VMWare Converter Enterprise (module)

Similar Questions

• VMware Converter Boot CD.

  Hello

  Is someone can you please tell me where I can download the ISO from?

  Mike.

  Mate is available only to the Enterprise edition, check here

  VMware Converter Enterprise is available free of charge for

  existing and new customers of VirtualCenter Management Server and P2V

  Customer Assistant with support and subscription contract valid.

  First go to http://www.vmware.com/download/licensing.html

  and click on the link manage licenses of VMware products. If you are

  the right to the licences of converter, you will see Vmware Converter 3.0

  Once registered businesses that you log on. Once you activate the license and

  Download the license file, you can go to http://www.vmware.com/download/converter/

  and click Enterprise Edition to download the ISO file

  cold-cloning. The installation for hot-cloning program is the same for

  Starter and Enterprise editions. Once you select a license file in

  Converter it will unlock the enterprise features. One thing to note is

  that the license file you download for converter does not work with the

  License Manager server. Even if it is in the same format as the ESX

  do not recognize licenses from the license server. To use your

  Converter license file just copy the Converter Server

  installed on and run the application converter and select

  Administration, information on the licenses, and then click Add license and browser

  and select your Converter license file.

  If you have found this or other useful information, please consider awarding points to 'Correct' or 'useful '.

• is vmware converter bootcd 4?

  Hello that tal, cuando me buried the vcenter converter standalone salida 4, lo baje instantaneamente para linux as tengo unos pituvear, asimismo me di has the task to get el converter bootcd 4, if're Québec lo hay, lo busque busque is in the pagina of vmware is nada, request for assistance of the United Nations shelter preguntando donde lo puedo get (esta por demas mi empresa tiene license of vi3 y virtual center) , a lo me respondieron lo siguiente:

  If I understand correctly, you want to get a Vmware Vcenter Converter boot CD, however I would like to inform you that we do not have a boot CD of Coverter.

  If you want you can download the license to a CD and then use it.

  Also you can go to our Web www.vmware.com site and then look the Coverter for more information.

  Como are posible?, the asi replied:

  Hi, I found a Web page in your site, this is the link < span class = "it" > [vmware.com/products/converter/faqs.html| ] [ http://www.VMware.com/Products/Converter/FAQs.html ], you say there is a converter for cold clonning bootcd,

  With cold cloning, the VMware vCenter Converter BootCD provides a

  Boot environment of Windows PE, which provides support for the latest

  material and is thus able to recognize most physical server systems.

  For cases where the VMware vCenter Converter BootCD does not work

  recognize material physical source, VMware provides a utility that

  helps administrators download the necessary network and storage card

  pilots of the provider's Web site and inject the downloaded drivers

  in the distribution of BootCD. This can be used to create a new

  Converter BootCD image that will help recognize the system hardware. »

  so I want to get this converter bootcd, how can I do?, I've not found in your downloads page. Thank you

  eso despues, me respondieron that once more mi correo anterior, any could help me mas toda vez that there is me had dado all the information as tenian than TR tenia otra duda as por favor contactara an EQUIPO DE SOPORTE TÉCNICO!, y son ellossss?, he Aquí el text:

  Hello patricio, I wanted to follow up with you about your Support request

  +11594xxxxx1 and to inform you that following your last email I would be

  not be of great help to you that I have provided with all the

  information, I got. +

  In case you need assistance in this case, you can contact our Technical Support team.

  por eso recurro a este foro, como puedo get el del version4 converter bootcd?, gracias photos

  Lo encontreeee!

  VMware Converter Enterprise BootCD for VirtualCenter

  http://www.VMware.com/downloads/downloadBinary.do?downloadGroup=VC250U3&file=VMware-convertercd-4.0.2-U3.zip

  No esta con los don't converter downloads, sino con vCenter.

  You will spend a pedir user, so you have that be registered.

  Saludos,

  Pablo

• Can not power on VM after restore acronis backup using VMWare Converter

  I've restored a VM for VSPhere 5.1 using acronis backup VMWare Converter. The conversion completed successfully, but the virtual machine does not start and I get the following error message. Any guidance is appreciated

  An error was received from the ESX host turning on VM Testdns.

