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P2V with Converter standalone 5.5 - Permission to perform this operation denied

Hi,

Im atempting to perform a P2V and stall at the Source System section with "permission to perform this operation was denied" (screen shot attatched as 1.jpg - Note, i blanked out part of the acocunt name with ***)

I've had a dig around the forums and seen similar V2V issues where vCenter permissions were not high enough - not an issue here as it's a P2V and I havent got to destination credentials as yet,

I've also seen mention of local admin rights required on source server. I've done this. The account i'm using is a domain admin and although domain admins are part of the local administrators permissions group i've also added my comain account to the source servers Administrators group too.

I've also started the application with "run as Administrator" when logged in with my domain admin account and when logged in with local Administrator account.

now for some logs:

2014-01-30T10:06:07.063+11:00 [01684 info 'Libs'] [ADS] Local Domain : ACTEVL

2014-01-30T10:06:07.063+11:00 [01684 info 'Libs'] [ADS] IsWorkgroup: No

2014-01-30T10:06:07.063+11:00 [01684 info 'Libs'] [ADS] Local Machine: EVLP2V001VS

2014-01-30T10:06:07.703+11:00 [01684 info 'Default'] BaseScheduler initialization complete -- void __thiscall Converter::Server::Scheduler::BaseScheduler::Initialize(const class boost::shared_ptr<class Converter::Server::Scheduler::SchedulerEnv>,const class boost::optional<class Converter::Server::Scheduler::SchedulerConstraints const &> &,const class boost::optional<class Converter::VdbConnection &> &) ("d:/build/ob/bora-1362012/bora/sysimage/ufad/server/scheduler/baseScheduler.cpp:112")

2014-01-30T10:06:07.703+11:00 [01684 info 'Default'] Loaded all items from the scheduler's database tables. -- void __thiscall Converter::Server::Scheduler::BaseScheduler::LoadSchedulerItemIdMap(void) ("d:/build/ob/bora-1362012/bora/sysimage/ufad/server/scheduler/baseScheduler.cpp:70")

2014-01-30T10:06:07.703+11:00 [01684 info 'Default'] Loaded all items from scheduler's database tables.Scheduler's item map contains 0 items. -- void __thiscall Converter::Server::Scheduler::PriorityQScheduler::LoadPriorityQ(void) ("d:/build/ob/bora-1362012/bora/sysimage/ufad/server/scheduler/priorityQScheduler.cpp:185")

2014-01-30T10:06:07.703+11:00 [01684 info 'Default'] [plugin,158] ServerPlugin Init

2014-01-30T10:06:07.703+11:00 [01684 info 'Ufa'] Initializing SSL context

2014-01-30T10:06:07.703+11:00 [01684 info 'Ufa'] Mime type: properties = text/plain

2014-01-30T10:06:07.703+11:00 [01684 info 'Ufa'] Mime type: js = text/javascript

2014-01-30T10:06:07.703+11:00 [01684 info 'Ufa'] Mime type: css = text/css

2014-01-30T10:06:07.703+11:00 [01684 info 'Ufa'] Micro web server pipeName: \\.\pipe\vmware-converter-web

2014-01-30T10:06:07.703+11:00 [01684 info 'HttpSvc.HTTPService'] Setting buffer size to 32768

2014-01-30T10:06:07.703+11:00 [01684 info 'HttpSvc.HTTPService'] Using default for nonChunkingAgents: 'VMware VI Client|VMware-client|VMware-client/3.*'

2014-01-30T10:06:07.703+11:00 [01684 info 'HttpSvc.HTTPService'] Using default for agentsNeedingContentLength: 'VMware-client'

2014-01-30T10:06:07.703+11:00 [01684 info 'HttpSvc.HTTPService'] Max buffered response size is 104857600 bytes

2014-01-30T10:06:07.703+11:00 [01684 info 'HTTP server'] HTTP server created with docroots C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\docRoot, chunked responses enabled: true

