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holstenralle
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RedHat machine import fails

Hello Community,

I´m trying to convert a live-machine with RedHat Linux to a virtual machine. vSphere ESXi 4.1

WinXP64, 32 and Debian works fine.

When I try to convert a live-machine with vCenter Converter, after 1% I get these message:

FEHLGESCHLAGEN: Ein allgemeiner Systemfehler ist aufgetreten:
failed to poweron vm

The logfile says:

Section for VMware vCenter Converter Standalone, pid=416, version=4.3.0, build=build-292238, option=Release
[2011-03-14 09:56:28.703 00420 warning 'App'] Failed to create console writer
[2011-03-14 09:56:29.000 00456 info 'App'] Current working directory: C:\Programme\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone
[2011-03-14 09:56:29.000 00456 info 'App'] Trying converter_server
[2011-03-14 09:56:29.390 00456 info 'App'] [shutdownMgr,25] Ufa shutdown manager registered.
[2011-03-14 09:56:29.390 00456 info 'App'] [helper,453] Initializing SSL Contexts
[2011-03-14 09:56:29.453 00456 info 'Libs'] Using system libcrypto, version 9080CF
[2011-03-14 09:56:30.718 00456 info 'App'] Vmacore::InitSSL: doVersionCheck = true, handshakeTimeoutUs = 120000000
[2011-03-14 09:56:30.718 00456 info 'App'] [helper,499] Initializing certificates
[2011-03-14 09:56:30.718 00456 info 'App'] [task,2061] [LRO] 32 max LROs
[2011-03-14 09:56:30.718 00456 info 'App'] [task,2063] [LRO] 6 reserved internal LROs
[2011-03-14 09:56:30.718 00456 info 'App'] [task,2065] [LRO] 6 reserved short LROs
[2011-03-14 09:56:30.718 00456 info 'App'] [task,2067] [LRO] 12 reserved long LROs
[2011-03-14 09:56:30.718 00456 info 'App'] [task,2079] [LRO] 86400-second task lifetime
[2011-03-14 09:56:30.781 00456 warning 'Locale'] Duplicate key 'hi_IN' in file 'C:\Programme\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\locale\iso2win.vlcl'
[2011-03-14 09:56:30.781 00456 warning 'Locale'] Duplicate key 'az_AZ' in file 'C:\Programme\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\locale\iso2win.vlcl'
[2011-03-14 09:56:30.781 00456 warning 'Locale'] Duplicate key 'sr_SP' in file 'C:\Programme\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\locale\iso2win.vlcl'
[2011-03-14 09:56:30.781 00456 warning 'Locale'] Duplicate key 'az_AZ' in file 'C:\Programme\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\locale\isodata.vlcl'
[2011-03-14 09:56:30.781 00456 warning 'Locale'] Duplicate key 'sr_SP' in file 'C:\Programme\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\locale\isodata.vlcl'
[2011-03-14 09:56:30.781 00456 warning 'Locale'] Duplicate key 'uz_UZ' in file 'C:\Programme\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\locale\isodata.vlcl'
[2011-03-14 09:56:30.859 00456 info 'Locale'] Added locale path C:\Programme\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\locale\ to locale map
[2011-03-14 09:56:30.859 00456 info 'Locale'] Locale subsystem initialized from C:\Programme\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\locale\ with default locale de.
[2011-03-14 09:56:31.109 00456 info 'Libs'] [ADS] Local Domain : STRAHLENZENTRUM
[2011-03-14 09:56:31.109 00456 info 'Libs'] [ADS] IsWorkgroup: No
[2011-03-14 09:56:31.109 00456 info 'Libs'] [ADS] Local Machine: VM2PAQUE
[2011-03-14 09:56:31.187 00456 info 'App'] BaseScheduler initialization complete -- void __thiscall Converter::Server::Scheduler::BaseScheduler::Initialize(const class boost::shared_ptr<class Converter::Server::Scheduler::SchedulerEnv>,const class boost::optional<class Converter::Server::Scheduler::SchedulerConstraints const &> &,const class boost::optional<class Converter::VdbConnection &> &) ("d:/build/ob/bora-292238/bora/sysimage/ufad/server/scheduler/baseScheduler.cpp:112")
[2011-03-14 09:56:33.015 00456 info 'App'] [plugin,160] ServerPlugin Init
[2011-03-14 09:56:33.015 00456 info 'App'] Trying ufa_agent
[2011-03-14 09:56:33.046 00456 info 'Ufa'] Initializing SSL context
[2011-03-14 09:56:33.046 00456 info 'Ufa'] Plugin initialized
[2011-03-14 09:56:33.843 00936 info 'App'] [task,332] [task-internal-1] -- BEGIN -- TaskManager
[2011-03-14 09:56:33.843 00456 info 'App'] Loaded all items from the scheduler's database tables. -- void __thiscall Converter::Server::Scheduler::BaseScheduler::LoadSchedulerItemIdMap(void) ("d:/build/ob/bora-292238/bora/sysimage/ufad/server/scheduler/baseScheduler.cpp:70")
[2011-03-14 09:56:33.843 00456 info 'App'] Loaded all items from scheduler's database tables.Scheduler's item map contains 0 items. -- void __thiscall Converter::Server::Scheduler::PriorityQScheduler::LoadPriorityQ(void) ("d:/build/ob/bora-292238/bora/sysimage/ufad/server/scheduler/priorityQScheduler.cpp:183")
[2011-03-14 09:56:33.859 00456 info 'App'] [plugin,191] ServerPlugin Start
[2011-03-14 09:56:33.859 00456 info 'Ufa'] SOAP pipe name: \\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap
[2011-03-14 09:56:33.859 00456 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Using default for nonChunkingAgents: 'VMware VI Client|VMware-client|VMware-client/3.*'
[2011-03-14 09:56:33.859 00456 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Using default for agentsNeedingContentLength: 'VMware-client'
[2011-03-14 09:56:33.859 00456 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Max buffered response size is 104857600 bytes
[2011-03-14 09:56:33.859 00456 info 'Ufa'] doPendedPostBodyReads: false, enableChunkedResponses: true
[#1] [2011-03-14 09:56:33.921 01024 info 'Libs'] HOSTINFO 175581381 @ 3579545Hz -> 0 @ 1000000Hz
[#1] [2011-03-14 09:56:33.921 01024 info 'Libs'] HOSTINFO ((x * 2399728063) >> 33) + -49051312
[2011-03-14 09:56:33.953 00456 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Http Service started: [class Vmacore::System::NamedPipeServerWin32:02ED3470]
[2011-03-14 09:56:33.953 00456 info 'Ufa'] Soap (over Named Pipe) started on pipe \\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap. enableRemoteAccess = false, nonRootAccess = true, useSSL = false
[2011-03-14 09:56:33.953 00456 info 'Ufa'] Plugin started
[2011-03-14 09:56:33.953 00456 info 'App'] [serviceWin32,413] vmware-converter-server service started

Is anybody here able to tell me whats going wrong?

Thank you very much ....

Regards from Hamburg

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bulletprooffool
Champion
Champion

Does the ESX host that you are building the VM on actually have enough resource available to host a VM of the specification that you are creating?

One day I will virtualise myself . . .
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opbz
Hot Shot
Hot Shot

I had the failing at 1% issue before...mostly converting Windows machines though. Are you getting a message on the gui of failed to create snapshot?

Is the nic speed of your RH machine the same as your ESX server? If its lower or not set to same duplex as your ESX server then you can get  failures at 1%

I have had to configure a separate vswitch with a nic configured to same speed and duplex settings as one of machine I wanted to P2V

In most cases that worked for me.

good luck

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