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MarkTMcCauley
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‎06-30-2010 05:54 AM

Hot clone stuck at 62%

Started converting a Windows Server 2003 box last night, however; the progress got stuck at 62%. After some hours, I looked at the logs on the target machine and found that the end of the log looked like this:

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 450000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 500000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 550000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 600000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 650000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 700000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 750000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 800000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 850000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 900000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 950000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1000000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1050000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1100000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1150000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1200000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1250000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1300000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1350000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1400000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1450000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1500000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1550000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1600000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1650000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1700000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1750000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1800000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1850000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1900000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1950000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2000000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2050000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2100000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2150000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2200000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

I searched through vmware for threads some info and found this thread in which someone stated they went through something similar:

http://communities.vmware.com/message/1446497;jsessionid=20F31CAC4332012745EBB57E5BBB6732

According to this thread, the OP experienced the same thing, but ultimately the conversion completed. I left the conversion running and showed up this morning still at 62%. The end of the log now looks like this:

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 450000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 500000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 550000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 600000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 650000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 700000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 750000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 800000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 850000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 900000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 950000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1000000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1050000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1100000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1150000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1200000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1250000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1300000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1350000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1400000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1450000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1500000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1550000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1600000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1650000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1700000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1750000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1800000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1850000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1900000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 1950000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2000000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2050000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2100000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2150000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2200000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2250000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2300000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2350000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2400000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2450000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2500000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2550000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2600000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2650000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2700000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2750000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2800000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2850000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2900000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 2950000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 3000000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 3050000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 3100000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

DISKLIB-LIB :numIOs = 3150000 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0

I noticed that the time intervals between these entries has become longer and longer. Can anyone tell me what these mean and what the best course of action is at this point?

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continuum
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‎06-30-2010 06:51 AM

Hi

please explain what you used as a target ?

which disktype did you specify ?

which converter version did you use ?

are you sure that the disk of the source is heatlhy ? - no bad blocks for example ?




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MarkTMcCauley
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‎06-30-2010 07:12 AM

Hello!

please explain what you used as a target ?

Source was a Dell PowerEdge 850 running Server2k3 w/ a SAS 5/iR controller

Destination was a Dell PowerEdge 1950 running ESX 4.0 update 2

which disktype did you specify ?

Not sure if I understand exactly what you are looking for, but it wasn't thin provisioned.

which converter version did you use ?

4.1.1

are you sure that the disk of the source is heatlhy ? - no bad blocks

for example ?

Not entirely sure. The server apparently did have some issues a while back which general maintenace (chkdsk & defrag) seemed to resolve.

Thanks for your quick reply and help.

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continuum
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‎06-30-2010 08:18 AM

does the VMFS blocksize you used allow creation of disk in the required size ?

4.1.1 - that is quite old - isn't it ?

Anyway - for 2003 my first choice is 3.0.3

do you have any software on the source system that uses VSS features ?






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MarkTMcCauley
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‎06-30-2010 08:29 AM

VMFS block size is not an issue. Largest vhd is about 100gigs.

4.1.1 was on the VIM for Update 2, so I would think that it's the newest version available.

I guess my question really at this point are two fold:

1. What do those entries indicate?

2. Should I allow it to continue running or nix it at this point.

My thoughts are that I should stop the conversion at this point and do some maintenance on the server (ie: Spinrite, defrag) and then attempt it again later. Thoughts?

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continuum
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‎06-30-2010 04:15 PM

If a hotclone fails - I would try a coldclone - that is more reliable in most cases




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