Which two storage configurations on the source server are unsupported with VMware Converter? (Choose
two.)
A.
Linux LVM
B.
software RAID
C.
GPT/MBR hybrid disks
D.
Windows basic volumes
E.
Windows dynamic volumes
Explanation:
https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?
language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1016330
B,C
https://www.vmware.com/pdf/convsa_61_guide.pdf p.23
Performed when you choose to preserve the size of the source volume or
when you specify a larger volume size for NTFS source volumes. Volumebased
cloning at the block level is supported only for Windows.p.14
BC
A,C
Nonsupported Volumes and Disks:
RAID
GPT/MBR hybrid disks
Linux volumes mounted by Device Mapper multipath
Correct Answer is B,C
Why?
LVM is supported indeed, but specifically Linux volumes mounted by Device Mapper multipath are not.
Converter Standalone does not recognize source volumes that reside on Linux Software RAID configurations
During cloning of powered on Linux machines, Converter Standalone does not recognize source volumes that are part of a Software RAID configuration (also referred to as multiple disk, or MD, configurations).
BC
cannot see GPT when converting windows machines – https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1016330
software raid on linux
page 23 – https://www.vmware.com/pdf/convsa_61_guide.pdf