The "Unable to query the live Linux source machine" error in VMware vCenter Converter Standalone usually happens because the tool cannot gather hardware information via SSH or execute its required "sysinfo" scripts. 1. Fix Multiple Mount Points (Critical) Converter expects each source file system to have exactly one unique mount point : If a single device (e.g., ) is mounted in two places (like /mnt/backup ), the volume analysis fails. : Check your mount points with the command and
💿 Remember that the standalone converter does not support native Software RAID (MDRAID) setups. The "Unable to query the live Linux source
On the Linux source, look for the Converter agent logs in /tmp/ (e.g., vmware-converter-* ). If you see “FATAL: kernel too old” or “GLIBC version not found”, your OS is too new. : Check your mount points with the command and 4
The "Unable to query the live Linux source machine" error in VMware vCenter Converter Standalone usually happens because the tool cannot gather hardware information via SSH or execute its required "sysinfo" scripts. 1. Fix Multiple Mount Points (Critical) Converter expects each source file system to have exactly one unique mount point : If a single device (e.g., ) is mounted in two places (like /mnt/backup ), the volume analysis fails. : Check your mount points with the command and
💿 Remember that the standalone converter does not support native Software RAID (MDRAID) setups.
On the Linux source, look for the Converter agent logs in /tmp/ (e.g., vmware-converter-* ). If you see “FATAL: kernel too old” or “GLIBC version not found”, your OS is too new.