>>\[#1] \[2007-09-13 13:59:20.135 'App' 2972 info] Impersonating user jess.northcutt in session 84D8BF36-6BA6-430E-BD73-4BBBC8B08752
--> Try to use the local administrator instead of a domain administrator and not just a user within the admingroup.
>>\[#1] \[2007-09-13 13:59:20.166 'App' 2972 verbose] \[vmImporter,141] >>source:
>>\[#1] (sysimage.LiveSourceComputerSpec) {
>>\[#1] dynamicType = \[#1] \[2007-09-13 13:59:20.228 'App' 2976 verbose] \[disposable,122] object explicitly disposed: localFile=
--> Looks like you have a diagnostic/utility partition. If so, make sure you are not selecting this for conversion. There is no need for it as a VM.
>>host = "rpidalvcs001.corp.realpage.com"
--> Try going to ESX directly (less possible networking issues to tweak with virtualcenter out of the way)
However all that being said it looks like your error may be here:
>>\[??] \[2007-09-13 14:58:43.514 'App' 2796 info] \[stub,42] NBD_Clientopen: attempting to create connection to ha-nfc://\[4120 Data Center Production Cluster 2 system disks] rpidaletl003/rpidaletl003.vmdk@rpidalpvm007.realpage.com:902!52 bc 25 6d 67 7f 35 12-7d a5 12 19 c7 8e 66 bf
>>\[??] \[2007-09-13 14:58:43.514 'App' 2796 info] \[stub,42] Started up WSA
>>\[#8] \[2007-09-13 14:59:04.624 'App' 2964 error] \[diskWin32,173] Opening ha-nfc://\[4120 Data Center Production Cluster 2 system disks] rpidaletl003/rpidaletl003.vmdk@rpidalpvm007.realpage.com:902!52 bc 25 6d 67 7f 35 12-7d a5 12 19 c7 8e 66 bf failed with error2338
>>\[#8] \[2007-09-13 14:59:04.624 'App' 736 error] \[client,164] Rethrowing MethodFault sysimage.fault.FileOpenError:
>>\[#8] \[2007-09-13 14:59:04.624 'App' 3020 error] \[cloneTask,228] Cloning failed!
Most likely an failed connection on port 902? To be sure, try all of the following:
This is a generic guide and all may not apply - for instance if you are not using VirtualCenter, there is no need to test the connection between ESX and VC.
Check basic network
\* ping from source system to VC host
\* ping from VC to ESX target system
\* ping from source system to ESX target system
\* ping from ESX target system to VC host
\* ping from ESX target to source system
Check the port usage (use telnet to verify)
\* Converter application to remote physical machine - 445 and 139
\* Converter application to VirtualCenter Server - 443
\* Converter application to ESX Server 3.x - 443
\* Physical machine to VirtualCenter Server - 443
\* Physical machine to ESX Server 3.x - 443 and 902
\*** If you are using Converter 3.0.1 make sure you do not have a web server using port 443 while running Converter
Check credentials and privileges
\* Ensure that each username can login to all systems (you may want to create one admin account on all systems to simply the testing)
\* Ensure the user has permission to create a VM on the target system
\* Ensure the user has access to LUNs on the target system
\* Ensure the user has write privilege on target system storage devices
\* Verify that the user can create a new VM on each target system from VirtualCenter
Verify space requirements
\* Check available file space on all systems (Depending on your method you will either need space equal to the selected drive or to the space used on the source drive.)
\* Verify that the Target VMname does not exist on target system
\* Optionally, turn firewall off on 3.0.1 ESX servers
