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Vmware converter unable to use remote storage ?

Hello,

I'm trying to use Vmware-Converter v4.0.0 (build 146302) for Linux (Ubuntu 9.0.4), and trying to convert a virtual machine located on a remote host. I tryied to convert it using a NFS share and SSHFS share swithout result (see details bellow). Does anybody has been succeful in converting a remote vm from a Linux host ?

- Using NFS: "Unable to read source"

Entered CreateComputer

Entered CreateHostedComputerExt

BaseComputerImpl::BaseComputerImpl

DiskMountedComputer::DiskMountedComputer

HostedComputer::HostedComputer

Source is not found

- Using SSHFS: "Unable to obtain lock on the virtual disk"

FILE: FileIO_Lock on '/mnt/disk/WinV/WinV.vmdk' failed: Lock timed out

DISKLIB-DSCPTR: DescriptorOpenWithRetry: Descriptor file '/mnt/disk/WinV/WinV.vmdk' locked (try 4)

DISKLIB-DSCPTR: DescriptorDetermineType: failed to open '/mnt/disk/WinV/WinV.vmdk': Failed to lock the file (43)

DISKLIB-LINK : "/mnt/disk/WinV/WinV.vmdk" : failed to open (Failed to lock the file).

DISKLIB-CHAIN : "/mnt/disk/WinV/WinV.vmdk" : failed to open (Failed to lock the file).

DISKLIB-LIB : Failed to open '/mnt/disk/WinV/WinV.vmdk' with flags 0xe (Failed to lock the file).

Error 16392 opening disk /mnt/disk/WinV/WinV.vmdk.

DiskMountedComputer::OpenDisks: Unable to open disks, mntapi error code: 262273

AnalyzeErrorAndThrow(): Error occured when opening disk set, MNTAPI_ERROR = 262273 MNTAPI errorType = 1, errorCode = 16392

AnalyzeErrorAndThrow(): Locking of the virtual disks failed.

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