  Unable to start the virtual machine.

  Power DevicePowerOn module has failed.

  Unable to create the virtual SCSI device for scsi0:0, ' / vmfs/volumes/deb7682b-d932a578/DNS Test/Testdns/Testdns.vmdk'

  Could not open scsi0:0 disc: disc not supported or not valid type 7. Ensure that the disk has been imported.

  Indeed IT loks like a problem with the used file format (twoGbMaxExtentSparse) hard which is no more supported with ESXi. Your options are either convert virtual disks using the command-line vmkfstools on the ESXi host (in this case, you must load the VMkernel multiextent module) or by downloading the hard files and convert them using vmware-vdiskmanager command-line utility. Another option is to download the virtual machine on a local system, and then use VMware Converter to convert to the ESXi host.

  Useful URLS:

  virtuallyGhetto: 2gbsparse Disk Format No Longer Working on ESXi 5.1

  VMware KB: Cloning and virtual machines with vmkfstools disks conversion

  VMware KB: Repair of a virtual disk Workstation 7.1 and Fusion 3.1

  André

• Why can I not see the plug-in to add VMware Converter customer?

  Hello

  I'm new to Vmware and was looking on the documentation of consultants who installed Vmware for us.  It is said that I should be able to enter Vcenter and go to the plug-in and can see Converter Enterprise Client and click on install to get installed and added to my client to VCenter I can do P2V migration.   I downloaded the Client of Converter Standalone "VMware-converter - 4.0.1 - 161434.exe" but I'd rather have the opportunity to P2V, right-click on the host server and do it from there.

  Can someone tell me what I can do to get this plugin option in VCenter?

  Thank you

  jamwins

  If you select 'manage plugins' in the menu in vCenter plugins you should see a list of plug-ins (see the attached screenshot).  See the ' plug-ins available "and you could see Converter.  Click on download and install beside him and just follow the instructions...

  I hope this helps.

• VMware Converter 4.3.0 - build292238 fails to convert the WSvr2K3 - failed with MethodFault::Exception: converter.fault.CloneFaul

  I managed to convert this WSvr2K3 with an earlier version of VMware Converter (version unknown - disappeared today and didn't is more free to download).  Now with VMware Converter 4.3, I made 6 attempts, and they fail to 19%. ESXi 4.0 host and the original client OS is WinXP.

  Here's what I see in the papers...

  VMware-converter-worker - 11.log:

  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:28.893 02780 WARNING "App"] [, 0] [NFC ERROR] NfcNet_Send: 272 requested, only 9 bytes sent
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:28.893 02780 WARNING "App"] [, 0] [NFC ERROR] NfcFileSendMessage: hdr send failed:
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:28.893 02780 WARNING "App"] [, 0] [NFC ERROR] Network error - could not send header message
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:28.893 02780 error "task-10'"] Sysimgbase_Nfc_PutFile failed in H2MDiskCloneMgr with nfcError 3
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:28.893 02780 error "task-10' '] before sesison farm...
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:38.675 02780 error "task-10' '] hosted the managed disk clone failed: Sysimgbase_Nfc_PutFile failed
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:38.675 02780 error "task-10'"] Clone disk failed with error clone Sysimgbase_Nfc_PutFile failed
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:38.675 02780 error "task-10'"] TaskImpl failed with MethodFault::Exception: converter.fault.CloneFault
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:38.675 02780 info "task-10'"] SingleDiskCloneTask [ward-Windows Server 2003 edition Enterprise x 64] host\Shared - \\vmware - Folders\VMwareSharedFolder\vmware_convert\ward-Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition x 64 Edition\WindowsServer2003EnterpriseX64Edition - cl1.vmdk--> [ward-Windows Server 2003 Enterprise edition x 64]-[datastore1] ward-Windows Server 2003 Enterpr / ward - Windows Server 2003 Enterpr.vmdk updates, States: 4, percentage: 19, xfer rate (bps): 3043327
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:38.675 02780 info "task-10'"] DiskBasedCloneTask ward-Windows Server 2003 Enterprise edition x 64-> ward-Windows Server 2003 Enterprise edition x 64 updates, States: percentage, 4:19, xfer rate (bps): 3043327
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:38.675 02780 info "task-10'"] CloneTask updates, States: percentage, 4:19, xfer rate (bps): 3043327
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:38.675 02780 info "task-10'"] CloneTask failed
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:38.675 02780 error "App"] Task failed:
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:39.893 02780 info "task-10'"] Programmed timer cancelled, succeeds StopKeepAlive
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:39.987 02780 info ' vmomi.soapStub [49]'] Reset Adapter stub server TCP:192.168.0.21:443: closed
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:39.987 02780 info "App"] Completed task: the task-10
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:39.987 01788 info "task-9'"] CloneTask updates, State worker: percentage, 4:19, xfer rate (bps): 3042304
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:39.987 01788 info "task-9'"] TargetVmManagerImpl::DeleteVM
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:39.987 01788 info "task-9'"] Reuse the existing connection of VIM to 192.168.0.21
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:40.112 01788 info "task-9'"] Destruction of vim. VirtualMachine:480 on 192.168.0.21
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:35:13.331 01788 error "App"] Task failed:
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:35:13.331 01788 info "task-9'"] Programmed timer cancelled, succeeds StopKeepAlive
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:35:14.940 01788 info ' vmomi.soapStub [48]'] Reset Adapter stub server TCP:192.168.0.21:443: closed
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:35:14.940 01788 info "App"] Task completed: action-9
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:35:14.987 02340 info "App"] [Converter.Worker.DiagnosticManagerImpl] [Task-9] Production job log bundle.

