Environment
P2V or V2V conversion to a XEN based virtual server
Situation
This article discusses an issue which may occur when trying to perform a P2V or V2V conversion to a XEN based virtual server. The conversion job may enter a recoverable error state at "Creating Virtual Machine" and you receive the following error message on the XEN Virtual Server.
Details
PowerConvert 7.0 and above allows for a XEN based virtual server to be used as a target for a P2V or V2V job. XEN based virtual servers require a license to be installed on the XEN Server prior to creating or managing any virtual machine state.
Resolution
PowerConvert does not check the status of the XEN license prior to configuring a job, as such if the XEN Server does not have a license installed prior to configuring the job, the job may fail with the above error.