P2V Windows file server migration (VMware Converter 4)

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• Copy Virtual Machine on the ESX Server windows file server (files)

  I made a copy of a computer virtual with Vmware converter and it is sitting on the windows file server, is there a way to copy the files to the server, ESX4?  Something like a copy and paste?

  Thanks in advance!

  Simply right click on the data store you want to place the files on (Summary tab when selecting one of the hosts connected to this data store), select "Browse the data store" and then use the button "transfer files to this data store. You can use it to download a folder or file from a target, that you access from your system. It might make things easier if you create a folder in the store of data first, and then download the files one at a time. Make sure that the virtual machine is turned off when you do.

  Another option might be to vMotion/migrate it from current storage to a data store in the ESX environment. I did not the same type of migration before, it will or will not be, works correctly. I moved files VM from a source, see my workstation, up to a data store that the ESXi host has a connection to before without problem (with the virtual machine powered off course).

• P2V windows 2000 server

  
  Hi all

  We are running a windows 2000 SP4 server p2v, please suggest me a steps to do this without any problem.

  Kind regards

  https://communities.VMware.com/blogs/Nithyanathan/2015/06/18/step-by-step-guide-to-P2V-Windows-2000-Server-Service-Pack-4

  This link should be useful for you... He described the procedures step by step execution p2V

  Let me know if you need further assistance

• Network card works no-Windows home server on VMWare server 2.0.1

  I installed Windows Home Server on VMWare server 2.0.1 and the card in Device Manager Ethernet OS says "this device cannot start (code 10)". Device Manager shows AMD PCNET Family PCI Ethernet Adapter and the current drivers are also installed. I installed the Home Server by selecting other 32 bit OS in the virtual machine. Also, I removed the network card and reinstalled the adapter in the control panel of VMWare. It shows connected and I fixed it to connect at power on, it is also a bridge connection. I don't know what to do or check. I thought to reinstall the operating system by choosing server 2003 32-bit for Windows Home server is based on this. It's probably something simple. Anyone have any ideas?

  Close the comments.  Edit the vmx by hand file and change the line ethernet0.virtualDev = "vlance" to "e1000" (add the line if it does not exist).  Back-light the prompt and install the driver for Intel E1000 network map.

• P2v Windows 2003 Server

  I have a Windows 2003 Server physical that we would like P2v, but drive C has only about 100 MB remaining.  Drive D has 25 GB.    My preference is to install Converster on this server and run locally, but as the C drive is low on space, it may be better to do it remotely.   However, I was wondering if there is a way to always run locally if I install the converter on the D drive.  Is this possible?

  With only 100 MB on the left, I highly recommend you free disk space before you do anything else to avoid problems (not only related to the converter). What I did in the past in such situations, is to configure the location of the page file to the server, which will release usually a few GB (depending on its current size).

  André

• Guest computer create a lot of files similar to "vmware-converter-# .dmp".

  I invited WinXP SP3 running on the ESXi 4.1 server, which creates a lot of similar files to "vmware-converter-# .dmp" (where # is a number) in:

  C:\Documents and Settings Application Data VMware LocalService

  And it is in the drive because it is a creation every 5 minutes and each is about 3 MB.

  Anyone know why these files are created?

  It looks like converter server crashing on start, then get automatically restarted by SCM.

  If you don't need a converter on this computer, set the service not not to start automatically (search for "VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Server" in the services management console)

  If you need it, another invsestigation is necessary; the server logs should be in "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Server\logs"

  HTH

  Plamen

• Lost random network in the 2012 Windows file server

  Hello

  As usual, I'll start by saying that it worked front

  The problem has occurred Monday morning.

  The file server in 2012 randomly loses network connection.

  This can happen after 2 hours as after 30 minutes.

  The file server also have the role of print server.

  Le virtual Server with 8 GB of RAM et 3VCPU on ESXi 5.1

  All others servers on the same switch does not work have This behavior.

  Et the Cup did not last long between 1 et 3 minutes generally.

  When I Look in newspapers Je have absolutely no Warning ou error and no event tonight Warning last happened yesterday and I have summer full of problems today deco.

  FYI j’ai IPv6 activated as well as the domain controllers (2012 + forest and domain).

  During the This rupture the net et DNS resolution is ok on computer.

  I also tested by deleting the the virtual network adapter e1000 by replacing un vmxnet3.

  Suite un VMware et Microsoft KB I also have permit RSS which was not the default value.

  I also have reinstalled the VMware Tools.

