99% and then fail

[tempuseranp]

Has anyone run into this issue, The conversion of anything goes to 99% then fails with an unknown error?

I believe this is the error

#2] \[2007-02-01 14:30:57.835 'App' 1300 error] \[cloneTask,210] Cloning failed!

\[#2] \[2007-02-01 14:30:57.835 'App' 1300 error] \[imageProcessingTaskImpl,552] CloneTask::task\{5}: Image processing task has failed with MethodFault::Exception: sysimage.fault.ImageProcessingTaskFault

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[chouse]

I've had something similiar like this happen - it would get to 99% and then fail.

I was able to boot the new VM using a BartPE UltimateP2V disc and have it install the BusLogic SCSI drivers. Then the VM booted to windows and I continued with the VMtools installation.

[san_himmath]

I am having a similar problem: we are trying to import a Windows 2003 server machine and it quickly progresses from 0 to 97% (in a few minutes) and then fails with unknown error. Here are the relevant lines from the physical machine's vmware-converter-1.log file. Can someone help?

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:37.976 'App' 1016 error] \[cloneTask,210] Cloning failed!

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:37.976 'App' 1016 error] \[imageProcessingTaskImpl,536] CloneTask::task\{5}: Image processing task has failed with PlatformError fault: 112

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:37.976 'App' 1016 verbose] \[imageProcessingTaskImpl,154] CloneTask::task\{5}: SetState to error

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:37.976 'App' 1016 verbose] \[imageProcessingTaskWrapper,886] Remote task CloneTask::task\{5} completed

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:37.976 'App' 1936 verbose] \[imageProcessingTaskWrapper,437] Waiting for updates from CloneTask::task\{5}

\[2007-02-06 16:37:37.976 'App' 1016 verbose] \[imageProcessingTaskWrapper,749] Got an update from CloneTask::task\{5}

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:37.976 'App' 1936 verbose] \[imageProcessingTaskWrapper,515] Cleaning up remote task CloneTask::task\{5}

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:37.976 'App' 1936 verbose] \[imageProcessingTaskWrapper,1201] Disposing task wrapper for task CloneTask::task\{5}

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:37.976 'App' 848 verbose] \[disposable,121] object explicitly disposed: CloneTask::task\{5}

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:37.976 'App' 848 verbose] \[imageProcessingTaskImpl,123] CloneTask::task\{5} being destroyed

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:37.976 'App' 1936 error] \[imageProcessingTaskStep,425] VmiImportTask::task\{4} step "clone to VM" failed

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:37.976 'App' 1936 verbose] \[imageProcessingTaskWrapper,1117] Reporting image processing task failure for task CloneTask::task\{5}

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:37.976 'App' 1936 error] \[imageProcessingTaskWrapper,1124] ImageProcessingTask FAILED. Fault name: sysimage.fault.PlatformError

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:37.976 'App' 1936 info] \[imageProcessingTaskStep,196] VmiImportTask::task\{4} step "clone to VM" destroyed

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:37.976 'App' 1936 error] \[vmiImportTask,328] Cloning failed: sysimage.fault.PlatformError

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:37.976 'App' 1936 info] \[vmiImportTask,494] Removing destination VM

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:37.991 'App' 1936 info] \[vmiImportTask,502] Successfully connected to UfaManagedVMCreator

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:37.991 'ManagedVMCreatorImpl::DestroyVM' 1972 info] Connecting to host 192.168.1.151 on port 902

\[#2]

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:38.210 'ManagedVMCreatorImpl::DestroyVM' 1972 verbose] Connected to stream: \[class Vmacore::Ssl::SSLStreamImpl:02DA5970]

\[2007-02-06 16:37:38.210 'BaseLibs' 1228 warning] \[Vmdb_Unset] Unsetting unknown path: /vmomi/

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:38.241 'ManagedVMCreatorImpl::DestroyVM' 1972 info] Authenticating user root

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:38.460 'ManagedVMCreatorImpl::DestroyVM' 1972 info] Logged in!

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:38.694 'App' 1972 info] \[managedVMCreator,1866] Waiting for VM destruction to complete...

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:38.694 'App' 1972 verbose] \[rpcConnectionWrapper,785] Waiting for a task to complete...

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:45.913 'ManagedVMCreatorImpl::DestroyVM' 1972 verbose] Shutting down VMDB service...

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:45.913 'ManagedVMCreatorImpl::DestroyVM' 1972 verbose] Unregistering callback...

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:45.913 'ManagedVMCreatorImpl::DestroyVM' 1972 verbose] ...done

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:45.913 'App' 1936 info] \[imageProcessingTaskStep,196] VmiImportTask::task\{4} step "create and clone to VM" destroyed

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:45.913 'App' 1936 info] \[imageProcessingTaskStep,196] VmiImportTask::task\{4} step "Clone VM" destroyed

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:45.913 'App' 1936 error] \[imageProcessingTaskImpl,552] VmiImportTask::task\{4}: Image processing task has failed with MethodFault::Exception: sysimage.fault.CloneFault

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:45.913 'App' 1936 verbose] \[imageProcessingTaskImpl,154] VmiImportTask::task\{4}: SetState to error

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:45.960 'App' 1016 verbose] \[disposable,121] object explicitly disposed: VmiImportTask::task\{4}

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:45.960 'managedImportDestination' 1016 verbose] Shutting down VMDB service...

