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1. pot 8984 NTFS Windows 2000 SP2 Unipracessor 5 2 www vmware com CHAPTER 4 Creating Cloned Disks Choosing a System Reconfiguration Option If the P2V Assistant does not find a supported operating system on the source disk being cloned you do not see the System Reconfiguration screen Skip to the next section Selecting Disk Cloning Options on page 54 Select whether or not to perform a system reconfiguration of the operating system on the cloned disk Mware P2 Assistant oq The disk you specified contains an operating system that the P2 Assistant recognizes and supports This screen gives you the option of performing a System Reconfiguration on the target virtual disk to enable the operating system to boot in a virtual machine If you clone without reconfiguring you can use P2V Assistant to ASSISTANT reconfigure the target disk at a later time Primary Operating System Detected Windows 2000 SP2 Uniprocessor Do you want to perform a System Reconfiguration after cloning the disk No just clone the disk without modifications with the option of reconfiguring it later Cancel lt Back Next gt Einish This screen appears if the P2V Assistant finds a supported operating system which can be reconfigured e No Copies over disk data to a target disk without any modification to system files or registry settings Select this option to archive disk data If t
2. The choices are e Cloned Disk a source computer s physical disk to a virtual disk If you wish to cloned disk a source disk prior with or without a reconfiguration refer to Creating Cloned Disks on page 39 68 www vmware com CHAPTER 5 Reconfiguring Clones e Performa System Reconfiguration on an existing disk that contains an operating system Select this option when you have an existing virtual disk and you want to alter the disk to serve as the primary bootable system disk in a new standalone virtual machine The virtual disk could have been created by expanding a third party image onto a virtual disk attached to the helper virtual machine You might see an information message listing how many reconfiguration licenses you have left If you do not wish to see this message click the appropriate check box 69 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual Identifying the Virtual Disk to Reconfigure The Select a target disk screen displays two types of target disk options 1 Select the source disk type for the system reconfiguration The term target is used because the system reconfiguration is applied to the selected disk However the disk being reconfigured is also the source disk The choices are e Use a direct disk device attached to this computer e Open an existing virtual disk file 2 If you use a direct disk attached to the P2V Assistant machine a Click the Use a direct disk device option then click Select
3. m Target VMware Product Virtual Hardware Workstation 4 0 0 to 4 5 1 ESX Server 2 0 x 1 PCU Workstation 4 5 2 or higher ES Server 2 0 x 2 YCPUS GSX Server 3 0 or higher C ESX Server 2 1 x 1 CPU ES Server 2 1 x 2 YGPUs System Reconfiguration Options Preinstall a temporary VMware SYGA driver to improve mouse and graphics JV responsiveness at first boot It will be replaced by the Full driver when you install VMware Tools in the migrated guest operating system IV Attempt to preserve drive letter to volume mappings finish Options not applicable to the current system reconfiguration are not listed Select the options as needed Click Next e Select the target VMware product the new cloned disk will be used on e Select whether to pre install a temporary VMware SVGA driver for smooth graphics and mouse Pre installing the SVGA driver enables full color graphics and smooth mouse movements on the first boot This pre installed version is replaced when you install the guest operating system in the cloned disk e Attempt to preserve drive letter to volume mapping This option identifies the drive letters assigned to each volume on the source disk and assigns the same drive letters to the volumes on the target disk This option does not appear if the target disk type is a direct disk device 62 www vmware com 2 If the disk has a Windows NT Server operating syste
4. e Machine Choose an appropriate machine Do not install the VMware P2V Assistant directly on a business critical GSX Server host machine The P2V Assistant can consume memory and CPU resources You can install it in a workstation a laptop or in a virtual machine running ona GSX Server ESX Server or Workstation e Disk space At least 10MB free disk space for the application 200MB free disk space for temporary files and available disk space for the new virtual disk s e Networking Have at least one NTFS volume on a basic disk be on the network and have port 7000 or other configurable port is open for imaging protocol e Compatible VMware product Any helper virtual machine must run on a compatible virtualization platform e VMware ESX Server 2 x e VMware GSX Server 3 x e VMware Workstation 4 x P2V Assistant 2 0 does not support VMware ESX Server 1 x VMware GSX Server 2 x or VMware Workstation 3 x www vmware com CHAPTER 2 VMware P2V Assistant Requirements and Resources e Compatible operating system The version of the operating system where P2V Assistant is running must be at least equal to the operating system on the cloned disk The table below lists the acceptable operating systems to use for the helper virtual machine for each source machine If Source Machine is Helper Machine must be running running Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows
5. f the disk contains a supported operating system and has been reconfigured the machine boots from the new disk Ensure the operating system is compatible with the VMware Tools f you are running Windows NT Server it must be using Service Pack 6a or later If you are running a lower Service Pack level you must upgrade or the VMware Tools will not function Perform the cleanup tasks on the virtual machine Depending upon the resident operating system make relevant device and network configuration changes Refer to Configuring the Guest Operating System and Testing the New Virtual Machine for specific information 81 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual Creating a New Virtual Machine with Workstation or GSX Server When creating a new virtual machine in Workstation or GSX Server follow these additional guidelines 1 Use the New Virtual Machine Wizard to create the new virtual machine Select Custom for the configuration 2 You may want to choose host only networking for your network connection during initial testing of your new virtual machine Later you can switch your network connection to bridged networking or network address translation NAT 3 Select Use an existing virtual disk for the disk type and use the cloned disk containing the operating system produced by the P2V Assistant Add the other virtual disk s as additional drives once you have created the virtual machine 4 Return to the Workstation or GS
6. Note If you select Custom setup e Change the install path as appropriate Click Change Accept the default folder or select a folder by clicking Browse button If the selected directory does not exist the installer creates it for you Note You must install the P2V Assistant on a local drive not a network drive e Review and or change the installation disk Click Space fe Mware P2 Assistant 2 0 Installation Wizard Disk Space Requirements The disk space required for the installation of the sele cte d 30MB OKB OKB 948MB 3515MB 39GB 4094MB 3906MB 440GB gt The highlighted volumes do not have enough disk space available for the currently selected features You can remove files from the highlighted volumes choose to install less Features onto local drives or select different destination drives InstallShield Make changes or selections as needed and click OK e Accept the custom changes Click Next Proceed with the installation at the Ready to Install the Program screen Click Next Various messages indicating the progress of the P2V Assistant installation appear The P2V Assistant checks the machine on which it is installed for a compatible Windows Script version Close the P2V Assistant installer Click Finish You have completed P2V Assistant installation 36 www vmware com CHAPTER 3 Installing VMware P2V Assistant Uninstalling and Reinstalling the VMware P2V A
7. 2000 Professional Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server or later Base Windows 2000 is not supported Microsoft Windows XP Non Volume License versions of Window XP are not supported That is an operating system protected by Windows Product Activation WPA may not function on a computer different from the original computer Microsoft Windows Server 2003 To create a cloned disk of a Windows Server 2003 machine you must run the P2V Assistant in a Windows XP or later helper machine Non Volume License versions of Window Server 2003 are not supported That is systems that had Windows Product Activation WPA are prevented from running ona computer other than the original activation computer www vmware com CHAPTER 2 VMware P2V Assistant Requirements and Resources Supported Operating System to VMware Product Matrix The table below lists the supported and unsupported guest operating systems for which the P2V Assistant can be used to create a virtual machine Source Target Guest Operating System NT Server 4 0 UP NT Server 4 0 SMP Workstation 4 5 or GSX 3 0 Supported Service Pack 4 or greater required Supported Service Pack 4 or greater required Access to applied hotfixes required Converted to UP during system reconfiguration ESX 2 x 1 VCPU Supported Service Pack 4 or greater required Supported Service Pack 4 or greater required Access to appl
8. Mware P2 Assistant 2 E Specify the target disk It can be a VMware virtual disk file with vmdk extension or a direct disk device P2V ASSISTANT m Select a target disk g Use a direct disk device attached to this computer Choose this option if you are running inside a virtual machine and the virtual disk to reconfigure is the second or third drive Selected disk number Unselected Select Open an existing virtual disk vmdk file Absolute path Cancel lt Back Finish This option is typically used for VMware ESX Server virtual machines or when a cloned disk is being reconfigured within a helper virtual machine Typically you select this option to reconfigure a virtual disk for use with VMware ESX Server virtual machines Refer to Creating a New Virtual Machine with ESX Server on page 83 for additional information 70 www vmware com CHAPTER 5 Reconfiguring Clones VMware GSX Server or Workstation The virtual disk must be in vmdk format VMware ESX Server The virtual disk must be in dsk format The virtual disk must be attached as a second disk to the helper virtual machine running the P2V Assistant on your virtualization platform This helper virtual machine must have at least two virtual disk drives The direct disk is attached as an additional drive to this helper virtual machine After the system reconfiguration is performed the helper virtual machine
9. Third party tool tool Third party Source disk mags target disk Populated ti Ee whoperating system Disk w OS Target disk running VM to populate Creating a Cloned Disk from a Third Party Image After the cloned disk is created through the third party tool if appropriate perform a system reconfiguration using the direct to disk P2V Assistant option to convert the virtual disk into a bootable disk Refer to Reconfiguring an Existing Cloned Disk into a Bootable Disk on page 13 When the cloned disk is complete detach it from the helper virtual machine then create the new virtual machine and attach the cloned disk If you performed a system reconfiguration the cloned disk can be the bootable system disk for the virtual machine Refer to Creating a New Virtual Machine on page 79 Creating a Cloned Disk using the P2V Assistant The VMware P2V Assistant copies all files that are resident on a physical source disk attached to a source computer and stores them to a virtual disk file also known as a target disk If an operating system is present in the source disk that is also copied onto the target disk This target disk is the new cloned disk The cloning process requires a P2V Assistant boot CD or equivalent that is used to boot the source machine and retrieve identification information about the source machine In addition the P2V Assistant must be running on a helper machine physical or virtual that is not the source machine For a
10. the DHCP server may need to be reconfigured to assign specific addresses to the target computer s NICs Enable the VMXnet NIC if applicable by installing the VMware Tools service in the target computer 88 www vmware com CHAPTER 7 Configuring the Guest Operating System and Testing the New Virtual Machine VMware SVGA Graphics Card The P2V Assistant creates a temporary VMware SVGA graphics card driver during the reconfiguration Whether you allowed P2V Assistant to install a temporary VMware SVGA driver or not you need to install the SVGA driver during the installation of VMware Tools 89 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 90 Configuring Windows NT Server 4 0 Windows NT Server 4 0 is not a plug and play operating system therefore any non critical devices that were present on the source computer but not in the target computer cause driver startup errors usually logged as warnings in the Event Viewer To remove or disable those drivers remove unregister the hardware from the operating system Network Adapters The most common devices that need to be removed are network adapters To remove stale network adapters complete the following steps iE 2 Boot the Windows NT Server 4 0 operating system in the new virtual machine Log on locally to the virtual machine as the Administrator user or as a user who is a member of the Windows Administrators group There is no active virtual network card and therefore yo