  I've seen on the net as possible resolutions by turning on the Server """side received scalling" network or " Checksum Offload" but I'd rather have a notice card before you act. "

  TrendMicro Antivirus, FileZilla Server et Backup Exec Agent 2012 are installed on this server.

  No other software.

  I checked everywhere but then I do not understand all the where it can come.

  Thank you in advance for your return because then I stuck serious.

  Hello

  Thank you for your response.

  Finally I have not updated it is a network route in the linux server causing a file server IP IP spoofing.

  (It's a bit complicated and not logical, but when I remove the wrong it works better).

  I see on the net that VMXNET3 are better support aggregation and much more...

• Physical transfer Ubuntu Server with VMWARE Converter

  Hi I'm trying to transfer an already built ubuntu 8.04 server to VMWare ESX server with the coverter bootable cd.  When I use the wizard all is fine until I get to the part of the data store and I get an unknown error.  I transfer the logs so that I can display them but cannot do anything about newspapers.  Is it still possible to do, or is there something that I am missing.

  Hello and welcome to the forums.

  You might want to try the Converter 4.0 BETA .

  Good luck!

• V2v error a server using Vmware Converter has FAILED: cannot create a snapshot VSS of the source volumes. Error code: 109 (0x0000006D)

  I have the above, when you try to v2v, a server or ESXi server as a workstation or a HARD drive.  I have a lot of space on the disk being cloned to, everyone had this before, can you please provide a resolution? #

  Thank you

  Chris

  Looks like what ive solved this now.  Ive disabled SQL VSS Writter and a product called Neverfail (we use to DR our servers).  Since ive done this im now able to create snapshots and images begin to generate.

• VMware Converter error conversion physical server running CentOS 4.7

  I'm trying to convert a physical server running CentOS 4.7 to a virtual machine (on an ESX 3.5 server) using VMware converter - 4.0.0 - 146302.  The server is powered and I start the converter customer and go through all the steps to convert the server.  The process starts and hangs at 1 percent.

  I have exported and reviewed the logs and see what follows in the agent log:

  GetEvent (taskID = task-3) task converter

  impossible to detect the State of comments like 'running', will try again 1199 times...

  could not get the print server digital certificate. Retries 284 times...

  obtained the help server footprint: 1 has: F9: DA: D5:BC:E5:8 C: FD:22:CC:7E:6F:11:5F:3 A: FC:DB:4 B: 42:0 C

  Connection to VIM to 10.9.10.246...

  Reuse the existing connection of VIM to 10.9.10.246

  Unable to obtain the IP address of GuestInfo, will try again 299 times...

  In addition, the newspapers show gui Converter:

  UpdateTask

  {(converter.task.TaskInfo)

  dynamicType = & lt; unset & gt;

  key = "task-3."

  task = ' converter.task.Task:task - 3'.

  name = "convert."

  descriptionId = "Convert.P2V."

  userName = "root."

  source = "10.9.10.201"

  target = "10.9.10.246/brsauth.bigrocksports.com"

  State = "error"

  canceled = false,

  cancelable = true,

  data = & lt; unset & gt;

  error = {(converter.fault.HelperVmFailedToObtainIpFault)

  dynamicType = & lt; unset & gt;

  MSG = "Cannot get the IP address of the virtual machine to help."

  },

  result = & lt; unset & gt;

  progress = 1,

  estimatedTimeRemaining = & lt; unset & gt;

  transferRate = & lt; unset & gt;

  queueTime = ' 2009-02 - 26 T 14: 37:11.293159Z.

  startTime = "2009-02 - 26 T 14: 37:11.553563Z.

  completeTime = ' 2009-02 - 26 T 14: 43:34.277239Z.

  eventChainId = 29,

  vcTask = & lt; unset & gt;

  logBundleInfo = (converter. DiagnosticManager.TaskLogBundleInfo) {}

  dynamicType = & lt; unset & gt;

  key = "task-3-diag-20090226144333 - MQFAUK.zip."

  timeCreated = "2009-02 - 26 T 14: 43:33.438212Z.

  format = "zip."

  content = (converter. [DiagnosticManager.BundleContent)

  "agentLogs."

  "serverLogs.

  ],

  size = 706251,

  CRC =-1155030952,

  },

  }

  I can convert Windows servers on the ESX Server without any problems. Can someone translate this myself and I would like to know how to work around errors?

  Thank you

  Shannon

  On the Linux server you are converting.  When the converter reaches step 3 Options display/change the last option is called Helper VM Network.  You can change this option and add an ip address.  The ip address must be on the same network to your default gateway on your Linux server.

