The v2v conversion fails with message:"The NTFS partition is in an unsafe state."

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Issue

The conversion of Windows VM via v2v fails with message

Failed to mount '/dev/sda2': Operation not permitted
The NTFS partition is in an unsafe state. Please resume and shutdown
Windows fully (no hibernation or fast restarting), or mount the volume
read-only with the 'ro' mount option.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.x
  • Red Hat Virtualization 4.x

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