11. those directories have the following path X Documents and Settings lt username gt Local Settings Temporary Internet Files On Windows NT Server 4 0 they are X Profiles lt username gt Local Settings Temporary Internet Files www vmware com CHAPTER 4 Creating Cloned Disks Specifying the Target Disk The Select a target disk screen displays two types of target disk options and a check box for optionally adjusting the target disk partitions These target disks are populated with the data from the source computer Mware P2 Assistant i Specify the target disk It can be a VMware virtual disk file with vmdk extension or a direct disk device All ASSISTANT m Select a target disk g Usea direct disk device attached to this computer Choose this option if you are running inside a virtual machine and the desired target virtual disk is the second or third drive Selected disk number Unselected Select c Create a virtual disk vmdk file The disk capacity displayed is the recommended value and can be changed Absolute path Capacity in MB 4001 I Split disk into 2 GB files Allocate all disk space now T Let me resize disk partitions and select which ones to copy cocel lt pok e m 1 To use an attached disk drive select the Use a direct disk device option Typically you select this option to create a virtual disk for use with VMware ESX Server virtual m
12. CHAPTER 4 Creating Cloned Disks 5 Select the P2V Assistant cloning option Click Next A Welcome to VMware Physical to Virtual P2V Assistant This application helps you migrate a physical computer p 2 V to a virtual machine ASSISTANT Select a task Perform a System Reconfiguration on an existing virtual disk that contains an operating system Version and License Info Cancel lt Back Cur Finish The choices are e Performa System Reconfiguration on an existing disk that contains an operating system Select this option when you have an existing cloned disk and you want to alter the disk to serve as the primary bootable system disk in a new standalone virtual machine Refer to Reconfiguring Clones e Clone a source computer s physical disk to a virtual disk and optionally perform a System Reconfiguration on the virtual disk Select this option when you want to use the P2V Assistant cloning to cloned disk your source disk The process involves gathering information about the source computer s operating System and disk s followed by the creation of the target disk and the actual copy of files from the source to the target This selection obtains information about the source computer s operating system and disk s then performs the virtual migration process This process determines if the source disk contains a supported operating system If a supported operating system is found you are given t
13. and installs drivers for new devices that it recognizes such as the AMD PCnet NIC Windows 2000 does not recognize a virtual machine s SVGA card You must install drivers for these devices as part of a subsequent installation of VMware Tools Complete the following steps to reconfigure Windows 2000 in your new virtual machine Note Refer to the Notepad text provided at the end of the P2V Assistant system reconfiguration for up to date and currently accurate instructions The text varies depending upon the operating system and system reconfiguration conditions 1 Boot the Windows 2000 operating system in the new virtual machine 2 If automatic logon is not enabled wait until disk activity subsides before attempting to log on to the virtual machine 3 Logon locally to the virtual machine as the Administrator user or as a user who is a member of the Windows Administrators group There is no active virtual network card and therefore you cannot be authenticated against a domain Note Ifthe mouse or keyboard does not function properly wait a few minutes until disk activity stops If you still have no mouse or keyboard response then power off and power on your virtual machine 4 You may also see a message stating that a duplicate name exists on the network You see this message because the source and target computers have the same identities name SID and so on You can resolve the duplicate ID problem by renaming the targe
14. chapter provides an introduction to the concepts and processes of the P2V Assistant This includes the following sections e Cloning for GSX Server and Workstation on page 10 e Clones for ESX Server on page 14 e Using the Cloned Disk in a Virtual Machine on page 19 e Application Compatibility on page 21 e About This Manual on page 22 This manual describes how to install and use the VMware P2V Assistant to migrate disk data from a physical source machine to a target virtual machine without making any changes to the source machine The method is similar to backing up a physical machine and restoring it on another machine with different hardware virtual hardware The conversion of the physical machine into a virtual machine includes all the identifying elements of the physical machine That means the virtual machine has the same name identification and network connectivity of the physical machine VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual P2V provides a smooth migration path for existing systems e Avoid reinstalling operating systems and applications e Scale legacy migration barrier certain legacy systems may be impossible to recreate through reinstallation P2V enables e Expedient server consolidation e Migration of legacy servers e Testing of existing systems in a virtual machine environment e Potential Disaster Recovery solution The basic P2V Assistant processes are Cloning The process of creating a cloned disk
15. in the migrated quest operating system Cancel lt Back Finish Options not applicable to the current cloning are not listed Click the buttons for the options as needed then click Next e Pre install the VMware SVGA driver for smooth graphics and mouse Pre installing the SVGA driver enables full color graphics and smooth mouse movements on the first boot This pre installed version is replaced when you install the guest operating system in the cloned disk Note If you do not do this now you need to manually install the SVGA driver when you configure the new virtual machine 74 www vmware com Completing the System Reconfiguration When all the decisions have been made the P2V Assistant proceeds and reconfigures the designated cloned disk 1 Confirm the execution of the selected task cloned disk and or system reconfiguration Click OK Mware P2 Assistant i The P2 Assistant wizard has collected all the necessary information Click Next to commit p 2 V the operation ASSISTANT finish A series of progress messages appear The specific messages you see depend upon the options you selected Progress statistics include MBytes copied throughput and estimated time of completion 2 Verify the note on installing and updating VMware Tools Click OK VMware P2V Assistant xi Gi IMPORTANT the VMware Tools installer may try to install a version of the VMware SCSI driver vm
16. includes New Virtual Machine Considerations on page 80 New Virtual Machine Guidelines on page 80 Creating a New Virtual Machine with Workstation or GSX Server on page 82 Creating a New Virtual Machine with ESX Server on page 83 Booting the New Virtual Machine on page 84 79 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 80 New Virtual Machine Considerations Performing a system reconfiguration ensures that the new virtual disk can boot Unsupported adapters are not migrated Supported adapters include AMD PCNet Ethernet adapter Buslogic SCSI adapter CD ROM and floppy drives Any software that is hardware dependent requires attention Specifically during a migration and or system reconfiguration the following identification items change e MAC address e CPU model and serial number e Disk device model and manufacturer settings The migrated virtual machine seems to be identical to the original physical machine on the network Use caution when powering on both the original physical machine and the newly migrated virtual machine simultaneously on the same network Consider using a private network for the newly migrated virtual machine to avoid conflicts Or change the machine identification information this includes the machine name IP address and network information New Virtual Machine Guidelines When creating a new virtual machine follow these general guidelines Refer to the appropriate section below for any issues specific to th
17. the virtual cloned disk into a bootable disk at this time you can convert it later using the P2V Assistant Refer to Reconfiguring an Existing Cloned Disk into a Bootable Disk on page 13 www vmware com 12 CHAPTER 1 Introducing VMware P2V Assistant Reconfiguring an Existing Cloned Disk into a Bootable Disk The P2V Assistant provides the option to perform a system reconfiguration on an existing cloned disk The existing cloned disk can have been created either by the P2V Assistant or a third party disk imaging or backup restore tool When you start the P2V Assistant you are asked to identify the existing cloned disk then the P2V Assistant performs the system reconfiguration For this activity since the cloned disk is already created you do not need the P2V Assistant boot CD source computer or source disk device System reconfiguration is performed directly on the target disk the existing cloned disk The P2V Assistant needs to have access to the cloned disk files Typically this can be done by accessing the virtual disk directly as a secondary disk in a virtual machine when you run the P2V Assistant inside a virtual machine or through a network share that maps to the vmdk files Clone as virtual disk Clone as bootable virtual disk System g reconfiguration a P2V assistant Target disk Bootable wapene get targetadisk Virtual machine with bootable system disk Reconfiguring an Existing Cloned Disk After the
18. virtual disk migration process by automating several steps However it is not intended to serve as an unattended migration tool for casual use The physical to virtual migration process is complex and should only be attempted by technical system administrators with a good understanding of and familiarity with operating systems drivers imaging tools common operating system concepts such as a hardware abstraction layer HAL and VMware products You are encouraged to take P2V training offered by VMware Professional Services before using this application VMware partners must pass Certification by VMware before using this application Additional Resources Refer to the following for additional information General VMware Web site www vmware com Log case issues Web site www vmware com support ew features requests email address p2v vmware com Education services email education vmware com Technical support Web site Awww vmware com support Consulting services email consulting vmware com Document History This manual is revised with each release of the product or when deemed necessary A revised version can contain minor or major changes Release Date Document Format FCS 2 0 June 17 2004 Product CD pdf Web pdf and html Printed FCS 1 0 July 21 2003 Product CD pdf Web pdf Printed 2 0 beta 1 March 25 2004 Web pdf www vmware com CHAPTER VMware P2V Assistant Req
19. 9 port number 43 50 R reconfiguring existing clone 67 requirements guest operating system 28 P2V Assistant machine 26 system reconfiguration 28 S selecting 55 serial numbers 47 size virtual disk 40 sizes disk partitions 59 source computer bootable system disk 43 identification 43 source disk identifying for cloning 50 preparation for cloning 43 selecting partitions 50 support files 30 SVGA graphics card 89 swap files 54 system reconfiguration 7 67 choosing 53 completing 75 completing with cloning 64 options 62 requirements 28 starting 68 system reconfigurations options 74 T target disk 55 technical support resources 30 testing new virtual machine 87 testing applications 93 third party tool cloning 40 tuning applications 93 U uninstalling the P2V Assistant 37 V virtual disk identifying 70 importing with Management Inter face 83 size 40 system reconfiguration 70 virtual machine booting 84 configuring guest OS 87 ESX Server 83 GSX Server 82 guidelines for new 80 testing 87 virtual machines considerations 80 creating new 80 vmkfs tools 83 VMware SVGA driver 62 74 VMware Tools 62 74 88 VMXnet 88 W Windows 2000 configuring 91 configuring new virtual machine 88 Windows NT Server configuring 90 configuring new virtual machine 88 Workstation compatibility 40 www vmware com
20. ESX Server Using the VMware Management Interface to Import a Virtual Disk Follow these steps to use the VMware Management Interface file manager to import a virtual disk to VMware ESX Server Refer to the VMware ESX Server User s Manual for complete and up to date instructions 1 Using a Web browser log in to the ESX Server machine as root and click Manage Files Use the file manager in the VMware Management Interface to perform all the file copy steps described below 2 Inthe file manager navigate to the location of the source disk files Select the main disk dsk file for the virtual disk you are migrating then click Copy 3 Navigate to the vmfs folder and open the folder for the VMFS partition where you want to store the virtual disk file Click Paste A dialog box appears with the message You are transferring one or more console virtual disks to a VMFS partition In order for virtual machines to access these disks they must be converted to the VMFS format Although you can convert console disks at any time it is recommended that you do so now 83 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 84 The file you are copying is selected Click OK The virtual disk is imported to the VMFS partition Note If you do not see the message about transferring disks there is a problem with the import Be sure you are pasting to the correct vmfs folder Select the newly imported dsk file then click Edit Properties Cha
