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Standalone Converter fails at 95% during reconfiguration for Windows Vista SP2 64-bit posted: Nov 2, 2009 9:28 AM

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Hi,

I am using vCenter Converter Standalone Client version 4.0.1 build-161434 to try and create a VM of my running Windows Vista SP2 64-bit system, but every time I try it fails at 95%during the reconfiguration phase. The following screenshot shows the status and log highlights:

http://communities.vmware.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/7509/Capture.PNG

The following is the excerpt from the log file of the reconfiguration phase where it looks like the error is related to trying to load the registry hive \\.\vstor2-mntapi10-32F24915007E00000000000003000000\Windows\system32\config\SOFTWARE :

7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:25.854 06632 info 'task-1' Starting system reconfiguration ...
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:25.854 03704 verbose 'task-1' Converter Task GetEvent(taskID=task-1)
2009-11-02 08:57:25.854 03704 verbose 'Ufa.HTTPService' HTTP Response: Complete (processed 924 bytes)
2009-11-02 08:57:25.856 02420 verbose 'Ufa.HTTPService' User agent is 'VMware-client/4.0.0'
2009-11-02 08:57:25.856 02420 verbose 'Ufa.HTTPService' HTTP Response: Client: NeedsContentLength: false UnderstandsChunking: true CanKeepAlive: true (PresetContentLength -1)
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:25.859 06632 info 'App' Using temp dir C:\Windows\TEMP\vmware-temp\vmware-SYSTEM\sysReconfig
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:25.859 06632 verbose 'task-1' d:/build/ob/bora-161434/bora/sysimage/lib/converter/reconfig/reconfigurationTransaction.cpp:103
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:26.616 06632 info 'App' ,0 LoadTempHive Registry hive \\.\vstor2-mntapi10-32F24915007E00000000000003000000\\Boot\BCD is loaded under the name mntApi237922752030039005
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:26.636 06632 info 'App' ,0 Error 13 reading Element value from key mntApi237922752030039005\Objects{9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}\Elements\24000001
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:26.686 06632 info 'App' ,0 Unloaded hive mntApi237922752030039005
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:26.686 06632 info 'task-1' ReconfigurationTransaction: cached guest system volume
task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:26.687 06632 warning 'App' ,0 Error 3 (error loading hive: The system cannot find the path specified (3)) loading temporary hive \\.\vstor2-mntapi10-32F24915007E00000000000003000000\Windows\system32\config\SOFTWARE under key name mntApi238748752030039005.*
* 7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:26.687 06632 warning 'App' ,0 Unable to load registry hive \\.\vstor2-mntapi10-32F24915007E00000000000003000000\Windows\system32\config\SOFTWARE, error 0x3.*
* 7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:26.687 06632 warning 'App' ,0 Error 50 when opening software hive*
* 7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:26.687 06632 error 'App' virtualImportSource,582 Unable to read OS info from system disk: 50*
* 7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:26.687 06632 info 'task-1' LocalPathToGuestSystemFolder: \\.\vstor2-mntapi10-32F24915007E00000000000003000000\*
* 7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:26.687 06632 info 'task-1' LocalUndoFolder: \\.\vstor2-mntapi10-32F24915007E00000000000003000000\$Reconfig$*
* 7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:26.727 06632 warning 'App' ,0 Error 3 (error loading hive: The system cannot find the path specified (3)) loading temporary hive \\.\vstor2-mntapi10-32F24915007E00000000000003000000\\system32\config\SYSTEM under key name mntApi238789752030039005.*
* 7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:26.727 06632 warning 'App' ,0 Unable to load registry hive \\.\vstor2-mntapi10-32F24915007E00000000000003000000\\system32\config\SYSTEM, error 0x3.*
* 7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:26.727 06632 error 'task-1' Can't access guest SYSTEM registry, error 50*
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:26.727 06632 info 'task-1' Writing the undo log ...
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:26.728 06632 info 'App' Cleaning up temp directory C:\Windows\TEMP\vmware-temp\vmware-SYSTEM\sysReconfig ...
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:26.728 06632 error 'task-1' TaskImpl has failed with MethodFault::Exception: vmodl.fault.SystemError
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:30.116 06632 verbose 'PropertyProvider' RecordOp ADD: event[8], task-1
