SUSE SE8 Linux Maschine nach ESXi 6 virtualisieren

[brb6708]

Ich habe eine sehr alte SUSE SE8 Maschine und möchte diese auf einen ESXi 6 Guest virtualisieren.

Standalone Converter 4 kann SUSE SE8, aber nicht ESXi 6 - Standalone Converter 6 kann ESXi 6 aber nicht SUSE SE8.
Gibt es eine Möglichkeit diese alte Maschine in ESXi 6 zu virtualisieren?
Leider muss ich bei SUSE SE8 bleiben, denn auf der Maschine läuft Software, die auf neueren Versionen nicht mehr läuft, weil sie nicht weiter entwickelt wird.

Viele Grüße

[msripada]

SUSE 8 is an older operating system and as per the latest VMware converter, this guest OS is not supported.

A similar thread is discussed here for SUSE 8 conversion

SuSE 8 Converter error : libXrandr.so.2 missing

I found old converter link here however this is a third party site and be careful and try to do it on a test environment first rather than production. As per VMware converter 5.0 release notes, suse 8 is supported.

VMware converter

Thanks,

MS

[patanassov]

Have you tried with Converter 6? If yes, and it doesn't work - you may try to find Converter 5.0.1 - it still supports SLES 8 and in principle should be able to target a newer vSphere version. Don't try with 5.0 (and probably earlier) - it will fail with vSphere 6.

Keep in mind this is unsupported scenario anyway. The above is an attempt to find a workaround that is not tested and there is no guarantee.

HTH,

Plamen

[brb6708]

Thank you for your response. I've got a 5.0.1-875114 Converter but it does not connect to the SL8 Machine (Message: "Abfragen der Live-Linux-Quellmaschine nicht möglich").  4.0.x connects to SL8 but - as you've written - cannot connect to ESXi 6.x.

So my idea is to get an old version of VMware Workstation which is able to virtualize the physical SL8 machine and in a second step convert that VM workstation machine to ESXi 6. Could that be a way to avoid the loss of a lot of information?

I'm aware that I do unsupported things - Thank god it was not my decision not to update the vintage environment and I try to help the customer, who is not an IT expert. His IT experts are no longer existing  so besides me he has nobody to provide any kind of support.

Thanks for your help

brb

[POCEH]

Once some version of Converter can connect to the source machine, then choose as the destination VMware Workstation format and provide some share where the files to be stored.

Then with latest Converter choose as the source VMware workstation on the share and as destination your ESX/VC.

HTH

Update:

Unfortunately this schema works for Windows machines only.

[patanassov]

Unfortunately Converter can't do Linux P2V to workstation format.

Can you upload the worker log from that unsuccessful attempt? (to have a look why the abfragen is nicht möglich)

Regards,

Plamen

[brb6708]

2017-12-22T16:54:24.238+01:00 Section for VMware vCenter Converter Standalone, pid=4888, version=6.1.1, build=3533064, option=Release

2017-12-22T16:54:24.238+01:00 verbose vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Dumping early logs:

2017-12-22T16:54:24.238+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Logging uses fast path: true

2017-12-22T16:54:24.239+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] The bora/lib logs WILL be handled by VmaCore

2017-12-22T16:54:24.239+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Initialized channel manager

2017-12-22T16:54:24.239+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Current working directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone

2017-12-22T16:54:24.239+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] ThreadPool windowsStackImmediateCommit = true

2017-12-22T16:54:24.239+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=ThreadPool] Thread pool on asio: Min Io, Max Io, Min Task, Max Task, Max Concurency: 1, 121, 2, 60, 2147483647

2017-12-22T16:54:24.239+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=ThreadPool] Thread enlisted

2017-12-22T16:54:24.239+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Trying converter_agent

2017-12-22T16:54:24.252+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[04484] [Originator@6876 sub=ThreadPool] Thread enlisted

2017-12-22T16:54:24.252+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=ThreadPool] Thread enlisted

2017-12-22T16:54:24.252+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[02172] [Originator@6876 sub=ThreadPool] Thread enlisted

2017-12-22T16:54:24.252+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Trying converter_worker

2017-12-22T16:54:24.296+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Trying ufa_agent

2017-12-22T16:54:24.298+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Ufa] Initializing SSL context

2017-12-22T16:54:24.309+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Libs] FILE: FileCreateDirectoryRetry: Non-retriable error encountered (C:\ProgramData\VMware): Unknown error 183 (0xb7) (183)

