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Extend the timeout period by modifying the linuxP2VBootTimeout flag in converter-agent.xml file:

1. Browse for the converter-agent.xml file in the following locations:

• If Converter Standalone runs on a Windows system, go to %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\.
• If Converter Standalone is running on a Linux system, go to /etc/vmware-converter/.

2. Open the converter-agent.xml file in a text editor and replace the default value for linuxP2VBootTimeout with the desired timeout in milliseconds.

Note: The timeout value is measured in milliseconds. To specify the timeout in minutes, multiply the number of minutes by 6000 and use that value.

3. Restart Converter Standalone agent.

• If Converter Standalone agent runs on a Windows system, open the Services section in the Microsoft Management Console, find the VMware Converter Agent service and restart it.
• If Converter Standalone agent runs on a Linux system, find the Converter Agent process by running ps -axu|grep "converter-agent.xml" and terminate it. The Converter Standalone agent starts automatically the next time you initiate a conversion task.

Alternatively, instead of restarting Converter Standalone agent, you can reboot the system to make the changes to converter-agent.xml take effect.