VMWare Converter / ESXi - convert before installing ESXi?

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• 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

• VMWare converter standalone fails at 1%.

  Hello

  I have a problem of conversion of some machines on the subnet to another. Since then, I work at the University, here are fairly complex network infrastructure. Whenever I need an open port, I have to record a call and to wait a few days so that it can be resolved.

  I have:

  5.1 ESXi on the subnet has

  PC which is on the subnet and is able to connect to the subnet B via port 80, 445, 9089.

  Some servers that will be migrated at the subnet B.

  Now when I try to set a task with VMware converter standalone installed on PC to clone a physical host (win 2 k 3) on subnet B, I get status failed with the error message: an error occurred during conversion: 'unknown exception '.

  I found on this forum similar problem (P2V conversion fails at 1%, 'an error occurred when converting' unknown exception' ') and double-checked my logs.

  2013-08 - 01 T 11: 11:06.719 + 02:00 [warning 02020 'Default'] [, 0] NfcNewAuthdConnectionEx [NFC ERROR]: unable to connect to peer. Error: Unable to connect to server 1.2.3.4:902 (this is the IP of ESXi server)

  2013-08 - 01 T 11: 11:06.719 + 02:00 [02020 info 'Default'] [, 0] Sysimgbase_DiskLib_OpenWithPassPhrase failed with 'NBD_ERR_NETWORK_CONNECT' (error code: 2338)

  2013-08 - 01 T 11: 11:06.719 + 02:00 [02020 info 'Default'] [, 0] error 2338 opening disk ha-nfcssl: / / [ESXi_storage] servername/servername.vmdk @1.2.3.4:902! 52 14 82 92 62 db ec - a3 c4 4 a 72 fd f1 da b5 ac.

  the problem is unclear to me. Source machine tries to connect directly to ESXi server and storage. But for me to record a call "opening port" for each server that I want to convert is a little awkward to say and I was wondering is - it possible somehow to migration through PC in a subnet that has access to powered on the source machine and the ESXi server. And these machines would not need to directly contact the ESXi Server?

  Thanks for your replies.

  S.

  Hello

  You can convert to the format of the workstation and then convert the resulting ESX VM again. If you have a machine with enough storage in the subnet B, convert, and then physically move the machine or the storage of subnet A and convert again. So, you can bypass the firewall completely.

  HTH

  Plamen

• VMWare converter not compatible message agent

  I get the message "agent VMWare converter interface version is not compatible" and I found a solution in the knowledge base to uninstall VMware Converter agent.

  I'm looking at the list of the programs installed on my ViCenter server and I see:

  Center of VMWare Converter

  Customer Center of VMWare Converter

  Can someone tell me who this is?

  Thank you.

  Have you tried a server to P2V? If Yes, check on the physical server is there are agent VMware Converter race / installed and remove them.

  After removing agents from the server start a new use of VMware Converter.

• 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!

• Error clonando con vmware converter una maquina virtual en entorno esxi

  No can not copy con MVWARE CONVERTER una Máquina virtual an ESXi environment. The current situation are the following:

  -ESXi-01 Servidor con discos local con una Máquina virtual con Exchange:
  125 GB virtual disco (Disco C: 25 GB - Disco D: 100 GB).

  -REPLICA ESXi-02 Servidor con discos local con una replica (VMWARE CONVERTER) of the Máquina virtual Exchange than realizó habitualmente sin problemas.

  -El disco D of the MV of change to esta quedando sin espacio. Debo nao enlarge. VOY was the MV y creo UN segundo virtual Disco of 30 GB. Entro en el to the MV y en el administrator of clubs, realizó lo siguiente. Convierto en el disco-0 dinamico (discos logicos C y D) y los 30 GB al disco D. TODO OK momento agrego.

