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Converting VMWare to Hyper-V with Microsoft Converter, 503 Error
I've got 3 virtual machines on an ESXi 5.0 host that I'm trying to migrate to a Hyper-V host using Microsoft's Virtual Machine Converter. I kick off the conversion and everything goes well for a few hours until the conversion fails with the error code found in the log file I'm including. I've tried this same process with two different VMs running on this same host and get the same error.
I found a KB (below) that seeming describes my issue. This KB says that the ESXi server has to be managed by a vCenter Server. That confuses me because I successfully completed a ESXi to Hyper-V conversion using the same conversion software, but for a different ESXi host (running 5.1) for the same client yesterday. This ESXi host was not managed by a vCenter Server. There is no vCenter Server in this environment.
The KB article is below and the log file is attached. Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks!
KB
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977338/error-when-you-try-to-convert-a-virtual-machine-on-an-esxi-server-by-u
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I found a KB (below) that seeming describes my issue. This KB says that the ESXi server has to be managed by a vCenter Server. That confuses me because I successfully completed a ESXi to Hyper-V conversion using the same conversion software, but for a different ESXi host (running 5.1) for the same client yesterday. This ESXi host was not managed by a vCenter Server. There is no vCenter Server in this environment.
The KB article is below and the log file is attached. Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks!
KB
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977338/error-when-you-try-to-convert-a-virtual-machine-on-an-esxi-server-by-u
log.txt
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There are two way to do conversion either remotely or installing converter inside the guest OS, did we tried both out here ?
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I installed the converter on the Hyper-V OS. I did not install Converter on the Guest OS itself. It's possible to do that?
I don't see a log file what is the error!
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see the log.txt file at the bottom of the post?
I'll have to check from a Desktop no attachments shown from EE iOS App!
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10/30/2017 22:42:22 -04:00 [5] Exception caught : Microsoft.Accelerators.Mvm
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By any chance have you tired other application like 5Nine and Starwind
https://www.starwindsoftwa
https://www.5nine.com/5nin
I am not sure about the limitation (if any) of 5nine FREE version
https://www.starwindsoftwa
https://www.5nine.com/5nin
I am not sure about the limitation (if any) of 5nine FREE version
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Andrew: I hear you, but it just seems odd that the migration went just fine on a 5.1 host with no vCenter in the environment. Doesn't seem to add up
Vaseem: I have not tried those. Any experience with using those? I've read about them, but never used them myself
Vaseem: I have not tried those. Any experience with using those? I've read about them, but never used them myself
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I know I've used that Converter several times w/o a vCenter server involved, including the described 5.1 migration. The KB I provided regarding vCenter also applies only to Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter 2.0. The version I used is 3.1
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yes, using Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter 3.1
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Any idea where to get 3.0? Even thought the website below says 3.0, when you actually download/install, it's 3.1
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42497
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42497
oh that's weird, maybe Microsoft re-issued it...
because the link states 3.0, because I wrote an Article on 3.1, and shortly after it was removed, and people have asked me where do they get 3.1, and I've had to tell them it was withdrawn!
and I checked my two downloads, and I have 2.1, 3.0 and 3.1!
because the link states 3.0, because I wrote an Article on 3.1, and shortly after it was removed, and people have asked me where do they get 3.1, and I've had to tell them it was withdrawn!
and I checked my two downloads, and I have 2.1, 3.0 and 3.1!
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agreed....very weird
Well I'm puzzled then....I can only assume, they must have re-issued and fixed it!
Reason not working....using application out of scope.
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