Using Converter Standalone for VM BU

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• Poor transfer rate using Converter standalone 5.0 compared to the 4.3

  I recently started using the Converter new version 5.0.0.  I did successfully more than 30 years of P2V Windows 2003 systems using version 4.3.  Immediately, I noticed two problems:

  (1) the average transfer rate went from about 100 MB/s to between 0.8 and 2 MB/s.

  (2) the process has systematically failed after completion of the c: cloning and start on the D: drive.

  I tried this on 5 different physical servers, ranging from 5 different servers host VMware ESXi 4.1 and the result was always the same.  I assumed it was a network problem or firewall and sent on a 'wild goose chase' network team for 2 days.  After that they were convinced that the physical machine being P2V was simply not sent sufficient packages, I went back and re-installed version 4.3 and restarted the P2V transfer.  This time, I received a transfer rate average of 100 Mbps (50 x faster) and the whole process completed successfully.

  Has anyone else seen a similar problem?  No possible explanation?

  The file you have to change is converter - Worker.Xml. It should be located under folder "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone". You should find the useSsl under the nfc subkey value in Config key. If not present, you can add this value as follows:

  ...

  fake

  ...

  ...

  Save the configuration file and restart the worker VMware vCenter Converter Standalone service.

• Speed of P2V using Converter Standalone

  It has been a while since I P2V was something and I wanted to do a survey to see if there was something wrong with my setup or if that's just how Converter works.

  It is not a real P2V - I'm trying to move a virtual machine from a test server (ESXi 3.5) on our new production server (4.0) of vSphere. I used Standalone Converter to move the virtual machine, but he said he would take a whopping 6 hours. Converter was about 5-6 MB/s during the show, but our HDD 30 GB said that he would take 5 hours, which does not match correctly.

  Converter is usually this slow? Network cards are set to 1000-Full and our switch is set to Auto/Auto on ports.

  Hello

  I've been using VMware converter for several years and it allmost seems that the better (more), he gets - it gets the slower.

  Nowadays (build 4.0.1 161434) it is not uncommon for as little as 2 MB/s when it runs file copy level. Copies of level block and volume runs faster, but then you can't change of disksizes.

  My advice? Just be patient G

  Concerning

  André

• VMWare Converter Standalone for ESXi 4.0 - thin discs?

  I wonder if there are plans for Converter support the commissioning of thin disks on ESXi 4.0?

  VMotion is not an option for me unfortunately, and am not looking forward to recreate a VM just to get a thin disk...

  In theory, I guess I might be able to create a thin disk and clone one hard drive to another, but it's not something that I've tried before and so I'm not sure of what is involved?

  Someone at - it an entry into that? I'll be workining on ESXi 4.0 installation as soon as I have time (assuming that my whitebox support)...

  Hello.

  Check out http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2009/05/21/vmware-converter-401/ or http://blog.tpv.dk/?p=3

  Good luck!

• How to convert physical linux in virtual machine using converter standalone.

  Is there any document/video step by step to make the Linux P2V?

  Hello

  In addition, I would like to point to this link:

  http://conshell.NET/wiki/index.php/Linux_P2V

  http://boink.pbworks.com/LinuxP2V

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1002402

  It may be useful

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  Pablo

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• VMware Converter Standalone copy is the copy block level and sometimes at the level of files

  Hi team,

  I use VMware converter standalone for P2V and V2V migrations. I noticed that some readers are cloned by the converter by block-level copying and some readers are colned by the file-level copy. Anyone can unmask me why is it so? Block level and file level methodology is decided by the converter on what basis? is the size of the size\sector disc or disc type? Any suggestion will be highly appreciated.

  Thanks in advance

  Kind regards

  Rohit

  Screen enclosed... Post edited by: RohitGoel

  RohitGoel wrote:

  Is there a limit of resizing who decide if vmware converter will use the file level cloning. I have attacehd a screen shot... I'm resizing it had ' (from 50 GB to 80 GB) drive also for traget VM but yet Vmware converter used method block based to clone and 'E' is also a resized to target disk is converted by file based cloning. .. is there something else that decides on the level of the file or block level when it resizes?

