Conversion a phisical linux pc (centos 5) with converter 6.1.1

[robgiov]

hi,

i'm tryng to convert a phisical linux pc (centos 5) with converter 6.1.1

This is the error message:

Permission denied (publickey,gssapi-with-mic)

In the log file (attached), it seem that the problem is :

--> (converter.fault.CloneFault) {
-->    faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,
-->    description = "Permission denied (publickey,gssapi-with-mic).
--> /bin/tar_1.28: This does not look like a tar archive
--> /bin/tar_1.28: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
-->
--> /usr/lib/vmware-converter/bin/ssh -z -F /usr/lib/vmware-converter/ssh.conf root@172.16.0.225 -i /usr/lib/vmware-converter/helper.pem -p 55999 " tar --one-file-system --sparse -C '/boot' -cf - ." | /bin/tar_1.28 --numeric-owner --delay-directory-restore  -C '/mnt/p2v-src-root/boot' -y -xf -
-->  (return code 2)",
-->    msg = ""
--> }

thanks in advance

[virtualg_uk]

A few things to check:

• If running the VMware Converter from a Windows Machine, run it "As Administrator"
• Next, ensure you are using THE root account for the conversion process of the linux VM. private/public key pairs are not supported in Converter. You must be able to login to the VM via SSH with the root user and a password without keys.
• Ensure the system you are running Converter on, is able to resolve the linux system's FQDN (forward and reverse lookups)
• Ensure the  linux machine can ping the ESXi server you are converting it to
• Ensure the linux system allows SSH access
• Ensure the helper VM is using a static IP and not DHCP
• Software RAID is not supported on linux systems

I hope this helps?