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1. Once you have selected the empty space to create your Linux parti tion you will be asked to initalize your device you are restoring to This will delete all partitions and file systems on the drive ensuring there is no data currently on this device After selecting to initalize skip the phase to write all new sectors Press Enter to continue Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 45 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine W rh9 Viware Workstation Fe Edt Vew WM Team Windows Heb Restore Status for Linux Partition on Device 1 Partition 1 Partition Type Linux native Complete 54 89 Partition Si 161 MB Elapsed Time Partition Label boot esti Time Left Volume Size 191 Mi s Block 15224 Bytes Space Used 12 Mi s Space Free 69 MB Compression Ratio Performance BbZ KES Established commection to 192 168 1 122 on port 19888 Restore Progress The first partition that will restore from your source machine is the boot partition This will only take a short moment as the boot partition is normally very small Once restored you will be able to see your boot partition in the device that had chosen for your partition 46 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four I rh9 VMware Workstation INIRE Tq Device tl ri Auxa devescs lvhost bus targeti lun 18 248 HB a Partition Type Mi
2. Introduction Terminology It is a good a idea to familiarize yourself with the terminology associated with virtual machines The following are some common terms you will use when working with virtual machines Host The computer that holds or hosts the virtual computer The host can be a Windows or Linux based computer Not all versions of the operating systems are supported in VMware You should consult VMware documentation for the supported versions Guest The virtual computer created on the host The guest can run on a NetWare a Linux or a Windows operating system Not all versions of the operating systems are supported in VMware You should consult VMware documentation for the supported versions P2V This is an abbreviation for Physical to Virtual This term is used a lot when discussing the physical to virtual migration of computers Source or Master The computer from which you will create an image in order to perform a P2V migration Target or Slave The virtual guest computer to which you will migrate the source computer Considerations before Migrating Regardless of what operating system you will be migrating before you perform a physical to virtual migration there are some issues one needs to consider Source or Master Machine Inventory of applications Take an inventory of the applications you currently have on the source computer Decide which applications you will be using on the target computer Invento
3. Linux machine will now begin to boot up From this screen you will see your OS and kernel version that you have just restored The OS version will automatically boot itself if you do not select an entry Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 53 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Load and Configure Drivers Linux 9 Red Hat Linux VMware Workstation Iff Vou do nof halve Ie 1908 related When you reach this screen you will see that this is all the further your Linux OS will boot The Linux OS is only booted up to this point because there are still some devices and card controllers that we have to configure Insert the Linux floppy boot disk that you created earlier and reboot your virtual machine 54 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four WI rh9 Viware Workstation You dO nof have Vite e Tonks notated After booting from your Linux floppy boot disk you will come to the screen shown above The Redhat Linux system will boot after 10 seconds or you may press Enter to begin the system boot Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 55 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine WI rh9 Viaware Workstation Fre Et Vew WH Tew Widows Heb j a u o SSR OB c I NT ED t Red Mt Unux fbi 4 You do nof have Vi
4. NETWARE WINDOWS After selecting the Portlock Boot CD start your virtual machine by clicking the Start Icon in VMware The Portlock Boot CD will then boot your virtual machine At Boot Start Up screen you will see a set of options Press Enter to continue booting your virtual machine from the CD Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Section One Getting Started The Target Virtual Machine From the Boot Start Up screen you will be prompted to the Welcome screen The Portlock Boot CD contains preconfigured versions for Linux Netware and Windows For further information on the Portlock Boot CD please refer to our website at www portlock com Press Enter to continue 8 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Getting Started The Target Virtual Machine Section One EEE eee Phd Vidware Workstation Before you continue please read the license agreement and choose Accept Conditions if you choose to proceed Our licenses are sold on a per server basis If you do not agree to these conditions please de cline and exit Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 9 Section One Getting Started The Target Virtual Machine Y rh9 VMware Workstation F e Ed Www WM Team Windows Hep After you have accepted the license conditions you will be prompted to the main menu of the Portlock Boot CD ISO From here you may choose Select