2017-12-22T16:54:24.310+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Libs] FILE: FileCreateDirectoryRetry: Non-retriable error encountered (C:\ProgramData\VMware): Unknown error 183 (0xb7) (183)

2017-12-22T16:54:24.310+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Libs] FILE: FileCreateDirectoryRetry: Non-retriable error encountered (C:\ProgramData\VMware): Unknown error 183 (0xb7) (183)

2017-12-22T16:54:24.310+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Libs] FILE: FileCreateDirectoryRetry: Non-retriable error encountered (C:\ProgramData\VMware): Unknown error 183 (0xb7) (183)

2017-12-22T16:54:24.311+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Libs] FILE: FileCreateDirectoryRetry: Non-retriable error encountered (C:\ProgramData\VMware): Unknown error 183 (0xb7) (183)

2017-12-22T16:54:24.311+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Vmacore::InitSSL: handshakeTimeoutUs = 20000000

2017-12-22T16:54:24.313+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Ufa] Plugin initialized

2017-12-22T16:54:24.313+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Ufa] SOAP pipe name: \\.\pipe\vmware-converter-worker-soap

2017-12-22T16:54:24.313+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Ufa.HTTPService] Setting buffer size to 32768

2017-12-22T16:54:24.313+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Ufa.HTTPService] Using default for nonChunkingAgents: 'VMware VI Client|VMware-client|VMware-client/3.*'

2017-12-22T16:54:24.313+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Ufa.HTTPService] Using default for agentsNeedingContentLength: 'VMware-client'

2017-12-22T16:54:24.313+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Ufa.HTTPService] Max buffered response size is 104857600 bytes

2017-12-22T16:54:24.313+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Ufa] enableChunkedResponses: true

2017-12-22T16:54:24.314+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=SOAP-1] Created SOAP body handler for converter.version.version7 (converter/7.0)

2017-12-22T16:54:24.314+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Ufa.HTTPService] Http Service started: <server p:0x01583968, '\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-worker-soap'>

2017-12-22T16:54:24.314+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Ufa] Soap (over Named Pipe) started on pipe \\.\pipe\vmware-converter-worker-soap. enableRemoteAccess = false, nonRootAccess = false, useSSL = false

2017-12-22T16:54:24.314+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Ufa] Plugin started

2017-12-22T16:54:24.318+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] DiskLibProvider init - OK

2017-12-22T16:54:24.318+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Mntapi_Init Asked - 2.2 Served - 2.2 was successful,TempDirectory: C:\Windows\TEMP\vmware-temp\vmware-SYSTEM.

2017-12-22T16:54:24.318+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Running on OS: Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit Service Pack 1 (Build 7601); ver 6.1.7601; CPUs: 1

2017-12-22T16:54:24.322+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] [serviceWin32,879] Panic message will be logged now...

2017-12-22T16:54:24.323+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[01516] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] [serviceWin32,886] vmware-converter-worker service started

2017-12-22T16:55:16.539+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[02172] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Impersonating user brb in session 52f2c397-a4b9-3b78-9a18-33985c69d6f7

2017-12-22T16:55:45.558+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[04484] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Could not find the session object cache, will create a new one

2017-12-22T16:55:45.558+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[04484] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Obtaining query results for host 192.168.1.5

2017-12-22T16:55:46.291+01:00 warning vmware-converter-worker[04484] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Converter::Util::SysCommandWrapper::LogResult: Command return code: 249

2017-12-22T16:55:46.291+01:00 warning vmware-converter-worker[04484] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Converter::Util::SysCommandWrapper::LogResult: Command stderr:

--> f9:44:62:34:ef:45:f4:0c:a4:09:5b:72:7e:31:34:61

-->

2017-12-22T16:55:46.291+01:00 error vmware-converter-worker[04484] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] while trying to execute "C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\plink.exe -noprompt -stdin-pass-and-key <ConverterPrivateKeyEnd> -P 22 -thumbprint <emptyThumbprint> root@192.168.1.5 file -L /sbin/init" received error code (249) with result: f9:44:62:34:ef:45:f4:0c:a4:09:5b:72:7e:31:34:61

-->

2017-12-22T16:55:46.291+01:00 error vmware-converter-worker[04484] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] ssh connection to host 192.168.1.5 failed because the host thumbprint was different: client: <emptyThumbprint>, host: f9:44:62:34:ef:45:f4:0c:a4:09:5b:72:7e:31:34:61