  No limit of resizing.

  To resize the D: you extend that will always use at the block level.

  What do you do to E:?  Size reduction?

• Windows 2008 R2 VM disk system increased substantially after moving from VM to ESXi host 5.1 to 5.5 ESXi host using vCenter Converter Standalone

  Hello:

  I moved a Windows 2008 R2 VM from a 5.1 ESXi host to an ESXi host 5.5 using vCenter Converter Standalone.  The c: / drive system passed largely to where I now have to extend the volume.  Is this normal/expected behavior?  Perhaps the conversion/move creates temporary files I can delete?

  Thanks much for the ideas.

  This is not the expected behavior.

  Size of the disk is defined during the conversion and which will not increase by its own during conversion.

  Now, you need to V2V, if you want to reduce the volume.

• VMware Converter Standalone 5.5 does not display a Drop Down Menu for the Type of Destination

  Hi people,

  I try to use VMware Converter Standalone 5.5 for use with VMware Player and am not able to select the Type of Destination of my choice (I like to choose "VMware workstation" or another VMware virtual machine in the drop-down menu "Select the destination type").  Please see the image below where the combo box is not there at all.  Thanks for your help.  Hai

  

  This isn't a bug, it is a limitation of the converter. It is stated in the documentation. Converter considers that any machine under tension like physics. It cannot convert powered on Linux machines to hosted (i.e. Workstation/Fusion) destinations.

  A solution would be to convert it to ESX and then convert the (from) power off the VM power to the workstation.

  HTH

  Plamen

• 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

• Converter Standalone server and agent for Windows.

  I need to convert .sv2i Symantec backup images to virtual machines.

  I read that the format is supported only by "Converter Standalone server and agent for Windows.".

  I installed VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Client 4.0.1 but it does not recognize the input format.

  Must what else you install in order to perform the conversion?

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  Marius

  Hello

  Sorry for the late response

  Please reffer to the following link

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

  It may be useful

  concerning

  Maniac

• I do my job to the computer on a MAC computer. I want to create a document using Pages and then convert the document to PDF and send a group email. I want to send the PDF using the pdf for each receiver icon must click the icon to open t

  I do my job to the computer on a MAC book PRO. I want to create a document using Pages and then convert the document to PDF and send a group email. I want to send the PDF using the pdf for each receiver icon must click the icon to open the document. My problem is the document does not show the icon, but rather the document is already open. I spoke with 2 Apple. 'Experts' care and can help me. Can someone tell me what to do?

  It's a question of how the recipients e-mail programs deal with attachments. Many e-mail programs will open all the files they can handle, including files jpg and PDF, by default, and if the recipient has not changed that there is nothing you can do about it. The only solution is to the compress first, then it will be delivered as an attachment, allowing the recipient to decompress and open it.

• I have w/iOS iphone 5 c of my late wife 7.0.6, I know the password, whatdo I haveto do to convert iphone for my use?

  I have iOS iphone 5 c of my late wife 7.0.6, I know pass code, wha tdo, I have to do to convert iphone for my use?

  I'm sorry for your loss. This Apple Support section should help you with the transfer.

  What to do before you sell or give away your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch - Apple Support

• 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

• 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?

• P2V Linux server using converter 5.5

  Hello

  I use VMware Converter 5.5 standalone for P2V one of our Linux servers. I found the converter running on the vCenter Server gave me the error: authorization to perform this operation was refused. I used the credentials of root of Linux servers and run the converter as an administrator but it does not work. My colleague has a converter client on his computer that he ran and was able to run a P2V. We both administrative access to vCenter, but when he ran the client on your PC without connecting to vCenter, he could go forward with the P2V. A little weird... Any ideas?

  See you soon,.

  Bob

  The account that you use to log on Windows Server where VMware vCenter Converter client is installed has administrator rights? And that the user is a member of the local administrator group?

  Some post on the internet shows that work if run the converter using 'Run As Administrator' and put the user in the local administrator group.