Modern healthcare requires a modern cloud. View this brief video to understand how the Concerto Cloud for Healthcare can help your organization.
Solved
VMware Convertor Issues
Posted on 2010-09-15
Hi Experts,
My VMware vSphere Infrastructure is on below IP segments;
I have 5 VMware ESX hosts and "vh-storage" has been assigned to run the virtual SAN storage, VM Converter and vCenter server.
Openfiler vSAN storage and the other ESX server's Service Consoles are in 192.168.10.0 range and my local area network is on 192.168.20.0 range.
So vCenter server has been assigned 192.168.20.100 and it's has a IP assigned from 192.168.10.0 in order connect all the vhosts in to the vCenter Server.
And as you see below VM Converter has assigned 192.168.20.101 from my LAN
vh-storge [192.168.10.50]
vm-OpenFiler vSAN [192.168.10.1]
vm-vCenter Server [192.168.20.100] & [192.168.10.100]
vm-VMConverter [192.168.20.101]
vh-01 [192.168.10.51]
vh-02 [192.168.10.52]
vh-03 [192.168.10.53]
vh-04 [192.168.10.54]
However I get errors when I convert physical machines to the virtual machines using VMConverter.
Do I missing something here ??
Thanks a lot for your time !
My VMware vSphere Infrastructure is on below IP segments;
I have 5 VMware ESX hosts and "vh-storage" has been assigned to run the virtual SAN storage, VM Converter and vCenter server.
Openfiler vSAN storage and the other ESX server's Service Consoles are in 192.168.10.0 range and my local area network is on 192.168.20.0 range.
So vCenter server has been assigned 192.168.20.100 and it's has a IP assigned from 192.168.10.0 in order connect all the vhosts in to the vCenter Server.
And as you see below VM Converter has assigned 192.168.20.101 from my LAN
vh-storge [192.168.10.50]
vm-OpenFiler vSAN [192.168.10.1]
vm-vCenter Server [192.168.20.100] & [192.168.10.100]
vm-VMConverter [192.168.20.101]
vh-01 [192.168.10.51]
vh-02 [192.168.10.52]
vh-03 [192.168.10.53]
vh-04 [192.168.10.54]
However I get errors when I convert physical machines to the virtual machines using VMConverter.
Do I missing something here ??
Thanks a lot for your time !
[X]
Welcome to Experts Exchange
Add your voice to the tech community where 5M+ people just like you are talking about what matters.
- Help others & share knowledge
- Earn cash & points
- Learn & ask questions
4-
4
2
10 Comments
VMthinker: OK I will try to regenerate it but for your information it's passed agent installing but gave an error when it's trying the create the VM in the ESX
Tnx for your prompt response !
Tnx for your prompt response !
errors were;
at a time "VM converter a general system occurred :unknown internal error"
last "FAILED: agent.internal.fault.Platf
at a time "VM converter a general system occurred :unknown internal error"
last "FAILED: agent.internal.fault.Platf
Your Workaround: Provided by VMware
Consecutive conversions of powered-on machines running Windows Server 2000 fail every other time
If you try to convert a powered-on machine running Windows Server 2000 several consecutive times, every second conversion task fails with the following error in Converter Standalone logs:
agent.internal.fault.Platf
Workaround: If the conversion task fails, right-click the task in the task list, select Copy As New to create a new conversion task, and run it again.
Also View this: http://communities.vmware.com/thread/197800
Thanks!
--------------------------
Please award helpful / correct if this post has helped
By: Another VMware newbie, VMthinker
Consecutive conversions of powered-on machines running Windows Server 2000 fail every other time
If you try to convert a powered-on machine running Windows Server 2000 several consecutive times, every second conversion task fails with the following error in Converter Standalone logs:
agent.internal.fault.Platf
Workaround: If the conversion task fails, right-click the task in the task list, select Copy As New to create a new conversion task, and run it again.
Also View this: http://communities.vmware.com/thread/197800
Thanks!
--------------------------
Please award helpful / correct if this post has helped
By: Another VMware newbie, VMthinker
Hi,
The problem may also be due to your Anti-Virus / Firewall. You might want to post what kind of AV or Firewall you are using.
Thanks.
--------------------------
Please award helpful / correct if this post has helped
By: Another VMware newbie, VMthinker
The problem may also be due to your Anti-Virus / Firewall. You might want to post what kind of AV or Firewall you are using.
Thanks.
--------------------------
Please award helpful / correct if this post has helped
By: Another VMware newbie, VMthinker
VMthinker: at any chance this errors generating b'coz of the diferent IP ranges I assinged ???
Please advise ?
Please advise ?
Hi,
I don't think its due to your IP addressing error. If you are worried about the IP problem, I recommend that you have a look at your firewall exceptions, service and protocols. Your Anti-Virus may also play a part in this. What OS are you using?
Thanks
--------------------------
Please award helpful / correct if this post has helped
By: Another VMware newbie, VMthinker
I don't think its due to your IP addressing error. If you are worried about the IP problem, I recommend that you have a look at your firewall exceptions, service and protocols. Your Anti-Virus may also play a part in this. What OS are you using?
