Re: Red Hat Enterprise 5.5 von Hyper-V auf VMware konvertieren
Hallo, zu erst einmal Danke für die schnelle Antwort, ich habe nun die vmware-sysinfo-lin64.tar.gz in /root/vmware kopiert und dort entpackt. Danach die vmware-sysinfo-lin64.sh gestartet. (Ausgabe...
View ArticleWill data loss as no synchronize during P2V ?
Hi, We are using Converter Standalone 5.5.2 and running a P2V for a Physical Machine. And we are shrinking the size of a HD (running SQL Server Database) as our SAN is running out of space and thus...
View ArticleResoucres required for P2V
Hi, We perform a P2V with Converter Standalone installed on a Windows 7 workstation. We find that there is not much CPU and Network usage for that workstation. Does it mean that the resources being...
View ArticleLocation for SYSPREP for P2V ?
Hi, We install Converter Standalone on a Windows 7 workstation. When we go through the configuration wizard, there is an information saying that the SYSPREP file should be located at a particular...
View ArticleCan we configure the P2V VM when the Physical Server is still running ?
May I ask a silly question. In order to minimize impact to end user, we have to perform P2V during office hour and configure it as well. Since end user insist they have to access the application. Can...
View ArticleRe: Can we configure the P2V VM when the Physical Server is still running ?
Hi, Hot migration (Physical machine is running) is not recommended if your source machine is Domain controller, Microsoft Exchange, SQL, or other database server . It removes any chance of corrupted...
View ArticleRe: Resize disk size space for Windows and Rhel VM
During conversion, it gives an option to convert to thick/thin disk along with option to change the disk size. No specific check box to be enabled for V2V
View ArticleRe: Location for SYSPREP for P2V ?
Hi, Please find the sysprep location. If vCenter Server is installed on Windows Server 2008 and above, directory_path is%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\Sysprep which generally translates...
View ArticleRe: Resize disk size space for Windows and Rhel VM
In the same way Cani resize rhel 5 64 bit vms
View ArticleRe: Will data loss as no synchronize during P2V ?
HI, Hot migration (Physical machine is running) is not recommended if your source machine is Domain controller, Microsoft Exchange, SQL, or other database server . It removes any chance of corrupted...
View ArticleRe: Resoucres required for P2V
Hi, Converter Standalone is just used to initiate the conversion process. ON the back ground, the actual conversion is happening between the source and destination servers.
View ArticleRe: Maximum concurrent tasks unavailable in Windows
Likely you have client/server installation and after launching the client you choose "Connect to a local server". In this case the options are grayed out. You should select "Connect to remote host" and...
View ArticleRe: Resize disk size space for Windows and Rhel VM
You can not resize volumes when doing V2V of a Linux machine, However you can convert it as powered on (thus doing P2V).Volume resizing and thin/think provisioning are different things. You can change...
View ArticleRe: Will data loss as no synchronize during P2V ?
Hello This is correct, the volume's data will be as from the beginning of the conversion.Cold cloning is not supported for a long time and the old Converter is not available for download either....
View ArticleRe: Will data loss as no synchronize during P2V ?
Thanks for your advice. My understanding is there are 3 suggestions1) Use Hot Clone (As Cold Clone is not supported any more)2) We should stop the SQL Server Service during conversion if shrink HD...
View ArticleRe: Will data loss as no synchronize during P2V ?
You can use HOT clonning and you should stop database services (SQL) , before you migrate.
View ArticleRe: Will data loss as no synchronize during P2V ?
Basically yes, with the disclaimer that thin provisioning may not succeed (see my above post)If you decide to go that way, it is worth taking more details into consideration - like what is the expected...
View ArticleRe: Will data loss as no synchronize during P2V ?
One more tip - if you manage to do synchronization, set the database services on the source to stop (in the wizard). This will happen before the final synchronization thus minimizing the downtime while...
View ArticleRe: An error occurred while opening a virtual disk. Verify that the converter...
After opening ports described in this document everything worked fine for us:VMware KB: Required VMware vCenter Converter 4.x/5.x portsThank you very much!
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