Hello all, I am trying to do P2V conversion of W2k3 sp2 in to vCenter server 4.1 as the destination with Cluster of ESX 4.1 Hosts, using VMware converter 4.1 Boot CD option as a Cold cloning by booting the Server with.ISO image. I have gone through all the conversion steps and the conversion process begins and stops @ 2% as attached in the screenshots. I have tried this P2V conversion nearly 5 times and it stops at the same step. I have looked at most of the articles online to troubleshoot this error and dealt with DNS issues, Defragmentation, chkdsk /f and disabling hibernation and all looks fine. But it ends up with the above mentioned error. I need this to be acheived asap. I am attaching vmware converter logs here for further troubleshooting.

Please help me in resolving this. Many thanks in advance. Best way: Well, thanks for quick responses on this. HP proliant DL 380 G4 Server with 2003 standard sp2 on it.

You have to go through the motions to download vCenter Server 4.1, on the next screen select vSphere vCenter 4 (not 4.1) and when you get to the. I don't believe the VMWare Cold Clone Converter CD is a freebie, and only if your are correctly licensed to download vCenter Server will you be able to. Converter 4.0 boot cd is missing; Unable to perform a cold clone with Converter 4.0. There is no boot CD for Converter 4.0 and it does not support cold cloning. To perform a cold clone you must: Use Converter 3.0.x Standalone Enterprise Edition from http://www.vmware.com/download/download.do? Creating the cold clone boot CD. This builds a LiveCD using Windows Server 2003 that can then run VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 3.0.3 (previously known as VMware Converter Starter Edition) in order to cold clone a hard drive. VMware Converter User’s Manual 4 VMware, Inc. Using the Converter Boot CD for Local Cold Cloning 37. License Free download Licensed as a part of.

(not blade) physical server. HDD C: 12 GB, D: 120 GB reducing it to 20 GB as the destination VM. Local disks with in the server. Destination as the vCenter consisting of 2 Clusters containing couple of HP Proliant 460 G7 as ESX 4.1 Hosts with SAN shared LUNs as storage. Plutarco Le Vite Parallele Pdf Writer there.

So, i am choosing the destination as vCenter >Data Center >Clusters >One of the ESX hosts >LUNs (Max available space) which again are set as 2 Resource pools in it. Please let me know if u need more info on this to get it resolved. Many Thanks Sathya. Hi I have check that you are use this in a VMAX Storage as destination.

So try to convert into a host directly. In the destination just put the IP of one of you hosts. Like I added above, do not use DNS names and also, do not use put the host as destination. Try to follow the tasks from the article, I think it my help you on this conversion. Are you also changing anything on the new VM? Disk size etc.? As recommended in the article, do not convert Network Adapters.

I see that you have one 'MS TCP Loopback interface'. You should not convert this. Disable this, and the rest of the adapters.

Hope this can help Jail. Best way: sorry for the delay in responding. Ok, i have gone through your documentation and will try it again. Wekk, its almost the same what i have been doing so far, except that i am entering the network details at the initial start wizard as its a static IP address assigned for the server. As i have read that it wont proceed wth out entering those details as its not DHCP assigned IP address for the physical server.

Till now, i have been choosing vcenter >then ESX server, i am not sure if i can directly enter ESX IP address, but vil try and let you know asap. Best way: Okay, I have tried your way, but its not working with out entering the network info at vmware converter wizard start process. Also, after choosing not to enter Network IP info, when i tried using the ESX IP address info its not proceeding as its unable to find out with out entering the IP address info.

On the whole, its just not progressing at all. Please let me know further troubleshooting on this. Hav u had a chance to look at the logs and find anything which could be useful in resolving this. These are part of the vmware converter agent logs which i already posted above: I feel something is not working and is mentioned in the logs here, but i am unable to get to the right point of resolving it.

Please help me in this. [2011-10-11 17:48:08.546 'App' 1172 info] [vmiImportTask,758] DeviceMappingAlert: VM memory not a multiple of 4. Private Parts Howard Stern Pdf Creator. Setting VM memory to 3584 MB. [#2] [j1] [2011-10-11 17:48:08.546 'App' 1172 info] [vmiImportTask,758] DeviceMappingAlert: The source machine is configured with more cdroms than the destination can map onto. Dropping an unmatched drive. Doom 3 Download Full Game Pc. It won't be in the new VM. [#2] [j1] [2011-10-11 17:48:08.546 'App' 1172 info] [vmiImportTask,758] DeviceMappingAlert: The source machine is configured with more cdroms than the destination can map onto.

Dropping an unmatched drive. It won't be in the new VM. [#2] [j1] [2011-10-11 17:48:08.546 'App' 1172 info] [vmiImportTask,758] DeviceMappingAlert: The source machine is configured with more floppies than the destination can map onto. Dropping an unmatched drive.