Thanks
--------------------------
Please award helpful / correct if this post has helped
By: Another VMware newbie, VMthinker
Active 1 day ago
Hi
I think you need to add more information about what you are treing to do, and how.
First i need to ask if all IPs communicate with each other? Can you ping each IP from both sides?
You are trying to convert a physical machine to inside of your VMware Infrastructure right? When you start your conversion can you connect to the vCenter(or ESX host) to hold the new VM? If so, then the communication between the vConverter and the Storage, will be by the vCenter(or ESX host)
Before convert a physical machine we need to do some pre and post tasks. If not you can find many issues, or you cannot have success,
Please read this article and see if can help you
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/VMWare/A_3639-VMware-vConverter-P2V-for-Windows-Servers.html
Hope this can help you
Jail
I think you need to add more information about what you are treing to do, and how.
First i need to ask if all IPs communicate with each other? Can you ping each IP from both sides?
You are trying to convert a physical machine to inside of your VMware Infrastructure right? When you start your conversion can you connect to the vCenter(or ESX host) to hold the new VM? If so, then the communication between the vConverter and the Storage, will be by the vCenter(or ESX host)
Before convert a physical machine we need to do some pre and post tasks. If not you can find many issues, or you cannot have success,
Please read this article and see if can help you
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/VMWare/A_3639-VMware-vConverter-P2V-for-Windows-Servers.html
Hope this can help you
Jail
Q:IPs communicate with each other?
Yes, pinging fine
Q:You are trying to convert a physical machine to inside of your VMware Infrastructure right?
Yes
Q:When you start your conversion can you connect to the vCenter(or ESX host) to hold the new VM?
Yes. both can be connect
Q:If so, then the communication between the vConverter and the Storage, will be by the vCenter(or ESX host)
not clear, plz just explain bit more
BTW adding secondary Service Console IP from LAN IP range (192.168.20.0) resolved the issue.
Please advise..
I'll check above link too... and awaiting for you response !
Tnx a lot !
Yes, pinging fine
Q:You are trying to convert a physical machine to inside of your VMware Infrastructure right?
Yes
Q:When you start your conversion can you connect to the vCenter(or ESX host) to hold the new VM?
Yes. both can be connect
Q:If so, then the communication between the vConverter and the Storage, will be by the vCenter(or ESX host)
not clear, plz just explain bit more
BTW adding secondary Service Console IP from LAN IP range (192.168.20.0) resolved the issue.
Please advise..
I'll check above link too... and awaiting for you response !
Tnx a lot !
Active 1 day ago
Hi
When you connect your vConverter to the vCenter or ESX host to P2V your physical machine(PM), the connection to the Storage(from the vCenter or ESX host) is trough vCenter or EX host, not directly. So if you can connect, then this is not an issue.
But since your are converting online, and you have different subnets(between PM and vCenter) then this can be an issue during the communication. Maybe, i never tested this(and today i cannot test).
So you have 2 options, or add a IP into your PM with the same vCenter subnet, or add a IP into the Service Console with the same subnet of your PM
Or you can try a cold migration and connect directly with the vCenter and this can bypass that issue
Hope this can help you
Jail
When you connect your vConverter to the vCenter or ESX host to P2V your physical machine(PM), the connection to the Storage(from the vCenter or ESX host) is trough vCenter or EX host, not directly. So if you can connect, then this is not an issue.
But since your are converting online, and you have different subnets(between PM and vCenter) then this can be an issue during the communication. Maybe, i never tested this(and today i cannot test).
So you have 2 options, or add a IP into your PM with the same vCenter subnet, or add a IP into the Service Console with the same subnet of your PM
Or you can try a cold migration and connect directly with the vCenter and this can bypass that issue
Hope this can help you
Jail
Featured Post
Scans your site and returns information about your SSL implementation and certificate. Helpful for debugging and validating your SSL configuration.
One of a set of tools we are providing to everyone as a way of saying thank you for being a part of the community.
Question has a verified solution.
If you are experiencing a similar issue, please ask a related question
Is your phone running out of space to hold pictures? This article will show you quick tips on how to solve this problem.
Many businesses neglect disaster recovery and treat it as an after-thought. I can tell you first hand that data will be lost, hard drives die, servers will be hacked, and careless (or malicious) employees can ruin your data.
This Micro Tutorial steps you through the configuration steps to configure your ESXi host Management Network settings and test the management network, ensure the host is recognized by the DNS Server, configure a new password, and the troubleshooting…
In this episode Don builds upon the troubleshooting techniques by demonstrating how to properly monitor a vSphere deployment to detect problems before they occur. He begins the show using tools found within the vSphere suite as ends the show demonst…
Suggested Courses
Course of the Month4 days, 16 hours left to enroll
670 members asked questions and received personalized solutions in the past 7 days.
Join the community of 500,000 technology professionals and ask your questions.