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:30.116 06632 info 'task-1' ConvertTask updates, state: 4, percentage: 95, xfer rate (Bps): 5537853
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:30.116 02052 verbose 'task-1' Converter Task GetEvent(taskID=task-1)
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:30.117 06632 verbose 'PropertyProvider' RecordOp ASSIGN: info, task-1
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:30.117 06632 error 'App' Task failed:
2009-11-02 08:57:30.117 02052 verbose 'Ufa.HTTPService' HTTP Response: Complete (processed 902 bytes)
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:30.117 06632 verbose 'task-1' Converter Task SetError(taskID=task-1)
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:30.117 06632 verbose 'task-1' Completing task task-1 with state=3
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:30.117 06632 verbose 'App' Converter TaskManager TaskCompleted
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:30.117 06632 info 'App' Task Completed : task-1
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:30.117 06632 verbose 'PropertyProvider' RecordOp ASSIGN: info, task-1
2009-11-02 08:57:30.117 06632 verbose 'task-1' VimConnectionStore stopping keepalive
2009-11-02 08:57:30.117 06632 info 'task-1' Scheduled timer canceled, StopKeepAlive succeeds
2009-11-02 08:57:30.117 06632 verbose 'App' Destroying VmomiTask2InternalTaskAdapter
2009-11-02 08:57:30.118 05224 verbose 'Ufa.HTTPService' User agent is 'VMware-client/4.0.0'
2009-11-02 08:57:30.118 05224 verbose 'Ufa.HTTPService' HTTP Response: Client: NeedsContentLength: false UnderstandsChunking: true CanKeepAlive: true (PresetContentLength -1)
2009-11-02 08:57:30.119 05224 verbose 'Ufa.HTTPService' HTTP Response: Complete (processed 1279 bytes)
2009-11-02 08:57:30.121 02052 verbose 'Ufa.HTTPService' User agent is 'VMware-client/4.0.0'
2009-11-02 08:57:30.121 02052 verbose 'Ufa.HTTPService' HTTP Response: Client: NeedsContentLength: false UnderstandsChunking: true CanKeepAlive: true (PresetContentLength -1)
2009-11-02 08:57:30.159 05224 verbose 'Ufa.HTTPService' User agent is 'VMware-client/4.0.0'
2009-11-02 08:57:30.159 05224 verbose 'Ufa.HTTPService' HTTP Response: Client: NeedsContentLength: false UnderstandsChunking: true CanKeepAlive: true (PresetContentLength -1)
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:30.159 02052 info 'App' http://Converter.Agent.DiagnosticManagerImpltask-1 Generating TaskLogBundle.
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:30.159 02052 verbose 'App' http://Converter.Agent.DiagnosticManagerImpltask-1 Generated bundle key = "task-1-hyuqxakb.zip"
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:30.160 02052 verbose 'App' http://Converter.Agent.DiagnosticManagerImpltask-1 Bundle will be placed in "C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\log-bundles\"
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:30.160 02052 verbose 'App' http://Converter.Agent.DiagnosticManagerImpltask-1 Archiving logs in "C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\logs"
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:31.539 02052 verbose 'App' Archiving "C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\logs" to "C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\log-bundles\task-1-hyuqxakb.zip" succeeded
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:31.564 02052 info 'App' http://Converter.Agent.DiagnosticManagerImpl Created Log Bundle "task-1-hyuqxakb.zip" with size "681677" and CRC "1121352745"
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:31.565 02052 verbose 'Ufa.HTTPService' HTTP Response: Complete (processed 623 bytes)
2009-11-02 08:57:31.566 05224 verbose 'Ufa.HTTPService' User agent is 'VMware-client/4.0.0'
2009-11-02 08:57:31.566 05224 verbose 'Ufa.HTTPService' HTTP Response: Client: NeedsContentLength: false UnderstandsChunking: true CanKeepAlive: true (PresetContentLength -1)
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:31.567 02052 info 'App' http://Converter.Agent.DiagnosticManagerImpl Retrieving log bundle with key "task-1-hyuqxakb.zip" at offset = "0" and max size = "681677".
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:31.765 02052 verbose 'Ufa.HTTPService' HTTP Response: Complete (processed 909357 bytes)
2009-11-02 08:57:32.100 02052 verbose 'Ufa.HTTPService' User agent is 'VMware-client/4.0.0'
2009-11-02 08:57:32.100 02052 verbose 'Ufa.HTTPService' HTTP Response: Client: NeedsContentLength: false UnderstandsChunking: true CanKeepAlive: true (PresetContentLength -1)
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:32.100 05224 info 'App' http://Converter.Agent.DiagnosticManagerImpl Deleting log bundle with key "task-1-hyuqxakb.zip"
7 task-1 2009-11-02 08:57:32.101 05224 verbose 'Ufa.HTTPService' HTTP Response: Complete (processed 426 bytes)

