VMware Converter Standalone conversion fails with the error: Unable to create a VSS snapshot of the source volume(s). Error code: 2147754767 (0x8004230F)

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi
• Converter

Issue/Introduction

• Performing a physical to virtual conversion of a Windows Server 2008 R2 system fails.
  • You see an error similar to:
    
    Unable to create a VSS snapshot of the source volume(s). Error code: 2147754767 (0x8004230F).

• In the C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\logs vmware-converter-worker-#.log file, you see entries similar to:
  
  THH:MM:SS.661-05:00 [04864 error 'Default'] [task,350] [LRO] Unexpected Exception: converter.fault.VSSSnapshotFault
THH:MM:SS.661-05:00 [05284 verbose 'Default'] [TaskInfoPublisher] Disconnected
THH:MM:SS.748-05:00 [04864 verbose 'Default'] [task,351] [LRO] Backtrace:
--> backtrace[00] rip 100f9863 (no symbol)
--> backtrace[01] rip 1004ad44 (no symbol)
--> backtrace[02] rip 1004b1d7 (no symbol)
--> backtrace[03] rip 1000e3d0 (no symbol)
--> backtrace[04] rip 613b1bc8 (no symbol)
-->
THH:MM:SS.748-05:00 [04864 verbose 'PropertyProvider'] RecordOp ASSIGN: info.transferRate, task-13
THH:MM:SS.748-05:00 [04864 verbose 'PropertyProvider'] RecordOp ASSIGN: info.completeTime, task-13
THH:MM:SS.749-05:00 [04864 verbose 'PropertyProvider'] RecordOp ASSIGN: info.error, task-13
THH:MM:SS.749-05:00 [04864 verbose 'PropertyProvider'] RecordOp ASSIGN: info.state, task-13
THH:MM:SS.749-05:00 [04864 info 'Default'] [task,379] [task-13] -- ERROR -- Convert: converter.fault.VSSSnapshotFault
--> (converter.fault.VSSSnapshotFault) {
--> dynamicType = <unset>,
--> faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,
--> errCode = "2147754767 (0x8004230F)",
--> msg = "",
--> }

Cause

This issue occurs because the Volume Shadow Copy Server (VSS) fails in Windows when the Windows Server Backup feature is not installed.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, add the Windows Server Backup Features feature to Windows.

 

To add the Windows Server Backup Features feature to Windows, use one of these options:

• Add the feature using the command line:

1. Open an elevated command prompt on the system failing the conversion. For more information, see Opening a command or shell prompt (1003892).
2. Type ocsetup WindowsServerBackup then Press Enter.

• Add the feature using Server Manager:

1. Click Start then click Server Manager.
2. In Features Summary, click Add Features.
3. In the list of features, double-click Windows Server Backup Features then click Windows Server Backup > Command-line tools > Next.
4. If Windows PowerShell is not installed, click Add Required Features > Next.
5. Click Install on the Confirmation Installation Selections page.
6. Click Close.

Additional Information

For more information, see these TechNet articles from Microsoft:

• Windows Server Backup Step-by-Step Guide for Windows Server 2008
• Installing Windows Server Backup
• Opening a command or shell prompt

• VMware Converter Standalone 转换失败并显示以下错误：无法创建源卷的 VSS 快照。错误代码: 2147754767 (0x8004230F)。