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:45.960 'managedImportDestination' 1016 verbose] Unregistering callback...

\[#2] \[2007-02-06 16:37:45.960 'managedImportDestination' 1016 verbose] ...done

[in-groningen]

I ran into something similar when I was converting from physical directly to ESX. This happend when I had opened (or changed) the configuration on the target esx server before finishing the conversion. When I left the configuration alone the conversion finished successfully

[hamed_m80]

I am having the same problem and have posted the topic "Unknown error returned by VMware Converter Agent". Still waiting for answers and trying some solutions myself too. "tharrold" stated in a reply that this is a compatibility issue between VC2.0 and ESX 3.0 . He has tried with VC2.0 managing ESX 2.0 and everything has gone fine. I think we should wait for VMware to come up with some solution or patch.

[admin]

Yes, you should avoid touching the new VM until the entire import process is finished.

[VMRoger]

I am having a similar problem: we are trying to import a Windows 2000 server SP4 machine and it quickly progresses from 5 to 97% then fails with unknown error. I am pasting vmware-converter-1.log file.

\[2007-02-07 10:08:38.303 'App' 5556 info] \[utils,153] Cleaning up temp directory C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\vmware-temp\vmware-SYSTEM\sysReconfig ...

\[2007-02-07 10:08:38.303 'App' 5556 verbose] Plugin 5 path: ufa-vmImporter.dll

\[2007-02-07 10:08:38.303 'App' 5556 verbose] Plugin 5 absolute path: C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Converter\ufa-vmImporter.dll

\[2007-02-07 10:08:38.422 'App' 5556 info] \[plugin,111] VMImporterPlugin Init

\[2007-02-07 10:08:38.422 'Ufa' 5556 info] Initializing SSL context

\[2007-02-07 10:08:38.437 'BaseLibs' 5556 info] Using system libcrypto, version 90709F

\[2007-02-07 10:08:38.437 'Ufa' 5556 info] VMDB pipe name:
.\pipe\vmware-ufad-p2v30-vmdb, use SSL: true

\[2007-02-07 10:08:38.437 'VmdbAdapter' 5556 info] Using new VMDB VMOMI serialization format

\[2007-02-07 10:08:38.437 'Ufa' 5556 info] Plugin started

\[2007-02-07 10:08:38.437 'App' 5556 info] \[plugin,119] UfaClientPlugin Start

\[2007-02-07 10:08:38.452 'App' 5556 info] \[plugin,132] UfaSlavePlugin Start

\[2007-02-07 10:08:38.452 'App' 5556 info] \[plugin,182] SysMigrationPlugin Start

\[2007-02-07 10:08:38.452 'App' 5556 info] \[plugin,119] SysReconfigPlugin Start

\[2007-02-07 10:08:38.452 'App' 5556 info] \[plugin,126] VMImporterPlugin Start

\[2007-02-07 10:08:38.452 'App' 5556 info] \[serviceWin32,411] ufad-p2v service started

\[#1] \[2007-02-07 10:16:30.810 'App' 5604 info] Impersonating user Administrator in session 3C8182D6-BF90-40D7-8D69-DF772ADD4026

\[#1] \[2007-02-07 10:16:30.810 'Vmsvc' 5604 info] VMServices Plugin initializing

\[#1] \[2007-02-07 10:16:30.810 'App' 5604 info] \[,0] Msg_Reset:

\[#1] \[msg.dictionary.load.statFailed] Unable to get information about file "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware Converter\config.ini": The system cannot find the file specified.

\[#1] \----

---

\[#1] \[2007-02-07 10:16:30.810 'App' 5604 info] \[,0] PREF Optional preferences file not found at C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware Converter\config.ini. Using default values.

\[#1] \[2007-02-07 10:16:30.810 'App' 5604 info] \[,0] Msg_Reset:

\[#1] \[msg.dictionary.load.statFailed] Unable to get information about file "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware Converter\settings.ini": The system cannot find the file specified.

\[#1] \----

---

\[#1] \[2007-02-07 10:16:30.810 'App' 5604 info] \[,0] PREF Optional preferences file not found at C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware Converter\settings.ini. Using default values.

\[#1] \[2007-02-07 10:16:30.810 'App' 5604 info] \[,0] Msg_Reset:

\[#1] \[msg.dictionary.load.statFailed] Unable to get information about file "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware Converter\config.ini": The system cannot find the file specified.

\[#1] \----

---

\[#1] \[2007-02-07 10:16:30.826 'App' 5604 info] \[,0] PREF Optional preferences file not found at C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware Converter\config.ini. Using default values.

\[#1] \[2007-02-07 10:16:30.826 'App' 5604 info] \[,0] Msg_Reset:

\[#1] \[msg.dictionary.load.statFailed] Unable to get information about file "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\VMware\config.ini": The system cannot find the file specified.