21. ESX Server cloned disk for use as a bootable disk involves several steps e Start with a helper virtual machine running either a supported version of as a guest operating system The P2V Assistant must be installed in it This helper virtual machine must be in ESX Server format Note Ifyou are cloning a Windows NT Server 4 0 disk use a Windows NT Server 4 0 helper machine e Then use the ESX Server Management Interface s configuration editor to attache the sdk cloned disk as an additional virtual disk to the helper virtual machine and power on the helper virtual machine e Finally run the P2V Assistant from within the helper virtual machine and select both the System Reconfiguration and the Direct to Disk Device options For this activity since the cloned disk is already created you do not need the P2V Assistant boot CD source computer or source disk device The target disk which is the cloned disk is both the source file and the target file ESX helper VM Clone as bootable virtual disk ESX server helper virtual machine P2V System _ assistant reconfiguration direct to disk device _ 0 Borana target dis A z Virtual machine Disk w OS__ Target disk filenamesdek with bootable running VM in dsk format system disk Reconfiguring an Existing ESX Server Cloned Disk www vmware com CHAPTER 1 Introducing VMware P2V Assistant Convert a Third Party Image to an ESX Server Formatted Cloned Disk Running a th
22. F12 to continue 43 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 4 Note the troubleshooting tip as needed lt Tab gt lt Alt Tab gt between elements lt Space gt selects 1 lt F12 gt next screen Please note the support file information including its location In the event that you need to make a support request regarding the P2V Assistant boot CD you will need to provide a copy of this support file Press Spacebar or F12 to continue 5 Select a network interface to set up networking detects all the disks and network cards it can and lists them If the source machine has a RAID controller the disks detected are logical disks Press Tab to select the appropriate card then press Spacebar or F12 to continue 44 www vmware com CHAPTER 4 Creating Cloned Disks 6 Verify all devices have been detected If not you may try a second scan lt Tab gt lt Alt Tab gt between elements 1 lt Space gt selects i lt F12 gt next screen e No indicates all disks and network cards have already been detected correctly in the previous screen The P2V Assistant boot CD continues to the next step e Yes indicates all devices might not have been detected correctly and you want to try and load all the modules present on the P2V Assistant boot CD When you select Yes the P2V Assistant boot CD loads all modules and refreshes the devices screen with any new devices it detects A progress message appears when this is selected th
23. GB Dividing these virtual disks into 2GB files helps handling and backward compatibility purposes e Allocate all the disk space now as indicated in the Capacity in GB field By allocating the full capacity of the virtual disk you enhance performance of your virtual machine However the disk takes longer to create and there must be enough space on the host s physical disk If you do not allocate disk space now your virtual disk files start small then become larger as you add applications files and data to your virtual machine 4 Complete the Select a Target Disk screen Click Next f you selected to edit the partition disk size continue to the next section Setting the Partition Sizes on page 59 f you did not select to edit the partition disk size skip to the following section Selecting System Reconfiguration Options on page 62 5 Ifthe source machine has a Windows NT Server operating system you may need to locate current service pack or hot fix files Click the browse button and locate the path the required files 4 service pack was applied to the operating system on the source computer You must supply the official Microsoft service pack archive corresponding to the _ operating system s service pack level A small number of files will be extracted from the service pack and copied to the target disk ASSISTANT Primary Operating System Detected Windows NT 4 0 SP6 Required Service Pack Se
24. MB column indicates the total amount of space available to that partition of the source disk The New Total MB column indicates the space that is allocated to that partition on the target disk The Copy column indicates whether the partition is created on the target disk Red values indicate that the allocated space is insufficient for the data to be copied Red and blue values can be edited www vmware com CHAPTER 4 Creating Cloned Disks a Type directly into the fields to change the values Disk Partition Editor PrimaryActive Logical Logical Logical If a value in a row is changed the difference is added or removed from the row directly below it If the row directly below it does not have sufficient MBytes available the change is not allowed Borrowing similar to a simple subtraction carryover is allowed only from the row immediately below If you want to distribute available MBytes start from the bottom row and work your way up the table E Disk Partition Editor Primary Active Logical Logical Logical b Type N not to include the partition Type Y to include that partition c Click OK when finished 61 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual Selecting System Reconfiguration Options 1 Select the system reconfiguration options Mware P2 Assistant These options let you customize the System Reconfiguration operation P2V ASSISTANT
25. NT Server yes Windows 2000 yes yes yes Windows XP yes yes Windows 2003 yes yes 27 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 28 Source Machine Operating System Requirements for Reconfiguration The source machine operating system that you are reconfiguring for a target computer must be one of the following operating systems Microsoft Windows NT Server 4 0 Must have Service Packs 4 5 6a or Terminal Services Service Pack 3 is not supported Windows NT Server Terminal Services Edition is not supported Both uniprocessor and multiprocessor machines running Windows NT Server 4 0 are supported in P2V Assistant 2 0 Though SMP machines are converted to UP machine types during system reconfiguration To create a cloned disk or perform a system reconfiguration of a Windows NT Server 4 0 disk run the P2V Assistant in a Windows NT Server 4 0 helper machine When you perform a system reconfiguration on a Windows NT Server 4 0 disk if you use a Windows 2000 system running P2V Assistant the disk checker might not work on the Windows NT Server 4 0 disk If this happens attach the Windows NT Server 4 0 disk to be checked to a Windows 2000 or greater virtual machine and run the disk checker from the Windows 2000 machine For additional information refer to the Knowledge Base article 1265 To view the Knowledge Base article refer to www vmware com support then click the Knowledge Base button Microsoft Windows
26. VERSION 2 0 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual a E ic D O B Q P a B E TTET E J 1a O B 0O A E LJ EEEE EEGa AB ao m mf SEEI ES E Im ESS E Imi O VSC 1004 IPR of U S Pat No 7 480 822 VMware Inc 3145 Porter Drive Palo Alto CA 94304 www vmware com Please note that you will always find the most up to date technical documentation on our Web site at http www vmware com support The VMware Web site also provides the latest product updates Copyright 1998 2004 VMware Inc All rights reserved Protected by one or more of U S Patent Nos 6 397 242 6 496 847 6 704 925 6 711 672 6 725 289 and 6 735 601 patents pending VMware is a registered trademark and the VMware boxes logo GSX Server ESX Server Virtual SMP and VMotion are trademarks of VMware Inc Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies Revision 20040622 Item P2V ENG Q204 001 Ta
27. X Server interface and modify the virtual machine identification information if necessary f you have created multiple clones of an existing physical machine when you create the virtual machine and you plan to run the virtual machines on the same network each machine must have its own identity Update the following e Change the computer name e Change the system identification SID e Convert any existing network interface cards NICs to DHCP connectivity 82 www vmware com CHAPTER 6 Creating a New Virtual Machine Creating a New Virtual Machine with ESX Server The P2V Assistant populates a virtual disk dsk file that was created by the ESX Server when you select the direct disk option in the Specify Target Disk window If you selected this option you can use the resultant dsk file immediately with ESX Server If instead you selected to create a virtual disk vmdk file then you cannot use this virtual disk with ESX Server without first converting it to a dsk file You can do this conversion by using the vmk stools program or the file manager in the VMware Management Interface Using vmkfstools to Import a Virtual Disk As root type the following vmkfstool i lt virtual_disk gt vmdk lt vmfs_volume gt lt virtual_disk gt dsk where the i option imports a virtual disk lt virtual_disk gt vmdk is the virtual disk created by the P2V Assistant and lt virtual_disk gt dsk is the virtual disk used by
28. achines Refer to Creating a New Virtual Machine with ESX Server on page 83 for additional information You should be running the P2V Assistant in a helper virtual machine on an ESX Server This helper virtual machine must have at least two virtual disk drives The direct disk is attached as an additional drive to this helper virtual machine If the direct disk contains data the data will be overwritten by the cloning process 2 To use a direct disk device a Select the Use a direct disk device option Click Select 55 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 56 b When the Disk Device Selector screen appears select the disk device to use from the listed options then click OK ia Disk Device Selector Select the appropriate direct disk radio button then click OK An updated Select a target disk screen displays the disk capacity Recommend not using Disk 0 as typically that is the disk of the helper virtual machine Mware P2 Assistant Finish www vmware com CHAPTER 4 Creating Cloned Disks 3 To create a new virtual disk a Select the Create a virtual disk vmdk file option then click Browse Mware P2 Assistant EF Specify the target disk It can be a YMware virtual disk file with vmdk extension or a direct disk device All ASSISTANT m Select a target disk c Use a direct disk device attached to this computer Choose this option if you are running inside a virtual mac
29. bes how to reconfigure an existing virtual disk to boot in a helper virtual machine using the P2V Assistant Perform the steps in this section when you have an existing virtual disk or image that you wish to use in a virtual machine 67 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual Starting the P2V Assistant 1 Assemble the pieces e Install the P2V Assistant in the helper machine if you have not done this already This can be a physical machine or a virtual machine e Identify and locate the cloned disk virtual disk This can be a disk attached to the helper virtual machine or it can be a file in a network location accessible by the helper machine 2 Start the VMware P2V Assistant Double click the VMware P2V Assistant icon or choose Start gt VMware gt VMware P2V Assistant Refer to Introducing VMware P2V Assistant for information on P2V Assistant helper machine requirements 3 Select the system reconfiguration task then click Next Mware P2 Assistant g Welcome to YMware Physical to Virtual P24 Assistant This application helps you migrate a physical computer p 2 V to a virtual machine ASSISTANT Select a task e Perform a System Reconfiguration on an existing virtual disk that contains an operating system Clone a source computer s physical disk to a virtual disk and optionally perform a System Reconfiguration on the virtual disk Version and License Info Cancel lt Back next gt Finish
30. ble of Contents Introducing VMware P2V Assistant Cloning for GSX Server and Workstation Creating a Cloned Disk using a Third Party Image Creating a Cloned Disk using the P2V Assistant Reconfiguring an Existing Cloned Disk into a Bootable Disk Clones for ESX Server Create a VMware ESX Server Cloned Disk Using the Direct to Disk Device Mode Reconfigure an Existing ESX Server Cloned Disk into a Bootable Disk Convert a Third Party Image to an ESX Server Formatted Cloned Disk Convert a vmdk Disk File to VMware ESX Server Format Using the Cloned Disk in a Virtual Machine About the New Virtual Machine Application Compatibility About This Manual Intended Audience Additional Resources Document History VMware P2V Assistant Requirements and Resources What s New in Version 2 0 P2V Assistant Requirements VMware P2V Assistant Helper Machine Requirements Source Machine Operating System Requirements for Reconfiguration Supported Operating System to VMware Product Matrix Additional Resources Technical Support Resources Troubleshooting Resources uU ooN Oo 0 ON OO BS 21 22 22 22 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 30 3 Installing VMware P2V Assistant Installing the VMware P2V Assistant Uninstalling and Reinstalling the VMware P2V Assistant Creating Cloned Disks Cloning and Configuring Considerations ESX Server versus GSX Server and Workstation Compatible Clones Cloning a Disk Using a Third Party Tool Cloning a Disk Usin
