P2V Conversions to XEN Server may fail at Creating Virtual Machine due to licensing on the XEN Server

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  • 09-Jun-2008
  • 27-Apr-2012

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.