2017-12-22T16:55:46.291+01:00 error vmware-converter-worker[04484] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Sysinfo Query failed with error [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] ssh connection to host 192.168.1.5 failed because the host thumbprint was different: client: <emptyThumbprint>, host: f9:44:62:34:ef:45:f4:0c:a4:09:5b:72:7e:31:34:61

2017-12-22T16:55:46.291+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[04484] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Scheduled timer canceled, StopKeepAlive succeeds

2017-12-22T16:55:51.025+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Obtaining query results for host 192.168.1.5

2017-12-22T16:55:53.138+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Converter::Util::SysCommandWrapper::LogCommand: Command 'C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\plink.exe' with the following arguments:

2017-12-22T16:55:53.138+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] args[0]: -noprompt

2017-12-22T16:55:53.138+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] args[1]: -stdin-pass-and-key

2017-12-22T16:55:53.138+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] args[2]: <ConverterPrivateKeyEnd>

2017-12-22T16:55:53.138+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] args[3]: -P

2017-12-22T16:55:53.138+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] args[4]: 22

2017-12-22T16:55:53.138+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] args[5]: -thumbprint

2017-12-22T16:55:53.138+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] args[6]: f9:44:62:34:ef:45:f4:0c:a4:09:5b:72:7e:31:34:61

2017-12-22T16:55:53.138+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] args[7]: root@192.168.1.5

2017-12-22T16:55:53.138+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] args[8]: cd /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-ssgyvsikytmumfnr/; ./vmware-sysinfo.sh

2017-12-22T16:55:53.138+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] args[9]: --noLogOutput

2017-12-22T16:55:53.611+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Converter::Util::SysCommandWrapper::LogResult: Command return code: 1

2017-12-22T16:55:53.611+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Converter::Util::SysCommandWrapper::LogResult: Command stderr:

--> stty: standard input: Invalid argument

--> ./vmware-sysinfo: /lib/ld-linux.so.2: version `GLIBC_2.3' not found (required by /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-ssgyvsikytmumfnr/libstdc++.so.6)

--> ./vmware-sysinfo: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.3' not found (required by /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-ssgyvsikytmumfnr/libstdc++.so.6)

--> ./vmware-sysinfo: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.3.2' not found (required by /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-ssgyvsikytmumfnr/libstdc++.so.6)

-->

2017-12-22T16:55:53.611+01:00 error vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] while trying to execute "C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\plink.exe -noprompt -stdin-pass-and-key <ConverterPrivateKeyEnd> -P 22 -thumbprint f9:44:62:34:ef:45:f4:0c:a4:09:5b:72:7e:31:34:61 root@192.168.1.5 cd /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-ssgyvsikytmumfnr/; ./vmware-sysinfo.sh --noLogOutput" received error code (1) with result: stty: standard input: Invalid argument

--> ./vmware-sysinfo: /lib/ld-linux.so.2: version `GLIBC_2.3' not found (required by /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-ssgyvsikytmumfnr/libstdc++.so.6)

--> ./vmware-sysinfo: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.3' not found (required by /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-ssgyvsikytmumfnr/libstdc++.so.6)

--> ./vmware-sysinfo: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.3.2' not found (required by /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-ssgyvsikytmumfnr/libstdc++.so.6)

-->

2017-12-22T16:55:53.611+01:00 error vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] received an error code (1) from the ssh client that will be handled later

2017-12-22T16:55:53.611+01:00 error vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] execution of vmware-sysinfo failed; return code: 1; result: stty: standard input: Invalid argument

--> ./vmware-sysinfo: /lib/ld-linux.so.2: version `GLIBC_2.3' not found (required by /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-ssgyvsikytmumfnr/libstdc++.so.6)

--> ./vmware-sysinfo: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.3' not found (required by /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-ssgyvsikytmumfnr/libstdc++.so.6)

--> ./vmware-sysinfo: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.3.2' not found (required by /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-ssgyvsikytmumfnr/libstdc++.so.6)

-->

2017-12-22T16:55:53.611+01:00 error vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] Query(): Caught exception, cleaning up before bailing out ([Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] execution of vmware-sysinfo failed; return code: 1; result: stty: standard input: Invalid argument

--> ./vmware-sysinfo: /lib/ld-linux.so.2: version `GLIBC_2.3' not found (required by /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-ssgyvsikytmumfnr/libstdc++.so.6)

--> ./vmware-sysinfo: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.3' not found (required by /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-ssgyvsikytmumfnr/libstdc++.so.6)