31. cessor SMP on ESX 2 x if the guest operating system is SMP capable or SMP upgradable Better usability service pack and hotfixes are no longer needed for any guest operating system except Windows NT Server Application displays custom virtual machine creation and configuration instructions specific to the guest operating system and the selected target platform www vmware com CHAPTER 2 VMware P2V Assistant Requirements and Resources P2V Assistant Requirements The basic P2V Assistant related and required elements are P2V Assistant e P2V boot CD e P2V application CD P2V Assistant NIC Driver Files to install the virtual NIC on the new virtual machine C e vlance AMD PCInet virtual Windows 2000 normally contains i386 files on the C drive of the source disk automatically installed upon powering up the new virtual machine Windows NT Server 4 0 normally contains i386 files on the Windows NT Server 4 0 CD ROM must be provided separately e vmxnet VMware PCInet virtual NIC use VMware Tools Third Party Imaging Tool recommended method to create clones if using the P2V Assistant does not work e Cloning software such as Symantec Ghost or PowerQuest Image Center e Backup software such as Veritas Backup Exec Source Machine the original machine being cloned e Must be ACPI enabled Can be an SMP machine e Ifthe source machine operating system will be used in the virtual machine it must be compatibl
32. cloned disk is created detach the cloned disk from the helper virtual machine if used then create the new virtual machine and attach the cloned disk to the new virtual machine If you performed a system reconfiguration the cloned disk can be the bootable system disk for the virtual machine Refer to Creating a New Virtual Machine on page 65 13 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 14 Clones for ESX Server The process for creating clones compatible with ESX Server virtual machines differs in various aspects from the process for creating clones compatible with GSX Server or Workstation virtual machines The primary difference is that for ESX Servers the P2V Assistant must be run inside a helper machine that is a virtual machine in order to properly work with virtual disks This process can be used with GSX Server and Workstation virtual machines but must be used with ESX Server virtual machines This section introduces the some of the options available for creating clones for ESX Server virtual machines Some of these options use the P2V Assistant other options use a third party disk imaging or backup restore tool running in an ESX Server virtual machine These options are described in the following sections e Create a VMware ESX Server Cloned Disk Using the Direct to Disk Device Mode e Reconfigure an Existing ESX Server Cloned Disk into a Bootable Disk e Convert a Third Party Image to an ESX Server Formatted Cloned Disk e Conve
33. description of creating a cloned disk without the P2V Assistant refer to Creating a Cloned Disk using a Third Party Image on page 10 11 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual The resulting cloned disk is contained in a set of files in vmdk format This type of cloned disk can be used in VMware GSX Server and VMware Workstation virtual machines Physical source disk Clone as virtual disk P2V assi E r P2V Boot CD LS Se Create clone B Source disk P Target disk Computer filename vmdk running P2V Helper machine Basic P2V Assistant Cloning Process Even if a cloned disk contains an operating system the cloned disk is not a bootable disk until a P2V Assistant performs a system reconfiguration The system reconfiguration process configures selected drivers so that the operating system can boot in a virtual machine To simplify the process if the P2V Assistant detects a supported operating system on the source disk you are given the option to perform a system reconfiguration on the new virtual disk cloned disk after it is created and populated with files copied from the source disk Physical source disk Clone as bootable virtual disk Source computer P2V bootable Create clone and system disk perform system reconfiguration P2V assistant Bootable target disk Source disk w operating system with bootable system disk Virtual machine Basic Cloning with System Reconfiguration If you do not opt to convert
34. e VMware platform e The guest operating system type should be the same as the source operating system running on the source computer The source machine operating system must be compatible with the virtualization platform the virtual machine will run on Refer to the following for a list of compatible operating systems www vmware com support guestnotes doc index htm e Reconfigure as many virtual AMD PCNet NICs as the number of physical NICs on the source computer e You may leave other configuration parameters memory floppy and so forth in their default settings You can customize these later www vmware com CHAPTER 6 Creating a New Virtual Machine To add a cloned disk to a virtual machine 1 If the cloned disk is going to be used as the bootable system disk in a virtual machine ensure that it has been reconfigured to do so The P2V Assistant does this when the cloned disk was created or after the cloned disk is created as directed Run your selected VMware product VMware ESX Server VMware GSX Server or VMware Workstation interface Create a new virtual machine without a virtual disk Attach the reconfigured cloned disk to the new virtual machine as the primary disk Note You must match the virtual disk format to the virtual machine platform Use vmdk disks for VMware GSX Server or VMware Workstation virtual machines and dsk disks for VMware ESX Server virtual machines Boot the new virtual machine
35. e process of adjusting the migrated operating system to enable it to function on virtual hardware This adjustment is performed on the target virtual disk after the cloning and enables the target virtual disk to function as a bootable system disk in a virtual machine System reconfiguration is not required if the target virtual disk will not be used as a bootable system disk This process is performed using the P2V Assistant installed on a helper machine physical or virtual A system reconfiguration does not change the identify of the new virtual machine Creating the Virtual Machine Using the new virtual disks in a new virtual machine If the new virtual machine disk had an operating sytem and you performed a system reconfigureation on it the new virtual machine retains the identity and settings of the original physical machine This includes machine name SID hard disks partitions data files application and user settings This process does not require the P2V Assistant or a helper machine physical or virtual It does require that the cloned disk be detached from the helper virtual machine if that was used If you plan to run the new virtual machine on the same network as the original source machine you will need to modify the identity name IP address networking of virtual machine so they can co exist on the same network Note While the P2V Assistant simplifies the physical to virtual migration process by automating several step
36. e the keyboard and mouse are working properly In some instances you may not have keyboard or mouse input at the Welcome to Windows screen If this happens power off then power on the virtual machine Keyboard and mouse input should be enabled after rebooting 9 Install the latest SVGA 85 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 86 www vmware com CHAPTER Configuring the Guest Operating System and Testing the New Virtual Machine The target computer can now boot from the updated disks on its own Further configuration testing and tuning work is still needed before the virtual machine can be deployed in production Some of the specific steps depend on which operating system is in the target computer This chapter includes e Configuration Tasks for Both Windows NT Server 4 0 and Windows 2000 on page 88 e Configuring Windows NT Server 4 0 on page 90 e Configuring Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows 2003 on page 91 e Testing and Tuning on page 93 87 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual Configuration Tasks for Both Windows NT Server 4 0 and Windows 2000 Some configuration steps are standard such as e Attach installation media as CD ROM or ISO Remove stale devices e Install VMware Tools If you selected the option during the P2V Assistant processes it only copied the VMware Tools Installer to the system root VMware Tools Installer setup setup exe file e Restore drive letter assignments to their o
37. e with the virtualization platform the virtual machine will run on Refer to the following for a list of compatible operating systems www vmware com support guestnotes doc index htm Helper Machine intermediary between the source and target machines e Windows 2000 2003 XP or NT Server operating system installed on the helper machine Note When cloning or performing a system reconfiguration on a Windows NT Server 4 0 disk ensure your helper machine is running Windows NT Server 4 0 operating system 25 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 26 VMware P2V Assistant Helper Machine Requirements The VMware P2V Assistant helper machine is a physical or virtual machine that contains the P2V Assistant application It communicates with the source physical machine using the P2V Assistant Boot CD The helper machine performs the cloning operation and saves the new cloned virtual disk in a location you specify The P2V Assistant helper machine also performs the reconfiguration phase on cloned disks containing a supported operating system If the direct to disk option is used for system reconfiguration the target virtual disk is a virtual disk attached to a helper virtual machine Additionally the helper machine provides a means to view the new virtual disk when troubleshooting For example you can edit the boot ini on the new virtual disk The helper machine on which VMware P2V Assistant is installed requires the following
38. ed drive letters Settings from the source computer that remain identical include e Operating system configuration computer name security ID user accounts profiles and preferences and so forth e The number of disks partition layout and drive letters however if an imaging tool is used it must also preserve the drive lettering e Applications and data files e ach disk partition s volume serial number 19 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 20 Since the target computer and the source computer have the same identities name SID and so on running both on the same network can result in conflicts If you are migrating a source computer into a target computer as part of server consolidation and are planning to retire or redeploy the source computer be aware of this issue and do not run both the source computer and target computer with the cloned disk on the same network at the same time If you are using the P2V process as a way to migrate virtual machines you can resolve the duplicate ID problem by using additional tools such as the Windows 2000 System Preparation Tool Sysprep For example if you are using the P2V Assistant to test the viability of running a physical machine as a virtual machine without first decommissioning the original machine you need to resolve the duplicate ID problem www vmware com CHAPTER 1 Introducing VMware P2V Assistant Application Compatibility Most migrated application
39. em reconfiguration on the new cloned disk The cloned disk produced with or without the system reconfiguration is in ESX Server dsk format If you do not opt to convert the virtual cloned disk into a bootable disk at this time you can convert it later using the P2V Assistant Refer to Reconfigure an Existing ESX Server Cloned Disk into a Bootable Disk on page 16 To actually use the dsk power off the helper virtual machine running the P2V Assistant then detach the dsk and attach it to the new virtual machine where it will be used Physical source disk ESX helper VM Clone as bootable virtual disk Source computer Virtual machine ESX server helper with bootable virtual machine system disk Ip2ov Create clone and boot CD perform system i reconfiguration p Source disk w operating system Bootable target disk Disk w OS Target disk to filename dsk runningVM receive clone Cloning and Reconfiguring Direct to Disk in a VMware ESX Server Helper Virtual Machine 15 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 16 Reconfigure an Existing ESX Server Cloned Disk into a Bootable Disk The P2V Assistant provides an option to perform a system reconfiguration on an existing cloned disk The existing cloned disk can have been created either by the P2V Assistant or a third party disk imaging or backup restore tool It must be in dsk format to be reconfigured as a bootable disk in an ESX Server virtual machine Reconfiguring an
40. en you are returned to the Disk and Network Devices Detected screen Press Tab to your selection then press Spacebar or F12 to continue Note Selecting Yes might crash the P2V Assistant boot CD If this happens reboot and select No when the prompt appears again 7 Define the network settings lt Tab gt lt Alt Tab gt between elements i lt Space gt selects 1 _ lt F12 gt next screen 45 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual Press Spacebar to select DHCP or press Tab and type the appropriate information to specify specific IP address information Press Tab to highlight the OK button Press F12 to accept your settings 8 Record the source computer IP address and port number lt Tab gt lt Alt Tab gt between elements lt Space gt selects i lt F12 gt next screen After the source computer finishes booting the screen displays the computer s disks IP address and port number You need this information when you use the VMware P2V Assistant 46 www vmware com CHAPTER 4 Creating Cloned Disks Starting the P2V Assistant and the Cloning Process 1 Assemble the pieces e Install the P2V Assistant in the helper machine if it is not installed already The helper machine can be a physical machine or a virtual machine e The helper machine must be able to reach the source machine through the network Have the source machine booted with the P2V Assistant boot CD Refer to the previous section Preparing the Sou
