Fatal Error when trying to convert windows 2003 server to vm

[elcuco]

Hello,

I've used vmware converter in the past and has worked as expected. I'm working on converting one of my existing 2003 servers to a vm to be imported to one of our VM servers. I'm receiving the following error right after I specify the destination of the vm image : fatal error occurred. the most common reason for this loss of network connection. the wizard will now close.

I'm using the latest vmware converter app, and using w2k3 as the source which has One drive partition into 3 separate drives. I've tried reinstalling the converted tool with no luck, at one point the previous version of the tool was used to create a p2v image of this server which worked.

I will post the log shortly but would like to see if anyone has had a similar issue.

Thanks

Cuco

Log file has been attached

Message was edited by: elcuco

[elcuco]

Below is the error log

HOSTINFO: Seeing Intel CPU, numCoresPerCPU 1 numThreadsPerCore 2.

HOSTINFO: This machine has 2 physical CPUS, 2 total cores, and 4 logical CPUs.

TaskMax=10, IoMin=1, IoMax=21

Using system libcrypto, version 9070AF

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

Connecting to server on pipeName
.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap.

SSL:false

Path:/converter/sdk

VMODL version:converter.version.version1

NOT using SSL to connect to VMOMI server
.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap

Getting ServiceInstance contents

Yes, we connected to Converter Server.

Logging in to Converter Server (Using Impersonate).

Converter Server session established. (Session ID = "5F887ADC-83C8-476B-92AF-B99E0FB8512D")

Connecting to server on pipeName
.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap.

SSL:false

Path:/converter/sdk

VMODL version:converter.version.version1

NOT using SSL to connect to VMOMI server
.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap

Getting ServiceInstance contents

Yes, we connected to Converter Server.

Logging in to Converter Server (Using Impersonate).

Converter Server session established. (Session ID = "B74C4C5C-02FF-44F2-ABC5-188C6041DF90")

SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type microsoftVirtualPCVM not found

SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type parallelsVM not found

SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type vmwareVCBBackup not found

SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type livestateBackup not found

SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type shadowProtectBackup not found

SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type acronisBackup not found

SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type vmwareVM not found

SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildThirdpartyHostedExtVector 3rd party type vmwareVM not found

Failed to complete RPC call: Invalid state

Logging out of the Converter Server. (Session ID = "B74C4C5C-02FF-44F2-ABC5-188C6041DF90")

Keep alive signal sent at: 2009-08-13 21:34:31.023

Keep alive signal sent at: 2009-08-13 21:44:31.020

Connecting to server on pipeName
.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap.

SSL:false

Path:/converter/sdk

VMODL version:converter.version.version1

NOT using SSL to connect to VMOMI server
.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap

Getting ServiceInstance contents

Yes, we connected to Converter Server.

Logging in to Converter Server (Using Impersonate).

Converter Server session established. (Session ID = "AA99B155-319C-41D3-A882-782CA3BEB3A2")

SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type microsoftVirtualPCVM not found

SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type parallelsVM not found

SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type vmwareVCBBackup not found

SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type livestateBackup not found

SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type shadowProtectBackup not found

SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type acronisBackup not found

SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type vmwareVM not found

SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildThirdpartyHostedExtVector 3rd party type vmwareVM not found

Failed to complete RPC call: Invalid state

Logging out of the Converter Server. (Session ID = "AA99B155-319C-41D3-A882-782CA3BEB3A2")

Connecting to server on pipeName
.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap.

SSL:false

Path:/converter/sdk

VMODL version:converter.version.version1

NOT using SSL to connect to VMOMI server
.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap

Getting ServiceInstance contents

Yes, we connected to Converter Server.

Logging in to Converter Server (Using Impersonate).

Converter Server session established. (Session ID = "E6E97C69-CC59-4C76-A0DB-1BC4B6E515EB")

Logging out of the Converter Server. (Session ID = "E6E97C69-CC59-4C76-A0DB-1BC4B6E515EB")

[dtracey]

Hi elcuco,

The RPC error in the log usually suggests connectivity issues as you rightly say.

How are the converter machine and the target machine physically connected? Across a switch? Are the ports and cards set to the same speed/duplex settings? Can you try with a crossover cable to rule out physical network connectivity issues?

Do you have name resolution to the target server? Can you ping my hostname and fqdn?

Is the target running windows firewall?

Dan

[elcuco]

Hello Dan.

The physical and destination machine are connected within the same Vlan, they can ping each other via IP / FQDN. I've tested the converter from a different w2k3 server on the same vlan to the same destinatinon and the tool does not error out on me.

Its really just specifically with this current server i'm working on, there's nothing different apart from the server running sql server 2005.

[dtracey]

Hi again,

There are few posts on these forums regarding this kind of error - what sort of hardware is the server you are trying to P2V? Is there any hardware unique to this server that wasn't present on the server you successfully P2V'd? DRAC / iLO devices are often to blame - you could try disabling these in Device Manager.

