p2vtool / p2v.xml doesnt work??!!!

[VCPGuru]

hi folks

I used the p2v.xml template with the p2vtool.exe from the Converter manual ()

But I got the following error:

"Check dest available in progress...."

"....failed with error P2VError IMPORT_DEST_HOST_NOT_UNIQUE()"

What should i modify in the template .XML from VMware? Or have I to add something?

Could anybody post his working .xml input file?

I want to import a physical machine into my vCenter!

Any help would be appreciated!

Importing a Live Physical Machine Source to a Managed Destination

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

<p2v version="2.1" xmlns="http://www.vmware.com/v2/sysimage/p2v"

xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"

xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.vmware.com/v2/sysimage/p2v p2v.xsd"

uninstallAgentOnSuccess="0">

<source>

<liveSpec>

<creds host="a-running-machine.company.com" username="Administrator"

password="adminPassword" />

</liveSpec>

</source>

<dest>

<managedSpec vmName="a-new-virtual-machine">

<!-- username and password may be omitted, in which case you will be interactively

prompted for credentials -->

<creds host="vc-server" username="Administrator" password="adminPassword" />

</managedSpec>

</dest>

<importParams targetProductVersion="PRODUCT_MANAGED" />

<postProcessingParams>

<reconfigParams />

</postProcessingParams>

</p2v>

[Khue · Accepted solution]

I too am curious about this. I originally went about trying to generate the p2v file using vcb2p2vXml.exe however I am not sure that is the right method. From what I have pieced together you feed p2vtool.exe some parameters along with an xml file and the end result is that the physical machine gets copied and registered with a VMware host. Is this correct? Is there an easier way to generate the xml file? Apparently me and "Guru" are completely missing the point of this toolset.