John documented the issue and the solution, and shared it with his colleagues. He also made sure to check the VMware documentation and compatibility lists before attempting to convert physical machines to VMs.
When you launch VMware vCenter Converter Standalone and point it toward a remote, powered-on Linux server, it triggers a background discovery sequence: John documented the issue and the solution, and
Run the migration wizard again. Once successful, revert security to normal: sudo mount -o remount,noexec /tmp Use code with caution. Solution B: Redirect the Sysinfo Directory Once successful, revert security to normal: sudo mount
Older versions of VMware Converter Standalone use legacy SSH ciphers. If your source Linux machine has been hardened or is running in FIPS-compliant mode, it may reject the SSH handshake from the Converter due to outdated cryptographic algorithms. : Temporarily allow broader ciphers in SSH. Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config on the source machine. : Temporarily allow broader ciphers in SSH
The migration process requires bidirectional or specific unidirectional port communication. If a firewall between the Converter server and the Linux source blocks traffic, the query will time out. : Open the required ports.
VMware Converter relies heavily on SSH to communicate with the Linux source.
Converter requires elevated privileges to execute the system information script. You have two primary options: using the root user or configuring a non-root user with passwordless sudo .