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#* Run now! Its bound to fail as a scheduled task! Click '''Next''' | #* Run now! Its bound to fail as a scheduled task! Click '''Next''' | ||
# '''Ready to Complete''' | # '''Ready to Complete''' | ||
#* Leave ''Power on the new virtual | #* Leave ''Power on the new virtual machine after creation'' checkbox cleared, then click '''Finish''' | ||
== Other Options == | == Troubleshooting == | ||
=== Unable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine === | |||
Unfortunately this is generic error and can be triggered by a rich variety of reasons. You'll probably need to ''Export diagnostic details...'' and then trawl through the logs to get a better picture, though there's no gaurantee that this will be in any way illuminating. Some suggestions from various sources... | |||
* Network connectivity problems between the server and client (ie the vCentre that Converter is running from, and the client machine that Converter is connecting to) | |||
* Try changing the VM's OS to ''Other'' (32bit or 64bit), migrate and then change the OS back to what it really is. | |||
* In Vista (and maybe Win7) run Converter as an Administrator | |||
=== Other Options === | |||
If VMware Converter is unable to P2V your machine (for example as of writing you can't P2V a Win2k8 R2 machine as the VSS interface has changed and VMware haven't released a new version yet), there are other (free) options | If VMware Converter is unable to P2V your machine (for example as of writing you can't P2V a Win2k8 R2 machine as the VSS interface has changed and VMware haven't released a new version yet), there are other (free) options | ||
# Use [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/ee656415.aspx SysInternals Disk2vhd] to hot-clone a machines disk(s) to Microsoft format VHD files | # Use [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/ee656415.aspx SysInternals Disk2vhd] to hot-clone a machines disk(s) to Microsoft format VHD files | ||