2014-01-30T10:06:07.703+11:00 [01684 info 'Ufa'] Micro web server created

2014-01-30T10:06:07.703+11:00 [01684 info 'Ufa'] Plugin initialized

2014-01-30T10:06:07.719+11:00 [01996 info 'ThreadPool'] Thread enlisted

2014-01-30T10:06:07.719+11:00 [01996 info 'Default'] [task,338] [task-internal-1] -- BEGIN -- TaskManager

2014-01-30T10:06:07.719+11:00 [01684 info 'Default'] [plugin,188] ServerPlugin Start

2014-01-30T10:06:07.719+11:00 [02004 info 'ThreadPool'] Thread enlisted

2014-01-30T10:06:07.719+11:00 [02000 info 'ThreadPool'] Thread enlisted

2014-01-30T10:06:07.719+11:00 [02008 info 'ThreadPool'] Thread enlisted

2014-01-30T10:06:07.719+11:00 [01684 info 'ProxySvc'] Proxy service created: http port (80), https port (443)

2014-01-30T10:06:07.844+11:00 [01684 info 'ProxySvc-80'] Max proxy connections currently set to 0 (unlimited), buffer size: 16344 bytes

2014-01-30T10:06:07.844+11:00 [01684 info 'ProxySvc'] Created endpoint 80

2014-01-30T10:06:07.844+11:00 [01684 info 'ProxySvc-443'] Max proxy connections currently set to 0 (unlimited), buffer size: 16344 bytes

2014-01-30T10:06:07.844+11:00 [01684 info 'ProxySvc-443'] vmacore/ssl/useSSLCtxPool: true

2014-01-30T10:06:07.844+11:00 [01684 info 'ProxySvc'] Created endpoint 443

2014-01-30T10:06:07.860+11:00 [01684 info 'ProxySvc'] Proxy service initialized

2014-01-30T10:06:07.860+11:00 [01684 info 'ProxySvc-80'] Proxy: Starting new Proxy service

2014-01-30T10:06:07.860+11:00 [01684 info 'ProxySvc-443'] Proxy: Starting new Proxy service

2014-01-30T10:06:07.860+11:00 [01684 info 'Ufa'] SOAP pipe name: \\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap

2014-01-30T10:06:07.860+11:00 [01684 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Setting buffer size to 32768

2014-01-30T10:06:07.860+11:00 [01684 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Using default for nonChunkingAgents: 'VMware VI Client|VMware-client|VMware-client/3.*'

2014-01-30T10:06:07.860+11:00 [01684 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Using default for agentsNeedingContentLength: 'VMware-client'

2014-01-30T10:06:07.860+11:00 [01684 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Max buffered response size is 104857600 bytes

2014-01-30T10:06:07.860+11:00 [01684 info 'Ufa'] enableChunkedResponses: true

2014-01-30T10:06:07.860+11:00 [01684 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Http Service started: <server p:0x018a1e88, '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap'>

2014-01-30T10:06:07.860+11:00 [01684 info 'Ufa'] Soap (over Named Pipe) started on pipe \\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap. enableRemoteAccess = false, nonRootAccess = true, useSSL = false

2014-01-30T10:06:07.860+11:00 [01684 info 'HttpSvc.HTTPService'] Http Service started: <server p:0x018a1b88, '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-web'>

2014-01-30T10:06:07.860+11:00 [01684 info 'Ufa'] Web Server started

2014-01-30T10:06:07.860+11:00 [01684 info 'Ufa'] Plugin started

2014-01-30T10:06:07.875+11:00 [01684 info 'Default'] Running on OS: Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition, 64-bit Service Pack 2 (Build 6002); CPUs: 2

2014-01-30T10:06:07.875+11:00 [01684 info 'Default'] [serviceWin32,416] vmware-converter-server service started

2014-01-30T10:10:04.304+11:00 [01688 info 'Libs'] [ADS] Account muz_***_a found, but not local

2014-01-30T10:10:04.350+11:00 [01688 info 'Default'] [user,874] Successfully authenticated user ACTEVL\Muz_***_a from this local machine (using pipe)