5. ORTLOCK Physical to Virtual Migration with Portlock Storage Manager A What this document covers This document covers physical to virtual migration using Portlock Storage Manager to image the physical server and restore it on a virtual machine created with VMware Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction 0 ucsxiiuckc Uer ka ui da Raw R EE Ven a RE RC RR ERO Rx RR CR RU ERU ROT 1 Secti M N lpEeee ME 5 Getting Started ER A E 5 The Portlock Boot CD amp Portlock Storage Manager ssesseseesses 7 Section TWO uccuc ccsossosounbcuses duBeuh dedu uS Qu CIO Un QNA MEAE BaN ERE uEB ERU NNEA ME Ch MR UR MENOS 19 Installing Portlock Storage Manager cssssssssse mmm 19 Setting Up Portlock Install on Windows seem HH 20 Installer for NetWare serein gran nr ER aee ua eau KR EU VEA DE FR saa 25 Quick Installation on Novell Open Enterprise Server ssssesses 31 Section Thiree 226i ieiunio vewksea p UE BIEVE GIA TAU ER AUR EQEREBRUERIEDERRZU SEES BORNRRNEKENN UR EAR 33 Creating atn Lage eenean sass ERU HERE EREMO ED a ux seltene 33 Section FOULF sssrinin annei naa nana REY RENE ARSEER PES EEEBRESEERSERRSENRE UAM RE E RFNEAE ERR 37 Migrating the Image Source to Target 37 Restoring the Image to the Target Machine Linux eese 41 Load and Configure Drivers LINUX csessssssssm mme 54 Restoring the Image to the Target
6. and press Enter to continue 16 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Getting Started The Target Virtual Machine Section One W rh9 VMware Workstation You will need to specify the US version to enable 7 disabie features Different OS versions create partitions and file systems differently If you are pot sure what to select consult the User Guide for more specific information Hint Select Limux or Windows cxeept for MW 6 x Select OS and Version Open Enterprise Server or SLES NetWare 6 5 NetWare 6 8 NetWare 5 x NetWare 4 x MetWlare 3 x Before you begin you will need to specify which operating system to enable Different operating systems provide different file systems and different options Select the OS you plan to migrate and press Enter to continue Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 17 Installing Portlock Storage Manager Installing Portlock Storage Manager Source Machine Section Two Installing Portlock Storage Manager Portlock Storage Manager I nstall Methods The required file s may be downloaded from the Portlock download site http www portlock com download htm 1 Remote installation of Portlock Storage Manager on NetWare using Portlock Install File s Portlock Storage Manager Windows based Installer 2 Installation of Portlock Storage Manager natively on NetWare servers from a floppy diskette File s M
7. have had a successful migration to your target machine with Windows XP Pro You will now want to consider installing your VMware tool as well as taking a snapshot for our boot machine just in case M Q 94 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration
8. t for example if you wish do a virtual to virtual migra tion this may be a considerable step Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 83 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine V MotWare Sep VMware Workstation Fle Ed View Ww Te Windows Heb a upe GAN oa c x Questionable entries found in the STARTUP NCF file LOAD CPORAIN HAM SLOT 10AAS LOAN IDEATA HAN SLOT 18811 You do nck have ree Toots vtaled Once you have finished with loading the drivers for your virtual system you will be asked about some questionable entries in your NCF file These are important to your system start up There is no need to remove these drivers You can now exit out of the NetWare installa tion and restart your virtual machine After your NetWare 6 5 has booted you will want to consider installing your NetWare tools and taking a snapshot of the OS booted just incase anything were to happen so that you can return it to the state it was in 84 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four Load and Configure Drivers Windows XP Pro Iv DS Virtual Machine Wizard localhost localdomain Select a Virtual Machine Format Which format would you like to use to create the new virtual machine Virtual Machine Format New Workstation 5 Create a new virtual machine using the latest format to levera