41. er virtual machine Copy the image file created by the third party tool to a network share the helper virtual machine or other device accessible by your third party tool This step may or may not be required depending upon the specific third party tool and version of the tool you are using The tool may be able to use a network accessible image file or it may require the image file is local If you need to use the network boot floppy and map a network share Restore the image to the virtual disk If you are using a network restore and the third party imaging tool e Boot the helper virtual machine using the network boot floppy e Map network shares as necessary to access the physical image previously taken as well as the imaging tool e Run the imaging tool Optionally restore the image to the virtual disk using either of the following e An ISO image to disk restore e A disk to disk restore Note Typically the third party tool requires that you run the restore in DOS mode on the helper virtual machine If you wish to perform a system reconfiguration run the P2V Assistant from within the helper virtual machine Prepare the restored cloned disk using either method e Detach the disk and attach it to the helper virtual machine running the P2V Assistant e Reboot the helper virtual machine if the helper virtual machine you used also has P2V Assistant installed Note Use caution with the reboot method to ensure you do n
42. esources available for any troubleshooting or technical support issues you might have e Technical Support Resources on page 30 e Troubleshooting Resources on page 31 Technical Support Resources If you have problems while running the P2V Assistant please submit a support request The guidelines listed below describe the information we need from you to diagnose various types of problems e Ifthe P2V Assistant reaches the final Complete screen it displays the path of the support file The file is created after the application terminates so write down the location of the file click Finish to terminate the application then locate the support file Mware P2 Assistant fs Congratulations You have successfully completed the P 2 V conversion process COMPLETE m Support information Product version is 2 0 0 build 8116 If you need to contact VMware support please include the following support file P2V Session 4 27 2004 17 9 sup Tt will be written to the following temporary directory after the application terminates C DOCUME 1 4DMINI 1 WS LOCALS 1 Temp Cancel lt Back Next gt e Ifthe P2V Assistant terminates normally before the Complete screen appears for example as the result of pressing Cancel at any time during the disk cloning or reconfiguration process the application attempts to generate the support file www vmware com CHAPTER 2 VMware P2V Assistant Requirements and Reso
43. g the P2V Assistant Preparing the Source Disk Starting the P2V Assistant and the Cloning Process Identifying the Source Disk Choosing a System Reconfiguration Option Selecting Disk Cloning Options Specifying the Target Disk Setting the Partition Sizes Selecting System Reconfiguration Options Completing the Cloning Process Reconfiguring Clones Starting the P2V Assistant Identifying the Virtual Disk to Reconfigure Selecting Reconfiguration Options Completing the System Reconfiguration Creating a New Virtual Machine New Virtual Machine Considerations New Virtual Machine Guidelines Creating a New Virtual Machine with Workstation or GSX Server Creating a New Virtual Machine with ESX Server Using vmkfstools to Import a Virtual Disk Using the VMware Management Interface to Import a Virtual Disk Booting the New Virtual Machine Configuring the Guest Operating System and Testing the New Virtual Machine Configuration Tasks for Both Windows NT Server 4 0 and Windows 2000 Network Interface Cards VMware SVGA Graphics Card 33 34 37 39 40 40 40 43 43 47 50 53 54 55 59 62 64 67 68 70 74 75 79 80 80 82 83 83 83 84 87 88 88 89 www vmware com Configuring Windows NT Server 4 0 Network Adapters Other Drivers or Services Configuring Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows 2003 Testing and Tuning 90 90 90 91 93 www vmware com CHAPTER Introducing VMware P2V Assistant This
44. he choice to have the P2V Assistant continue with a system reconfiguration after it has created the cloned disk 49 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 6 Acknowledge the tested cloning disclaimer Click OK i The P2 Assistant s disk cloning Functionality was tested on a a limited set of hardware and network configurations It is an unsupported Feature and provided only as a courtesy If you experience problems with disk cloning the recommended alternative is to run a 3rd party disk imaging or backup restore product in a virtual machine to clone your physical disk to a virtual disk and then use P2 Assistant to perform a System Reconfiguration on the virtual disk cme Identifying the Source Disk If you do not see the Select a source computer screen you selected the system reconfiguration option Proceed to Reconfiguring Clones 1 Enter the source computer identification information then click Next Mware P2 Assistant z Select the source computer to clone If it is a remote computer reboot it from the VMware P2 Boot CD and then enter its network address below ASSISTANT Select a source computer Networked computer running the P2 Assistant Boot CD IP Address Port Number ooo Cancel lt Back next gt Finish The fields indicate e IP address Enter the IP address or the hostname of the source computer Port Number Enter the port number tha
45. he third party tool For example create a network boot floppy with an appropriate NIC driver Typically this is the AMD PClnet driver the VMware virtual NIC driver Insert the network boot floppy power on the source machine and map a network drive Note If retaining the current drive letter assignments is important to you write them down before creating the cloned disk 2 Use the third party tool to create an image file With Ghost this is the gho file With PowerQuest this is the pqi file Create the image onto a network share Refer to the technical note Converting Ghost Image Files into Virtual Machine Disks for additional information 3 From your VMware virtualization platform add a target virtual disk to your helper virtual machine that you create on your virtualization platform For information on supported virtualization platforms refer to VMware P2V Assistant Requirements and Resources on page 23 41 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 42 Create network boot floppy with AMD PCInet driver the VMware virtual NIC if you plan to run the image restore tool in DOS Note The helper virtual machine s guest operating system must be either Windows XP Windows 2000 or Windows NT Server 4 0 as appropriate The guest operating system cannot be set to DOS though per a third party requirement the helper virtual machine can be temporarily booted from a DOS floppy Install the third party tool in the help
46. here is an operating system installed on the source disk you still have the option after the cloning is complete to rerun the P2V Assistant and perform a system reconfiguration e Yes Copies over disk data to a target disk and as applicable reconfigures system files and registry settings in the virtual disk This option makes the virtual disk bootable Click the appropriate radio button then click Next 53 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 54 Selecting Disk Cloning Options Select which optional data items to copy from the source disk to the target disk Then click Next Mware P2 Assistant 5 These options allow you to customize how data is copied from the source disk to the target disk All ASSISTANT Disk Cloning Options IV Do not copy temporary system files such as pagefile sys and hiberfil sys JV Do not copy temporary Internet files Cancel lt Back Finish Options not applicable to the current cloning are not listed Do not copy temporary system files such as pagefile sys and hiberfil sys Reduces disk cloning time since the guest operating system automatically re creates those files once it runs in the new virtual machine Do not copy temporary internet files Does not copy the contents of all user folders containing temporary internet files The contents of these directories typically include cached Web page files pictures and cookies On Windows 2000
47. hine and the desired target virtual disk is the second or third drive Selected disk number Unselected Seject Absolute path Browse Capacity in MB foo J Split disk into 2 GB files J Allocate all disk space now J Let me resize disk partitions and select which ones to copy Cancel lt Back next gt Finish Specify the virtual disk path and new file name Typically you select this option to create a virtual disk for use with VMware GSX Server or Workstation virtual machines Selecting this option creates a vmdk virtual disk file for use with VMware Workstation or GSX Server You may accept the default virtual disk size the same as your source disk or specify a larger or smaller disk size If you select a disk size that is smaller than the source partitions you are given the option to edit the size of each partition to ensure each partition has sufficient space The vmdk is created as a SCSI not IDE type disk Even if the source computer uses IDE disks the target virtual computer disks always use SCSI disks b Select the additional conditions Click in the desired field or check box e Capacity in GB To change this value type in the field Be sure that you specify a value large enough to cover the size of the source disk e Split the virtual disk into 2 GB files 57 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual Typically the total capacity for the new virtual disk is minimum 4
48. ied hotfixes required Converted to UP during system reconfiguration ESX 2 x 2 VCPUs Unsupported Unsupported 2000 UP Supported Supported Supported Manual downgrade of configuration using Device Manager to ACPI Uniprocessor required 2000 SMP 1CPU Supported Supported Supported 2nd CPU support requires 2000 SMP 2 CPUs or more Supported Manual downgrade of configuration using Device Manager to ACPI Uniprocessor required Supported Device Manager to upgrade configuration to ACPI Multiprocessor Supported XP UP Supported Supported Unsupported No SMP upgrade path available through Device Manager XP SMP 1CPU Supported Supported Supported OS automatically detects 2nd CPU and changes configuration to ACPI Multiprocessor MSFT KB 309283 XP SMP 2 CPUs or Supported Manual downgrade of Supported Supported more configuration using Device Manager to ACPI Uniprocessor required 2003 UP Supported Supported Unsupported No SMP upgrade path available through Device Manager 2003 SMP 1CPU Supported Supported Supported OS automatically detects 2nd CPU and changes configuration to ACPI Multiprocessor MSFT KB 309283 2003 SMP 2 CPUs or Supported Manual downgrade of Supported Supported more configuration using Device Manager to ACPI Uniprocessor required 29 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 30 Additional Resources The following sections describe additional r
49. indows NT and you are running the P2V Assistant in a non Windows NT system a warning message displays Verify that the disk volume information is correct Click Next Mware P2 Assistant Information about the disk s volumes is displayed below Click Next to customize the System 2 V Reconfiguration operation ASSISTANT Disk Volume and Operating System Information Pos Label Size inMB File System Operating System 1 4086 NTFS Cancel Einish If the disk has a Windows NT Server operating system you may need to locate current service pack or hot fix files www vmware com CHAPTER 5 Reconfiguring Clones Click the browse button and locate the path the required files VMware P2V Assistant 73 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual Selecting Reconfiguration Options 1 Select desired reconfiguration options Mware P2 Assistant These options let you customize the System Reconfiguration operation P2V ASSISTANT m Target YMware Product Virtual Hardware Workstation 4 0 0 to 4 5 1 ESX Server 2 0 x 1 YPCU Workstation 4 5 2 or higher ES Server 2 0 x 2 GPUs GSX Server 3 0 or higher C ESX Server 2 1 x 1 YCPU ESK Server 2 1 x 2 VGPUs m System Reconfiguration Options Preinstall a temporary VMware SYGA driver to improve mouse and graphics JV responsiveness at first boot It will be replaced by the full driver when you install VMware Tools
50. ird party disk imaging or backup restore tool within an ESX Server helper virtual machine you can create a virtual disk that is compatible with VMware ESX Server virtual machines This process does not use the P2V Assistant but does create a virtual disk that then can be reconfigured by the P2V Assistant This process is the same as the process outlined in Creating a Cloned Disk using a Third Party Image on page 10 except that the virtual machine is running on an ESX Server The resulting virtual disk is in ESX Server compatible format a dsk file The process requires a helper virtual machine with a target virtual disk attached to it and the third party tool with its associated third party image The target virtual disk must be an additional disk attached to the helper virtual machine and is not the helper virtual machine s booting system disk Use the third party tool to create an image of the physical disk you want to use as a virtual disk If the tool requires it copy that image the helper virtual machine From the helper virtual machine run the third party tool and direct the tool to use the image it created to populate the target virtual disk Depending upon the tool this process could be called expand deploy restore and so on By running the tool from within a virtual machine the tool behaves as it would in a physical environment except that it populates a virtual disk rather than a physical disk If any data existed on the targe