  VMware-server-converter - 11.log:

  [2011-06-14 08:35:14.956 01512 error "App"] [task, 344] [LRO] Unexpected exception: converter.fault.CloneFault
  [2011-06-14 08:35:14.956 01512 info "App"] [task, 373] [task-6] - ERROR - convert: converter.fault.CloneFault
  {(converter.fault.CloneFault)
  dynamicType = < unset >
  faultCause = (vmodl. NULL in MethodFault),
  Description = "Sysimgbase_Nfc_PutFile failed", he said.
  MSG = ""
  }
  [2011-06-14 08:35:14.956 01512 info "App"] [diagnosticManager, 260] TaskInfo recovered to "converter.task.Task:task - 6" mapping to "converter.task.Task:task - 6".»»»
  [2011-06-14 08:35:14.956 01512 info "App"] [diagnosticManager, 300] The task with id = 'task-6' turned out to be a task 'recent '.
  [2011-06-14 08:35:14.956 01512 info "App"] [diagnosticManager, 314] No group of existing log not found for task with id = "task-6. The task is still 'young' so a bundle of newspapers going now is assigned.
  [2011-06-14 08:35:14.956 01512 info "App"] [diagnosticManager, 756] Recovery of the related tasks of diagnosis for the tasks of server with id = "task-6. ^
  [2011-06-14 08:35:15.237 02212 info "App"] Suspended 1 elements of Planner for employment (job-39) - Sub __thiscallConverter::Server:Job:JobProcessorImpl:SuspendJobAux(const_class_Converter::Server::Job::InternalJob_&,classConverter::VdbConnection_&) ("d:/build/ob/bora-292238/bora/sysimage/lib/converter/server/job/jobProcessorImpl.cpp:823")

  Of course I would appreciate some suggestions.  Is the MethodFault::Exception: converter.fault.CloneFault the problem?  And if so what does that mean?

  Do not use shared folders to access the virtual machine.

  Use a drive letter - or
  just start the virtual machine and use the remote clone function

• VMware Converter with VMware Essentials

  Hi all

  Hope I am posting this in the right forum. I'm looking to virtualize a couple of servers for a small business and VMware vSphere Advisor recommended buy VMware vSphere 4 Essentials. As part of the migration to VMware, I need to convert a couple of existing servers, including most of the PDC for the office, for VMware. The questions I have is, can I use the VMware Converter with Essentials vCentre?

  Thank you, Kris

  Hi Kris,

  VMware Converter vCentre is a module of vCenter Server 4. So yes, you can use it with a license of vSphere 4 Essentials. You can also use vCenter Converter Standalone, which is free.

  About your main domain controller, it is recommended not to virtualize domain controllers Windows of P2V. In general, it is best to install a new domain controller and switch roles with the old. Take a look at this kb for more details.

