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issue using ConvertTo-NcVmdk

xtiva2000
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We are trying to convert VHDX files into VMDK files using ConvertTo-NcVmdk however getting error converting any size of VHDX files.

 

Error received

 

Clone operation failed to start: File restore or LUN clone operation exceeded the block cloning limit (128MB). Maximum block count for clone from AFS is 32768

 

 

We are running this from a Windows 2012 R2 with PS version 4.

PowerCli version 

PowerCLI Version
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VMware vSphere PowerCLI 5.5 Release 1 build 1295336
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DataOntap version - Manifest   4.1.0      DataONTAP

 

 

Hope someone could direct me to slution.

 

Thanks in advance.

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Aparajita
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Starting with Data ONTAP 8.4 (IIRC), the conversion cmdlets work exclusively on snapshots - PSTK does not support conversion if the source is on AFS.

 

Could you take a snapshot of your volume and then pass that snasphot name using the -Snapshot parameter? Or pipe the output of New-NcSnapshot to Convert-NcVhdx. That should resolve your issue.

 

Hope this helps,

Aparajita

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Aparajita
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Starting with Data ONTAP 8.4 (IIRC), the conversion cmdlets work exclusively on snapshots - PSTK does not support conversion if the source is on AFS.

 

Could you take a snapshot of your volume and then pass that snasphot name using the -Snapshot parameter? Or pipe the output of New-NcSnapshot to Convert-NcVhdx. That should resolve your issue.

 

Hope this helps,

Aparajita

xtiva2000
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Great that did the trick.

 

Thanks once again for the informaiton.

kritoglu
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Hi Aparajita,

what about OnCommand Shift?

Shift used the following syntax in the background (output from the debug log):

Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock { $secpasswd = ConvertTo-SecureString '********' -AsPlainText -Force;$mycreds = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ('admin' ,$secpasswd);Connect-NcController -Credential $mycreds -Name <IP-ADDRESS> -Vserver <VSERVER>;ConvertTo-NcVhdx -SourceVmdk '/vol/vol1/.snapshot/Shift_vol1/qtreeESX/VM-Directory/VM.vmdk' -FollowParent -DestinationVhdx '/vol/vol1/qtreeHV/VM-Directory/VM.vhdx'}

And this is not working. I got the same error:

operation exceeded the block cloning limit (128MB). Maximum block count for clone from AFS is 32768.

 

Converting the disk manualy with the following syntax works fine:

ConvertTo-NcVhdx -SourceVmdk '/vol/vol1/qtreeESX/VM-Directory/VM.vmdk' -FollowParent -DestinationVhdx '/vol/vol1/qtreeHV/VM-Directory/VM.vhdx' -SnapshotName Shift_vol1

 

Do you have any experience with Shift?

If so, is possible to force Shift to use the other syntax?

 

Thanks in advance,

Anastasios

chrislorentzen
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Hi,

 

Has anyone found a solution for this when using OnCommand Shift? I am running v1.2 and am seeing the same issue as Anastasios. If I run the ConvertTo-NcVhdx command manually with the SnapshotName switch it works but it doesn't work when run using the GUI.

 

Many Thanks,

 

Chris Lorentzen


@kritoglu wrote:

Hi Aparajita,

what about OnCommand Shift?

Shift used the following syntax in the background (output from the debug log):

Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock { $secpasswd = ConvertTo-SecureString '********' -AsPlainText -Force;$mycreds = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ('admin' ,$secpasswd);Connect-NcController -Credential $mycreds -Name <IP-ADDRESS> -Vserver <VSERVER>;ConvertTo-NcVhdx -SourceVmdk '/vol/vol1/.snapshot/Shift_vol1/qtreeESX/VM-Directory/VM.vmdk' -FollowParent -DestinationVhdx '/vol/vol1/qtreeHV/VM-Directory/VM.vhdx'}

And this is not working. I got the same error:

operation exceeded the block cloning limit (128MB). Maximum block count for clone from AFS is 32768.

 

Converting the disk manualy with the following syntax works fine:

ConvertTo-NcVhdx -SourceVmdk '/vol/vol1/qtreeESX/VM-Directory/VM.vmdk' -FollowParent -DestinationVhdx '/vol/vol1/qtreeHV/VM-Directory/VM.vhdx' -SnapshotName Shift_vol1

 

Do you have any experience with Shift?

If so, is possible to force Shift to use the other syntax?

 

Thanks in advance,

Anastasios


 

kritoglu
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Hi Chris,

 

sorry, that I did not wrote the workaround yet.

 

I was able to convert VMs with OnCommand Shift. All I had to do, was install OnCommand Shift 1.2D1, were this issue is fixed:

https://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/download/software/oncommand_shift/1.2D1/

BURTs addressed in OnCommand Shift 1.2D1 
=====================================================
Bug ID     |   Severity   |        Title
985139     |      3       |   Does not support https - Connection refused while connecting to Data Ontap (LB) using Shift
1048104    |      2       |   Question mark character inserted into Invoke-Command output during Hyper-V to ESXi conversion.
1072443    |      2       |   Unable to create SVM - network routing-groups deprecated in ONTAP9
1074205    |      3       |   ConvertTo-NcVhdx failed when shifting w/Ontap 9.1.0

 

IMPORTENT:

Just upgrading the already installed Shift Server form 1.2 to 1.2D1 was possible, but lead to the same error.

I had to uninstall all the software (Shift, Java, Tomcat) and make a new fresh installation.

Best way is, to install the 1.2D1 on a new fresh server.

 

Regards, Anastasios

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