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Windows Server Forum / Virtual Server / July 2008SCVMM Safe for P2V?
Trying to figure out a P2V solution. We're mostly a Dell / Win2K3 environment. My first couple of attempts at P2V using VSMT were disastrous, failing to convert and destroying the source machine in the process. I'm hoping SCVMM is a little more robust, a little less invasive, and an all around better experience. What risks are there using SCVMM? Does it alter or modify the source machine in any way? Can I reasonably expect to try it on a production server without having to worry that it is going to cause a crash or blue screen or otherwise nuke the OS? My $0.02 - it worked pretty well for me...  SignatureSincerely, Daniel Petri MVP, Senior IT consultant, trainer www.petri.co.il ----------------------------------- > Trying to figure out a P2V solution. We're mostly a Dell / Win2K3 > environment. My first couple of attempts at P2V using VSMT were [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > server without having to worry that it is going to cause a crash or blue > screen or otherwise nuke the OS? I have done 50+ P2V migraitons with VSMT and let me tell you the difference with SCVMM is night and day. A VSMT migration that used to take 4-5 hours now takes 1 hour or less depending on the disk type you choose, dynamic vs. fixed. For W2K3 systems you want to migrate, it is great. For W2K machines it is only mildly more difficult since you still have to provide some drivers for the offline P2V option. The only issue I have seen is an occational conflict with physical servers that have a service that uses port 443 for another application. SCVMM uses port 443 during the migration. The workaround was to temporarily disable the service on the physical machine using port 443 for the migration. This causes some downtime for the physical server application, but that is now limited with SCVMM. SignatureRob McShinsky http://www.virtuallyaware.net > Trying to figure out a P2V solution. We're mostly a Dell / Win2K3 > environment. My first couple of attempts at P2V using VSMT were [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > server without having to worry that it is going to cause a crash or blue > screen or otherwise nuke the OS? Well, I tried my first one in a test environment -- and it worked like a charm! SCVMM is SO much easier to use. A huge step forward, as far as I'm concerned. Setup was a breeze, and P2V was practically a one-click task. I'm ready to roll it out into production -- unfortunately, the server I'd like to install SCVMM on is a 64-bit machine. Does anyone happen to know if SQL 2005 Express will run on Windows 2003 x64? Thanks for the input. > Trying to figure out a P2V solution. We're mostly a Dell / Win2K3 > environment. My first couple of attempts at P2V using VSMT were [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > server without having to worry that it is going to cause a crash or blue > screen or otherwise nuke the OS? Yes, SQL will run on W2K3 x64 (http://www.microsoft.com/sql/editions/express/sysreqs.mspx See the notes section). If you already have a SQL server installed on another server you can use that as your SQL source for the database too. SignatureRob McShinsky http://www.virtuallyaware.net > Well, I tried my first one in a test environment -- and it worked like a > charm! SCVMM is SO much easier to use. A huge step forward, as far as [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> server without having to worry that it is going to cause a crash or blue >> screen or otherwise nuke the OS? I found that using the "Library" part is a bit problematic, especially the fact that you can easily delete a VM from a host if you don't know your way through it. SignatureSincerely, Daniel Petri MVP, Senior IT consultant, trainer www.petri.co.il ----------------------------------- > Well, I tried my first one in a test environment -- and it worked like a > charm! SCVMM is SO much easier to use. A huge step forward, as far as [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> server without having to worry that it is going to cause a crash or blue >> screen or otherwise nuke the OS? Hi. I've made lots of P2V migrations with SCVMM 2007 to VirtualServer 2005 R2 SP1, mostly from Windows 2000 old-old servers, and there are a few gotchas: devices drivers and dhcp must be provided in the process... and the p2v will be done with 0 effort ;) I Document the entire process in my Blog, in spanish ;) Regards SignatureGonzalo Balladares Rivera MVP Exchange Server | MCSA: Messaging | MCITP Windows Server 2008, SA http://gballadares.spaces.live.com - http://www.msglue.org "JBradshaw" <jbradsha@dphilneas.nnn> escribió en el mensaje de noticias:9vidnWQXctirIRnVnZ2dnUVZ_qninZ2d@posted.internetamerica... > Trying to figure out a P2V solution. We're mostly a Dell / Win2K3 > environment. My first couple of attempts at P2V using VSMT were [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > server without having to worry that it is going to cause a crash or blue > screen or otherwise nuke the OS? |
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