Scsiport.sys location not working
Hi, We have a windows 2000 Server (with SP4) with an enterprise CA which we are trying to virtualize. For that we use VMWare converter Beta (Build 33128). When we start the process, we get an question...
View ArticleCreating a Virtual Machine from a Physical Windows 2000 machine FAILED!!
Can someone tell me what the heck this means? Its the log from VM Converter on a Windows 2000 Server (PHYSICAL) machine. I tried making a Virtual machine from it. Below I pasted the contents of the log...
View ArticleColdClone ISO - PXE
Has anyone tried to adapt the ColdClone ISO to a PXE WinPE image? It would really be useful to have systems remote boot and perform a cold image using converter, since not all systems yield to the hot...
View ArticlePhysical to Virtual Failure
trying to go from a physical (white-box server) to a Vmware server image. The process gets to 98% then hangs, after about 5 - 10 minutes the Vmware Converter then goes to 100% and marks it as failed....
View ArticleP2V, CPUs, and Windows
I ahve a bunch of physical servers which I want to convert to ESX VMs using converter. The physical servers have either 1 CPU with hyperthreading or 2 CPUs with hyperthreading. So, when I convert the...
View ArticleImport to a physical machine failed at 100%
I have been trying to migrate a BL20p G2 server running Citrix to VM but converter failed at 100%. Without Citrix, it works fine. Any ideas?
View ArticleConverter failing at step 2
Greetings all, this is my first attempt at virtualization and I'm encountering some problems when attempting to convert physical W2K server machine to a virtual image for VMware Server. I'm logged...
View ArticleCloining NT 4 failed at 98%
Hi! I'm trying to migrate a NT 4 SP6 server to a VMware Server but the cloning failed at 98%. The log file from the NT 4 complains about this: \[#1] \[2007-01-11 08:43:08.406 'App' 382 verbose]...
View ArticleVm converter
I am having issues trying to use VM converter on my primary Domain controller. It is a Windows 2003 and when I start the converting, it makes it to 100% Failed I looked at the log and I have pasted the...
View ArticleCloning NT4 SP6a NTLDR not found
Hi there, I just wanted to do a P2V an old Windows NT4 with VMware Converter. The actual migration ends successfully but the created Image won't start.NTLDS not found Please insert another disk. Doeas...
View ArticleConverter hangs when P2Ving a specific hard disk (OS=NT4 Sp6)
VMCommunity, I have the strangest situation. I am trying to convert a Dell Poweredge 2550 from Physical to Virtual using Beta VMConverter. The server is an old archive server for HR that just sits on...
View ArticleXP physcial image unable to find boot.ini file then bluescreen.
Hello all, I have successfully made a physical to virtual Win2003 server with Vm converter, now I tried to take a physical image of a WinXP pro box and run it with Vmware ACE manager in a virtual...
View ArticleConversion of Windows NT4 sp6 failed
Hi everybody, Can someone help me, I want to convert a physical machine running Windows NT4 SPa6, the two first steps suceeded but the last step failed, and when I start the created virtual machine, I...
View ArticleWinXP Conversion Fails
Hot Clone fails during wizard on VM Options screen after choosing Disk Space Allocation and clicking next. "UFAD Connection was lost during an operation" Here is the last bit of the log: [2007-01-15...
View ArticleUnknown error returned by UFAD
I get this message when attempting to convert a NetWare 6.5 SP(any) VmImage made in VmServer 1.0.1 back to GSX 3.x. The convertion never starts and gives the above error code. I am running the "VMware...
View ArticlePost Processing Failed At 97%
Don't know what is wrong ! I receive this message whenever I am converting a W2K Sp4 VmImage made in VmServer 1.0.1 back to GSX 3.x. The convertion never starts and gives the above error code. I am...
View ArticleIs VmWare Converter Starter Edition portable/runnable from USB stick ?
Can I run VmWare Converter Starter Edtion from USB stick/ is it portable? Or does VmWare need some DLLs from the Win system32 directory or other registry entries ?
View ArticleP2V Assistant strangeness....any ideas?
I am currently trying to P2V an IBM x345 running Windows 2000 Server SP4. The server has 2 internal hard disks in it which are mirrored. The C:\ drive is 10GB in size and has 4.04GB used. The D:\...
View ArticleDoes converter use VSS and can I do hot Exchange/SQL Converts?
Hi,Does Converter use Volume Shadow copy Service (VSS) to do the hot-P2V? If so, is it also aware of VSS compliant services such as SQL and Exchange and put them in a paused state whilst the P2V is...
View ArticleLost connection to remote machine while deploying UFAD
I am getting the above error when trying to import 1 particular physical machine. I have several other machines of this model that don't give the error. They are all running the same Win2003 OS with...
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