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Enabling Logging in to Helper Virtual Machine During Conversion of Powered-On Linux Sources with Converter Standalone 4.3.x and 5.x (1036746)

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By default, Linux P2V prevents you from logging in to the helper virtual machine. If the useSourcePasswordInHelperVm flag is enabled in the converter-worker.xml file , you can log in to the helper virtual machine's console using root as the user name, and the password of the source Linux machine.

Access to the helper virtual machine is particularly helpful for troubleshooting issues during conversion. For example, the inaccessibility of the helper virtual machine may prevent users from obtaining logs in case of a conversion failure.

Solution

Enable the useSourcePasswordInHelperVm flag in the converter-worker.xml file.

To enable the useSourcePasswordInHelperVm flag:

Browse for the converter-worker.xml file.

Note: By default, the converter-worker.xml file is located at:

Windows 7 and 2008 Server – C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone

Windows Vista, XP and 2003 Server – %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone

In older Windows versions – %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone

Open the converter-worker.xml file in a text editor and change the useSourcePasswordInHelperVm flag from false to true.

Change the powerOffHelperVm flag from true to false .

Save and close the converter-worker.xml file.

Restart Converter Standalone W orker service.

Open the Services section in the Microsoft Management Console, find the VMware Converter Worker service and restart it.

Alternatively, instead of restarting Converter Standalone worker, you can reboot the system to make the changes to converter-worker.xml take effect.

Enabling the useSourcePasswordInHelperVmflag is useful when the powerOffHelperVm Converter worker flag is disabled . It allows you to log in to the helper virtual machine after conversion.

For more information related to vCenter Converter Standalone 4.0.x, see Enabling Logging in to Helper Virtual Machine During Conversion of Powered-On Linux Sources with Converter Standalone 4.0.x (1008209).

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简体中文: 支持在使用 Converter Standalone 4.3.x 和 5.x 转换已打开电源的 Linux 源过程中登录到助手虚拟机 (2101620)

日本語: Converter Standalone 4.3.x および 5.x を使用してパワーオンされた Linux ソースを変換するときにヘルパー仮想マシンにログインできるようにする (2102262)

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