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VMWARE converter 3.01 doesn't convert Virtual Server 2005 R2 files posted: Jul 31, 2007 7:50 AM

Click to view jeremyotten's profile Lurker 5 posts since
Jun 19, 2006
I get this error:

Unable to load the source virtual machine or image. The file may be corrupt, or of an unsupported format

This is the log file

Log for VMware Converter Client, pid=4444, version=3.0.1, build=build-44840, option=Release, section=2
[2007-07-31 16:47:10.373 'App' 5264 info] Current working directory: C:\Users\jotten\Desktop\TOOLS
[2007-07-31 16:47:10.375 'P2V' 5264 info] [p2vSupport,171] P2V logger created
[2007-07-31 16:47:10.375 'App' 5264 info] Vmacore::InitSSL: doVersionCheck = true, handshakeTimeoutUs = 120000000
[2007-07-31 16:47:10.376 'P2V' 5264 info] [p2vSupport,177] SSL context created
[2007-07-31 16:47:10.376 'P2V' 5264 info] [p2vSupport,187] AppInit completed
[2007-07-31 16:47:10.376 'P2V' 5264 verbose] [p2vLicenseManager,69] This product Hard Expires: false
[2007-07-31 16:47:10.452 'P2V' 5264 verbose] [jobManager,406] Deserializing the job manager's state
[2007-07-31 16:47:10.454 'P2V' 5264 verbose] [jobManager,496] Deserializing
[2007-07-31 16:47:10.454 'P2V' 5264 verbose] [p2vLicenseManager,232] License job init with license file: C:\Users\jotten\AppData\Roaming\VMware\p2vlcns
[2007-07-31 16:47:10.456 'P2V' 5264 verbose] [p2vLicenseManager,247] License job Success !

[2007-07-31 16:47:10.461 'P2V' 4692 verbose] [task,339] Transition from None to InProgress requested
[2007-07-31 16:47:10.461 'P2V' 4692 verbose] [task,388] Transition succeeded
[2007-07-31 16:47:10.461 'P2V' 4692 info] [task,274] Starting execution of a Task
[2007-07-31 16:47:10.462 'P2V' 4692 verbose] [jobDeserializationTask,113] Deserializing the individual jobs from C:\Users\jotten\AppData\Roaming\VMware\p2v30\jobs
[2007-07-31 16:47:10.463 'P2V' 4692 info] [task,276] Task execution completed
[2007-07-31 16:47:10.464 'P2V' 4692 verbose] [task,339] Transition from InProgress to Success requested
[2007-07-31 16:47:10.464 'P2V' 4692 verbose] [task,388] Transition succeeded
[2007-07-31 16:47:10.464 'P2V' 4692 verbose] [jobManager,367] Raising deserialization done event (7)
[2007-07-31 16:47:10.465 'P2V' 5264 verbose] [p2vLicenseManager,232] License job init with license file: C:\Users\jotten\AppData\Roaming\VMware\p2vlcns
[2007-07-31 16:47:10.466 'P2V' 5264 verbose] [p2vLicenseManager,247] License job Success !

[2007-07-31 16:47:16.331 'P2V' 5264 verbose] [p2vLicenseManager,232] License job init with license file: C:\Users\jotten\AppData\Roaming\VMware\p2vlcns
[2007-07-31 16:47:16.333 'P2V' 5264 verbose] [p2vLicenseManager,247] License job Success !

[2007-07-31 16:47:20.992 'P2V' 4708 verbose] [task,339] Transition from None to InProgress requested
[2007-07-31 16:47:20.992 'P2V' 4708 verbose] [task,388] Transition succeeded
[2007-07-31 16:47:20.992 'P2V' 4708 info] [task,274] Starting execution of a Task
[2007-07-31 16:47:20.993 'ClientConnection' 4708 info] Connecting to \\.\pipe\vmware-ufad-p2v30-vmdb, use SSL: true
[2007-07-31 16:47:20.993 'ClientConnection' 4708 info] Successfully connected to \\.\pipe\vmware-ufad-p2v30-vmdb
[2007-07-31 16:47:21.002 'VmdbSvc' 4708 verbose] Connected to stream: SSL([class Vmacore::System::NamedPipeClientStreamWin32:02A7FFA0])
[2007-07-31 16:47:21.003 'BaseLibs' 1152 warning] [Vmdb_Unset] Unsetting unknown path: /vmomi/