  It will be useful.

  Concerning

  Franck

• VMware Converter standalone OR... I'M CONFUSSED!  Help, please

  Hello

  I have the vmware converter plugin installed.  What is this for?  I can't find any documentation.  The only documentation I can find is for the stand-alone version.  Work together or what?  Then the documentation still says to install the converter on the source machine and I understand not what converter, they're talking about. I want to do a cold cloning on my SQL servers.  It's the standalone "VMware-converter - 4.0.1 - 161434.exe" and it's the VMware converter ' VMware - Converter.exe "I use the standalone version for a test of my Vista machine as a clone of good hot and has worked.  But I do not understand the cold cloning process.  Can someone point me to the documentation.

  My environment is PE2950, ESXi 4.0 embedded, vCenter Server vSphere 4.0.  I am cloning all standard W2K8 servers.  Some SQL, domain controllers and servers of rest files.  A Server Application.

  Help!

  Thank you

  GEOBrasil

  GEOBrasil,

  I understand the confusion around the different products of converter.  I hope that I can help you better understand which version is right for you.  The reason for the different versions is based on what type of conversion you want to do, which are based on physical operating systems (Source) and your virtual environment (Target) is going to be.

  Couple of warning or best practices:

  -VMware recommends NO conversion P2V from DC.  It is better to build NEW virtual machines for this.

  -Hang your applications (SQL, WEb, etc.) before making a hot-clone (plug-in or standalone Enterprise)

  First, for each platform VI3.x, VI4.x there are TWO business (plugin) version and a standalone version (Windows & Linux applications)

  -VMware comparison chart gives an overview of the differences (http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/get.html)

  Non-exhaustive summary below:

  Enterprise Edition:

  Pros: vCenter integration and automation, supports

  Cons: you have to pay for it (you already have it if not the factor in your assessment.  No 'multi-stage' conversion (i.e. 1 snapshot converter, deltas on a machine running are lost or migrated manually).  No Linux support. Can't stand VI as a platform to target.  Includes the CD "cold-clone".

  Stand-alone Edition:

  Benefits: support Linux.  Supports the VMware Desktop products (workstation, Fusion, etc.) as target platforms. "Several steps" cloning, intial snapshot conversion as deltas.  Source and target of service and the power of command for Windows.

  Cons: Billable per-incident support.  No automation, scheduling.

  Cold-conversion

  Benefits: no changes can occur on the source server.  preserves the logical partitions.  No service application comes into conflict with the local area.  No installation on the source area

  Disadvantages: Requires downtime for the source server.  Requires the driver support for all devices on a physical to be present in BootCD (WinPE) Server

  Hope this helps

• Cannot start vmware converter

  I am at my wits end and I thought that I'll never ask publicly a question as simple as that: I installed Virtual Center 2.5 and want to run vmware converter. services are running, but how do I start the GUI?

  This should be the easiest thing in the world, but there are no shortcuts, no start, no exe files work menu entry (they are all CLI tools), and my VI client doesn't give me any options to import...

  It seems to be properly installed in C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\Converter Enterprise, services run etc. I just want to see the graphical interface, so I can import a physical machine.

  It seems that you have installed the Converter server. Have you downloaded the plugin converter to the VI Client? "If this isn't the case, please go to the Plugins menu-> manage Plugins... and download the plugin converter in the tab" available "within"plugin Manager"?

  If the converter server is installed and registered successfully with your VirtualCenter server, you should be able to see a link to download the plug-in in the tab"available" converter plugin Manager '. "

  Only after the installation of the converter plug-in, you should be able to see the VI Client options for importing a physical machine. You may have to restart the VI Client after downloading the converter VI client plug-in.

• VMware Converter 4.0 and Virtual Server 2005 R2 VM

  I downloaded the new VMware Converter (Version 4.0.0) because he had promised for the merger as a target.

  I have the image of Sharepoint 2007 VIrtual demonstration of Microsoft Server which works OK using Virtual Server.

  The converter seems to be a valid VMware image on the PC where I run the converter.

  I copy the VMware HD image created on my external Mac (OS X 10.5.6 Fusion 2.0.1) and merge it opens but there are questions.