  -Name necessary ampliar mas los discos C y D para el futuro y realizó lo siguiente:
  1 rows with the CONVERTER of VMWARE ESXi of MV - 01 a ESXi-02 en destino generating virtual disco solo este paso UN 250 GB (Disco C: 50 GB - Disco D: 200 GB). Arranco the MV y veo that works correctamente.
  2 Desmonto el RAID Server ESXi-01 y return a montarlo al maximo el espacio ampliando. Instalo nuevo el entorno ESXi.
  3 return has con clonar the VMWARE CONVERTER MV en este caso ESX - 02 one ESX-01. Arranco MV difinitivamente ESX-01 are the Máquina en production. TODO OK.

  El problema are real in Quebec are not can not volver has the ESX - 01 one ESX-02 MV clonar. Me da los errores segun following training to realize the injerto:

  COPIANDO VIRTUAL DISCO:
  (OK) Task: Convert virtual machine
  (OK) Created the virtual machine "Exchange".
  (OK) Starting block at the level of cloning for volume "C:".
  Error: Failed to clone the drive 0 on the VM "Exchange".

  (Al 0% error)

  COPIANDO DISCOS C y d:
  (OK) Task: Convert virtual machine
  (OK) Created the virtual machine "Exchange".
  (OK) Starting at the level of files cloning for volume "C:".
  Error: Failed to clone the volume "C:".
  (Al 8% error)

  Comentar than aunque teoricamente el tamano del archivo en mi entorno esxi esta limitado a 256GB, el fichero generated in origen (ESXi-01) y tambien en destino (ESXi-02) are 262 GB. ESO if, yo it solo asignado al virtual disco 250 GB.

  Hola Antonio como estas?

  No en you estoy following del todo lo estas intentando realize vamos por partes:

  • The virtual disk solo Máquina-virtual tiene a con 2 particiones. Esto are asi?
  • If the esta Máquina virtual configurada como is indica in el punto anterior lo ordered hacer're durante el proceso of conversion are seleccionar the option to create a virtual disco para cada n y esta forma evitarias el exceso en el datastore tamano
  • Otra opcion en TR of're volver a clonar Máquina sin x the size of los discos pero doing that each n is convierta en un nuevo disco y este momento el unico disco esta generating problems are el D, una las options are directly ampliar el tamano del disco (siempre y cuando los don't discos sean different y no UN disco unico particiones) y luego con diskpart mover n hasta el final del disco
  • No entiendo porque estas serve there such do disco pero TR los desmontando're por a formateo tema y cambio tamano of blocks con los puntos lo podes avoid arriba las options

  Saludos,

  Nicolas

• Clonar office en caliente between different esxi Máquinas con vmware converter

  Estoy trabajando con currently varios servidores Vmware ESXi 4.0 Update 1. Estoy utilizando VMWARE CONVERTER version 4.01 para clonar las maquinas office of United Nations (local) UN esxi datastore has otro datastore otro esxi (local). In brief espero recibir una cabina discos y versiones con vmware HA, VMOTION, etc... El problema are real as debo thank office conversion realize antes las maquinas y aun parandolas, soon mucho tiempo. If conversion of uno of fisico servidores una a virtual late 2 horas, nueva Máquina virtual driving ahora y clonada mediante vmware converter a otro esxi soon approximately 8 horas. Alguien tiene the respond a mi problema? Me interesaria sober todo no thank the Máquina y saber if hay algun otro clonado procedure para delays menos tiempo.

  A saludo thanks!

  Hola,

  UNA opcion posible what me compares (tema obviando converter) that you do UN snapshoot temporal (depende del tipo mv hay than tener cuidado) y despues ' con calmed her "mueves (for example using fastscp/winscp) el fichero .vmx config y el hard store of data/esxi.

  UNA vez take her copia borras el snapshoot en el origen.

  There is!

  Been este are a process of copia y not clonado. Pero possible than also you sirva.

  Best wishes / Saludos.
  Pablo

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• Is it possible to install Vmware converter in a virtual machine?

  Hello

  I would like to know if its possible to install VMware converter in one machine virtual host Xen (WinXP)? We must find a way to convert a Xen virtual machine and import it into an ESX environment. So my first plan was to mount a hard drive of the virtual machine Xen host and install VMware converter.