9. when you are ready ie 86 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four New Virtual Machine Wizard localhost localdomain Name the Virtual Machine What name would you like to use for this virtual machine Virtual Machine Name Windows XP Professional Location root vmware Windows XP Professional Browse T Advanced A Cancel ATE 9 now You can give your virtual guest operating system a specific name This would be useful in a workstation with multiple virtual machines with the same operating system Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 87 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine E Virtual Machine Wizard localhost localdomain Network Type What type of network do you want to add Network Connection Use bridged networking Give the guest operating system direct access to an external Ethernet network The guest must have its own IP address on the external network Use network address translation NAT Glve the guest operating system access to the host computer s dialsip or external Ethemet network connection using the host s IP address Use host only networking Gonnect the guest operating system fo a private virtual network onthe host computer Do not use a network connection Advanced A Cancel 449 Back When doing a
10. CD from the drive if you need the CD ROM for another application VMware Workstation File Eq Vew Te Widows ep m Pa oe oe VMware Workstation VMware Workstation aov muiig e slanderd oper ging testers and Ure applications Lo run wth Pigh perf ormmano in secure and Ur ameortat e yatua machines Coch tus Batan o tauri lent Co amp VC vet ursus nevari address and full complement ol Titre dowe Che His isifa bn create m few tm baud mean Yia Hm can ratal tad euni a verwty iol stando d operating sytem the vertu machwa Meche a n Chick thes button to create anew team You then can add several virtual machines and connect them with private team LAN segments Ba Ch thus bution to browse for virtual machines or Looms andi to select ore to dalar in this panel You then can interact with the quest qperating system thin this display as you wood a standard Pr it Next if you have not already done so you will need to create a New Virtual Machine in VMware To do this open VMware and at the home screen click new virtual ma chine Follow the install wizard instructions to create your virtual machine with the guest operating system you wish to migrate After creating your new virtual machine return to the VMware home screen again and select Edit Virtual Machine settings Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 5 Section One Getting Started The Target Virtual Machi
11. Current Segment B Bloc red Segment Size 999 B b wtes Read Compression Ratio Performance 1 978 KBS Established conmection to 192 160 1 187 on port 17098 Restore Progress Here the screen shows the status of the SYS pool as it restores Once image has restored succesfully hit Esc to return to the Main Menu to exit Portlock Storage Manager and reboot pe XM M Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 69 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Load and Configure Drivers NetWare 5 1 SP8 P NelWare 5 1 VMware Workstation Ox16M You da not have Vivoare Tools installed After rebooting your virtual target machine NetWare will begin to boot up until this point The reason behind this is that there are drivers that need to be loaded for VMware to recognize your source machine that you imaged Once your virtual machine goes to this point you will need to type in the command nwconfig This will take you into the NetWare Configuration so you can load and configure your disk and storage devices 70 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four SSS eee WI NetWare 5 1 VMware Workstation Fle Edt Vew WM Tess Windows Hep a usle GAN aa o conf igure N d volumes L se Options install or remove Licen
12. Fe ER Vew WM Teas Windows Heb a u 6 Pee oa The following device drivers were detected for this server Add change delete device drivers as needed Device types Driver names Platform Support Module ACPIDRY HotP lug Support Module Copt tonal Load Hodify The first menu you will see is the drivers that are already detected because there are already loaded you can continue through to your storage adapters and devices If for some reason these are not already loaded be sure to do so Press Enter to continue 80 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four P NotWare amp Sep Vitware Workstation Fle Edt View we Tem Windows ep a ulse SAP The following device drivers were detected for this server Add change delete device drivers as needed CPOSHD ULTTAPE IDECD Opt ions Cont inue Load Modify After continuing through to the next driver names list you will see that the drivers for your storage adaptors and network boards are not loaded you will need to highlight your driver names by using the arrow keys and the you can do an autodetect by pressing F3 This will automatically find your necessary drives Do this for both the storage adapters and then load them in your options menu box below Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 81 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Targe
