The source parameters are invalid for sv2i file
I'm new to vmware and converter and the community.Hpe someone can help.I tried converting an "sv2i" file created by BESR.Once I browse to the Virtual Machine file, I get the following error"The source...
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Dear VMware Customer, We're gathering feedback about your VMware Converter usage. This feedback will help us make Converter a better product! It will take you only a minute to participate - all you...
View ArticleConverter Failed: Unable to create
Hi All, Firstly, I am a newbie to VMware so apologies if I appear ignorant on the topic. I am trying to create a VM of my local machine using VMWare vCenter Converter Standalone v5.0.0 Unfortunately I...
View ArticleUnable to convert Linux box 'root not found error'
I am trying to convert a CentOs physical box using the vmconvertor standalone client 5.0.1.But th econversion is failing with the error 'root not found error' Any work around ? TxRnv
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Hi, I have VM (Exchange) along with attached Raw LUN. I am using ESXi 5.0U2My question that is that can I convert this VM (Offline) The Raw Lun will be including in this conversion or not? Regards, Badr
View ArticleP2V Windows 2008 AD controller failed.
HI All, I saw some blogs about how to P2V AD controller but most of them was in Windows 2003. One blog said if you want to P2V AD controller successful you need operaion in AD restore mode but it can...
View ArticleIssue with Xen conversion
Hey all, Wondering if anyone has experience with the following I have a windows guest in a Xen platform i am trying to bring over into VMWare The converter (Version 5.1) is connecting to it fine and...
View ArticleP2V Failure at 98% - Unable to find the system volume
Hi All, I'm having trouble with my first P2V attempt in a long while. I have studied many posts and KB articles on similar problems but have yet to find the solution, though I suspect it is something...
View ArticleResize Win7-64 or 2k8R2 with ColdcloneCDs ?
Is resizing the partitions with the Coldclone CD of win7 64 or win2k8 r2 or later safe ?Target is a standalone ESXi 5.1
View Articlepetool.exe - help!
Hi, I'm in dire need of this tool in order to inject some drivers into the cold clone disk. We have the cold disks from VMware but the ZIP file that contains the petool.exe app is missing and I can't...
View Articlecannot reduce the disk size using vmware convertor
cannot reduce the disk size using vmware convertor
View ArticleBlue Screen on P2V - Screen Shot included
I've got six identical Proliant DL380 series servers running W2k3 Standard SP2. I've been able to virtualize five of them without incident. The last machine is the problem child. I've attempted the...
View Articlep2v Unable to query the live linux source machine
HI, I need to make a hot clone of a Centos server with cPanel installed. The CentOS version is:CentOS release 5.4 (Final) The kernel (uname -a) is as follows:Linux 2.6.18-92.el5PAE #1 SMP Tue Jun 10...
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Steps to reduce HDD size of a VM
Hello all I am trying to find a KB regarding reducing HDD size in the vSphere for a machine, but no success.I understood I need to get the VMware convertor (since the shrinking option in the VM tools...
View ArticleConvert a Linux (Ubuntu) physical server to virtual
Hi, I would like to know if someone has tried to convert a Linux server (Ubuntu 12.04 in this case), a physical server, to a virtual server. Did work ok? Which version of vCenter converter have you...
View Articlevmware vcenter converter standalone converting physical to virtual stuck at...
hello all I have an interesting one, I am converting a physical to virtual pointing the new virtual straight to the esx server the conversion was going smoothly taking schedual for a day. But now it’s...
View ArticleVMWare Converter, die Quellparameter sind ungültig
Hello together, i tried to convert a Norton Ghost image. Generally it worked good, but now it failed.The message is "Quellparameter sind ungültig", means, the sourceparameter are not valid.I made a...
View ArticleP2V Server 2000 - Missing or corrupt registry after first reboot of VM
I am able to succcessfully P2V Server 2000 with Converter 4.0.1 and boot it once. After the VM boots for the first time, which is does with no issue, ti detects new hardware and I tell it to reboot....
View ArticleHow To Reverse P2V ?
I used Vcenter Vconverter to do a P2V on a machine and it worked quite nicely. So nicey I was thinking of using it as a backup feature, however in the case that VM ever needed to be installed back on...
View ArticleConverter fails at 1% with non-specific error message
I'm attempting to covert several physical Server 2003 machines to VMware ESX. I get the same result with converter stand-a-lone or the plug in.I can sucessfully create and submit the job.It looks like...
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