FAILED to convert physical server: TaskImpl has failed with Vmacore::Exception: failed to poweron vm

[joebabbo]

So I've run roughly 150 or so successful conversions of RHEL (3 & 4) and MS Windows OS (200, 2003) into my VI3.5 VC2.5 environment using Standalone Converter 4.0.1 but now seem to be getting this error on almost 90% of my conversion attempts. It seems to be having trouble starting the VM for the bits copy into the new VM. Usually this happens at the beginning of the conversion process and so I never get a VM but occasionally I can go thorough a complete conversion and then the VM won't start AFTER a successful Converter outcome. Logs excerpt in-line, full attached.

1. EXCERPT ###############

Waiting for vim.Task:task-139151 to complete

failed to poweron vm

TaskImpl has failed with Vmacore::Exception: failed to poweron vm

Volume-based cloning IPremoved.230.15 --> bladesrvr02 updates, state: 4, percentage: 0, xfer rate (Bps):

Failed to perform PostDoRun task in Linux P2V while retrieving the log bundle: helper connection or task hasn't been created

powering off vm after linux p2v ...

Getting VIM connection to IPremoved.1.223...

Reusing existing VIM connection to IPremoved.1.223

Waiting for vim.Task:task-139152 to complete

failed to power off vm

failed to perform PostDoRun task in Linux P2V: failed to power off vm

ConvertTask updates, state: 4, percentage: 1, xfer rate (Bps):

RecordOp ASSIGN: info, task-5

ConvertTask removing target VM when cloning is Failed/Canceled

Destroying managed VM

Getting VIM connection to IPremoved.1.223...

Reusing existing VIM connection to IPremoved.1.223

Destroying vim.VirtualMachine:vm-648905 on IPremoved.1.223

HTTP Response: Complete (processed 1126 bytes)

User agent is 'VMware-client/4.0.0'

HTTP Response: Client: NeedsContentLength: false UnderstandsChunking: true CanKeepAlive: true (PresetContentLength -1)

Waiting for vim.Task:task-139153 to complete

RecordOp ADD: event[36], task-5

Task failed:

Converter Task SetError(taskID=task-5)

Completing task task-5 with state=3

Converter TaskManager TaskCompleted

Task Completed : task-5

RecordOp ASSIGN: info, task-5

VimConnectionStore stopping keepalive

Scheduled timer canceled, StopKeepAlive succeeds

Converter Task GetEvent(taskID=task-5)

HTTP Response: Complete (processed 1476 bytes)

User agent is 'VMware-client/4.0.0'

HTTP Response: Client: NeedsContentLength: false UnderstandsChunking: true CanKeepAlive: true (PresetContentLength -1)

User agent is 'VMware-client/4.0.0'

HTTP Response: Client: NeedsContentLength: false UnderstandsChunking: true CanKeepAlive: true (PresetContentLength -1)

http://Converter.Agent.DiagnosticManagerImpl[task-5] Generating TaskLogBundle.

http://Converter.Agent.DiagnosticManagerImpl[task-5] Generated bundle key = "task-5-ohagcquq.zip"

http://Converter.Agent.DiagnosticManagerImpl[task-5] Bundle will be placed in "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\log-bundles\"

http://Converter.Agent.DiagnosticManagerImpl[task-5] Archiving logs in "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\logs"

Destroying VmomiTask2InternalTaskAdapter

Archiving "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\logs" to "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\log-bundles\task-5-ohagcquq.zip" succeeded

http://Converter.Agent.DiagnosticManagerImpl Created Log Bundle "task-5-ohagcquq.zip" with size "1365889" and CRC "-880338508"

HTTP Response: Complete (processed 624 bytes)

User agent is 'VMware-client/4.0.0'

HTTP Response: Client: NeedsContentLength: false UnderstandsChunking: true CanKeepAlive: true (PresetContentLength -1)

http://Converter.Agent.DiagnosticManagerImpl Retrieving log bundle with key "task-5-ohagcquq.zip" at offset = "0" and max size = "1365889".

HTTP Response: Complete (processed 1821641 bytes)

User agent is 'VMware-client/4.0.0'

HTTP Response: Client: NeedsContentLength: false UnderstandsChunking: true CanKeepAlive: true (PresetContentLength -1)

http://Converter.Agent.DiagnosticManagerImpl Deleting log bundle with key "task-5-ohagcquq.zip"

HTTP Response: Complete (processed 426 bytes)

[athlon_crazy]

Untick "power on" VM in converter wizard and at least you can get the target VM to troubleshoot and it's not been removed after conversion finished.

vcbMC-1.0.6 Beta

vcbMC-1.0.7 Lite

[joebabbo]

Thanks for the reply.

Already unticked though. I get this message most often before the conversion even starts to transfer bits, if I'm lucky to get a full conversion then the vCenter won't let me power it on post-conversion.

I have narrowed it down to a particular vCenter DB instance as I am:

1. Able to convert the same source server to another vCenter instance on a different VI and

2. can convert to the same VI by converting directly to an ESX host rather than the aforementioned vCenter.

If I can get the DBAs to uncover any DB anomalies (and a fix) I'll let you know.

[vChr1s]

Any update on this?  I'm seeing the same thing.

[continuum]

so you still use Converter 4.0.1 with ESX 3.5 ???