51. irtual machine 84 C cloning 7 completing 64 considerations 40 disk options 54 starting 47 system reconfiguration 67 system reconfiguration options 62 target disk selection 55 third party tool 40 using P2V Assistant 43 with system reconfiguration 53 copying internet files 54 swap files 54 CPU model and serial number 80 creating target disk 55 creating virtual machines 7 D direct disk system reconfiguration 70 direct to disk selecting partition 55 target disk 55 disk system reconfiguration 70 disk device model and manufacturer settings 80 disk partitions setting size 59 disk space 26 disk volumes selecting for cloning 50 disks cloning options 54 selecting to clone 43 drivers configuring 90 E ESX Server compatibility 40 new virtual machine 83 G GSX Server compatibility 40 new virtual machine 82 guest operating system configuring 87 new virtual machines 80 requirements 28 H helper virtual machine third party tool cloning 40 installing P2V Assistant 34 internet files 54 introducing P2V Assistant 7 P address 43 50 L icensing 34 starting P2V Assistant 47 updating 47 M MAC address 80 Management Interface 83 Microsoft Windows guest operating system 28 P2V Assistant machine 26 95 network adapters 90 network interface cards NIC 80 88 network settings 43 NTFS volumes 26 P P2V Assistant machine requirements 26 partitions automatic adjustments 59 resizing 55 sizes 5
52. isk Using a Third Party Tool www vmware com CHAPTER 4 Creating Cloned Disks If you are not using the P2V Assistant to create the cloned disk you can use a third party tool such as Symantec Ghost or Powerquest Image Center running in a helper virtual machine to create the cloned disk When you create a cloned disk using a third party tool there are specific requirements e You must run the third party tool from within a helper virtual machine e The helper virtual machine must have an attached virtual disk that is not the helper virtual machine s booting system disk e You direct the third party tool to populate the attached virtual disk e If required by the third party tool you may need to copy the third party tool s source file backup gho pqi locally to a network share the helper virtual machine or other device accessible by your third party tool Note The P2V Assistant cloning feature supports a limited set of hardware configurations a disk controller NIC combination for the source computer The P2V Assistant boot CD contains a file in Excel x1 format that lists hardware configurations that have been successfully tested with theP2V Assistant boot CD If the cloning functionality fails using a third party tool is an alternative for creating a cloned disk The following is a description of the general process for creating a cloned disk using a third party tool 1 Prepare the source machine as needed by t
53. k on page 13 www vmware com CHAPTER 1 Introducing VMware P2V Assistant Using the Cloned Disk in a Virtual Machine To function in a virtual machine the virtual disk must be in a format that corresponds to the type of virtual machine you are going to use e VMware GSX Server and VMware Workstation use vmdk virtual disks These disks are automatically created through the P2V Assistant e VMware ESX Server uses a dsk virtual disk To function as the bootable system disk in a virtual machine it must also e Contain a supported operating system e Have been reconfigured through the P2V Assistant to meet virtual machine driver requirements Using a cloned disk a virtual machine requires e Adding the cloned virtual disk to a new or existing virtual machine You do this through the virtual machine platform Note You must match the virtual disk format to the virtual machine That is vmdk disks for VMware GSX Server or VMware Workstation virtual machines and dsk disks for VMware ESX Server virtual machines e Booting the virtual machine with the cloned disk e Performing any necessary virtual machine clean up tasks Refer to Creating a New Virtual Machine on page 79 About the New Virtual Machine The virtual machine target computer that you create from a source computer contains an exact copy of the disk state from the source computer with the exception of some hardware dependent drivers and sometimes the mapp
54. m you may need to locate current service pack or hot fix files Click the browse button and locate the path the required files VMware P2V Assistant These items are required under the following conditions If the Windows NT source machine is installed on an SMP system the P2V Assistant requests the appropriate service pack If the Windows NT SMP source machine has hotfixeds applied the P2V Assistant requests the appropriate hotfix in addition to the service pack CHAPTER 4 Creating Cloned Disks 63 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual Completing the Cloning Process After you have made all the decisions the P2V Assistant creates the designated cloned disk 1 Confirm the execution of the selected task cloned disk and or system reconfiguration Click OK Mware P2 Assistant Numerous progress messages appear The specific messages you see depend upon the options you selected Progress statistics include MBytes copied throughput and estimated time of completion 6 4 www vmware com CHAPTER 4 Creating Cloned Disks 2 Close the P2V Assistant Congratulations You have successfully completed the p 2 V conversion process COMPLETE m Support information Product version is 2 0 0 build 8116 If you need to contact YMware support please include the Following support file P2V Session 4 27 2004 17 9 sup It will be written to the Following temporary directory after the application te
55. nge the user and group names in the right hand column so the file s owner and group match those of the user who will run the virtual machine If necessary change the filename extension to dsk Click OK Log out then log back in as the user who will run the new virtual machine Create a new virtual machine as described in the VMware ESX Server User s Manual When you set the filename for the new virtual machine s disk be sure to use the virtual disk file you just copied to the VMFS partition Booting the New Virtual Machine Once you have created the new virtual machine power it on Follow your typical virtual machine startup sequences The following is a brief description of that process 1 Power on Target Virtual Machine Windows 2000 and greater will perform auto detect of new hardware Attach installation media as CD ROM or ISO This is required only if you are booting a Windows NT Server 4 0 and you are installing an SMD PCInet NIC Remove stale devices Windows NT Server 4 0 will require manual steps nstall AMD PCNet Family adapter Windows NT Server 4 0 only manually if using vlance nstall VMware Tools Accept the VMware PCI adapter if using vmxnet Test New Target Virtual Machine Review Windows Event Log for errors and reconfigure services and devices accordingly Test Applications Application users owners should verify behavior www vmware com CHAPTER 6 Creating a New Virtual Machine 8 Ensur
56. ot overwrite the helper virtual machine s primary booting disk www vmware com CHAPTER 4 Creating Cloned Disks Refer to Reconfiguring Clones for additional information Cloning a Disk Using the P2V Assistant The following describes how to create a virtual disk on a target machine from a physical disk on a source machine using the P2V Assistant Preparing the Source Disk 1 Assemble the pieces a Consider prior to cloning disabling any services on the source machine that may not be relevant on the new target virtual machine b Have the Administrator passwords for the source machine at ready reference c Obtain the P2V Assistant boot CD from your VMware Professional Services Organization PSO representative Note The Excel file P2V_TEST x1s provides a list of tested hardware Please review as needed d Record the drive letter mapping of the source machine for reference later e Shut down the source machine gracefully 2 Boot the source machine from the VMware P2V Assistant CD Insert the VMware P2V Assistant boot CD in the CD ROM drive then power on the source computer If necessary enter the BIOS setup screen and set the CD ROM as the first boot device Linux loads then the P2V Assistant boot process proceeds 3 Accept the P2V Assistant boot CD wizard Press Spacebar or F12 to select OK lt Tab gt lt Alt Tab gt between elements i lt Space gt selects i lt F12 gt next screen Press Spacebar or
57. per Machine Requirements on page 26 for specific information Obtain the latest version of the VMware P2V Assistant Check with your VMware Sales representative Recommended Copy down the program and run the installer locally Do not run the P2V Assistant installer through Terminal Services Log on to the P2V Assistant helper machine Two user types are acceptable the Administrator user or a user who is a member of the Administrators group The P2V Assistant helper machine is a physical or virtual machine on which you install the VMware P2V Assistant application Using a virtual machine is recommended for most cases and required for cloning activities for an ESX Server platform For more information on this helper machine see Source Machine Operating System Requirements for Reconfiguration on page 28 Start the VMware P2V Assistant installer With the P2V Assistant installer software on the Application CD or downloaded to a local location do one of the following e From the Start menu choose Run Browse to the directory where you saved the installer file Double click the setup exe file e Navigate through your file manager interface such as Windows Explorer to the folder that contains the installer file Double click the setup exe file 34 www vmware com CHAPTER 3 Installing VMware P2V Assistant 5 Proceed through the installer answering the prompts as indicated i Mware P2 Assistant 2 0 Installa
58. r source computer has multiple disks you need to run the VMware P2V Assistant separately for each physical disk During the disk cloning process only the actual data is copied over For example if you have a 18GB physical disk but have only 4GB of actual data the P2V Assistant copies over 4GB of data during the migration process e The size of each virtual disk must be large enough to hold the data from its physical counterpart In general both the physical and virtual disks should be the same size e You can create a cloned disk that is larger than the source physical disk e You can create a cloned disk that is smaller than the source physical disk e You have the option on your virtual disk to resize and or not include partitions that exist on the source disk In addition perform the following e Have local Administrator passwords available or reset prior to cloning e Disable services prior to cloning if possible e Ensure the source physical machine is not available for general use during the cloning process unless using third party backup restore tool e Shutdown the source computer gracefully prior to cloning ESX Server versus GSX Server and Workstation Compatible Clones Depending upon the target disk you select when you cloned disk a physical disk the P2V Assistant either creates a vmdk file or populates an existing dsk disk Refer to Introducing VMware P2V Assistant for additional information Cloning a D
59. rce Disk Identify and locate the target virtual disk This can be a disk attached to the helper virtual machine if running the helper as a virtual machine or it can be an actual vmdk virtual disk file accessible by the helper machine Preferably the target file is local to the P2V Assistant and not on the network 2 Start the VMware P2V Assistant Double click the VMware P2V Assistant icon or choose Start gt VMware gt VMware P2V Assistant Refer to Introducing VMware P2V Assistant for information on P2V Assistant helper machine requirements 3 If itis displayed acknowledge or view the license information Click Ok i License Warning F xi f Warming You have no P2V system reconfigurations left on your current license J Never show this warming again License Info Ifyou wish to view the license information click the License Info button Refer to step 4 4 Optionally verify or update the license and serial number 47 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual If your license is expiring click the Version and License Info button from the Select a task screen or click the License Info button from the License Warning Screen w P2 ersion and License Info Pc cl suomt Type the new serial number in the New Serial Number field Click Submit to accept the new number Click Don t Enter New Serial Number to cancel the entry Click Done to continue www vmware com 48
60. riginal values as needed f the cloned disk was created using a third party tool or if the cloning was done by P2V Assistant but the source disk was a dynamic disk some partition drive etters may have changed P2V Assistant ensures that the critical system partition drive letter is unchanged However it is possible other partition drive letter may have changed Review the new virtual machine partition drive letter assignments and restore them to their original values if needed Network Interface Cards Every NIC on the source computer may be replaced by an AMD PCnet or VMXnet NIC ESX Server in the target computer When the virtual machine is created the first time one virtual NIC is configured by default You can add NICs using the Configuration Editor If you have machines that have multiple adapters mapped to different protocols then you must manually set up the networking on the target machine Map each AMD PCnet or VMXnet NIC to the same protocol as on the source computer Note If you get a duplicate error when you attempt to assign an IP address to an AMD NIC on a Windows 2000 machine start the Add Remove Hardware wizard select Uninstall a Device check the Show Hidden Devices checkbox and remove the old NIC that no longer exists in the virtual machine Inside the Windows 2000 or NT virtual machine each NIC can be configured with the same IP address as the corresponding physical NIC on the source computer If DHCP is used