• VMware Converter fails on physical client - not enough space

  Hello

  I try to use VMware Converter on a physical client that runs Windows 7 and get this error message:

  Failed: The VSS snapshots cannot be stored because there is not enough space on the source volumes or because the source computer has not all NTFS volumes. Error code:
  2147754783 (0x8004231F).

  When you run DISKPART - VOLUME LIST I can see that the two partitions is formatted with NTFS.

  Anyone have any idea why the process fails?

  Thanks in advance.

  -Edgar

  In addition, found this with a search... you all unallocated on your hard drives partitions?

  http://community.Spiceworks.com/topic/254411-VSS-error-when-trying-to-P2V-server-using-VMware-Converter

• Activate Windows 7 on a virtual machine on my Windows Home Server machine using my product key. I no longer use the complete installation. Am I in Windows license terms?

  I did virtualization p2v Windows Home Server 1 on an external drive using VMWare. I no longer use the physical instalation. The virtual machine has asked for activation on my laptop Windows 7 and worked well online. I'm in the terms of the Windows license?

  Please note that Windows Home Server is an OEM product which means, it is not intended to be transferred from one computer to another.

  For additional support and answers to your question, please post in the following forum:

  Windows Home Server Category - Microsoft

• 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

• is not cold p2v windows 2000 for ESX 3.5.4 with vmware converter 4.0.2U3

  Hello

  I met a problem today, with the cold p2v windows 2000 sp4 server

  stop process to 2% saying unknown error occurred

  Here is the log of error-content (agent):

  NfcNetTcpRead: the time-out waiting for data

  NfcFssrvrRecv: failed with code = 9

  NfcFssrvr_DiskIo: have not received response from e/s

  DISKLIB-LIB: RWv failed ioId: #69 (5666) (34).

  DiskLib_Write has no sector 40960 HA - nfc: / / [Local_Storage_

  1_elcvmw02] vlzwwc02 / [email protected]:902! 52 98 d dd 00 99 72 6 b4-66 82 23 be cc 20 31 f1 with error invalid NDB error code.

  NfcNetTcpWrite: bwritten:-err 1: 10053

  NfcFssrvrSend: failure

  NfcFssrvr_Close: failed to send a close message

  NfcNetTcpWrite: bwritten:-err 1: 10053

  NfcNet_Send: asked to 264, only 8 bytes sent

  NfcSendMessage: send failed:

  BlockLevelCloning::task: Image Processing task a ISP

  LED with MethodFault::Exception: sysimage.fault.DiskLibConnectionFault

  BTW: I tried several ESXs target and I also tried a migration cold with vmware converter 3.0.x

  No idea what is the problem?

  Thanks for your help guys

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• MS Windows Server Migration - physical to virtual with no. P2V

  Hello

  I was wondering if someone could provide some ideas on the following situation we run into:

  We have a file server Windows Server 2003 physical we want to virtualize.

  Initially we wanted to P2V server and storage and create a vmdk for the server (drive C :) and a different vmdk for his (D: drive which is storage).)

  We are now thinking about the possibility to create a new VM server with a clean install of Windows 2008 R2 and then copy the data to the SAN and present the LUN as RDM on the new VM server.

  I have the following questions/issues:

  1.) as I said before that we do not perform a P2V instead, we want to create a new server VM W2k8 bearing the same name, IP etc... If at some point we can move (the VM server will be in a network isolated so far is ready) however how put us all the actions of the physical server to the new virtual machine?

  Could we use Robocopy to do this? I was thinking something like...

  Run a full backup with robocopy co-location W2k3 server to the new server VM that there be a drive D: created and presented by RDM (LUN). But it will not work because the server must be in an isolated network and it must have the same name, etc...

  2.) this will be one of the main file server in the company, I've heard that putting the data on LUN and preseting using RDM will increase the IO? Is this real?

  Somone to share some ideas on how to handle this type of migration?

  vmquestions0 wrote:

  1.) as I said before that we do not perform a P2V instead, we want to create a new server VM W2k8 bearing the same name, IP etc... If at some point we can move (the VM server will be in a network isolated so far is ready) however how put us all the actions of the physical server to the new virtual machine?

  You can copy the part of the register which holds all the shares from one server to the other.

  Could we use Robocopy to do this? I was thinking something like...

  You can synchronize the folders with robocopy.

  2.) this will be one of the main file server in the company, I've heard that putting the data on the LUN and preseting using

  RDM will increase the IO? Is this real?

  The e/s? Of course, you will see the traffic passing records and their path to the San.

  AWo

  VCP 3 & 4

  Author @ vmwire.net

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