vCenter Converter - P2V migration without dedicated boot partition

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• vCenter converter 5.1 - just P2V to esxi 5.1 but stop virtual machine by iteself

  I P2V a machine using vCenter converter 5.1 and migrated to 5.1 ESXi host. If conversion/migration is finished without error. Now when I turn on the computer, virtual it stops up to the login screen and it goes on and on. Not able to understand what is happening. I veried resources assigned these looks good.

  Some successful how to enter safe mode. UPS service was guilty. Disabled it and also default actions has changed for this service of "Non-action" for all three incidents.

  No problems now and new virtual machine works very well without any problem

• 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

• Preferred solution for P2V (vCenter Converter or VEEAM)

  I am analyzing and is about to convert a list of the physical servers in vmware VMs and I was wondering what is the best solution to use. Use vCenter Converter or VEEAM? I want to know what most people use out there and all the pros and cons with each of them.

  Thanks in advance.

  As far as I know, Veeam does not have any tool for p2v conversion. So, in this case, you'd better stick to VMware vCenter Converter. However, once the physical VMs remaining are converted, you will need something to save them. That's exactly where Veeam can become very useful for you.

  See you soon.

• vCenter Converter: Installshield Error 1335 data1.cab P2V Wizard

  I'm installing vCenter Converter v4.3 (P2V) on a Windows XP SP3 computer.

  The installation process fails with:

  "Error 1335: Cabinet file data1.cab required for this installation is damaged and cannot be used.".

  This is an error of Installshield Wizard.

  I checked the Md5 of the file installation (VMware converter-all-4.3.0 - 292238.exe) and it is correct.

  I used a copy of the installer on another computer Windows XP SP3, and installed correctly.

  I tried the following unsuccesully, the same error occurs each time:

  1 / /Unregister and then/regserver MSIEXEC

  2 / deleted MSI. DLL, MSIEXEC. DLL, MSIHND. DLL and re-installed the latest Installer Microsoft MSI v4.5.

  3 / delete C:\Program Files\Common InstallShield

  4 / implemented a fix registry CAB file.

  5 / rebooted the PC in a minimum configuration (MSCONFIG to disable all services by default, no provision of the automatic launch at system startup, but)

  6. completely uninstalled antivirus, firewall

  7 / made sure the path of the destination folder is short (ex. C:\VMC)

  Any suggestions please let me know.

  Randy

  during extraction worked among other files, you should find an MSI - you can doubleclick as MSI

• 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?

• Easy points! -P2V Migration: Need for open ports...

  Okay, I need to migrate a Server 2003 physics in our vCenter Cluster.

  Networks are isolated logically and segments of does not talk to another without any router rules to open some ports.

  My question:

  What are the ports between segments do I need open upward for a P2V successful between subnets?

  Thank you

  The below KB Article gives you details of the ports that must be open for P2V

  VMware KB: Need VMware vCenter Converter 4.x/5.x ports

• vCenter Converter 4.1 - using an Acronis True Image 9.1 image file, error

  I posted this question in the wrong forum... I think so. So I'll post it here where I think is appropriate...

  http://communities.VMware.com/message/1662417#1662417

  I get the error message...

  "The machine virtual source is not recognized.

  I am using vCenter 4.1 standalone on a helper VM. I use Acronis True Image 9.1 to create the backup image, and he pointed out that image was created successfully. I restarted the server and creates a new image and I get the same thing. I created another image, do NOT use a shadow copy volume and the same thing. I created another image WITH shadow copy volume and the same thing.

  For a validation test, I created another image from another SQL Server and it works fine. For some reason any this particular SQL Server keeps giving me the same error.

  I'm backup of SQL server is an HP DL380 G3 physical and ESX ESX 3.5 U5 infrastructure if it means something... lol

  Any ideas?

  EDIT:

  FYI, the HP DL 380 SQL Server running Windows Server 2003 x 32 SP2

  UPDATE:

  I just upgraded to vCenter Converter 4.3 and now I get the following error message...

  "The source settings are invalid.

  So I did another test of consistency and tried to restore using Acronis and Acronis reads the file .tib without problem.

  restore the tib to a virtual machine created in the same way as you would with a real computer.
  Boot CD Acronis and load the tib of the network...

