StarWind Software

Greetings!

I have recently done several conversions and when I went to do this one, it gave me the following error:

Error returned by expat parser: reference to invlaid character numberwhile parsing serialized value of type stingat line 2, column 391while parsing property "name" of static type stingwhile parsin serialized DataObject of type vim.vm.Config.Specat

Does anyone have any hints, or can point me in the right way?

Either way, thank you in advance!

Kind Regards,

Mike

Hi,

Welcome to StarWind Forum. Could you please share the full conversion log here?

Sure thing. Can you tell me where the log is located?

Kind Regards,

Mike

Check C:\Program Files\StarWind Software\StarWind V2V Converter\logs.

The log file name: 'logs\V2V_Log-20210401-184330.log' (PID 472)
4/1 18:43:30.816 11c8 Facility ???INFO: CV2V_ConverterApp::InitInstance: SetDllDirectory: C:\Program Files\StarWind Software\StarWind V2V Converter\lib
4/1 18:43:30.816 11c8 Facility ???INFO: CV2V_ConverterApp::InitInstance: File Version: 9.0.1.243
4/1 18:43:30.832 11c8 Facility ???INFO: CV2V_ConverterApp::InitInstance: Load language IDR_XML_ENGLISH
4/1 18:43:30.832 11c8 Facility ???INFO: CV2V_ConverterApp::InitInstance: Set current language English
4/1 18:43:30.863 11c8 Facility ???INFO: CPS_V2V_Converter::CPS_V2V_Converter: Version MajorVersion 6, MinorVersion 3, BuildNumber 9600
4/1 18:43:30.910 11c8 Facility ???INFO: WrapperHyperV::WrapperHyperV: LoadLibrary C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiutils.dll - c26a0000
4/1 18:43:30.910 11c8 Facility ???INFO: WrapperHyperV::WrapperHyperV: LoadLibrary C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiutils.dll - c26a0000
4/1 18:43:41.363 11c8 Facility ???INFO: ICPPage::OnWizardNext: SetActivePage - eHYPERVConnection
4/1 18:43:46.473 11c8 Facility ???INFO: WrapperHyperV::connect: Host - \\ilchv1.ilcorp.org\root\virtualization\v2
4/1 18:43:52.739 11c8 Facility ???INFO: WrapperHyperV::init_version: HyperV version: 6.3.9600
4/1 18:43:52.754 11c8 Facility ???INFO: ICPPage::OnWizardNext: SetActivePage - eInputVM
4/1 18:43:58.114 11c8 Facility ???INFO: ICPPage::OnWizardNext: SetActivePage - eLocationTo
4/1 18:44:00.239 11c8 Facility ???INFO: ICPPage::OnWizardNext: SetActivePage - eESXConnectionTo
4/1 18:44:30.239 11c8 Facility ???INFO: WrapperESXI::connect: m_url - https://172.22.0.5/sdk
4/1 18:44:31.052 11c8 Facility ???INFO: WrapperESXI::connect: fullName - Administrator, key - 52a103b1-7fb7-71fb-77bb-8fdb27755277
4/1 18:44:31.052 11c8 Facility ???INFO: ICPPage::OnWizardNext: SetActivePage - eVMSettingsESX
4/1 18:44:32.005 11c8 Facility ???INFO: VMConverter::ESXIConverter::GetHostListInfo: ESX version: 6.5.0
4/1 18:46:12.241 11c8 Facility ???INFO: ICPPage::OnWizardNext: SetActivePage - eConverting
4/1 18:46:12.241 b58 Facility ???INFO: CPPConverting::Convert: InConvertType: 8, OutConvertType: 6
4/1 18:46:12.351 b58 Facility ???INFO: WrapperHyperV::create_snapshot: CreateSnapshot returnValue.iVal = 4096
4/1 18:46:59.530 b58 Facility ???INFO: WrapperHyperV::waitJob: JobState 7
4/1 18:47:00.049 b58 Facility ???ERROR: WrapperESXI::getBrowser: SearchDatastore_USCORETask fail - 12
4/1 18:47:00.049 b58 Facility ???ERROR: getErrorFromSOAP: soap_sprint_fault - SOAP 1.1 fault "":ServerFaultCode [no subcode]
"
Error returned by expat parser: reference to invalid character number

while parsing serialized value of type string
at line 2, column 440

while parsing call information for method SearchDatastore_Task
at line 2, column 273

while parsing SOAP body
at line 2, column 258

while parsing SOAP envelope
at line 2, column 0

while parsing HTTP request for method search
on object of type vim.host.DatastoreBrowser
at line 1, column 0"
Detail:
4/1 18:47:00.049 b58 Facility ???ERROR: VMConverter::ESXIConverter::GetBrowser: getBrowser fail - 12
4/1 18:47:00.049 b58 Facility ???INFO: CheckFileESX::CheckFileExistance: GetBrowser fail -
Error returned by expat parser: reference to invalid character number

