[Satellite 5.4] When running recognize_guests.py, getting 'No systems detected to convert to guest' message

Solution Verified - Updated 2024-08-07T05:43:36+00:00 -

Issue

Satellite being upgraded from 5.2 to 5.4, with many registered VMWare virtual machines. When running recognize_guests.py the output is 'No systems detected to convert to guest' message.
```
[root@rhn satellite-upgrade]# ./recognize_guests.py 
No systems detected to convert to guests
```

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