2014-01-30T10:10:06.708+11:00 [01696 info 'Libs'] [ADS] Account muz_***_a found, but not local

2014-01-30T10:10:06.724+11:00 [01696 info 'Default'] [user,874] Successfully authenticated user ACTEVL\Muz_***_a from this local machine (using pipe)

2014-01-30T10:10:38.369+11:00 [01688 info 'Default'] [agentManager,83] [AgentManager] Install Agent on 172.16.97.113

2014-01-30T10:10:53.913+11:00 [01696 error 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Failed to read request; stream: <io_obj p:0x018d7aac, h:-1, <pipe '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap'>, <pipe '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap'>>, error: class Vmacore::TimeoutException(Operation timed out)

2014-01-30T10:11:26.805+11:00 [01696 info 'Default'] [agentManager,129] [AgentManager] Uninstall Agent from 172.16.97.113

2014-01-30T10:11:33.659+11:00 [01696 info 'Default'] ConverterConnection: KeepAlive timer canceled, StopKeepAlive succeeded

2014-01-30T10:11:34.752+11:00 [01696 info 'vmomi.soapStub[0]'] Resetting stub adapter for server <cs p:018d94a0, PIPE:\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-worker-soap> : Closed

2014-01-30T10:15:32.187+11:00 [01692 info 'Libs'] [ADS] Get user name failed: 1332

2014-01-30T10:15:32.187+11:00 [01692 info 'Libs'] [ADS] GetTokenInformation failed: 1312

2014-01-30T10:15:32.202+11:00 [01692 info 'Default'] [user,874] Successfully authenticated user Administrator from this local machine (using pipe)

2014-01-30T10:15:33.711+11:00 [01692 info 'Libs'] [ADS] Get user name failed: 1332

2014-01-30T10:15:33.711+11:00 [01692 info 'Libs'] [ADS] GetTokenInformation failed: 1312

2014-01-30T10:15:33.726+11:00 [01692 info 'Default'] [user,874] Successfully authenticated user Administrator from this local machine (using pipe)

2014-01-30T10:16:19.100+11:00 [01684 error 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Failed to read request; stream: <io_obj p:0x018d984c, h:-1, <pipe '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap'>, <pipe '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap'>>, error: class Vmacore::TimeoutException(Operation timed out)

2014-01-30T10:16:26.131+11:00 [01692 info 'Default'] [agentManager,83] [AgentManager] Install Agent on 172.16.97.113

2014-01-30T10:16:57.977+11:00 [01684 info 'Libs'] [ADS] GetTokenInformation failed: 1312

2014-01-30T10:16:57.977+11:00 [01684 info 'Default'] [diagnosticManager,423] Generating Converter.Server log bundle.

I see in the log "2014-01-30T10:10:04.304+11:00 [01688 info 'Libs'] [ADS] Account muz_***_a found, but not local"

but it is part of the local Administrators group. I've added it to both the source physical server (evlp2v102) and the VM that is set up as the converter server (evlp2v001vs)

any help or sugestions appreciated

Also worth noting that is i use the loval Administrator credentials i can get past this.

However, I am atempting to use the Domain credentials as part of troubleshooting/testing with another P2V issue

when when a a domain member physical server is p2v, the virtual instance is not longer a valid domain member (ie: can not log into that VM with domain credentials)

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POCEH
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VMware Employee

Run the Converter UI 'as administrator'.

HTH

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patanassov
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As you have noticed, logging in the source machine with 'administrator' account (not a domain account in local administrators group) works. The alternative is to disable UAC on the source machine.

As for adding the destination VM to the domain, you need to apply the customization step as part of conversion or just reconfigure that VM with customization. Customization is a bit fragile and has its own issues but hope it will work.

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Mspec
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Thanks Plamen.

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Mspec
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done that already, as mentioned in original post.

I've also started the application with "run as Administrator" when logged in with my domain admin account and when logged in with local Administrator account

.

thanks anyway,

-Muz

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yanncd
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Hello,

it seems i have the same problem, have you solved it ?

Thanks,

Yann

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