual machine is created and deleted and then a few moments later.

  Create the virtual machine

  192.168.1.201

  Completed

  Search entity by UUID

  Completed

  Search entity by UUID

  Completed

  Remote disk open read-write

  Completed

  Search entity by UUID

  Completed

  Remote disk open read-write

  Completed

  Search entity by UUID

  Completed

  Delete the entity

  SRV-cspnsn. CSPNSN.local

  Completed

  The destination is VMware ESXI version 5.5.0 build-1623387 managed by vSphere Client version 5.5.50 build-1618071. The destination data store is a 5.60 VMFS volume with block size of 4 MB, on a local SATA HDD with 923, 50GB.

  Both machines are in the same network and have no any King or firewall or ACL in switches.

  In the log file, the only error is "error"Ufa.HTTPService"] Impossible to read the application; "flow: io_obj p:0x03403f24, h:-1, < tube"\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap">, < pipe"\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap"> >, error: class Vmacore::TimeoutException (Operation timed out).

  Any help would be appreciated.

  Thanks in advance.

  Hi all

  Once the converter VMware-converter-en - 5.5.1 - 1682692 does not work, with a touch of friend uninstall the 5.5 version of Converter Standalone Client, look for the VMware converter version - 4.0.0 - 146302 and install this version to the other machine. No not that I had to be Converter, but the windows 7 Pro 64-bit.

  After this race, the Standalone Client 4.4 Converter and everything work fine.

  Now I have the P2V converted and good machine, as was the real operation!

  I thank all of you.

  Best regards

  ADAJio

• Should I install Standalone Converter 5.0 on vCenter Server?

  Hello

  (1) I would like to ask your advice that I should install Converter Standalone 5.0 on the vCenter server or it must be installed on a computer that is running Windows OS?

  (2) is it necessary to install the Standalone Converter 5.0 on a physical computer or a virtual computer is also OK?

  Thank you

  I don't think that it will make a difference, but for us, we do not install anything on the host to vCenter OS in addition to vCenter and VUM.  I have a virtual machine, I installed converter on and you use for all my stuff of conversion.

• Difference between Standalone Converter and converter integrated with VMware vCenter Server?

  What is the difference between Standalone Converter and converter integrated with VMware vCenter Server, except that it comes integrated with Vcenter and another does not?
  Please confirm is there the technical differences between them?

  Also take a look at the Release Notes for vCenter Server 4.1.

  of http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_esx41_vc41_rel_notes.html

  VMware vCenter Converter plugin. VMware vSphere 4.1 and later versions of the update and patch are the latest editions of the VMware vCenter Converter plugin for vSphere Client. VMware will continue to update and support the free Converter Standalone product, which allows conversions from sources such as physical machines, machine formats virtual VMware and Microsoft and some third-party disk image formats.

  André

• Restore-error vCenter Converter Standalone / Server

  Hi guys,.

  It's my first post in the VMware community and I'm looking forward to many useful discussions. Back to my problem...

  I have a serious issue in our virtual environment. Last weekend, I had to restore a virtual machine to a backup vcb. My first idea was to import the machine with the vCenter Converter 4.1.0. So far so good... I chose the .vmx of the virtual machine, which lies directly on the hard disk server vCenter ( file://hostname/e $/vm/vm.vmxUNC path) connection references: domain\administrator (access rights are set correctly)

  After a few seconds, I get the error message: cannot open the file file://hostname/e $/vm/scsi0-0-0-vm.vmdk (the name of the file is of course correctly)... ok, now I'm going to started to sweat... not only for the reason that it was Sunday morning, no, the virtual machine is our production database, and I could not restore it O.o

  Okay, the next idea was to import the machine with the vCenter Converter standalone, that is installed on my workstation. Source type is again Image backup, machine virtual file is always on
  hostname/e$/VM/VM.vmx--... we'll press next... and what past? Error: agent.internal.fault.FileOpenError.summary... have I said already, that the virtual machine is our most important server?

  2 hours later, I finished the installation of the new database server that was not the way things, I want to do...

  Monday: I couldn't believe it, the backup is corrupt... so I copied the files on my local drive on my computer and tried again... what my eyes see? It work fine? Now, I really couldn't believe it... If files is located directly on the vCenter server, it does not work and if the files are on my computer, it works correctly?

  can anyone help my in this matter? I really have no explanation for such a mistake...

  Thanks in advance for your help

  was soon Andi

  PS: I'm sorry for my English, but it is not my native language

  lights,

  There is a KB on a topic like this:

  "DISKLIB-LINK:
  host\e$\vm\scsi0-0-0-VM.VMDK': cannot open (the file is too large).

  Conversion fails when the source or destination do not support large files

  http://KB.VMware.com/kb/1008633/

  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.

• Windows Server 2003 x 64 conversion using VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Boot CD error

  Hi all

  I downloaded "VMware vCenter Converter Standalone" v 4.0 and from this directory

  C:\Program VMware vCenter Converter Standalone

  I was able to find these ISO files:

  Converter-helper-vm - x 64 .iso - & gt; I have burn the CD it and then perform the reboot

  converter-for assistance - vm.iso

  However, during the boot, he went into the start of linux, and then he asked me a login and a password?

