P2V conversion attempts for Linux machine using VMware Converter versions 6.1 and 6.2 fail with the error: "Unable to query the live Linux source machine."

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

P2V conversion using Converter version 6.2 on a Debian 8.11 Linux machine fails with the error:
"Unable to query the live Linux source machine."

In the log file vmware-converter-worker.log located at (C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\logs), you may see entries as below:

vmware-converter-worker.log:

YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS error vmware-converter-worker[01920] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] No disks for volume with id '/dev/sda6' and label ''
YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS error vmware-converter-worker[02072] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] No disks for volume with id '/dev/sda6' and label ''
YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS error vmware-converter-worker[02072] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] No disks for volume with id '/dev/sda6' and label ''
..
-->  <volume mountPoint="/srv" blockSizeInBytes="4096" capacityInBlocks="48465789" blocksFree="14703118" blocksUsed="33762671" devicePath="/dev/sda6" fileSystemType="ext4" isBootVolume="false" label="">
..
-->  <volume mountPoint="/home" blockSizeInBytes="4096" capacityInBlocks="48465789" blocksFree="14703118" blocksUsed="33762671" devicePath="/dev/sda6" fileSystemType="ext4" isBootVolume="false" label="">

 

converter-gui.log:

YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS error converter-gui[00300] [Originator@6876 sub=wizardController] Cannot query source HW info: converter.fault.SysinfoQueryFault

Environment

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 6.x

Cause

The physical server has /dev/sda6 mounted at two different locations, which the Converter is unable to recognize or process correctly.

Resolution

Unmount /dev/sda6 from one of its mount points and reinitiate the conversion process.