Cold Clone VSPHERE 4.1 Virtual Center

[HBrueller]

HI!

Id like to cold clone a Windows Server 2003 Machine. I use the VMware-convertercd-4.1.1-206170 coldclone.iso. After a few seconds the imoport fails

Log for VMware Converter Enterprise Client, pid=864, version=4.1.1, build=build-206170, option=Release, section=1

Current working directory: X:\VMWARE-CONVERTER

HOSTINFO: Seeing Intel CPU, numCoresPerCPU 2 numThreadsPerCore 1.

HOSTINFO: numPhysCPUs is 0, bumping to 1.

HOSTINFO: This machine has 1 physical CPUS, 1 total cores, and 1 logical CPUs.

P2V logger created

Initialize SSL

Using system libcrypto, version 9070CF

Vmacore::InitSSL: doVersionCheck = true, handshakeTimeoutUs = 120000000

SSL context created

AppInit completed

Job manager state deserialization error: FileIO error: Could not find file : Z:\jobs\jobManager.xml

Starting execution of a Task

Connecting to
.\pipe\vmware-converter-vmdb, use SSL: true

Successfully connected to
.\pipe\vmware-converter-vmdb

Unsetting unknown path: /vmomi/

Making sure that UFAD interface has version vmware-converter-4.1.1

UFAD interface version is vmware-converter-4.1.1

Task execution completed

QuerySourceInfo called

Starting execution of a Task

Successfully connected to VMImporter

Task execution completed

Starting execution of a Task

SSLVerifyCertAgainstSystemStore: CertGetCertificateChain failed. LastError = -2146885628

SSLVerifyCertAgainstSystemStore: The remote host certificate has these problems:

• CertGetCertificateChain failed

SSLVerifyCertAgainstSystemStore: Certificate verification is disabled, so connection will proceed despite the error

Connecting to host 192.168.25.6 on port 443 using protocol https

SSLVerifyCertAgainstSystemStore: CertGetCertificateChain failed. LastError = -2146885628

SSLVerifyCertAgainstSystemStore: The remote host certificate has these problems:

• CertGetCertificateChain failed

SSLVerifyCertAgainstSystemStore: Certificate verification is disabled, so connection will proceed despite the error

Authenticating user administrator

Logged in!

*** Begin Logout() ***

*** Finish Logout() ***

Task execution completed

GetTargetDiskSize called

Starting execution of a Task

Successfully connected to VMImporter

Task execution completed

CheckDestAvailable called

Starting execution of a Task

Successfully connected to VMImporter

Task execution completed

CheckDestParams called

Starting execution of a Task

Successfully connected to VMImporter

Task execution completed

Adding job 1

Starting job 1

Starting execution of a Task

Connecting to
.\pipe\vmware-converter-vmdb, use SSL: true

Successfully connected to
.\pipe\vmware-converter-vmdb

Unsetting unknown path: /vmomi/

Making sure that UFAD interface has version vmware-converter-4.1.1

UFAD interface version is vmware-converter-4.1.1

Task execution completed

DoImport called

Starting execution of a Task

Successfully connected to VMImporter

Task failed: P2VError FILE_OPEN_FAILED(vpxa-nfc://[MD3200i] TEC/TEC.vmdk@esx01:902!52 1d 20 5d 1a 85 3f 7b-83 0d 1f 12 db 7d e9 8a)

Connecting to
.\pipe\vmware-converter-vmdb, use SSL: true

Successfully connected to
.\pipe\vmware-converter-vmdb

Unsetting unknown path: /vmomi/

Making sure that UFAD interface has version vmware-converter-4.1.1

UFAD interface version is vmware-converter-4.1.1

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I think the problem is that the Converter (WinPE) cannot resolve the ESX Hostname:

2010-11-24 20:24:02.515 'P2V' 772 error] Task failed: P2VError FILE_OPEN_FAILED(vpxa-nfc://[MD3200i] TEC/TEC.vmdk@esx01:902!52 1d 20 5d 1a 85 3f 7b-83 0d 1f 12 db 7d e9 8a)

So how can i cold clone a Physical Machine without DNS?

Any Ideas??

Greats HB

[AndreTheGiant]

Welcome to the community.

The thread has been moved to the Converter area.

Have you tried to convert directly on a host using the IP address?

Andre

[idle-jam · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You could try few ways listed below:

1) add the host entry to your DNS server, or a temp dns server and then go for manual ip setting to define the temp dns

2) use IP address to convert as suggested above

3) perform a hot migration where the host can be added in to host file where the converter is running.

iDLE-jAM | VCP 2, VCP 3 & VCP 4

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[HBrueller]

Hi!

Yes, but it is the same Problem. The ESX Server sends his hostname for File Acccess!!

Thanks for the answer

[HBrueller]

HI!

1) yes, thats how we solved it at least

2) brings the same error! because the ESX sends the Hostname

3) I am afraid to hot migrate MSSQL or EXCHANGE Servers....

Antoher Solution is to manipulate the machines host file - Funny thing!

Thanks for your reply!

[continuum]

So how can i cold clone a Physical Machine without DNS?

let the CD boot

don't start any operation yet

get a cmd - by using the browser and finding cmd.exe in X:\i386\system32

run ipconfig to see which IP you have

ipconfig /all

ping the ESX by its IP

ping 11.12.13.14

then add the wanted hostname - ip relations to the hosts file in X:\i386\system32\

echo 11.12.13.14 targetesx >> X:\i386\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

if you want a gui for that download the tool penetcfg.exe and add it to your CD

now ping using hostnames

ping targetesx

if it works - close cmd.exe and start a task in Converter.




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[HBrueller]

Thanks, This is what i wanted to know!