\[#1] \----

---

\[#1] \[2007-02-07 10:16:30.826 'App' 5604 info] \[,0] PREF Optional preferences file not found at C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\VMware\config.ini. Using default values.

\[#1] \[2007-02-07 10:16:30.826 'App' 5604 info] \[,0] Msg_Reset:

\[#1] \[msg.dictionary.load.statFailed] Unable to get information about file "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\VMware\preferences.ini": The system cannot find the file specified.

\[#1] \----

---

\[#1] \[2007-02-07 10:16:30.826 'App' 5604 info] \[,0] PREF Failed to load user preferences.

\[#1] \[2007-02-07 10:16:30.826 'App' 5604 info] \[,0] Using system libcrypto, version 90709F

\[#1] \[2007-02-07 10:16:30.887 'App' 5604 warning] \[,0] VMHS: Failed to load vmnetMgr.dll

\[#1] \[2007-02-07 10:16:30.887 'VmMisc' 5604 info] Max supported virtual machines: 1200

\[??] \[2007-02-07 10:16:30.887 'App' 5440 info] \[,0] HOSTINFO 1332687547920 @ 2000100000Hz -> 0 @ 1000000Hz

\[??] \[2007-02-07 10:16:30.887 'App' 5440 info] \[,0] HOSTINFO ((x * 2198913309) >> 42) + -666310458

\[2007-02-07 10:52:48.052 'VmdbSvc' 4144 verbose] IVmdbPipe2Impl operation completed with error: The pipe has been ended.

\[2007-02-07 10:52:48.052 'App' 4144 verbose] CloseSession called for session id=3C8182D6-BF90-40D7-8D69-DF772ADD4026

\[2007-02-07 10:52:48.052 'VmdbAdapter' 4144 verbose] Removed vmdb connection /db/connection/#1/

\[#2] \[2007-02-07 10:53:15.740 'App' 4144 info] Impersonating user Administrator in session 16CE92BB-4DD7-47A6-97AB-

Can someone help?

[chgarcia]

I've had the same problem importing several Windows 2000 SP4 machines. Every Windows 2003 Standard and Enterprise OS machines have imported successfully. All of them HOT.

[bigroovy]

Question for you then....do you install VMware Converter locally to the machine you are trying to import? Or are you successfully importing machines remotely? This is a question for anyone who's had success...

[VMRoger]

In W2K3 i have imported machines with both methods, converter installed locally or remotely, but in W2K i don't have success...

[chgarcia]

Same as the above poster. I have success both locally and remotely with win2k3 but not win2k sp4

[mixolydian]

Hello,

Are you trying to use this through a terminal or remote desktop session? Did you install the tool through a terminal or remote desktop session?

If so, reinstall the tool while on the console directly and run the tool directly or through a remote control session such as VNC.

After doing this it worked for me.

Regards,

Brian

[J-J-M]

I'm stuck at 95%...first time was via RDP, now via VNC. ugh. I will try again from a WinXP box this weekend and report

[J-J-M]

tried again with my problem child server (win2ksrvrsp4) to hot copy and it still failed (even with Converter installed on an XP pc). However, just had complete success with using the cold copy method!!

[hamed_m80]

I just read in another post that this issue may be relayted to dynamic disks, and as I checked, my server is actually configured with dynamic disks. Anyone else checked this condition ?

[mixolydian]

I am not using dynamic disks because the machine I imported is NT 4.0 sp6a. This is crazy though because I just did another import attempt with this box and am now getting this error again. I was already successful with this machine now it fails.

Arrgh.

Brian

[aleph0]

Hi all,

I'm facing a problem with convert physical HP BL35p with NO SCSI disc on board.

I'm able to convert these servers with VMware Converter 3.0 but when I try to power on virtual machine it do not want to.

so I've solved in this way:

\- add a new virtual disc on the machine

\- boot the machine from a live CD OS (bartPe)

\- recreate the partition as primary on the newly added virtual disc

\- clone the exixting logical partitions to the newly created primary.

\- with diskpart set as active the right partition end then do a fixmbr on that disk

\- reboot and disconnect live CD.

Now all works fine

cheers

mf

[aleph0]

Find out another procedure using Acronis:

\- convert the physical machine to virtual

\- boot with Acronis Disc iso image

\- convert the logical partitions on Dynamic disk to Primary partition with Acronis

\- set active

\- reboot disconnecting Acronis

all work fine

cheers

hth

mf

[vmrulz]

I finally got mine to go. It turned out to be port security on the VLAN that my ESX boxes sit on. We opened 902 both ways and we finally got past the 97% failure.

[iaydin]

Hi,

I think I was able to find the solution when my conversion failed at 99%. The failure can be caused by different reasons. At 97% - 99% range, it means you're in "Customization/Reconfig" phase, and actual data transfer from the source server has been finished already. At this phase, the tool modifies the contents of the vmdk file (i.e. replaces the drivers) to make it bootable as a VM. If you take a look at the following blog post, you can see the troubleshooting steps and how I determined the missing driver file's name in the converter logs.

http://adventuresofanitpro.blogspot.com/2008/08/vmware-converter-fails-at-99.html

Let me know if this helps.

Regards,

ILKER