Cloning virtual Server 2008 with vCenter 4 - Fail
vCenter 4 server, tring to clone a Windows Server 2008 platform. I go though the wizard, do some basic config with the sysprep wizard, and the cloning begins.....it errors out after around 12%
screenshot may explain more...
i have a machine called Cloned 2008 Platform - we just clone from this machine.....
trying to clone to new machine titled 'harpo - backups'
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screenshot may explain more...
i have a machine called Cloned 2008 Platform - we just clone from this machine.....
trying to clone to new machine titled 'harpo - backups'
6-11-2010-11-11-23-AM.png
ASKER
the wizard works just fine
im able to customize and move forward to the finish button
the clone beings and takes 20 min before it fails
im able to customize and move forward to the finish button
the clone beings and takes 20 min before it fails
Please check the datastore for free space and update whether you have any snapshots for this VM.
ASKER
600 gb free, no snapshots
What Role is being provided by this Virtual Machine ? Is it a Domain Controller, SQL Server or is it a barebone installation of Windows Server 2008 ?
ASKER
it's a barebone install of Server 2008 Standard SP2
If the VM is powered on, try powering it off and then initiate the cloning process.
ASKER
it has been off the entire time
Where is the source VMDK file stored and where are you trying to clone the new VMDK, to a new datastore or to the same datastore with a different VM name ?
ASKER
datastore exists on san. trying to clone machine to same esxi host and same datastore where the original vm resides
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still not working, thanks anyway
I guess this is why the Guest Customization Wizard of vCenter is failing.