--> ./vmware-sysinfo: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.3.2' not found (required by /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-ssgyvsikytmumfnr/libstdc++.so.6)

--> )

2017-12-22T16:55:53.622+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Converter::Util::SysCommandWrapper::LogCommand: Command 'C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\plink.exe' with the following arguments:

2017-12-22T16:55:53.622+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] args[0]: -noprompt

2017-12-22T16:55:53.622+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] args[1]: -stdin-pass-and-key

2017-12-22T16:55:53.622+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] args[2]: <ConverterPrivateKeyEnd>

2017-12-22T16:55:53.622+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] args[3]: -P

2017-12-22T16:55:53.622+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] args[4]: 22

2017-12-22T16:55:53.622+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] args[5]: -thumbprint

2017-12-22T16:55:53.622+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] args[6]: f9:44:62:34:ef:45:f4:0c:a4:09:5b:72:7e:31:34:61

2017-12-22T16:55:53.622+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] args[7]: root@192.168.1.5

2017-12-22T16:55:53.622+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] args[8]: cat /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-ssgyvsikytmumfnr/vmware-sysinfo.log

2017-12-22T16:55:53.898+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Converter::Util::SysCommandWrapper::LogResult: Command return code: 1

2017-12-22T16:55:53.898+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Converter::Util::SysCommandWrapper::LogResult: Command stderr:

--> stty: standard input: Invalid argument

--> cat: /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-ssgyvsikytmumfnr/vmware-sysinfo.log: No such file or directory

-->

2017-12-22T16:55:53.898+01:00 error vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] while trying to execute "C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\plink.exe -noprompt -stdin-pass-and-key <ConverterPrivateKeyEnd> -P 22 -thumbprint f9:44:62:34:ef:45:f4:0c:a4:09:5b:72:7e:31:34:61 root@192.168.1.5 cat /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-ssgyvsikytmumfnr/vmware-sysinfo.log" received error code (1) with result: stty: standard input: Invalid argument

--> cat: /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-ssgyvsikytmumfnr/vmware-sysinfo.log: No such file or directory

-->

2017-12-22T16:55:53.898+01:00 error vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] received an error code (1) from the ssh client that will be handled later

2017-12-22T16:55:53.898+01:00 warning vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Converter Agent SysinfoQuery failed to grab log file; return code: 1; result: stty: standard input: Invalid argument

--> cat: /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-ssgyvsikytmumfnr/vmware-sysinfo.log: No such file or directory

-->

2017-12-22T16:55:54.393+01:00 error vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Sysinfo Query failed with error [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] execution of vmware-sysinfo failed; return code: 1; result: stty: standard input: Invalid argument

--> ./vmware-sysinfo: /lib/ld-linux.so.2: version `GLIBC_2.3' not found (required by /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-ssgyvsikytmumfnr/libstdc++.so.6)

--> ./vmware-sysinfo: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.3' not found (required by /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-ssgyvsikytmumfnr/libstdc++.so.6)

--> ./vmware-sysinfo: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.3.2' not found (required by /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-ssgyvsikytmumfnr/libstdc++.so.6)

-->

2017-12-22T16:55:54.393+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[00972] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Scheduled timer canceled, StopKeepAlive succeeds

2017-12-22T16:56:14.073+01:00 info vmware-converter-worker[04484] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] [Converter.Worker.DiagnosticManagerImpl] Generating LogBundle.

seems as if there's an issue with glibc...
sounds reasonable for me - c-library has changed a lot since 2003.

Regards,

brb

[patanassov]

Hello,

Yes, it seems glibc is the issue. Perhaps it is an older version on the source machine. I can't think ofva workaround from converter's point of view. Perhaps if an appropriate glibc version could be installed on the source without disrupting it... This is just a wild guess.

Regards and Merry Christmas.

[ivivanov]

A couple of things that came to my mind

1. You can try to find an older Converter version in Google - even if it is not available for download on vmware.com, it can be found on 3rd-party sites. You could try with 4.3 or even 4.0.x. I am not sure what version of glibc they use, but the chances are better.

2. You can try to manually rebuild vmware-sysinfo on that source machine with the local glibc version and use the custom built with Converter. vmware-sysinfo is open-source and its source tarball can be found on vmware.com, however the process most likely will not go smoothly, especially on an unsupported platform.

With both approaches keep in mind that this is an unsupported scenario and even after a successful query it is possible to hit some other issues later in the conversion process.