\[Converter v39557] Hot Cloning failed

[planetek]

I'm tring to convert a Windows2K physical machine from a Windows XP machine.

The agent log report this message:

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\[#1] \[2007-02-01 11:00:00.182 'App' 2368 error] \[imageProcessingTaskWrapper,1124] ImageProcessingTask FAILED. Fault name: vim.fault.NotFound

\[#1] \[2007-02-01 11:00:00.182 'App' 2368 info] \[imageProcessingTaskStep,196] VmiImportTask::task\{0} step "clone to VM" destroyed

\[#1] \[2007-02-01 11:00:00.182 'App' 2368 error] \[vmiImportTask,328] Cloning failed: vim.fault.NotFound

\[#1] \[2007-02-01 11:00:00.182 'App' 2368 info] \[vmiImportTask,494] Removing destination VM

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The client log said:

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\[2007-02-01 11:00:22.674 'P2V' 5368 error] \[task,295] Task failed: P2VError UNKNOWN_METHOD_FAULT(sysimage.fault.CloneFault)

\[2007-02-01 11:00:22.674 'P2V' 5368 verbose] \[task,339] Transition from InProgress to Failure requested

\[2007-02-01 11:00:22.674 'P2V' 5368 verbose] \[task,388] Transition succeeded

\[2007-02-01 11:00:22.674 'P2V' 5368 verbose] \[job,231] Job 4 changing state from 1 to 2

\[2007-02-01 11:00:22.674 'P2V' 5368 verbose] \[serialization,213] Serializing job 4

\[2007-02-01 11:00:22.674 'P2V' 5368 verbose] \[serialization,220] Archiving job to C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Dati applicazioni\VMware\p2v30\jobs\00000004.xml

\[2007-02-01 11:00:22.674 'P2V' 5368 verbose] \[jobManager,269] Raising event 2 for job 4

\[2007-02-01 11:00:22.690 'P2V' 5368 verbose] \[jobManager,269] Raising event 4 for job 4

\[2007-02-01 11:00:22.690 'P2V' 5368 verbose] \[jobManager,269] Raising event 6 for job 4

\[2007-02-01 11:00:22.690 'VmdbSvc' 5368 verbose] Shutting down VMDB service...

\[2007-02-01 11:00:22.690 'VmdbSvc' 5368 verbose] Unregistering callback...

\[2007-02-01 11:00:22.690 'VmdbSvc' 5368 verbose] ...done

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[jonb157]

I'm getting the exact same errors. It seems like the hot clone option is pretty broken right now. I've spent all day making sure that the ports needed are open,etc. I can setup my jobs successfully, finding the source physical server, the VC destination host, etc. I watch it actually run in Virtual Center and as soon as it creates the VM, the job fails and destroys the VM. My current test is to actually install Converter on the physical box that needs to be converted. I have a feeling this might work, which indicates a major issue with the "remote" cloning feature. What good is this program if I have to install converter on every single server that needs to be "hot cloned". I'll post my next results.

[jonb157]

Well, I installed VMConverter on a 2003 server and tried to do a conversion using "local" as source machine,chose the local c: chose my destination ESX host, chose the datastore and no joy. same generic error message. Very strange.