  Unless there is an easier way to do it.

  Appreciate any feedback...

  Thank you.

  Hi Jakepp,

  You can use VMware Converter to transform your XEN VM for VMware. You can take a look at the following kb to confirm:

  • http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1005298

  Good luck.

  Concerning

  Franck

• Installed Vmware Converter 4.0 - Linux on Ubuntu 8.10 - 64-bit client: Converter do not launch

  Hello everyone,

  I installed Vmware Converter 4.0 (linux version) on Ubuntu 8.10 64-bit and the converter does not launch. I restarted the system still get the same results. I uninstalled Vmware workstation and converter and reinstalled the two components and converter still fails to launch. Someone there met by the same questions? I use both apps on a Dell Precision T7400, 64-bit system. Any suggestion would be appreciated.

  You have packages to execute binary 32 bits on your 64 bit system. Binary converter are all 32 bits, so you'll need them to be able to run the converter.

  On Ubuntu, try "apt - get install ia32-libs" to install the package.

• ERROR: Unknown error returned from Agent of VMware Converter

  I have a XP box with a few applications I want to do in a virtual machine.  I have ESXI free running with several local and virtual machines and the data of the network store.   I installed the converter version 4 and could not convert the PC, so I uninstalled and installed version 3 with the same results.  I have attached customer newspapers and converrter of the last run.  If I look at the process on the area of conversion and customer ESXI, I can briefly see the vm name pop up in the list, and then he disappeared when the error in the conversion box

  This is the output of the conversion

  15:16:33 step 1: connection to VMware Converter Agent on localhost

  15:16:33 step 2: creation of target virtual machine and the conversion of the data

  15:16:35 configuring the settings for the virtual machine target...

  15:16:37 WARNING: decline of additional parallel ports

  15:16:37 WARNING: fall of extra serial ports

  15:16:37 WARNING: down the audio device

  15:16:37 creation of virtual machine target...

  15:16:43 ERROR: unknown error returned from Agent of VMware Converter

  VMware Converter Agent logs are located on the local host to C:\WINDOWS\Temp\vmware-temp\vmware-converter*

  VMware Converter Client connects to this computer can be exported, or found in "C:\Documents and Settings\superuser\Local Settings\Temp\vmware-temp\vmware-client."

  VMware Converter logs is stored on a temporary basis and should be retrieved as soon as possible.

  Any ideas?

  PDK

  PDKNY,

  Welcome to the VMware Community Forums!

  > Root user authentication

  > Connected!

  > Using a specific location DataStore3 to disk: 0

  > Using the data store DataStore3 for VMX

  > Waiting for creation of the VM finish...

  > Waiting for a task to finish...

  > job [error] CreateVm failed: cannot access the file.

  You seem to be getting a failure when creating the virtual machine.  Converter 3 and 4 work the same way, that they submit the request for vCenter/ESX to create the virtual machine, as required.  I have seen where an initial conversion has failed once before or another conversion was at the same time, and we had to restart the running converter (Server source and converter) before the lock system was released on the data store.

  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.

• Question about VMware Converter traffic

  Hi all

  Hoping someone can shed some light on this. I do a P2V on a physical server in site A and destination ESXi host is also at the site. However, the field 'destination' in the VMware converter must be the vCenter server which is on the Site B (via a 6 MB WAN connection) as the destination host is managed by a vCenter server. My question is if I use the server vCenter (located on a WAN connection) as a destination and then choose the host located on the local site in the converter, converter traffic flow over the WAN? Or is it just flow locally from the Source to the Destination and just use the vCenter server as a server of type "authentication" for the initial Setup?

  And as a side note, if I set the destination host ESXi as a destination in the converter instead of the vCenter server, I get the error indicated in this KB. http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/search.do?cmd=displayKC & docType = kc & docTypeID = DT_KB_1_1 & externalId = 2012310

  With the help of converter 5.5.1

  Thanks for your help!

