Converting a cloned Windows 2000 vmx file to a "VMWare Infrastructure Virtual Machine" crashes converter

[markgraf]

Hi everyone. I've been trying to clone a physical drive with windows 2000 over the network via converter. I then found, that i had to convert it to a VMWare Infrastructure Virtual Machine, so that i can actually use it, or am I just missing something here? Wether or not this is required, i've tried to convert the vmx file to the needed format but converter just crashes. No error, no exception, the window just closes without anything. I had to look into the log to locate the cause.

This is the path to the file:D:\Virtual Machines\Windows 2000 MVW\Windows 2000 MVW.vmx

And that's the error from the log:

... 
* The host name used for the connection does not match the subject name on the host certificate
2008-11-11 10:50:01.984 'Libs' 5940 warning SSLVerifyCertAgainstSystemStore: Certificate verification is disabled, so connection will proceed despite the error
2008-11-11 10:50:01.984 'Getventory' 5940 info Authenticating user Administrator
2008-11-11 10:50:02.000 'Getventory' 5940 info Logged in!
2008-11-11 10:50:02.046 'App' 5940 error

Exception: Assert Failed: "NeedsParent() == true" @ C:/ob/bora-89816/bora/sysimage/apps/p2vSupport/p2vevNode.cpp:276
2008-11-11 10:50:02.046 'App' 5940 error Backtrace:
backtrace[00|http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=00] eip 0x0098a8d3 ?AbortProcess@System@Vmacore@@YAXXZ
backtrace[01|http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=01] eip 0x008d7d9a ?CreateBacktrace@SystemFactoryImpl@System@Vmacore@@UAEXAAV?$Ref@VBacktrace@System@Vmacore@@@3@@Z
backtrace[02|http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=02] eip 0x008b012e ??0Throwable@Vmacore@@QAE@ABV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@@Z
backtrace[03|http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=03] eip 0x008b0807 ?PanicExit@Vmacore@@YAXABV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@@Z
backtrace[04|http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=04] eip 0x008b0a01 ?RunTimeFailure@Vmacore@@YAXPBD00HH@Z
backtrace[05|http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=05] eip 0x1009e88d ??4CheckDestAvailableTask@P2VSupport@@QAEAAV01@ABV01@@Z
backtrace[06|http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=06] eip 0x100b6b13 ?Log@P2VSupport@@YAXW4logLevel_t@1@HABV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@1@Z
backtrace[07|http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=07] eip 0x100b8a13 ?Log@P2VSupport@@YAXW4logLevel_t@1@HABV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@1@Z
backtrace[08|http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=08] eip 0x100d4f3a ?Log@P2VSupport@@YAXW4logLevel_t@1@HABV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@1@Z
backtrace[09|http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=09] eip 0x100d0122 ?Log@P2VSupport@@YAXW4logLevel_t@1@HABV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@1@Z
backtrace[10|http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=10] eip 0x100a8efd ?Run@TaskImpl@P2VSupport@@AAEXXZ
backtrace[11|http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=11] eip 0x009922aa ?IsEnlisted@System@Vmacore@@YA_NXZ
backtrace[12|http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=12] eip 0x00992bfc ?IsEnlisted@System@Vmacore@@YA_NXZ
backtrace[13|http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=13] eip 0x0098e5ae ?GetThreadId@System@Vmacore@@YA_JXZ
backtrace[14|http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=14] eip 0x7c349565 _endthreadex
backtrace[15|http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=15] eip 0x7c824829 GetModuleHandleA

2008-11-11 10:50:02.046 'App' 5940 info CoreDump: Writing minidump to C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Administrator\Lokale Einstellungen\Anwendungsdaten\VMware\converter-5300-5940.dmp

any ideas?

[paragsha]

Which version of converter are you using? Can you attach the complete logs using "File->Export logs"

[markgraf]

hi and thank you for the reply.

i'm using 3.0.3.

[paragsha]

For some reason, the converter database (which is used to store previous jobs, license etc.) has become corrupted. Hence the GUI is crashing everytime. There are couple of options:

1. Uninstall the application (also remove the license) when it asks you during uninstallation and reinstall converter

2. If you want you can also try the new version from

[markgraf]

i've tried to reinstall everything without success. now when i want to go to the url you posted, the site asks me to register... again. i'm already registered!

[markgraf]

please anyone? i can't download the "public" beta without registration, but i'm already registered.

[paragsha]

Try this link after logging on. I guess it might be trying to re-register you for the beta (did you try filling in your information again?).

http://www.vmware.com/download/download.do?downloadGroup=CONV4-BETA

[markgraf]

thank you again for your answer. if it try your link after login, i'm getting this:

VMware Converter 4 Beta

Sorry, at the moment you are

not authorized to download VMware Converter 4 Beta.

You have the following options:

• If you have a valid serial number of
  VMware Converter 4 Beta
  and you have not registered it, please register it here,
  so you can get download access.

• If you want to get more information about
  VMware Converter 4 Beta, please contact the VMware Sales department per
  or telephone 1-877-4-VMWARE.

[paragsha]

Hi,

You need to use the link http://www.vmware.com/publicbeta/CONV4-BETA

and register for beta. Unfortunately the previous links were for new users only.

[markgraf]

sorry, that i still have to bother you, but i can't login there. it doesn't take the username / password i use to login into the forums. if i use the form to register a new account, it says, that there's already an account with that username (office@markgraf.at or just markgraf), which tells me, that i should be able to use my forum account, but again i'm not sure about that.

[Badsah]

Hi, I have written a private message to you regarding this issue. Basically, your VMware.com login (associated with Communities username "markgraf") is a different email address than the one you provide above. How is it that you are logging into Communities with that other email address? That's not possible.

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Badsah Mukherji

VMware Web Communities Team