Using ConverterStorageParams.resizeRatio
Anyone have experience using "ConverterStorageParams.resizeRatio"? I am trying to automate a P2V for a physical machine that has 1 TB of (available) local storage with only about 30 GB used. I am...
View ArticlePropertyCollector.retrieveProperties question
Hi there I'm trying to get rootFolder property of the ConversionManager (http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/converter-sdk/conv43_apireference/converter.server.conversion.ConversionManager.html),...
View Article5.0: ConverterServerConversionConversionJobSpec with startSuspended == TRUE
Today I've noticed that Converter 5.0 dosn't allow to sumbit a job with jobSpec.startSuspended == true ConverterServerConversionConversionJobSpec jobSpec = new...
View ArticleConverter 5 is Open Source?
Where can I download the Converter source code? Anyone? Tos2k
View ArticleWhat happens with a Job?
Hello, For some reason we have limitied -Dsun.net.client.defaultReadTimeout=600000 (i.e. reading will timeout after 10 mins). Sometime it takes a lot of time (more than 10 mins) to submit a job (we...
View ArticleConverterApi, Linux P2V
How do I configure the helper VM required for Linux P2V based on ConverterAPI? Tos2k
View ArticleConverterApi, windows drive letter
Hi, is it possible to read the Windows drive letter using ConverterApi? Tos2k
View ArticleConverterApi, Linux - Thumbprint issues
Hi! How do I get around thumbprint issues in a programmatical way? System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException: Unable to connect via SSH to the source machine '<myip>' because the host...
View ArticleP2V Linux, failed to connect iso
Hi folks. I do not get the helper iso connected to the helper VM when running on ConverterApi. This is what worker log contains for ConverterApi jobs: 2012-01-16T10:56:54.618+01:00 [08124 info...
View ArticleHow to select specific disks
Hi! How can I select specific disks from a physical machine, how to disable not needed disks - as I can do in the UI? The documentation on the converter API is a shame... basically just a bunch of 100s...
View ArticleConversion doesn't copy data
I've modified the sample command line application to optionally allow for thin provisioned disks. When a thin provision property is set to true, the following block of code is executed in the...
View ArticleConvert a client from a esxi 5 host to a 4.1 host possible?
Hi, I'm pretty new to this stuff and I have a question that is pretty important to me. 1. I converted my physical machine (SBS 2008) to an ESXi 5 host.2. I want to put it back on the old server but the...
View ArticleProblem with duplicate volume IDs
I have this small block of code that goes through each disk and sets it to thin provisioned while setting up the job spec. if (_vmThinProvision) { ConverterStorageParamsManagedTargetDiskParams...
View ArticleC# examples failing with "Unable to recognize the server type or version when...
I'm trying to submit a job for conversion P2V from a c# app. I've tried running the app remotely and locally but I keep getting this error (here's the full error):<detail><InvalidArgumentFault...
View ArticleCreating VM of Physical Desktop machine through vmware Converter
I am trying to convert the Physical Destop machine through vmware converter 5.0 buitl -470252 but i received following error messagedurring the connecting physical machine. "A general system error...
View ArticleIs there a way I can overwrite a VM through the SDK?
I tried cloningParams.retainLimit = 2, but I still get a web service error stating that the VM already exists. Is there a way I can tell it to overwrite the VM that's there? If not, is there a way I...
View ArticleInstall Agent on Linux
I get the following error message when deploying the converter agent to a linux machine: 11/12/19 04:32:24 PM: ERROR: Caught SoapException (install agent) - Actor : Code : ServerFaultCode Detail XML...
View ArticleWelcome VMware vCenter Converter SDK Developers !
Folks, We are excited about adding the VMware vCenter Converter SDK to our Developer Community. We look forward to getting your feedback and helping us grow our Community.
View ArticleStorage resize converterStorageParams.resizeRatio is ignored
Hi, I am trying to use the parameters resizeRatio and minVolumeSize to increase the size of the virtual disks during the conversion process....
View ArticleGet Object id by Object Name
Hello all,every code posted in this forum sooner or later points to define mor for object as vm, , disks, cluster, reourcepool ecc. any of the manageable object that you could need to reference to, but...
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