13. Machine NetWare ssssssse 62 Load and Configure Drivers NetWare 5 1 ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeaes 70 Load and Configure Drivers NetWare 6 5 ceccceeeeseeeeeeeeeeneeeseseeeenees 77 Load and Configure Drivers Windows XP Pro ssssssssssee 85 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Introduction Introduction IT managers around the globe share a common challenge Keeping up with the unpre dictable need for more servers and storage while addressing growing business conti nuity demands Yet strategies to manage computing resources more effectively across sprawling enterprises and amid constant new application developments have not always kept pace The result is that many IT organizations are severely under utilizing their existing hardware resources while others are constantly reacting to business conditions instead of proactively planning for growth Server virtualization is a proven way to overcome this challenge by better utilizing computing resources improving scalability reliability and availability while lowering total cost of ownership TCO Virtualization software divides a single physical server into several independent virtual machines each of which can host a separate operat ing system and applications in complete isolation from other virtual machines on the same server Portlock Storage Manager is the perfect tool to migrate physical computers t
14. NetWare while booted This way if anything happens to your virtual Guest OS you can return back to its original state with your snapshot 76 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four Load and Configure Drivers NetWare 6 5 SP3 Y MalWare amp 5 pJ VMware Workstation Prot ing stage toad Loading nodule CLS XLN antro led Cryptography Services from Novell Ine Version 26618 41 January 18 2885 Sopyright 1995 2685 Novell All rights reserved Patent No 5 933 583 Portions Copyright 1986 27081 RSA Data Security All Digitally Signed Objects successfully loaded Loading module PMLODR NLM Ine Inc ny stage 4 loadin TEX NLH unloaded Prace bay tage loading af 1 Loading Module POLIMGR WLM I Open Enter Pack Res Voa do nof have Monae Todt notated After you have completed your restore from the souce machine reboot or reset your virtual machine NetWare 6 5 will then boot to this point The reason for this is because your network board and some storage adapters that will need to be loaded for VMWare I Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 77 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine eee Wi MalWare amp 5 p3 VMware Workstation Fe EM Vvew aw gt OD NetWere amp 5spa sontrotled Cryptography Services from Novell Ine 26618 41 January 18 2885 All rights
15. Portlock Storage Manager to continue through to the license installation The other options on this menu will provide you with assistance you may need to set up your target machine Press Enter to continue 10 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Getting Started The Target Virtual Machine Section One Bm MH B B Il M ui ch Vitware Workstation Portlock Storage Manager Copyright c 2888 2845 Portlock Software B All rights reserved This softuare is limited to being used for evaluation Licensed Customer Portlock Software Evaluation Version Update Expiration April 1 2886 81 32 55 Sof tuare Uersion 3 36 81 Softuare Release October 2 2AAS For support go to wae portlock com or support port lock com Press any key to continue At this point you will be in evaluation mode of Portlock Storage Man ager untill you install your server license This screen will also provide you with the latest version and expiration date of Portlock Storage Manager Press any key to continue Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 11 Section One Getting Started The Target Virtual Machine rh9 Viware Workstation Install License Insta M license from the B drive Load icense from the drive Load license from the B drive Continue and evaluate soft
16. SESZCEZZL LLE 9 rh9 VMware Workstation m s Fle EX View WM Tex Windows Mep a upe GAN anom x Fontes x PET E a x E rentin E m Specify the TCP IP address and TCP Port number of the remote system This addres the TCP IP address of the remote system The remote sm mast be running in Server Mode The TCP Port mimber mst be the same on both systems Enter the TCP IP address of the remote computer If Address i TCP Port 19AAA Inside of the client mode you will need to enter the appropriate IP address and TCP Port of that of the source machine once entered correctly press F10 to connect to your source machine if you entered the correct IP address and TCP Port you will be able to see your imaged partitions which you plan to restore Press F10 to continiue K M Y P Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 40 Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four Restoring the Image to the Target Machine Linux 9 rh9 VMware Workstation Fle Ed View WM Team Windows Hep a ujo GAN an oo 4 3 Favor Rene ha ome ga Rad Pt Linus Qin Status De Pt Partition or Volume Type RESTURE 1 2 Linux mative LEXT2 4K FS 7 RESTORE 1 3 Linux swap When restoring your image you are given the option to skip multiple partitions with F5 By skippi