  1 fusion think that the virtual machine is an 'other' OS rather than Microsoft Server 2003 Enterprise, which is what the VM from virtual server. Therefore, I can not install VMware tools on the virtual computer.

  2. If I change the type of operating system in the interface of Fusion Server 2003 Enterprise settings and that seems ok. Then, I am able to install tools in VMware Fusion.

  3. after the required reboot to complete the installation of the tools, the VM comes back BUT the mouse pointer is no longer visible. The virtual machine makes it unusable at this point.

  I remember posting on this forum awhile at the time where I realized first that the virtual server instance could be opened with a PC version of the workstation and I remember reading while the mouse pointer is a problem.

  So is there anything, I can do to get the Fusion tools installed AND have a working mouse pointer?

  Any help appreciated.

  Jim

  Yes, it is removed from the control panel and you can try on virtual machine converted however, it may not work.  As before you convert you can do anyway that you presented.  I like to make a copy and use it as I want to do some other preprocessing and then I just remove it when I'm done leaving the original intact, but whatever way works for you is fine.

• "Unable to connect to the Converter Enterprise Server"

  The error "Unable to connect to Server Enterprise Converter"

  It's on an ESX 3.5 U2 in a cluster of nodes of 2 HA.

  And Yes Converter Enterprise Server has been installed and the service is running.

  have you tried to disable the plugin and turn it back on?

  In addition, maybe something in this thead element will help you

  http://communities.VMware.com/thread/137555

• Where is my Converter Enterprise?

  Hi, a stupid question

  I have a Virtual 6 host running rail infrastructure setup and I can use the plugin section Update Manager and I can select the converter and install it but when its done its nowhere to be seen. I can go into Control Panel, and there I see that the enterprise converter is installed.

  Where is he?

  Hmm... Well, there is the "scheduled tasks" option-> new on-demand task-> menu dropdown-> import a Machine... This will start the converter.

  Button or the Consolidation, scans your network for Windows guests underutilized to consolidate.

  There is another option, you can download the VMware Converter tool separately on the VMware website, install it with you the company key, you can then install for example on another customer or create a CD to use as boot media to import a physical server like this.

  Hope it will be a bit useful...

• a file IO error occurred during access to vmware converter 6

  Hello

  I'm trying to convert a windows 2008 R2 on a virtual computer and using VMware converter v6 system. but the task does not reach 1% with an error a file IO error occurred during access ". 

  Please find the screenshot of the error and logs.

  Any ideas?

  
  

  
  

  Hello

  I solved the problem of the Harbour between the Source and ESXi host close after opening the work of process is Port 902

• Anyway to face disconnected VMWare Converter startup disk?

  I have a computer that is dead, and I want to virtualize the computer.   Is it possible to use any version of VMWare Converter steering on a boot device that belongs to a different computer than the one currently loaded?    The boot device in this case was SATA, and we would just climb as boot device as a disc of data on another computer.

  It seems that VMWare Converter has a coded hypothesis hard it can work as an administrator in the OS environment started it virtualizes, but I hope that there is another way to execute to achieve desired virtualization.

  The following procedure will not work if the startup disk has a Windows operating system.

  1 lauch Workstation right-click of the icon and use "run as Administrator".

  2. create the new virtual machine
  3 assign the physical disk instead of the one given by the wizard.
  4. do not start the virtual machine
  5 lauch converter via "run as Administrator"
  6. Select the option "set up the machine" and select the vmx file - you just created with workstation.

  If you do not want to run the virtual machine from the external drive use vmware-vdiskmanager and convert the vmdk you created in step 3 in a normal vmdk.

• VMware Converter 4.0 and 5.0 downloads

  I believe that in order to download the 5.5.3 or 6.0 VMware Converter. I have a 2003 SP1 server to convert, and if I read correctly the documentation, to support the most recent version is 4.0.

  I could install 2003 SP2, which means I could use Converter 5.0, but I'm not either of these versions of converter for download. They were abducted by VMware? If so, suggestions on how to proceed would be appreciated.

  Thank you

  To be a little more specific - SP1 is not officially supported, but the code that performs the conversion is the same regardless of the level of MS.