Prerequisites for vmware esx migration – HP Insight Control User Manual
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Prerequisites for VMware ESX migration
Ensure that the following parameters are met:
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The virtual machine has at least 600 MB of memory.
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Create the virtual machine by selecting the correct operating system being migrated.
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Create the virtual machine with at least one Flexible Network Adapter.
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Connect the network adapter to a virtual network switch that is connected to an external
network.
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The Insight Control server migration virtual machine Boot CD ISO is attached to a Virtual
CD-ROM device.
Manually creating and booting a virtual machine destination server for X2V
1.
Access the virtual machine host management console provided by VMware ESX or Microsoft
Hyper-V.
2.
Create a new virtual machine with sufficient disk space for migration.
3.
Boot the virtual machine to the Insight Control server migration Virtual machine Boot CD ISO
file. The Virtual Machine Boot CD ISO file can be found at
.
4.
After the destination server or virtual machine is booted to the proper Boot CD ISO file, use
the Boot CD ISO application to configure the destination server and launch the destination
agent. From the Boot CD ISO application, click Help for instructions.
Automatically creating and booting a virtual destination server
To automatically create and boot a destination virtual machine using the migration wizard:
1.
Run the migration wizard and complete steps 1 and 2 (choose the source server and select
the volumes to migrate). In step 3 of the P2V and V2V migration wizard, identify the VM Host
and then select the appropriate virtualization layer.
2.
Select Auto Boot — Automatically have VM created through server migration wizard.
3.
Enter the login credentials for the virtual machine host.
4.
Configure the destination server networking by entering the static IP address, subnet mask
and default gateway (Optional). If there is a gateway in the network this must be entered here
to ensure connectivity. When finished, click Next.
5.
Insight Control server migration checks that the virtual machine host is licensed that then moves
to the next step, where you must enter the virtual machine configuration name and map the
source disks to the destination disks. When finished, click Next.
The Insight Control server migration application then connects to the virtual machine host,
creates the virtual machine, and then boots up the virtual machine using the Insight Control
server migration Virtual Machine Boot CD ISO.
After the Boot CD Agent is launched on the provided IP address, the application station
connects to the agent on the Boot CD, and the next page of the wizard appears.
6.
If the application is unable to connect to the destination virtual machine, return to step 3 of
the migration wizard, and then, while leaving the migration wizard running, manually create
a virtual machine in the VM Host Management console outside of the migration wizard. Return
to the migration wizard and select Manual Boot — Manually create VM through VM Host's
Infrastructure Client, specify the IP address of the destination virtual machine, and then continue
with the migration.
NOTE:
If the VM boot is cancelled or not completed, server migration does not delete the virtual
machine. Use the VM Host Management console to delete the virtual machine manually.
Booting the destination server
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