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3 Replies Last post: Jun 23, 2009 6:05 AM by MauroBonder
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converter-cli.exe generates error "Neither "p2v.dest" or "p2v.postProcessingParams....."

Jun 22, 2009 5:13 AM

Click to view mail4visu's profile Novice mail4visu 23 posts since
Sep 9, 2008

Hi all,

I want to import the vm image to the ESX server out of the p2v.xml file generated by vcb2p2vXml.exe
When I try to execute converter-cli.exe with the genrated p2v.xml file, I am getting the below error :(

Application error: Neither "p2v.dest" or "p2v.postProcessingParams" was given in task input!

Execution of:


vcb2p2vxml.exe:
vcb2p2vxml.exe -h <esx-host-name> - u username -p password -v F:\fullvm\H_Win2k3_MS2.vmx

converter-cli.exe:
converter-cli.exe -s p2v.xml


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Tags: converter-cli, p2v, vcb2p2vxml
Reply Re: converter-cli.exe generates error "Neither "p2v.dest" or "p2v.postProcessingParams....." Jun 22, 2009 8:57 AM
Click to view MauroBonder's profile Expert MauroBonder 371 posts since
Feb 19, 2009

Below is a link to a decent troubleshooting write up for the error you received.

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=1004615&sliceId=1

Best practices for using and troubleshooting VMware Converter

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=1004588&sliceId=2&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&dialogID=20578335&stateId=1%200%2020576729

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Reply Re: converter-cli.exe generates error "Neither "p2v.dest" or "p2v.postProcessingParams....." Jun 22, 2009 10:29 PM
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Click to view mail4visu's profile Novice mail4visu 23 posts since
Sep 9, 2008

I was not able to find any answer in the link provided. Please let me know some other alternative to solve this issue.

Thanks in advance.

Reply Re: converter-cli.exe generates error "Neither "p2v.dest" or "p2v.postProcessingParams....." Jun 23, 2009 6:05 AM
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Click to view MauroBonder's profile Expert MauroBonder 371 posts since
Feb 19, 2009
i find more information:

follow: "I too am curious about this. I originally went about trying to generate the p2v file using vcb2p2vXml.exe however I am not sure that is the right method. From what I have pieced together you feed p2vtool.exe some parameters along with an xml file and the end result is that the physical machine gets copied and registered with a VMware host. Is this correct? Is there an easier way to generate the xml file? Apparently me and "Guru" are completely missing the point of this toolset"

i get from: http://communities.vmware.com/thread/184288

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