Physical-To-Virtual (P2V) Migrations; Preparing For A P2V Migration; Source Physical Machine Prerequisites; Smp Application Station Prerequisites - Compaq 226824-001 - ProLiant - ML750 User Manual

entry to the boot.ini file. The original boot entry is preserved with a different name. The new boot
entry contains functions to make disk checking more informative and to increase logging during the
boot operation. These functions help you determine the success of the migration and can be disabled
at any time after migration by modifying the boot.ini file.
Additionally, to retain the original boot parameters, copy all valid flags from the original entry and
consider other appropriate boot flags as applicable, such as adding the /3GB flag only if the destination
physical machine is configured with sufficient RAM.
10. If the license is not a volume license, then reactivate it.
1 1. The mouse and keyboard might not be immediately active after the migration. Wait until all required
drivers are automatically installed by the guest operating system, and then reboot when prompted.

Physical-to-virtual (P2V) migrations

A P2V migration enables a source physical machine to be migrated to a virtual machine guest on a Microsoft
Virtual Server, Hyper-V, VMware, or HP integrated Citrix XenServer virtual machine host.

Preparing for a P2V migration

The following sections list prerequisites for a P2V migration.
If you use a firewall, see the

Source physical machine prerequisites

A valid network connection must exist between the source and destination server.
The source server must contain an active boot partition to be migrated.
Complete any pending reboots and software installations on the source machine before initiating a
migration to prevent interrupting the migration process.
Temporarily disable any antivirus software autoscans on the source machine to prevent interrupting the
migration process. Re-enable the antivirus software after the migration.
To verify that the disks are not corrupted, run FSCK on the source physical machine before initiating a
migration operation.
Verify that all hard drives on the source physical machine are correctly initialized (disk signature written).
Verify that all partitions on the source physical machine have a valid file system and are in a healthy
state.
Disable all applications and background services on the source machine. After the migrated machine
has synchronized with the new hardware and is assigned a unique network identity, appropriate
applications can be manually re-enabled and configured for the new environment.
Temporarily disable HP Management Agents on the source physical machine.
During migration, the SMP Agent initiates an operating system reboot on the source physical machine.
Verify that the operating system is on the first boot order. If not, then manually change the boot order
by editing the /boot/grub/menu.lst file. The SMP application supports migration of source physical
machines that have operating systems installed on the primary drive (Hard Disk0) and the primary drive
loaded first in the boot order.

SMP application station prerequisites

Verify that Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 2.06, 2.07, or 2.08, which is required for primary mass storage
driver injection, is installed and running on the SMP application station. If iSCSI Initiator is not installed,
then download and install it from http://www.microsoft.com. Other versions of the initiator, including
later versions, cannot be used with this version of SMP.
Valid migrated previous P2P licenses or SMP X2P or X2X license keys are required on the application
station. Verify that adequate licenses exist by selecting the License tab in the SMP application station.
Verify that no virtualization software is installed on the SMP application station.
To prevent interrupting the migration process, temporarily disable any antivirus software autoscans on
the SMP application station. Re-enable the antivirus software after the migration.
Configuring SMP with a firewall section in this guide.
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