Did you disable the windows firewall? What about if you queisce SQL?

Dan

[elcuco]

No difference in hardware from the last time it was P2V'd. The only thought i have right now is to stop sqlserver and try to convert again. The other posts with the same error dont really have any resolutions to the problem unless i didnt dig the correct posts

Thanks

[elcuco]

The latest log using the previous version of the vmware converter with the same result. I've also tested this on another server running sqlserver and I was able to go through the whole convert routine.

Log for VMware vCenter Converter Standalone, pid=3440, version=4.0.0, build=build-146302, option=Release, section=2

Current working directory: C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone

HOSTINFO: Seeing Intel CPU, numCoresPerCPU 1 numThreadsPerCore 2.

HOSTINFO: This machine has 2 physical CPUS, 2 total cores, and 4 logical CPUs.

TaskMax=10, IoMin=1, IoMax=21

InstallSETranslator: true PanicUnknownSE: false SEHTerminationMode: 1

Using system libcrypto, version 9070AF

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

Connecting to server on pipeName
.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap.

SSL:false

Path:/converter/sdk

VMODL version:converter.version.version1

NOT using SSL to connect to VMOMI server
.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap

Getting ServiceInstance contents

Yes, we connected to Converter Server.

Logging in to Converter Server (Using Impersonate).

Converter Server session established. (Session ID = "F84A5874-8FE8-424E-AACC-3088870FC625")

Connecting to server on pipeName
.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap.

SSL:false

Path:/converter/sdk

VMODL version:converter.version.version1

NOT using SSL to connect to VMOMI server
.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap

Getting ServiceInstance contents

Yes, we connected to Converter Server.

Logging in to Converter Server (Using Impersonate).

Converter Server session established. (Session ID = "C4861C8A-2E87-4FB0-A7D4-6C7D65FD121D")

SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type microsoftVirtualPCVM not found

SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type parallelsVM not found

SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type vmwareVCBBackup not found

SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type livestateBackup not found

SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type shadowProtectBackup not found

SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type acronisBackup not found

SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildFilter 3rd party type vmwareVM not found

SourceSelectPluginModel::BuildThirdpartyHostedExtVector 3rd party type vmwareVM not found

Failed to complete RPC call: Invalid state

Win32 exception: Access Violation (0xc0000005)

Read (0) at address 00000000

eip: 0x18148c3 esp: 0x1285b4 ebp: 0x1285c4

eax: 0x1881a1c ebx: 0x000001 ecx: 00000000 edx: 0x18148c0 edi: 0x6503afad esi: 0x2bbfd38

Backtrace:

backtrace[00] eip 0x005e72a5 ?AbortProcess@System@Vmacore@@YAXXZ

backtrace[01] eip 0x0059365a ?CreateBacktrace@SystemFactoryImpl@System@Vmacore@@UAEXAAV?$Ref@VBacktrace@System@Vmacore@@@3@@Z

backtrace[02] eip 0x005eac2a ?Init@System@Vmacore@@YAXPAVView@Config@Service@2@@Z

backtrace[03] eip 0x78158c0e __CxxLongjmpUnwind

backtrace[04] eip 0x78158576 __CxxExceptionFilter

backtrace[05] eip 0x7815894b __CxxExceptionFilter

backtrace[06] eip 0x78158a57 __CxxExceptionFilter

backtrace[07] eip 0x78158b11 __CxxFrameHandler3

backtrace[08] eip 0x7c828772 RtlRaiseStatus

backtrace[09] eip 0x7c828743 RtlRaiseStatus

backtrace[10] eip 0x7c82857e KiUserExceptionDispatcher

backtrace[11] eip 0x018099c1 GetConverter

backtrace[12] eip 0x0180f736 GetConverter

backtrace[13] eip 0x6709b31a ?activate@QMetaObject@@SAXPAVQObject@@HHPAPAX@Z

backtrace[14] eip 0x6709b4ee ?activate@QMetaObject@@SAXPAVQObject@@PBU1@HHPAPAX@Z

backtrace[15] eip 0x652ed926 ?clicked@QAbstractButton@@IAEX_N@Z

backtrace[16] eip 0x651b3324 ?checkedId@QButtonGroup@@QBEHXZ

backtrace[17] eip 0x651b3fab ?setId@QButtonGroup@@QAEXPAVQAbstractButton@@H@Z

backtrace[18] eip 0x651b417e ?mouseReleaseEvent@QAbstractButton@@MAEXPAVQMouseEvent@@@Z

backtrace[19] eip 0x651b3606 ?event@QAbstractButton@@MAE_NPAVQEvent@@@Z

[MarkGio]

Did you ever find the fix with this?

[phnz]

check out this thread

http://communities.vmware.com/thread/201793;jsessionid=745D3923D66455457CDEF32D0A542AD9?start=15&tst...