  During the creation of the new brand VM that yoy use buslogic scsi-controller.

  scsi0.virtualDev = "buslogic".

  When did race against the newly created - virtual computer converter specify the vmx file and use the option "set up the machine" of the converter

• Shrink a Linux VM to esxi with Vcenter Converter 4

  Hello

  I spend some time to try to reduce my VM but without real success so far.

  I tried to use vCenter Converter 4.0 to do, but to to esxi esxi, it doesn't show the option in the drop-down list.

  So I tried to export it to Vmware Workstation, and between a 71 GB VM, I had a VM 21 GB, which is much better! However, esxi cannot use format Worstation, and when I try to convert again, I find myself with the initial size of my VM...

  Anyone know how I can shrink my VM in a way that I can still use them on esxi?

  Thank you very much.

  You can use Linux P2V Converter Standalone4.0 to this (share).  You treat just the source of the virtual machine as a physical machine.  Then, you select a smaller size for the individual volumes in the 3rd page of the wizard.

  (If your question has been resolved please check the responses as 'Useful' or 'Correct').

• dual boot partition management

  I have a dual boot HDD, WinXP on the first partition and Win7 on the second partition and I want to get rid of XP and keep Win7.   I can delete the XP partition and expand Win7, but the result is unable to find ntldr error at startup.  All my user files are safe on a separate partition.  I don't want to have to reinstall Win7 and all other programs because it takes too long and besides, I really like Win7 install, I now and want to keep it as is, but without dual-boot.  I reinstalled the disk image, so now I can keep trying until I understand it.  So after I have delete the XP partition and expand the Win7 partition how do I Win7 to start?  Is there a file in the Win7 partition which causes the bios to look for XP? Can I find such a file and remove it for Win7 will start?

  See this article from Wiki:

  BOOTMGR is missing, message or black screen with cursor flashing

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/wiki/Windows_7-system/Bootmgr-is-missing-message-or-black-screen-with/73fef5b7-5a7f-4910-a2b0-7219e9ec1646

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• How to restore the windows boot partition 8

  During the formatting of some new partitions I created, I accidentally restructured my windows boot partition 8.

  My windows system partition 8 (containing all my files and soforth) did not suffer. When I inserted the disc of windows 8, I didn't see no simple method to reinstall my windows 8 boot partition without wiping the entire system (and other operating systems that I have on this computer).

  Is there a simple way to repair my boot partition without harming my other partitions?

  Hello

  Thanks for the update.

  Try another set of orders. Follow the same steps provided in my previous steps to get the command prompt. Type the following commands and press ENTER after each:

  bcdedit/set {default} partition device = c:
  bcdedit/set {default} osdevice partition = c:
  bcdedit/set {bootmgr} partition device = c:

   

  Check if you are able to boot in Windows 8.

   

  Please get back to us with the State of the question.

• VCenter converter error "host key &lt; ip &gt; cannot be found."

  Hello friends, how are you?

  I'm trying to convert a physical machine with Redhat 3 have the latest version of VMware vCenter Converter (5.5.3)

  On the machine with Redhat, I have disabled firewall, IP address as name solves well and are in the same network as the host.

  At one point, after target partition and format the disk on the server, I get the following error in the log:

  FAILURE: A general system error occurred:

  Network error. 192.168.0.142 host key cannot be recovered. (code 2 back)

  Can someone help me?

  Thank you very much!

  Solved friends, was a mine very stupid mistake!

  He put a different vm to support mask of the subnet of the vCenter.

  Everything solved!

• vCenter DB SQL migration problem...

  I am migrating the vCenter DB SQL to a dedicated SQL Server.

  He already uses SQL Server but on the VM as well as the installation of vCenter.

  Displacement of the DB and align the ODBC on the connection failed start service vCenter, so I decided to re - install from scratch.

  I did installing vCenter ODBC for the DB link and should be encouraged to use the existing database.

  There is no "happen so I had to go back."

  Any reason, why this did not happen for me?

  Pete.

  This link might be useful

  Modification of the VCDB for VMware Virtual Center Server instance

• 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.