VMware/Converter

vCenter Converter Standalone

Troubleshooting Errors

After the Conversion

Error:

error: can't find command ':'

Solution:

1. Boot the server
2. Login as Root
3. run the following command:
     sed -i 's/:\ #/#/g' /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

Reference:

 https://communities.vmware.com/thread/590670

Before the Conversion

Error:

unable to query the live source machine

Solution:

1. Make sure you do not have any drives double mounted. 
2. Also Turn off Docker.
   systemctl stop docker

Reference:

https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/2209325-unable-to-query-the-live-source-machine-in-p2v-convert
https://communities.vmware.com/thread/597168

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Error:

Unable to find supported boot loader

Solution:

Reference:

https://communities.vmware.com/thread/520440
https://www.rit.edu/researchcomputing/instructions/Clearing-the-known_hosts-SSH-File

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Reference Documentation

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1010056

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1004588

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1010633