  Hello

  Traffic passes from the source computer to the destination ESX. You will have a small slowdown in the wizard before you start converting mainly to get the VC inventory. See the graphics in the user pp. 11-13 guide

  Concerning

  P.S. If you want to V2V, keep the server converter on site A, too as in this case, that the data passes through it.

• VMware Converter Standalone 5.0 U1 - cannot convert W2k3

  Hello

  I tried convert my physical server Windows 2003 R2 (with Service Pack 2) in VMware (to ESXi host) environment, but 98% is DOWN.

  VMware Converter Standalone version is: 5.0 U1

  The version of VMware ESXi Hypervior is: 5.0 U1.

  VMware Converter Standalone U1 5.0 is installed on this server (that I want to convert).

  I have attached one connects VMware Converter Standalone, a screen displaying the boot.ini file and the error.

  Could someone help me with this problem?

  Greetings,

  Damiano

  Observer the worker saves any error "could not find". I looked through you and found this:

  2012 12-21 T 13: 33:17.620 + 01:00 [02980 error "task-5'"] did not symmpi.sys in \\.\vstor2-mntapi10-shared-EC48ED48000010000000000016000000\WINDOWS\Driver Cache\i386\driver.cab
  2012 12-21 T 13: 33:17.635 + 01:00 [02980 error "task-5'"] could not find symmpi.sys in the specified CAB files
  2012 12-21 T 13: 33:17.635 + 01:00 [02980 error "task-5' '] Reconfiguration failed with: converter.fault.FileNotFound
  2012 12-21 T 13: 33:17.635 + 01:00 [02980 info "task-5' '] restoration of the transaction of reconfiguration...

  Go to System32\Drivers on the source server and determine whether symmpi.sys is in this folder. Otherwise, copy from a known working 2003 VM and copy also in drivers.cab in Windows\Driver Cache\i386\driver.cab

  Run the conversion again and choose the no power over the new VM and not turn off the source, in this way, you can check if the process is running. If so, great! If this isn't the case, observe the worker logs yet, find "could not find" or "reconfiguration failed with" to determine the cause of the failure.

  I have a lot of experience with this exact problem and it is almost always something to do with symmpi.sys

• Difficulties of VMWare Converter

  I just downloaded and installed the latest VMWare Converter app and I have a few problems.

  The application is running on my local machine.  The source server is an old HP running RHEL 3, and the destination is a server ESXi 4.0.

  After that I filled information in the form of the source server, I click on "View Source" or "Next"  Both lead the runs out of action with the message "Unable to linux machine live query.

  The credentials are correct, as I am able to SSH to the server source with them.  There is no echo command in .bashrc, and iptables is disabled.

  Apparently relevant errors in converter_gui_2.txt are:

  2011 12-21 T 15: 23:41.228 - 08:00 [02540 'wizardController' error] can't question info source HW: converter.fault.SysinfoQueryBadThumbprintFault
  2011 12-21 T 15: 23:53.763 - 08:00 [02540 'wizardController' error] can't question info source HW: converter.fault.SysinfoQueryLinuxFault
  2011 12-21 T 15: 26:42.587 - 08:00 [03088 verbose "ConverterDataProviderImpl"] Converter::Client:Gui:Wizard:ConverterDataProviderImpl:PropertyCollectorThread: TimeoutException

  I could not find any information on this error of bad impression.  Any help is appreciated.

  Mike,

  Click on display-> display in-> jobs. Then, it 'Tasks' menu item will turn to 'Jobs' and you will be able to export logs.

  Kind regards

  Plamen

• 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

• convert and install in esx4.1

  Hello

  (currently in test mode), I installed esxi 4.1

  I need to convert a windows server and put it in vmware

  for the conversion is explicit

  but I don't know yet how to put the converter machine in vmware esxi

  and I ask a help for this problem (first)

  Thank you, Alberto

  Thank you, Alberto

  P2V with Vmware converter is the solution for you, just follow the steps described in the converter and also take a look at the KB articles that VTsukanov mentioned above...

  See you soon!