Physical to virtual conversion of a Linux virtual machine using VMware vCenter Converter Standalone fails with the error: Host key can't be retrieved
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Article ID: 319464
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Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
Physical to virtual (P2V) conversion of a Linux source machine using VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.x fails
You see the error:
Host key can't be retrieved
This issue does not occur when you use VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 4.x
In the %APPDATA%\Local\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter StandaloneClient\converter-gui-X.log file, you see entries similar to:
<YYYY-MM-DD>T<time> [05752 verbose 'ConverterDataProviderImpl'] Converter::Client::Gui::Wizard::ConverterDataProviderImpl::PropertyCollectorThread[19] - (vmodl.query.PropertyCollector.UpdateSet) { dynamicType = <unset>, version = "19", filterSet = (vmodl.query.PropertyCollector.FilterUpdate) [ (vmodl.query.PropertyCollector.FilterUpdate) { dynamicType = <unset>, filter = 'vmodl.query.PropertyCollector.Filter:session[4432ef2e-86b1-8437-81c7-a8596e792cee]52d68352-1e8f-b7a5-ac1f-651703a87c43', objectSet = (vmodl.query.PropertyCollector.ObjectUpdate) [ (vmodl.query.PropertyCollector.ObjectUpdate) { dynamicType = <unset>, kind = "modify", obj = 'converter.task.Task:task-3', changeSet = (vmodl.query.PropertyCollector.Change) [ (vmodl.query.PropertyCollector.Change) { dynamicType = <unset>, name = "info.completeTime", op = "assign", val = "<YYYY-MM-DD>T<time>.142668Z", }, (vmodl.query.PropertyCollector.Change) { dynamicType = <unset>, name = "info.error", op = "assign", val = (vmodl.fault.SystemError) { dynamicType = <unset>, faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null, reason = "Network error. Host hostname key can't be retrieved. (return code 2)", msg = "A general system error occurred: Network error. Host hostname key can't be retrieved. (return code 2)", }, </time></time>
In the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\logs\vmware-converter-server-X.logfile, you see entries similar to: