Debian EFI guest doesn't boot after migrating from ESXi

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danswartz
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Thu Jan 07, 2021 3:58 am

I have a basic Debian guest. Installed using EFI on ESXi 6.7, working fine. Used V2V to import to hyper-v (under server 2019). Doesn't boot. After it times out, it puts up an error screen that it couldn't boot from the SCSI disk.
yaroslav (staff)
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Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:27 am

Could you please share a screenshot of the error and provide conversion logs (C:\Program Files\StarWind Software\StarWind V2V Converter\logs). Did you convert a VM or only a disk. If you were converting just a disk, please use Windows Repair mode.
danswartz
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Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:31 am

It's a debian linux guest, so no windows repair. I use the tool pointed at a remote esxi server. I will get the screenshot and logs tomorrow morning.
danswartz
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Thu Jan 07, 2021 2:19 pm

during conversion. It IS EFI, so why does v2v say 'BIOS'?
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And boot failed.
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danswartz
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Thu Jan 07, 2021 2:21 pm

I can't seem to upload the logfile! I browse, select it, and click on add attachment, and... nothing?
danswartz
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Thu Jan 07, 2021 2:59 pm

I'm going to post it inline, since it is short:

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he log file name: 'logs\V2V_Log-20210107-085133.log' (PID 10708)
1/7 8:51:33.717 2268 Facility ???INFO: CV2V_ConverterApp::InitInstance: SetDllDirectory: C:\Program Files\StarWind Software\StarWind V2V Converter\lib
1/7 8:51:33.717 2268 Facility ???INFO: CV2V_ConverterApp::InitInstance: File Version: 9.0.0.202
1/7 8:51:33.717 2268 Facility ???INFO: CV2V_ConverterApp::InitInstance: Load language IDR_XML_ENGLISH
1/7 8:51:33.717 2268 Facility ???INFO: CV2V_ConverterApp::InitInstance: Load language IDR_XML_RUSSIAN
1/7 8:51:33.717 2268 Facility ???INFO: CV2V_ConverterApp::InitInstance: Set current language English
1/7 8:51:33.717 2268 Facility ???INFO: CPS_V2V_Converter::CPS_V2V_Converter: Version MajorVersion 10, MinorVersion 0, BuildNumber 17763
1/7 8:51:33.733 2268 Facility ???INFO: WrapperHyperV::WrapperHyperV: LoadLibrary C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\wmiutils.dll - 3dfa0000
1/7 8:51:33.733 2268 Facility ???INFO: WrapperHyperV::WrapperHyperV: LoadLibrary C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\wmiutils.dll - 3dfa0000
1/7 8:51:38.134 2268 Facility ???INFO: ICPPage::OnWizardNext: SetActivePage - eESXConnection
1/7 8:51:49.712 2268 Facility ???INFO: WrapperESXI::connect: m_url - https://10.0.0.4/sdk
1/7 8:51:49.759 2268 Facility ???INFO: WrapperESXI::connect: fullName - Administrator, key - 5212ab89-0b80-f2ea-525b-94c065b9790f
1/7 8:51:49.759 2268 Facility ???INFO: ICPPage::OnWizardNext: SetActivePage - eInputVM
1/7 8:51:49.931 2268 Facility ???INFO: VMConverter::ESXIConverter::GetHostListInfo: ESX version: 6.7.0
1/7 8:51:55.279 2268 Facility ???INFO: ICPPage::OnWizardNext: SetActivePage - eLocationTo
1/7 8:51:57.858 2268 Facility ???INFO: ICPPage::OnWizardNext: SetActivePage - eHYPERVConnectionTo
1/7 8:51:59.593 2268 Facility ???INFO: WrapperHyperV::connect: Host - \\localhost\root\virtualization\v2
1/7 8:51:59.639 2268 Facility ???INFO: ICPPage::OnWizardNext: SetActivePage - eVMSettingsHyperV
1/7 8:52:08.593 2268 Facility ???INFO: VMConverter::HyperVConverter::GetHostListInfo: HyperV version: 10.0.17763
1/7 8:52:08.593 2268 Facility ???INFO: ICPPage::OnWizardNext: SetActivePage - eConverting
1/7 8:52:08.609 24b4 Facility ???INFO: CPPConverting::Convert: InConvertType: 6, OutConvertType: 8
1/7 8:52:08.921 24b4 Facility ???INFO: WrapperHyperV::modify_cpu_and_memory: MaxCPU - 16
1/7 8:52:08.952 24b4 Facility ???INFO: WrapperHyperV::getMaxMemory: MaxRAM - 126574
1/7 8:52:09.093 24b4 Facility ???INFO: VMConverter::HyperVConverter::CreateVM: add_ethernet_connection is 1
1/7 8:52:09.093 24b4 Facility ???INFO: CPPConverting::ConverterHyperV: Create VM CB086744-5526-4987-A8C1-48BCA06A2BA1
1/7 8:52:09.109 24b4 Facility ???INFO: CPPConverting::ConvertImage: pathInput: [HA Datastore] Icinga_1/Icinga.vmdk, pathOutput: N:\Icinga\Virtual Hard Disks\Icinga.vhdx
1/7 8:52:09.187 24b4 Facility ???INFO: ESXVmdk::ParseFile: sFilename - [HA Datastore] Icinga_1/Icinga.vmdk
1/7 8:52:09.187 24b4 Facility ???INFO: ESXVmdk::ParseFile: m_cSSLThumbprint - 4D:3D:8B:24:84:F7:F7:3C:E6:FC:D8:91:E3:0D:4C:8D:76:CA:20:6A
1/7 8:52:09.187 24b4 Facility ???INFO: ESXVmdk::ParseFile: m_cvmxSpec - [HA Datastore] Icinga_1/Icinga.vmx
1/7 8:52:09.783 24b4 Facility ???INFO: CPPConverting::ConvertImage: CreateInputImage: 0
1/7 8:52:09.799 24b4 Facility ???INFO: MicrosoftFile::NewFile: sFilename - \\localhost\N$\Icinga\Virtual Hard Disks\Icinga.vhdx, nMaxSize - 134215680, fileType - 1
1/7 8:52:09.836 24b4 Facility ???INFO: CPPConverting::ConvertImage: CreateOutputImage: 0
1/7 9:08:04.385 24b4 Facility ???INFO: CPPConverting::ConvertImage: Success
1/7 9:08:04.400 24b4 Facility ???INFO: WrapperHyperV::connect: Host - \\localhost\root\virtualization\v2
1/7 9:08:04.494 24b4 Facility ???INFO: VMConverter::HyperVConverter::AddVirtualDisk: add_disk_synthetic __pathVirtualSystem - \\HYPER-V1\root\virtualization\v2:Msvm_VirtualSystemSettingData.InstanceID="Microsoft:CB086744-5526-4987-A8C1-48BCA06A2BA1", controller - \\HYPER-V1\root\virtualization\v2:Msvm_ResourceAllocationSettingData.InstanceID="Microsoft:CB086744-5526-4987-A8C1-48BCA06A2BA1\\4E73CE3D-0918-4CA9-8983-1E6835F8B030\\0", numLoc - 0
1/7 9:08:04.557 24b4 Facility ???INFO: VMConverter::HyperVConverter::AddVirtualDisk: add_disk_synthetic 1 \\HYPER-V1\root\virtualization\v2:Msvm_ResourceAllocationSettingData.InstanceID="Microsoft:CB086744-5526-4987-A8C1-48BCA06A2BA1\\4E73CE3D-0918-4CA9-8983-1E6835F8B030\\0\\0\\D"
1/7 9:08:04.666 24b4 Facility ???INFO: VMConverter::HyperVConverter::AddVirtualDisk: add_disk_virtual path N:\Icinga\Virtual Hard Disks\Icinga.vhdx 1
1/7 9:08:04.666 24b4 Facility ???INFO: CPPConverting::Convert: SUCCESSFULLY
danswartz
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Fri Jan 08, 2021 10:39 pm

Any news?
yaroslav (staff)
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Sat Jan 09, 2021 4:21 am

Hi, it seems that you are converting entire VM could you please convert the disk alone?
The conversion has run smoothly.
danswartz
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Sat Jan 09, 2021 4:16 pm

Unfortunately, I don't have access to the disk at this point, so I think I'll just redo that VM from scratch.
yaroslav (staff)
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Sat Jan 09, 2021 7:59 pm

Sorry to read that. Please consider trying disk conversion alone when you have access to the setup.
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