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When trying to convert a physical to virtual machine using VMware vCenter Convertor, the process fails.
The error response is "FAILED: Insufficient space on the source to store VSS snapshots or the source does not have any NTFS volumes. Error code: 2147754783 (0x8004231F).
The source is a Windows 2003 server. Drives are all NTFS:
c: 11.7GB with 4.74G free
d: 50.2GB with 27.4GB free
e: 136GB with 43.9GB free
The source is a Windows 2003 server. Drives are all NTFS:
c: 11.7GB with 4.74G free
d: 50.2GB with 27.4GB free
e: 136GB with 43.9GB free
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The physical host is an MS Exchange server. I have tried to P2V with all exchange services stopped. Still get the same failure. The problem seem to relate to the Exchange VSS Writer failing: Error code 0x50d when preparing for backup.
Even attempting a P2V after a server reboot when no other VSS backups could be running still fails.
Even attempting a P2V after a server reboot when no other VSS backups could be running still fails.
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