61. rminates C DOCUME 1 ADMINI 1 WS4 LOCALS 1 Temp Cancel lt Back Next gt a Note the location of the support files created during the P2V Assistant session b Click Finish Progress screens appear The opening P2V Assistant screen appears ready to perform another task 3 Remove the P2V Assistant boot CD from the source computer and restart the computer as needed 4 Ifyou used the P2V Assistant direct disk device option you must gracefully shut down the helper virtual machine running the P2V Assistant assistant This ensures that all the system reconfiguration changes are completely written to disk You have completed creating a virtual disk cloned disk using VMware P2V Assistant 65 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 66 www vmware com CHAPTER Reconfiguring Clones This chapter describes how to use the VMware P2V Assistant to reconfigure a cloned disk so it can be used as a bootable system disk in a virtual machine This chapter includes e Starting the P2V Assistant on page 68 e Identifying the Virtual Disk to Reconfigure on page 70 e Selecting Reconfiguration Options on page 74 e Completing the System Reconfiguration on page 75 Virtual disks in order to function with virtual machines require some reconfiguring This reconfiguration alters elements that are essential to working in a virtual environment it does not alter the machine identification information The following descri
62. roubleshooting Tips screen lists the path to this support file and instructions on how to locate it This file is available if you used the P2V Assistant to create a cloned disk The support file is in the form P2V Session 6 19 2003 16 59 sup for example P2V Session date time sup The file is located in the system s temporary directory which on most systems will be something similar to C Documents and Settings username Local Settings Temp It can be found by typing temp in the explorer address bar 31 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 32 www vmware com CHAPTER Installing VMware P2V Assistant This chapter provides instructions on installing and uninstalling the P2V Assistant Note P2V Assistant version 2 0 can be installed on the same system as P2V Assistant version 1 0 You do not need to uninstall P2V Assistant 1 0 You do not upgrade P2V Assistant from version 1 0 to version 2 0 This chapter includes the following sections e Installing the VMware P2V Assistant on page 34 e Uninstalling and Reinstalling the VMware P2V Assistant on page 37 33 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual Installing the VMware P2V Assistant Install the VMware P2V Assistant onto the VMware P2V Assistant helper machine This can be a physical machine or virtual machine Follow these steps to install the VMware P2V Assistant k Ensure the P2V Assistant requirements have been met Refer to VMware P2V Assistant Hel
63. rt a vmdk Disk File to VMware ESX Server Format Create a VMware ESX Server Cloned Disk Using the Direct to Disk Device Mode When you create a cloned disk directly to a disk device the P2V Assistant populates an existing target disk with the source disk data This is a useful mechanism for creating an ESX Server compatible dsk formatted target disk from a physical source disk using the P2V Assistant In order populate this the target disk it must be attached as a secondary disk to an existing ESX Server virtual machine The helper virtual machine must have a functional Windows operating system on its primary disk and the P2V Assistant installed in it www vmware com CHAPTER 1 Introducing VMware P2V Assistant When directed to use the direct to disk device option the P2V Assistant searches for local disks You select which disk to use and the P2V Assistant uses the designated disk as the cloned disk If any data is stored on this target disk it is overwritten Physical source disk ESX helper VM Clone as ESX virtual disk Source computer ESX server helper amp virtual machine P2V boot CD P2V ed a esse tea Create clone E Source disk w operating system Target disk filename dsk Diskw OS Target disk to running VM receive clone Cloning Direct to Disk in a VMware ESX Server Helper Virtual Machine If the source disk contains a supported operating system the P2V Assistant displays the option to perform a syst
64. rvice Pack Level 6 Service Pack file name Sp6i386 exe File path Browse I don t have the service pack archive Help me find it on the Web Binish 58 www vmware com CHAPTER 4 Creating Cloned Disks Setting the Partition Sizes If you wish to resize your partitions or select which partitions are to be copied click Back on the current screen and repeat the steps in Specifying the Target Disk on page 55 This time click the Let me resize disk partitions and or select which partitions to copy check box 1 Select to edit the target partition size This screen appears if your target partitions are not large enough to receive the data from the corresponding source partitions If you do not see this screen skip to step 2 Mware P2 Assistant xj gt The target disk is smaller than the source disk 2 Some partitions may shrink as a result Do you want to edit the partition list w cm Click Yes to edit the partition size Click No not to edit the partition size Note Ifyou select No all the data from your source partitions is not copied to the target partitions Click Cancel to return to the previous screen This allows you to select a different target disk Return to the previous section Specifying the Target Disk 2 Edit the partition size and or select the partitions to copy iw Disk Partition Editor o xi Use this window to resize partitions and select which parti
65. s it is not intended to serve as an unattended migration tool for casual use Migration is complex and whether using the P2V Assistant or not only technical system administrators with a good understanding of and familiarity with operating systems drivers imaging tools and VMware products should attempt the physical to virtual migration process Note We strongly recommend attending VMware server training and P2V training before employing this tool on a large scale or mission critical basis VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 10 Cloning for GSX Server and Workstation The VMware P2V Assistant is a migration tool It creates virtual disk files that can function as bootable disk devices or data disk devices in VMware Workstation and GSX Server virtual machines The following sections describe the process for e Creating a Cloned Disk using a Third Party Image e Creating a Cloned Disk using the P2V Assistant e Reconfiguring an Existing Cloned Disk into a Bootable Disk Creating a Cloned Disk using a Third Party Image Running a third party disk imaging or backup restore tool from within a helper virtual machine you can create a virtual disk that is compatible with VMware virtual machines This process does not use the P2V Assistant but does create a virtual disk that then can be reconfigured by the P2V Assistant The process requires a helper virtual machine with a target virtual disk attached to it and the third party tool
66. s should function correctly in the target computer because their configuration and data files are replicated and are found at the same locations paths as on the source computer Applications that depend on the specific characteristics such as the serial number or the device manufacturer of the underlying hardware might not work When troubleshooting a malfunctioning application during migration of a virtual machine keep in mind the following hardware changes e The CPU model and serial number if activated may be different They correspond to the physical computer hosting the virtual machine e The network interface card NIC is different AMD PCNet or VMXnet NIC with a different MAC address Each interface s IP address has to be individually reconfigured e The graphics card is different VMware SVGA card e The number of disks and partitions is the same but each disk device has a different model and manufacturer strings e The primary disk controller s is likely to be different from the source machine s e Applications that depend on devices that are not available from within a virtual machine may not work 21 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 22 About This Manual This manual describes how to use the VMware P2V Assistant how to install it and use it to create virtual disks for use as archives and or for use with VMware virtual machines Intended Audience The P2V Assistant helps you in the physical to
67. scsi sys that is older than the one that P2V Assistant installed during System Reconfiguration Prevent it from overwriting the installed driver by answering NO to the question The target file exists and is newer than the source Overwrite the newer file Replacing the newer driver with an older version could cause your virtual machine to hang on the next reboot CHAPTER 5 Reconfiguring Clones 75 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 3 Optionally check the box to view additional information about completing your system reconfiguration P2V COMPLETE www vmware com 76 Close the P2V Assistant Click Finish Progress screens appear If you opted to view the additional notes they appear after the system reconfiguration is complete ri p2v_instructions txt Notepad File Edit Format Help l Instructions for creating and configuring the target virtual machine Guest OS type Windows NT 4 0 Guest OS computer configuration Standard PC or non ACPI PC Target virtual machine product VMware GSX Server 3 0 or higher Note pay special attention to items marked IMPORTANT 1 Preparation Use your virtual machine product s user interface to create a new virtual machine with the guest OS type set to Windows NT 4 0 When configuring the primary virtual disk choose the use existing disk option and select the target virtual disk that P2V Assistant created or populated 2 Tasks to perform in
68. side the new virtual machine Power on the virtual machine Wait until you see the logon screen VMware Tools package Follow the on screen instructions You may also have to use the Network control panel to manually remove drivers for previously installed physical network adapters that don t exist in the virtual machine If you configured your virtual machine with AMD PCI Cvlance network adapters you will also need to install the appropriate driver from the Windows NT installation cD If you used the P2V Assistant direct disk device option you must gracefully shut down the helper virtual machine running the P2V Assistant assistant This ensures that all the system reconfiguration changes are completely written to disk You have completed performing a system reconfiguration on an existing virtual disk cloned disk using VMware P2V Assistant CHAPTER 5 Reconfiguring Clones 77 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 78 www vmware com CHAPTER Creating a New Virtual Machine Create a new virtual machine with the virtual disks you selected during the P2V Assistant migration See P2V Assistant Requirements on page 25 for a list of VMware products you can use to create the new virtual machine Refer to the product documentation or the in product Help for the specific steps to create a virtual machine using your VMware product You can find the latest VMware product documentation at www vmware com support This chapter
69. ssistant Uninstall or reinstall the VMware P2V Assistant through the Add Remove Programs utility in your Windows Control Panel 1 Uninstall the previous version Run the installer Select the Add Remove program from your Windows Control panel and select VMware P2V Assistant 2 Reboot your machine 3 Install the P2V Assistant See Installing the VMware P2V Assistant 37 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 38 www vmware com CHAPTER Creating Cloned Disks This chapter describes how to use the VMware P2V Assistant to create a cloned disk of a source physical disk on a target machine as a target virtual disk This chapter includes e Cloning and Configuring Considerations on page 40 e ESX Server versus GSX Server and Workstation Compatible Clones on page 40 e Cloning a Disk Using a Third Party Tool on page 40 e Cloning a Disk Using the P2V Assistant on page 43 39 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 40 Cloning and Configuring Considerations When configuring the virtual disks match the number of virtual disks to the number of physical disks on the source computer Regardless of the type of the source disk the P2V migration process generally creates a SCSI virtual disk The exception might be if you use the advanced Direct to Disk option with GSX Server or Workstation and set up an IDE disk as the target disk though SCSI is recommended ESX Server always limits the choices to a SCSI disk Note If you
70. t P2V Assistant uses to perform the cloning operation The port number is listed on the screen on the source computer after you booted using the P2V Assistant boot CD The source computer port number and the port number listed in this window must 50 www vmware com CHAPTER 4 Creating Cloned Disks match For example if you used port 5000 on the source computer you must specify 5000 in this window P2V Assistant connects to the source computer A progress message appears while P2V Assistant attempts to connect to the source computer 2 Select the source disk for the P2V migration then click Next Mware P2 Assistant Ea The following list shows the hard disks detected in the source computer Select the 2 2 V disk you want to clone by clicking on its row ASSISTANT Disk number Size in MB Device name Bus Type Model name 0 3992 tO busO targ SCSI Unknown 1 4094 tO busO targ SCSI Unknown Cancel lt Back Lue gt finish If the source disk is not already highlighted or there is more than one hard disk to choose from select the desired hard disk by clicking on your choice Note You can migrate only one physical disk at a time This window lists the partitions on the disk to be cloned The P2V Assistant displays progress messages 51 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 3 Verify that the disk volume and operating system information is correct Click Next Mware P2 Assistant
