When converting a machine with more then 5 disks conversion fails at mounting disks image with Error in the application.
This is due to the default per_source value set in the ESX hosts /etc/xinetd.conf file.
By default the per_source value set in the ESX is 10 which will allow for conversion of a VM with 5 disks. This value need to be set to twice the number of disks you are going to convert at one time. For instance, if your source machine has 7 disks this value needs to be set to 14.
The workaround for this issue requires editing the xinetd.conf file on the ESX server to which you are converting. In the ESX configuration file "/etc/xinetd.conf", find the following section: # Define access restriction defaults # # no_access = # only_from = # max_load = 0 cps = 50 10 instances = 50 per_source = 10 Set "per_source" value to a doubled volumes count within a task.
For instance, if each of your tasks is to convert not more than 7 volumes, set the value to at least 14. Set "instances" value to a doubled total volumes count among all tasks. For example, if you have several tasks that are to be ran simultaneously, and these tasks are to convert 34 volumes in total, set the value to at least 68. Edited file: # Define access restriction defaults # # no_access = # only_from = # max_load = 0 cps = 50 10 instances = 68 per_source = 14 In the 5.x version of vConverter you can select the "create one virtual disk for all volumes" as well to get around this issue.