  What should I type here then?

  My goal is to be able to convert this physical machine in one. File VMDK to load later on ESXi or VMWare Server 2.0

  Thank you.

  Have you tried domain user and password?

• Try to use the converter to push a VMX and VMDK existing in the environment file. Have you tried the Converter 4.3 and 5.0, continues to crash or delay. A 5.1 with ESXI 5.1 vCenter server hosts going conversion.

  Try to use the converter to push a VMX and VMDK existing in the environment file. Have you tried the Converter 4.3 and 5.0, continues to crash or delay. A 5.1 with ESXI 5.1 vCenter server hosts going conversion.

  Take a look at this article. You can try Converter standalone 5.0.1 or 5.1 beta.

  http://KB.VMware.com/kb/2033315

• VMware vcenter converter standalone physical conversion to virtual stuck to the completion of 81% for several days

  Hello everyone I have an interesting question, I'm physical conversion to virtual pointing to the new virtual directly on the server esx conversion would set schedule for a day. But now, it's just stuck at 81% and not go further! I don't get any errors of ideas? questions are there a basis that I can look to see what is happening? Is there a way I can fix it without start over again. There are enough resources on the destination esx I had to change the hard drive space for destination and ram, but done nothing radical imprint more small which I think should do better.

  It's an interesting case, you have here. I guess that conversion is complete, but somehow you do not see or a deadlock occurred.

  Anyway you will probably be able to export logs to the customer. Go to the directory of newspapers to %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\logs (for WP/W3K) or vCenter Converter Standalone\logs %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\VMware\VMware (for Vista +) and find the log of the last worker (vmware-converter-worker - .log #). The status of the conversion is currently connected. Take a look, or that she has finished, is still running, is stuck.

  If he has you can try restarting the client and/or server converter service. Do not stop the worker service unless you are sure that there is no conversion running!

  HTH

  Plamen

• vCenter Converter Standalone to vSphere Hypervisor

  Here's the situation.

  I would like to P2V convert an existing Windows 2000 Server and put the new virtual server in vSphere Hypervisor 5.1.

  Is this possible with the free vCenter Converter Standalone?  What version of the converter is what I use for P2V Server 2000 machine and I then have to use an older version of ESXI instead of vSphere Hypervisor 5.1?

  Any thoughts?

  Thank you

  The VMware converter, you can download it here... (https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/evalcenter?p=converter) Click on the license and download tab and log in to your my account of VMware. You should see the latest version and all the last one available for download.

  ESXi 4.0, you can download it here... (https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/evalcenter?p=free-esxi&lp=default). Once again, same procedure, click on the license and download tab and log in to your my account of VMware. You should see 4.1 and below (4, 4 Update 1... and so on) available for download.

  Good luck

  -Clark.

• Is there a converter Plug In for vCenter Server 5?

  Hello

  We have just implemented the vCenter Server 5 and get that some 4.1 ESX servers migrated to host ESX 5.

  Previously, there's a Service guided Consolidation (converter Plug In) vCenter for vCenter Server.  Is there a similar product for vCenter Server 5 or use the stand-alone converter in the future?

  Thank you

  With vSphere 5 there is no available plugin more. Just use the vCenter Converter Standalone.  André

• Save an ESXi 4.0 virtual using the VCenter Converter Standalone

  I'm having a 'moment' here because it's been a while since I've done it.

  I have a Windows Server 2008 virtual machine running on ESXI 4.1. I want to make a one-time backup of the virtual. It's a Terminal Server I don't need of daily backups, etc.

  I have it in mind that I can do this with the VCenter Converter Standalone. I downloaded and installed version 5 of this.

  When I tried to communicate with the virtual virtual "Machine VMWare Infrastructure" using the converter drop-down I get this:

  Unable to reach the specified host 192.168.254.154. The host may not be available... or management on this host services do not react.

  The IP address is correct. Am I missing something here? Management services? I put the VM converter on this virtual server Client?

  The goal is to get the hard local machine in order to restore it in case of failure.

  Thank you very much.

  Mike Gallery

  you will need to have comments turned off for export as OVF, but you don't need to use the converter.

  Also, in the future, if you use the converter and a source of 'VMware Infrastructure virtual machine', the virtual machine must thus put off.

  .. .and to return the FVO in your inventory... File - deploy OVF

• VM Converter Standalone can convert a vm running on a standalone ESX 2.5.5 server directly to a stand-alone server ESX 4.1?

  Based on documents - VMConverter http://www.VMware.com/PDF/convsa_43_guide.PDF

  Destinations and source pages 22-26 - supported

  VM Converter Standalone 4.3 v can convert a vm running on a standalone ESX 2.5.5 server directly to a stand-alone server ESX 4.1? It appears that it can in the guide. Is this correct?

  VM Converter Standalone cannot convert a power off vm on an ESX 2.5.5 standalone server directly to the ESX Server 4.1 by guide unless the 2.5.5 ESX Server is managed by vCenter 2.5. Is this correct?

  Please confirm. There is some contention about this topic with their peers.

  All points will be awarded.

  Thank you.

  According to the documentation you can hot covert one ESX 2.5.X, if you manage the ESX with Virtual Center 2.5 or higher server.