I'll add my experiences on the 97% issue.
Source:
Compaq ProLiant 1600R
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4
Two drives, C: 10 GB, 😧 20 GB
Disk type: Basic
Disk format: NTFS
Destination.
ESX 3.01 cluster via Virtual Center 2.01
Attempt 1 - Failure:[/b]
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I have VMware Converter 3.0 on a separate server. Only the agent is installed on the physical server.
Physical server is rebooted after agent install.
Destination is the Virtual Center server.
With this setup the Converter wizard do not show any networks/VLANs when choosing destination, the list is blank and "bridge" will be setting in the summery screen.
After 2 hours[/b] the transfer fails at 97% with:
#2] \[2007-03-26 19:08:21.531 'App' 1464 verbose] \[diskSet,330] GetDisks: disk=\{17a0a299d941123715535f807e0ad9b3112b5f2b}
\[#2] \[2007-03-26 19:08:21.531 'App' 1464 verbose] \[diskSet,330] GetDisks: disk=\{625262cc34c9b2854b09c81db06ddd7ae85fc3f5}
\[??] \[2007-03-26 19:08:42.342 'App' 2528 info] \[stub,42] \[NFC ERROR] NfcNetTcpRead: bRead: -1 err: 10054
\[??] \[2007-03-26 19:08:42.342 'App' 2528 info] \[stub,42] \[NFC ERROR] NfcFssrvrRecv: failed with code = 8
\[??] \[2007-03-26 19:08:42.342 'App' 2528 info] \[stub,42] \[NFC ERROR] NfcFssrvr_DiskIo: failed to receive io reply
\[??] \[2007-03-26 19:08:42.342 'App' 2528 info] \[stub,42] DISKLIB-LIB : RWv failed ioId: #350696 (5666) (34) .
\[2007-03-26 19:08:42.358 'App' 1464 error] Unknown exception while invoking VMOMI method GetDiskSignature
This is repeatable.
Attempt 2 - Failure:[/b]
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I install the VMware Converter 3.0 on the physical server. I do not remove the existing agent, I just reinstall on top.
Physical server is rebooted after agent install.
Destination is the Virtual Center server.
With this setup the Converter wizard do show all networks/VLANs.
After 5 minutes[/b] the transfer fails at 97% with:
\[#2] \[2007-03-27 13:24:39.449 'App' 3396 verbose] \[snapshotVolumeFactory,149] Creating snapshot using vss
\[#2] \[2007-03-27 13:24:39.449 'App' 3396 warning] \[snapshotVolumeFactory,120] Shapshot creation failed. driver=vss
\[#2] \[2007-03-27 13:24:39.449 'App' 3396 verbose] \[snapshotVolumeFactory,149] Creating snapshot using vsnap
\[#2] \[2007-03-27 13:24:39.465 'App' 3396 verbose] \[snapshotVolumeVSNAPWin32,124] Vsnap does not have admin rights
\[#2] \[2007-03-27 13:24:39.465 'App' 3396 verbose] \[snapshotVolumeVSNAPWin32,127] Snapshotting
?\Volume\{b48b43bb-07eb-11d9-87b5-806d6172696f} using stcbasic.sys
\[#2] \[2007-03-27 13:24:39.527 'App' 3396 error] \[snapshotVolumeVSNAPWin32,137] stcbasic.sys not installed or snapshot creation failed. err=2
This is repeatable.
Attempt 3 - Success:[/b]
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I follow the instructions on this forum to:
\- Completely uninstall the VMware converter 3.0 on the physical server
\- Reboot
\- Reinstall the full VMware converter 3.0 on the physical server
\- Reboot
Destination is the Virtual Center server.
With this setup the Converter wizard do show all networks/VLANs.
This time the transfer goes to 100% with no problems. The entire conversion takes about 2 hours.
In the log I can verify that vsnap worked (vsnap is for Win2k, vss is for win2k3):
\[#2] \[2007-03-27 14:28:16.090 'App' 592 verbose] \[snapshotVolumeFactory,149] Creating snapshot using vss
\[#2] \[2007-03-27 14:28:16.090 'App' 592 warning] \[snapshotVolumeFactory,120] Shapshot creation failed. driver=vss
\[#2] \[2007-03-27 14:28:16.090 'App' 592 verbose] \[snapshotVolumeFactory,149] Creating snapshot using vsnap
\[#2] \[2007-03-27 14:28:16.090 'App' 592 verbose] \[snapshotVolumeVSNAPWin32,124] Vsnap does have[/b] admin rights
So it seems that the vsnap service was not successfully installed in attempt 2 (where the agent had been remotely installed first). A complete reinstall of VMware Converter 3.0 on the physical server solved that problem.
Edit:
I can add that all conversion attempts (failed and successful), where done when logged in via terminal services on the physical server (win2k)
Message was edited by:
Argyle
