Unmount any stale network drives (NFS/SMB) before starting. The Converter may attempt to query these and timeout.
If you are trying to convert a container host, Docker‑in‑Docker, or an appliance with overlay filesystems ( aufs , overlay2 ), Converter cannot see the underlying block devices. Use the "VMware vCenter Converter Standalone for Linux" (a separate, deprecated helper) or clone the disk offline using a live CD. Unmount any stale network drives (NFS/SMB) before starting
:Communication between the Converter server and the Linux source requires specific ports to be open. Unmount any stale network drives (NFS/SMB) before starting
VMware Converter relies heavily on SSH to communicate with the Linux source. Unmount any stale network drives (NFS/SMB) before starting
If you are not using the "root" account, the Converter must be able to execute commands via sudo without a password prompt. Run sudo visudo .