[2007-07-31 16:47:21.014 'ClientConnection' 4708 info] Making sure that UFAD interface has version vmware-ufad-p2v30-build-44840
[2007-07-31 16:47:21.027 'ClientConnection' 4708 info] UFAD interface version is vmware-ufad-p2v30-build-44840
[2007-07-31 16:47:21.039 'P2V' 4708 info] [task,276] Task execution completed
[2007-07-31 16:47:21.039 'P2V' 4708 verbose] [task,339] Transition from InProgress to Success requested
[2007-07-31 16:47:21.039 'P2V' 4708 verbose] [task,388] Transition succeeded
[2007-07-31 16:47:21.058 'P2V' 5264 info] [ufaSession,45] QuerySourceInfo called
[2007-07-31 16:47:21.058 'P2V' 4708 verbose] [task,339] Transition from None to InProgress requested
[2007-07-31 16:47:21.058 'P2V' 4708 verbose] [task,388] Transition succeeded
[2007-07-31 16:47:21.058 'P2V' 4708 info] [task,274] Starting execution of a Task
[2007-07-31 16:47:21.058 'P2V' 4708 info] [ufaTask,191] Successfully connected to VMImporter
[2007-07-31 16:47:21.072 'App' 4708 verbose] [imageProcessingTaskWrapper,109] Successfully connected to VmiQuerySourceInfoTask::task{7}
[2007-07-31 16:47:21.097 'App' 4708 verbose] [imageProcessingTaskWrapper,817] Start managed object method for task VmiQuerySourceInfoTask::task{7}
[2007-07-31 16:47:21.108 'App' 4708 verbose] [imageProcessingTaskWrapper,437] Waiting for updates from VmiQuerySourceInfoTask::task{7}
[2007-07-31 16:47:21.108 'App' 4708 verbose] [imageProcessingTaskWrapper,668] (Re)Start waiting for property updates from VmiQuerySourceInfoTask::task{7}
[2007-07-31 16:47:21.109 'App' 3524 verbose] [imageProcessingTaskWrapper,886] Remote task VmiQuerySourceInfoTask::task{7} completed
[2007-07-31 16:47:21.115 'App' 5228 verbose] [imageProcessingTaskWrapper,749] Got an update from VmiQuerySourceInfoTask::task{7}
[2007-07-31 16:47:21.121 'App' 4708 verbose] [imageProcessingTaskWrapper,515] Cleaning up remote task VmiQuerySourceInfoTask::task{7}
[2007-07-31 16:47:21.138 'App' 4708 verbose] [imageProcessingTaskWrapper,1201] Disposing task wrapper for task VmiQuerySourceInfoTask::task{7}
[2007-07-31 16:47:21.162 'P2V' 4708 error] [task,295] Task failed: P2VError IMPORT_SOURCE_NOT_RECOGNIZED()
[2007-07-31 16:47:21.162 'P2V' 4708 verbose] [task,339] Transition from InProgress to Failure requested
[2007-07-31 16:47:21.162 'P2V' 4708 verbose] [task,388] Transition succeeded

and the other log:

