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VMware Converter Resolution Paths

Down the very first left hand column of each resolution path are common issues you might encounter. To the right of each these are VMware's recommended steps to resolving these issues. Each and every one is hyper-linked directly to our Knowledge base article on that topic.

1006284
Troubleshooting when the Conversion wizard does not complete successfully
1000508
Converting a physical blade server fails
1001344
VMware Converter agent fails to install due to a connection error
1006603
Verifying proper installation and functionality of Converter Agent
1006489
Troubleshooting damaged operating system components that cause conversion failure
1006607
Checking networking connections between Converter end points
1006285
Troubleshooting a virtual machine that fails during preparation
1003565
Verifying the block size of a VMFS data store
1008633
Conversion fails when source or destination do not support large files
1006607
Checking networking connections between Converter end points
1006286
Troubleshooting a snapshot process that fails to initialize
1006603
Verifying proper installation and functionality of Converter Agent
1006489
Troubleshooting damaged operating system components that cause conversion failure
1006292
Troubleshooting cloning problems
1004615
Investigating network devices and device settings as a cause of VMware Converter failures
1006859
Troubleshooting file, volume, and disk access problems during conversion
1006294
Troubleshooting reconfiguration task failures
1001610
Conversion fails at 99% with the error "Unable to determine guest OS" or "sysimage.fault.OsVersionNotFound"
1006858
Troubleshooting missing driver and Windows file errors during reconfiguration
1006295
Troubleshooting a virtual machine that fails to boot with STOP 0x7B error
1006294
Troubleshooting reconfiguration task failures
1006621
Adjusting the virtual SCSI adapter type in a VMDK file
1006626
Applications and drivers that may not convert into virtual machines
1006296
Cannot boot or start the resulting virtual machine
1006556
Repairing boot sector problems in Windows NT-based operating systems
1006559
Checking for disk corruption on the destination server after using VMware Converter
1006297
Troubleshooting a log in failure that occurs on a converted virtual machine
1006559
Checking for disk corruption on the destination server after using VMware Converter
1006298
Cannot start Converter cold clone CD
1002189
Modified coldclone.iso CD fails to boot

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