Converting a Windows 2003 machine to ESXi

[lugui65977]

Hey Everyone,

I've been breaking my head trying to figure out what is throwing a "failed: error reconfiguration " at around 95% completion.

Does anyone have any help/suggestions?

Thanks is advance

[aetm]

Unable to read OS info from system disk: 176

edition: root: Service Pack: 0 Ver:5.2

Check if hotfix paths are valid ...

Starting system reconfiguration ...

Using temp dir C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\vmware-temp\vmware-SYSTEM\sysReconfig.1

d:/build/ob/bora-146302/bora/sysimage/ufad/sysReconfig/reconfigurationTransaction.cpp:101

Can't reconfigure a source that does not have system volume

Cleaning up temp directory C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\vmware-temp\vmware-SYSTEM\sysReconfig.1 ...

TaskImpl has failed with MethodFault::Exception: vmodl.fault.SystemError

It can't find the OS.

What's the disk layout?

2 physical disks and 7 volumes? It doesn't seem to like the disks, or can't read their layout correctly.

volume
?\Volume{eddd4dbe-cf7f-11d7-8a1b-806e6f6e6963}\ corresponds to \Device\HarddiskDmVolumes\User01Dg0\Volume1 device name.

error Failed to retrieve media type for
?\Volume{eddd4dbe-cf7f-11d7-8a1b-806e6f6e6963}\: Incorrect function (1)

GetDriveLetterOrMountPoint: Mount point for volume
?\Volume{eddd4dbe-cf7f-11d7-8a1b-806e6f6e6963}\ is C:

Error[Windisk_GetVolumePartitionInfo] StartingOffset.QuadPart of volume
?\Volume{eddd4dbe-cf7f-11d7-8a1b-806e6f6e6963}\ is not equal to the disk extent's

Cannot get
?\Volume{eddd4dbe-cf7f-11d7-8a1b-806e6f6e6963}\ volume's active flag info.

finished.

Mapping a recognized format volume
?\Volume{eddd4dbe-cf7f-11d7-8a1b-806e6f6e6963}\ with ID
?\Volume{eddd4dbe-cf7f-11d7-8a1b-806e6f6e6963}\

Info[Windisk_GetVolumePartitionInfo]:Number of disk extents is 2. Volume
?\Volume{eddd4dbe-cf7f-11d7-8a1b-806e6f6e6963}\ is a dynamic volume. No meaningful partition information can be associated with it

volume
?\Volume{eddd4dbf-cf7f-11d7-8a1b-806e6f6e6963}\ corresponds to \Device\HarddiskDmVolumes\User01Dg0\Volume2 device name.

error Failed to retrieve media type for
?\Volume{eddd4dbf-cf7f-11d7-8a1b-806e6f6e6963}\: Incorrect function (1)

GetDriveLetterOrMountPoint: Mount point for volume
?\Volume{eddd4dbf-cf7f-11d7-8a1b-806e6f6e6963}\ is E:

Error[Windisk_GetVolumePartitionInfo] StartingOffset.QuadPart of volume
?\Volume{eddd4dbf-cf7f-11d7-8a1b-806e6f6e6963}\ is not equal to the disk extent's

Cannot get
?\Volume{eddd4dbf-cf7f-11d7-8a1b-806e6f6e6963}\ volume's active flag info.

finished.

If Converter leaves the VM in the destination, try Gparted with it - mount the iso as a virtual CD, and boot to it. You should be able to then set "boot" flag for the system volume, and after setting that, save changes, and run Converter against this VM - "configure machine".

If it doesn't leave the VMs in the destination.. break the software RAID before running Converter.

[lugui65977]

The current configuration of this machine is 2 physical disks and that been been devidded into 4 volumes.

Can you please elabora te further how i can go about doing that?

[aetm]

Get the latest iso for gparted http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php

Mount the iso as a virtual CD, and boot the VM to it.

Right click on the system volume, and you should be able to then set "boot" flag for the system volume, and after setting that, save changes, and run Converter against this modified VM - using the option "configure machine".

It sounds more complicated than it is - gparted is simple to use. Or you could use the Windows install disc to mark the system partition as bootable (and then still do the reconfigure machine).

[lugui65977]

Hello,

I tried implementing your suggestions and now I am getting a different error. "Failed: a general system error occured: InternaError" and "Error: Reconfiguration failed."

the computer I am trying to migrate to ESXi is powered-on machine Windows server 2003, 2hard-drives, 4 volumes. Can you please tell me what's going on?

Thanks

[continuum]

post the boot.ini please

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description of vmx-parameters:

VMware-liveCD:

[lugui65977]

Here is the boot.ini

timeout=30

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003, Enterprise" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptOut

Any thoughts?

[lugui65977]

here is the boot.ini

timeout=30

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003, Enterprise" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptOut

[continuum]

what is on partition 1 ?

which partition has the active flag set - if any ?

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description of vmx-parameters:

VMware-liveCD:

[lugui65977]

The setup of the server is:

2 mirrored HDs.

1st HD has the flagged for booting. Volume C

[lugui65977]

Take at look at the attached screenshot

[continuum]

dynamic disks, service partition, nothing activated , don't even know what you selected during task creation ... oh dear

you must tell us the full story - we have already wasted half a day with guessing :smileywink:

what converter version did you use ?

what target did you select ...

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description of vmx-parameters:

VMware-liveCD:

[lugui65977]

I am using Converter standalone 4.0(build 146302 )

Clicked on "Convert Machine"

I picked the Powered-on machine, "This local amchine" (i have the converted installed on the server)

I pick the destination (a virtual server ESXi) and started the conversion.

Really nothing out of the ordinary

[continuum]

since when does Converter 4 support ESX 4 VMs ???

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description of vmx-parameters:

VMware-liveCD:

[lugui65977]

I'm migrating to ESXi 3.5

[aetm]

Seeing you disk layout (the dynamic disks), and the bootable partition is not in its first section, AND that one line in the log

17 task-3 2009-05-05 19:00:13.734 'task-3' 4676 error Can't reconfigure a source that does not have system volume

- the root cause for this has been identified (part of query in Converter does not return correct partition and system info in this particular scenario). This is only with Converter 4.0 standalone.

Anyway, what should be enough is assign the boot flag to the correct partition. Once this has been done, the virtual machine should be able to be reconfigured.

You could try also fixing hte mbr of the VM with Windows installer disc, and reconfigure after. The correct boot partition needs the flag.

So if gparted method failed, you could try Windows own tools, or wait for the fix*, or - well, would not hurt to try either, to see if Converter 3.0.3 would give a different result.

• release date not available.

[continuum]

a ESX 4 VM will likely need some edits in the vmx - unless ESX 4 as target is supported ?

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description of vmx-parameters:

VMware-liveCD:

[lugui65977]

So using the windows disk failed too with the same type of error.

I tried the Converter 3.03 and that worked. I was able to migrate my machine.

Thanks!!!

[AndreTheGiant]

Have you tried to import the raw disk (and not single volumes)?

Or just one volume?

In your case you have several volumes and this could be a problem. Are there some disk in Dynamic Disk mode?

Andre

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[lugui65977]

Yes, I have and I still get the same error.