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Troubleshooting VMware vCenter Converter Standalone: Unable to Query Live Linux Source Machine

Introduction

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone is a powerful tool for converting physical machines, virtual machines, and other system images into VMware virtual machines. However, when attempting to convert a live Linux source machine, administrators often encounter a frustrating roadblock: the converter fails to query the source machine. This typically manifests as an error during the "Query Source Machine" phase, with messages like:

“Unable to query the live Linux source machine.” the query fails. Ciphers aes128-cbc

The Converter executes several commands on the source to map out the disk layout. If certain system utilities are missing, the query fails. aes256-ctr MACs hmac-sha1

Ciphers aes128-cbc,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
MACs hmac-sha1,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512
KexAlgorithms diffie-hellman-group1-sha1,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1