71. t computer and using additional tools such as the Windows 2000 System Preparation Tool Sysprep 5 Windows 2000 displays a series of messages detecting new hardware If Windows 2000 finds a hardware device for which it does not have a driver it displays messages Click Cancel or Skip to continue 91 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 6 Windows 2000 asks to restart your computer Click Yes System Settings Change Q rs Jo m 92 www vmware com CHAPTER 7 Configuring the Guest Operating System and Testing the New Virtual Machine Testing and Tuning Applications installed in the target computer especially in servers should be tested This testing is critical and ensures that there are no issues after completing the P2V process It is recommended that you test the target computer for a few days to find subtle problems or performance issues before it is deployed in a production environment Review the Windows event log for errors Reconfigure services and devices as indicated by the event log Note After your new virtual machine is up and running it is recommended that you apply any patches service packs or hot fixes to the working virtual machine in undoable mode 93 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 94 www vmware com Index Symbols dsk from vmdk 83 dsk format 83 vmdk to dsk format 83 vmdk format 82 vmdk target disk 55 A AMD PCnet 88 B bootable system disk 43 booting new v
72. t virtual disk it is overwritten Create third party image Prepare ESX helper VM Populate target disk Source computer ESX helper virtual machine Third party tool Third party l Source disk Image O Populated target disk Disk w OS Target disk filename dsk running VM to populate w operating system Creating a VMware ESX Server Cloned Disk from a Third Party Tool After the cloned disk is created through the third party tool perform a system reconfiguration using the advanced direct to disk P2V Assistant option to convert the virtual disk into a bootable disk Refer to Create a VMware ESX Server Cloned Disk Using the Direct to Disk Device Mode on page 14 17 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 18 Convert a vmdk Disk File to VMware ESX Server Format If you have a cloned disk in vmdk format and wish to use it in a VMware ESX Server virtual machine convert it to dsk format The VMware ESX Server provides two tools that can perform this conversion the graphical Management Interface and a vmkfstools command line interface Ifthe vmdk disk was already converted for use as a bootable disk had a system reconfiguration applied then the converted dsk disk is also ready for use as a bootable disk If the vmdk disk was not reconfigured then you use the P2V Assistant to perform a system reconfiguration to convert the dsk into a bootable disk Refer to Reconfiguring an Existing Cloned Disk into a Bootable Dis
73. tion Wizard x Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for VMware P2 Assistant 2 0 The InstallShield R Wizard will install Mware P2V Assistant 2 0 on your computer To continue click Next ASSISTANT WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties lt Back Cancel 6 Begin the installation Click Next 7 Acknowledge the license agreement Click the accept the terms in the license agreement radio button Click Yes 8 Enter user identification and user access information Click Next Type your name and your company s name Select the appropriate radio button for P2V Assistant users on your system 9 Select the setup type i YMware P2 Assistant 2 0 Installation Wizard Setup Type Choose the setup type that best suits your needs Please select a setup type All program features will be installed Requires the most disk space C Custom Choose which program features you want installed and where they will be installed Recommended for advanced users Installshield fs ee The choices are Complete Installs all the P2V Assistant components in the default path on the active storage disk Custom Installs the complete P2V Assistant installation but allows you to select the installation path and review and select from the available disk drives for sufficient storage space 35 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 10 11
74. tions to copy to the target disk When you change a partition s size the next adjacent partition or empty space shrinks or expands to compensate Enter n in the Copy column if you don t want to copy the contents of a partition Click OK to proceed to cloning or Cancel to discard changes and return to the previous screen Pos Type Id Formatted Used MB Total MB New Total MB Copy 1 Primary Active 7 NTFS 752 3985 3993 y empty space 8 8 When the source disk is identified the P2V Assistant analyzes the volumes or partitions on the source disk to identify the partitions that are Windows 59 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 60 formatted Volumes that are not Windows formatted are created as unformatted volumes on the target disk When the target disk is identified the P2V Assistant compares the space available on the target disk with the data required per partition on the source disk If there is not enough space on the target disk to fit all the data in each Windows formatted partition the P2V Assistant displays this screen Available space per partition Partition 1 Partition 2 Partition 3 P2V automatic Target i Toan O ce Data truncated Partitions screen are et manual atter change adjustment Source to Target Partition Data Allocation Each row lists the data for a single partition The Used MB column identifies the amount of space required for the data on that partition of the source disk The Total
75. u cannot be authenticated against a domain Choose Start gt Settings gt Control Panel and double click the Network icon Click the Adapters tab Remove all present adapters Using the same control panel add an AMD PCNet Family adapter to register the virtual machine s NIC When prompted for the driver disk insert the original Windows NT Server 4 0 CD it has the appropriate drivers and system files Enter X i386 as the file path where X is the CD drive letter During the ensuing network configuration reconfigure the IP address static or DHCP Other Drivers or Services Other drivers or services which depend on hardware that no longer exists in the target computer may still fail during system boot If this occurs 1 Use the Event Viewer to determine which drivers or services failed Choose Start gt Programs gt Administrative Tools Common gt Event Viewer to open the Event Viewer application Disable any services or devices that failed by changing the startup type to Manual or Disabled in the respective Services or Devices control panel Choose Start gt Settings gt Control Panel and double click the appropriate icon www vmware com CHAPTER 7 Configuring the Guest Operating System and Testing the New Virtual Machine Configuring Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows 2003 As a plug and play operating system Windows 2000 automatically disables drivers for devices no longer present
76. uirements and Resources This chapter lists the P2V Assistant requirements This includes the software requirements for cloning a source computer into a target computer and the requirements for the P2V Assistant machine This chapter includes the following sections What s New in Version 2 0 on page 24 P2V Assistant Requirements on page 25 VMware P2V Assistant Helper Machine Requirements on page 26 Source Machine Operating System Requirements for Reconfiguration on page 28 Additional Resources on page 30 23 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 24 What s New in Version 2 0 The following is a list of enhancements to the P2V Assistant Better support for cloning and reconfiguration of Windows NT systems If you plan to convert a Windows NT system run P2V Assistant on a Windows NT host or helper virtual machine Bug fixes in the area of international support Some non English versions of Windows operating systems that were not properly recognized by P2V Assistant version 1 0 are detected in version 2 0 New graphics and icons for application screens Miscellaneous bug fixes in the user interface Support for advanced configuration and power interface ACPI multiprocessor technology Support for new guest operating systems Volume License versions of Windows XP Professional and Windows 2003 Server Support for new VMware platforms ESX 2 x Workstation 4 x and GSX 3 x Support for virtual standard multi pro
77. urces but does not display its location Look for the most recent file with a name of the form P2V Session lt Date gt lt TimeOfDay gt sup in the directory X lt docs_settings gt lt your_username gt Local Settings Temp where X is your system drive and lt docs_settings gt is the default Documents and Settings directory or your designated substitute If you cannot find a support file or the P2V Assistant terminates abnormally look for the most recent folder with a name of the form P2V Session lt Date gt lt TimeOfDay gt in the same directory described above If the directory exists package it up into a single ZIP file using a utility such as Winzip then send the ZIP file to VMware Support Be sure to register your serial number You may then report your problems using the support request form on the VMware Web site at www vmware com requestsupport Troubleshooting Resources The following files can give you additional information about a problem that you are seeing However they are mainly intended to be used by VMware personnel for debugging For P2V Assistant Boot CD only support refer to the bootcdlog txt file Whenever a Source machine is booted with the P2V Assistant Boot CD a support file is generated and stored in etc bootcdlog txt For application or cloned virtual machine support refer to the P2V Assistant sup file for the session that corresponds with the bootcdlog txt The P2V Assistant Boot CD T
78. where the cloned disk is a virtual disk that is an exact copy of the source physical disk This involves copying the data on a physical source machine s hard disk and transferring that data to a target virtual disk the new cloned disk This process can be performed using the P2V Assistant installed on a helper machine physical or virtual or using a third party disk imaging or backup restore tool running in a helper virtual machine The helper machine is an intermediary machine that allows the P2V Assistant to interact with the target machine s virtual disks The following table lists the differences between using the P2V Assistant or a third party tool for cloning P2V Assistant Cloning Third Party Imaging Limited dynamic disk support Cloned Disk disks synchronously Typically can read dynamic disks Typically images asynchronously Limited SCSI and NIC driver support in the P2V Typically requires creation of a special boot disk Assistant Boot CD No method to add additional drivers Can build the boot disk to suit specific needs Preserves driver letter mapping May not preserve drive letter mapping Relatively fast imaging Imaging may not be fast if the tool is DOS based Not licensed per cloned disk Typically licensed per image created Simplest approach try this first if convenient Fallback method www vmware com CHAPTER 1 Introducing VMware P2V Assistant System Reconfiguration Th
79. with its associated third party image The target virtual disk must be an additional disk attached to the helper virtual machine before the helper virtual machine is started Cloning is done by accessing a virtual disk directly as a secondary disk in a virtual machine that is running the third party tool inside a virtual machine or through a network share if accessing the vmdk files The target virtual disk cannot be the virtual machine s bootable system disk Use the third party tool to create an image of the physical disk you want to use as a virtual disk If the tool requires it copy that image to the helper virtual machine From the helper virtual machine run the third party tool and direct the tool to use the image it created to populate the target virtual disk Depending upon the tool this process could be called expand deploy restore and so on As required by the third party tool you might also be asked to boot up the helper virtual machine with a DOS www vmware com CHAPTER 1 Introducing VMware P2V Assistant or Windows boot CD or floppy or a third party CD By running the tool from within a helper virtual machine the tool behaves as it would in a physical environment except that it populates a virtual disk rather than a physical disk If any data exists on the target virtual disk it is overwritten Create third party image Prepare helper VM Populate target disk Source computer Helper virtual machine Third Third party
80. with the attached dsk must be shut down Then the newly reconfigured dsk can be attached to another virtual machine and used as the bootable system disk b Select the disk device to use from the listed options then click OK _ 5 x The following eligible disk devices were found Select the one you would like to use as the target disk apa Disk number 2 Capacity 4095 MB If you select to open an existing virtual disk a Click the Open an existing virtual disk vmdk file option then click Browse Mware P2 Assistant Specify the target disk It can be a VMware virtual disk file with vmdk extension or a direct disk device ASSISTANT m Select a target disk Use a direct disk device attached to this computer Choose this option if you are running inside a virtual machine and the virtual disk to reconfigure is the second or third drive Selected disk number Unselected Select o a Absolute path Browse Cancel lt Back e Einish 71 VMware P2V Assistant User s Manual 72 b Locate the desired disk then click Next This option is typically used for VMware GSX Server and Workstation virtual machines Select this option to perform a system reconfiguration on a virtual disk for use with a GSX Server or Workstation virtual machine Accept or cancel the Windows NT warning message if needed If your source operating system is a W

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