while parsing serialized value of type string
at line 2, column 440

while parsing call information for method SearchDatastore_Task
at line 2, column 273

while parsing SOAP body
at line 2, column 258

while parsing SOAP envelope
at line 2, column 0

while parsing HTTP request for method search
on object of type vim.host.DatastoreBrowser
at line 1, column 0"
Detail:
4/1 18:47:00.127 b58 Facility ???ERROR: WrapperESXI::getBrowser: SearchDatastore_USCORETask fail - 12
4/1 18:47:00.127 b58 Facility ???ERROR: getErrorFromSOAP: soap_sprint_fault - SOAP 1.1 fault "":ServerFaultCode [no subcode]
"
Error returned by expat parser: reference to invalid character number

while parsing serialized value of type string
at line 2, column 440

while parsing call information for method SearchDatastore_Task
at line 2, column 273

while parsing SOAP body
at line 2, column 258

while parsing SOAP envelope
at line 2, column 0

while parsing HTTP request for method search
on object of type vim.host.DatastoreBrowser
at line 1, column 0"
Detail:
4/1 18:47:00.127 b58 Facility ???ERROR: VMConverter::ESXIConverter::GetBrowser: getBrowser fail - 12
4/1 18:47:00.127 b58 Facility ???INFO: CheckFileESX::CheckFileExistance: GetBrowser fail -
Error returned by expat parser: reference to invalid character number

while parsing serialized value of type string
at line 2, column 440

while parsing call information for method SearchDatastore_Task
at line 2, column 273

while parsing SOAP body
at line 2, column 258

while parsing SOAP envelope
at line 2, column 0

while parsing HTTP request for method search
on object of type vim.host.DatastoreBrowser
at line 1, column 0"
Detail:
4/1 18:47:01.117 b58 Facility ???ERROR: WrapperESXI::createVM: CreateVM_USCORETask fail - 12
4/1 18:47:01.117 b58 Facility ???ERROR: getErrorFromSOAP: soap_sprint_fault - SOAP 1.1 fault "":ServerFaultCode [no subcode]
"
Error returned by expat parser: reference to invalid character number

while parsing serialized value of type string
at line 2, column 391

while parsing property "name" of static type string

while parsing serialized DataObject of type vim.vm.ConfigSpec
at line 2, column 379

while parsing call information for method CreateVM_Task
at line 2, column 273

while parsing SOAP body
at line 2, column 258

while parsing SOAP envelope
at line 2, column 0

while parsing HTTP request for method createVm
on object of type vim.Folder
at line 1, column 0"
Detail:
4/1 18:47:01.117 b58 Facility ???ERROR: VMConverter::ESXIConverter::CreateVM: createVM fail - 12
4/1 18:47:01.117 b58 Facility ???INFO: VMConverter::ESXIConverter::CreateVM: createVM is false,
Error returned by expat parser: reference to invalid character number

while parsing serialized value of type string
at line 2, column 391

while parsing property "name" of static type string

while parsing serialized DataObject of type vim.vm.ConfigSpec
at line 2, column 379

while parsing call information for method CreateVM_Task
at line 2, column 273

while parsing SOAP body
at line 2, column 258

while parsing SOAP envelope
at line 2, column 0

while parsing HTTP request for method createVm
on object of type vim.Folder
at line 1, column 0"
Detail:
4/1 18:47:01.133 b58 Facility ???ERROR: CPPConverting::ConverterESX: Create VM
Error returned by expat parser: reference to invalid character number

while parsing serialized value of type string
at line 2, column 391

while parsing property "name" of static type string

while parsing serialized DataObject of type vim.vm.ConfigSpec
at line 2, column 379

while parsing call information for method CreateVM_Task
at line 2, column 273

while parsing SOAP body
at line 2, column 258

while parsing SOAP envelope
at line 2, column 0

while parsing HTTP request for method createVm
on object of type vim.Folder
at line 1, column 0"
Detail:
4/1 18:47:01.133 b58 Facility ???INFO: WrapperHyperV::connect: Host - \\ilchv1.ilcorp.org\root\virtualization\v2
4/1 18:47:01.227 b58 Facility ???INFO: WrapperHyperV::init_version: HyperV version: 6.3.9600
4/1 18:47:01.384 b58 Facility ???INFO: WrapperHyperV::destroy_snapshot: DestroySnapshot returnValue.iVal = 4096
4/1 18:47:01.967 b58 Facility ???INFO: WrapperHyperV::waitJob: JobState 7
4/1 18:47:01.967 b58 Facility ???ERROR: CPPConverting::Convert: FAILED

Hi,

Looks like that datastore or the folder has a non-ASCI symbol. Please consider renaming the datastore.

Here are screenshots of the volumes

Did you manage to resolve the issue?