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I'm assuming you've already read this? <a href="https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1009153" rel="ugc nofollow">https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1009153</a>
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I'm assuming you've already read this? https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1009153 [https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1009153]

VMware and Virtualization Consultant

Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

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also check that the Guest OS you are trying to convert is supported.<br />
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Do not assume that converter, is the magic tool which will convert anything, it does not!
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also check that the Guest OS you are trying to convert is supported.

Do not assume that converter, is the magic tool which will convert anything, it does not!

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RHEL7 is supported per the chart.. for <br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Source for Powered On Machine Conversions<br />
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For the KB, i don't see the errors they are showing in the logs...<br />
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I will take a look at the other info in the KB
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RHEL7 is supported per the chart.. for
        Source for Powered On Machine Conversions

For the KB, i don't see the errors they are showing in the logs...

I will take a look at the other info in the KB

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yes, i can SSH to the server
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I &nbsp;am trying VMware converter to convert a SuperMicro Server running RHEL7<br />
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Attempting to connect to the RHEL7 server from VM ware Converter and view source machine gives the error ,., <br />
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unable to query the live source machine<br />
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I can ssh and ping the server, so i am not sure what the issue may be ..
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I  am trying VMware converter to convert a SuperMicro Server running RHEL7

Attempting to connect to the RHEL7 server from VM ware Converter and view source machine gives the error ,., 

unable to query the live source machine

I can ssh and ping the server, so i am not sure what the issue may be ..

VMware Converter Error - unable to query the live source machine

Virtualization is the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, including (but not limited to) a virtual computer hardware platform, operating system (OS), storage device, or computer network resources. Virtualization is usually the creation of a system that executes separate from the underlying hardware resources, or the creation of an entire desktop for systems located elsewhere, similar to thin clients.

Virtualization

vmware converter

VMware, a software company founded in 1998,  was one of the first commercially successful companies to offer x86 virtualization. The storage company EMC purchased VMware in 1994. Dell Technologies acquired EMC in 2016. VMware’s parent company is now Dell Technologies.

VMware has many software products that run on desktops, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS, which allows the virtualizing of the x86 architecture.  Its enterprise software hypervisor for servers, VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi), is a bare-metal hypervisor that runs directly on the server hardware and does not require an additional underlying operating system.