Hi,
I'm trying to hot clone a machine that is running windows xp in ESXi .
I'm not sure if the it was a problem with the certificate.
The cloning process failed at task(7) with the following error
Task failed: P2VError UNKNOWN_METHOD_FAULT(sysimage.fault.PlatformError)
Please see attached log file for more detail.
My questions are:
1) How to regenerate certificate in ESXi 4.0?
2) What is causing the cloning process to fail?
Thank you
1) How to regenerate certificate in ESXi 4.0?
2) What is causing the cloning process to fail?
The certificate is only a warning.
You must post the complete log message of the converter and give more info on what is the source (it's running on a Worstation or Server, which version ,...) and the converter version.
PS: have you tried a cold clone with the VM powered off?
The hot clone must be done by installating the conveter into the source machine (in your case the source VM).
Andre
I've tried to regen, there is no create_certificates in ESXi 4.0
I maybe using the terminology incorrectly when I said I was doing a hot clone.
I'm using vmware converter 3.0.3 build-89816 to convert a physical machine (Windows XP) to vm which will be hosted on the ESXi server.
The converter is installed on that physical machine.
I have attached the log file in my original post but not sure why the attached log file is not showing up
Here is part of the message:
...
Got an update from VmiImportTask::task Waiting for updates from VmiImportTask::task
(Re)Start waiting for property updates from VmiImportTask::task Got an update from VmiImportTask::task
Waiting for updates from VmiImportTask::task (Re)Start waiting for property updates from VmiImportTask::task
Got an update from VmiImportTask::task Waiting for updates from VmiImportTask::task
(Re)Start waiting for property updates from VmiImportTask::task Got an update from VmiImportTask::task
Waiting for updates from VmiImportTask::task (Re)Start waiting for property updates from VmiImportTask::task
Remote task VmiImportTask::task completed Waiting for updates from VmiImportTask::task
Got an update from VmiImportTask::task Cleaning up remote task VmiImportTask::task
Disposing task wrapper for task VmiImportTask::task
Task failed: P2VError UNKNOWN_METHOD_FAULT(sysimage.fault.PlatformError)
Transition from InProgress to Failure requested
Job 1 changing state from 1 to 2
Archiving job to C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\VMware\p2v30\jobs\00000001.xml
Thank you
With ESXi 4.0 you'll want to run /sbin/generate-certificates.sh
Dave
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