I have tried with a target disk that is both FAT32 and NTFS and as a single VMDK or 2GB split files. I have turned off UAC and disabled Norton Anti-Virus. But none of this has made a difference and I always get exactly the same error at exactly the same point.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Daren

Re: Standalone Converter fails at 95% during reconfiguration for Windows Vista SP2 64-bit

1. Nov 2, 2009 10:35 AM in response to: wilkinsd501
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continuum
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the imaging part of the job seems to be ok - so first of all try to start the VM. If it is coming from a machine with Intel-chipset maybe it already boots.

If not - configure it again - no need to image it a second time.
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Re: Standalone Converter fails at 95% during reconfiguration for Windows Vista SP2 64-bit

2. Nov 2, 2009 6:19 PM in response to: continuum
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Thanks. After changing the BIOS on my computer to allow the use of VT (Virtual Technology) and working out that VMware Player needs to run as Administrator on Windows Vista I was able to get the VM to begin to power up, however it doesn't get very far and then stops with the following error:

http://communities.vmware.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/7513/Capture2.PNG

Unfortunately my computer did not come with the Windows Vista CD as it has a Recovery Partition, so if anyone has any ideas on how to workaround this I'd be grateful.

If I try to use Converter to Configure the machine, I get the message "Reconfiguration is not supported for the selected source".

Thanks,

Daren

Re: Standalone Converter fails at 95% during reconfiguration for Windows Vista SP2 64-bit

3. Nov 3, 2009 8:19 AM in response to: wilkinsd501
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download a Vista 64 recovery CD - google should find several links for ready-to-use iso-files like this one

http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/download-windows-vista-x64-recovery-disc/

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Re: Standalone Converter fails at 95% during reconfiguration for Windows Vista SP2 64-bit

4. Nov 3, 2009 10:40 AM in response to: continuum
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wilkinsd501
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Thanks, I will give this a try and let you know how I get on.

Re: Standalone Converter fails at 95% during reconfiguration for Windows Vista SP2 64-bit

5. Nov 5, 2009 8:28 AM in response to: continuum
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I ran the Recovery Disc and chose the "Startup Repair" option and this ran but reported it was unable to fix the problem:

Capture3.png

While I had the Recovery Disc running I used the "Command Prompt" option to see if the "\Windows\System32\winload.exe" file actually existed, and to my surprise the whole "Windows" directory was missing along with a couple of others:

Capture4a.PNG

The following is the same from the live system, and I've highlighted the missing directories:

Capture4b.PNG

So my conclusion is, the P2V process for some reason failed to copy all of the directories and that this VM will never run.

The only thing I can think of trying next would be to do a backup of my live system and then use this via the Recovery Disc Restore option to restore the files back onto the C:\ drive.

If anyone has any other ideas I'd love to hear them.

Re: Standalone Converter fails at 95% during reconfiguration for Windows Vista SP2 64-bit

6. Nov 6, 2009 12:45 PM in response to: wilkinsd501
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wilkinsd501
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OK so I have resolved all of my problems and have successfully created a virtual machine from my physical machine and have it running.

The first hurdle I overcame was with the issues above by getting the conversion to actually complete at 100% without any errors. The reason this was failing was because I was telling the conversion process to create a virtual disk of 250GB and not leaving it to be the default which is the same size as the original. I was doing this because I know I don't have enough room for the virtual disk to grow beyond 250GB.


I think this is probably a bug.


Once I got this working though, I then encountered a Blue Screen on booting with the stop error 0x0000007B, for which there appear to be many articles on how to resolve but none seemed to work. As they all pointed to the issue related to the SCSI disk driver being used, I decide to re-create my image and purposefully select to use the SCSI driver for the disk rather than leave it as the default which is to be the same as the host. My host's default is IDE. After doing this, everything worked.


So in summary to get a working Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit virtual machine from the physical machine, this is what I recommend doing:


1) Turn off UAC


2) Disable Anti-Virus and any other system tray applications


3) Run converter and make sure you:


a) Do not change the default size of your disk partitions
b) Purposefully select to use SCSI as the disk driver

Hopefully by doing this you will get a success.


Thanks,


Daren

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