[#9] [2007-07-31 16:47:21.028 'App' 3344 info] Impersonating user jotten in session E2BD01EE-F082-4946-A6BA-6961E56E838A
[#9] [2007-07-31 16:47:21.060 'App' 3356 info] [vmImporter,140] Entering UFAD at QuerySourceInfo
[#9] [2007-07-31 16:47:21.060 'App' 3356 verbose] [vmImporter,141] source:
[#9] (sysimage.VPCSourceVMSpec) {
[#9] dynamicType = <unset>,
[#9] vmcFilePath = "I:\VMWARE\Win2k3R2EE_EXCH_LCS.vmc",
[#9] }
[#9] [2007-07-31 16:47:21.060 'App' 3356 verbose] [ufaConnection,94] Creating local adapter...
[#9] [2007-07-31 16:47:21.061 'App' 3356 verbose] [disposable,69] Registering disposable session object id=VmiQuerySourceInfoTask::task{7}
[#9] [2007-07-31 16:47:21.061 'App' 3356 verbose] [disposable,80] Associating disposable session object id=VmiQuerySourceInfoTask::task{7} with session id=E2BD01EE-F082-4946-A6BA-6961E56E838A
[#9] [2007-07-31 16:47:21.098 'App' 3344 verbose] [imageProcessingTaskImpl,504] VmiQuerySourceInfoTask::task{7}: Starting execution of an image processing task
[#9] [2007-07-31 16:47:21.098 'App' 3344 verbose] [imageProcessingTaskImpl,154] VmiQuerySourceInfoTask::task{7}: SetState to running
[#9] [2007-07-31 16:47:21.098 'App' 3344 info] [vmiQuerySourceInfoTask,75] VmiQuerySourceInfoTask initialized
[#9] [2007-07-31 16:47:21.099 'App' 3344 verbose] [ufaConnection,94] Creating local adapter...
[#9] [2007-07-31 16:47:21.104 'App' 3344 info] [,0] DISKLIB-LINK : "I:\VMWARE\drive-0.vmdk" : failed to open (The system cannot find the file specified).
[#9] [2007-07-31 16:47:21.105 'App' 3344 info] [,0] DISKLIB-CHAIN : "I:\VMWARE\drive-0.vmdk" : failed to open (The system cannot find the file specified).
[#9] [2007-07-31 16:47:21.105 'App' 3344 info] [,0] DISKLIB-LIB : Failed to open 'I:\VMWARE\drive-0.vmdk' with flags 0x11 (The system cannot find the file specified).
[#9] [2007-07-31 16:47:21.105 'App' 3344 info] [,0] DISKLIB-LIB : Failed to unlink 'I:\VMWARE\drive-0.vmdk' : 25
[#9] [2007-07-31 16:47:21.105 'App' 3344 info] [,0] DISKLIB-LINK : "I:\VMWARE\" : failed to open (The system cannot find the path specified).
[#9] [2007-07-31 16:47:21.106 'App' 3344 info] [,0] DISKLIB-CHAIN : "I:\VMWARE\" : failed to open (The system cannot find the path specified).
[#9] [2007-07-31 16:47:21.106 'App' 3344 info] [,0] DISKLIB-LIB : Failed to open 'I:\VMWARE\' with flags 0x15 (The system cannot find the path specified).
[#9] [2007-07-31 16:47:21.106 'App' 3344 error] [vpcDiskWin32,480] Failed opening VirtualPC disk file I:\VMWARE\: The system cannot find the path specified
[#9] [2007-07-31 16:47:21.107 'App' 3344 error] [vpcImportSource,182] Import source not recognized
[#9] [2007-07-31 16:47:21.107 'App' 3344 error] [imageProcessingTaskImpl,552] VmiQuerySourceInfoTask::task{7}: Image processing task has failed with MethodFault::Exception: sysimage.fault.IncompatibilityFault
[#9] [2007-07-31 16:47:21.107 'App' 3344 verbose] [imageProcessingTaskImpl,154] VmiQuerySourceInfoTask::task{7}: SetState to error
[#9] [2007-07-31 16:47:21.150 'App' 3360 verbose] [disposable,122] object explicitly disposed: VmiQuerySourceInfoTask::task{7}
[#9] [2007-07-31 16:47:21.151 'App' 3360 verbose] [imageProcessingTaskImpl,123] VmiQuerySourceInfoTask::task{7} being destroyed

As you can see I am trying to convert te standard Virtual Server (MS) image that I download from Microsoft with Exchange 2007.. Help is needed or Vmware Converter needs to be updated with the new format.

Also tried importing with Vmware Workstation 6.. same problem...

Click to view theanykey's profile Master 1,106 posts since
Jul 6, 2007
can you not install converter directly to the virtual machine while powered on? then simply choose "physical" and "this local machine"

also, "Impersonating user jotten" - highly suggest to use local admin instead

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