17. Section Two Portlock Install Wizard Portlock Install Wand Reoty Us insta Portlock Storage Manager wil be nutalied to the tolorang destinatior MYSEFIVER SYS STORMO At this point Portlock Storage Manager is ready to be installed Press the Back button to return to the previous screen or the Next button to begin the install Copy Processing Portlock Storage Manager r Task Progress w Prepare to Copy Files Format Destination Media Yv CopyFiles Source Directory C Program Files Portlock Software Portlock Storage Manager Destination Directory SYS 5TORMGR Copy Status TN Press the Continue button to complete the installation When done press the Done button Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 29 Section Two Installing Portlock Storage Manager Source Machine Portlock Install Wizard Portlock Install Wizard Inchaltatice Conglate The inifdosion of Portlock Storage Manages in the following irme i comple Server MYSENVEF Launching Mortlock Memote veli ifa your Modiock product on the Nowell Nefwiare server that you selected Tha server vail slat in eather a jamolin server made d seno chirt made deperding upon gout pnor access mode anlection Your choice of remote modes n determined by the security you heve n place m accermng server komn a devkton if you havo feewal or NAT in place tht prevents public acces the remote chers server mode The se
18. Windows installation it is a good idea to run in a bridged network that way you have access to the internet on your network For further information on the rest of the networking options refer to the user manual for VMware workstation 88 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four E Virtual Machine Wizard localhost localdomain Select a Disk Which disk do you want this drive to use Disk Create a new virtual disk A virtual machine is composed of one or more files on the host file system which will appear as a single hard disk to the guest operating system Virtual disks can easily be copied or moved on the same host or between hosts Use an existing virtual disk Choose this option to reuse a previolisly configured disk Use a physical disk for advanced users Choose this option to give the virtual machine direst acaess to a local harddisk Advanced A Cancel 4M Back Select the disc you want your drive to use Since we do not have an existing virtual disk we will create a new one in which to store our image from the source machine Don t confuse your virtual disk with your physical disk The only thing you need to consider is the remaining space on your physical drive Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 89 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine E Vi
19. achine Section Four Migrating the I mage Source to Target All Operating Systems Pi rh9 VMware Workstation Fie Ed View WM Team Windows Melb Min Mena Drive Commands Partion Commands Vo lume Commands Image Command s Repair Command x CD DVD Commands Changer Commands Commands Commands for Updates nse Renewal Once inside the Main Menu you will have a list of commands to choose from This list provides you with many options that make managing your server a symplified process For the purposes of this manual we will choose the restore com mands Press Enter to select option and continue Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 37 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine 9 rh9 VMware Workstation Fle Ed Vew VM Tese Windows Mep Storage Manager can read an image from several types of sources Pile This can be a normal file on NetWare volume or a DOS partition TCP IP A data stream can be reecived using TCP IP from another computer The other computer must be running cither Image Manager or Storage Manager image can be read from an IDE or SCSI T Drive image can be read brom a file on an F image can be read from a file on a Web Select Image Source image froma disk file image froma tape drive image from a CD DUD image from a Web image from an FTP f Inside of the restore commands you will find several different options to restore your im
20. age Because we are restoring directly from the source machine we have chose to read the image from TCP IP link TCP IP will connect you directly between the source and target machine This will provide you with the fastest migration time Press Enter to continue 38 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four I rh9 VMware Workstation When transferring an image via TCP IP one side needs to be a server and the other side needs to be client The system that is running s Server mist he started first The system ruming as a server will listen for a connection from the other system Select the TCP IP mode for this system Select TCP IP Mode TCP IP Server A roudon have mimre Tointa CC BOB When choosing TCP IP you will need to setup your source machine as the server and the target machine as the clinet This will provide you with a direct connection between the two machines Be sure when setting up your TCP IP connection that you start your server mode first The server will then wait for a connection from the target machine Press Enter to continue Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 39 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine a A aa oo a a LLILLLLLC C C CIZLZLEZLIZIZLZ2ZZLLLELLELIILLLELLCECZCLLELELLLLLLLLLUZZZZ LLLLEZEELZLLULLKLLL LILILZEZZLLLLLLLCZZLZCLULLULULUX
21. are s virtual machine wizard will guide you in selecting the correct amount of memory for your machine Virtual Disk Types There are two types of Virtual Disks Fixed and Dynamic Fixed sets aside a specific amount of space on the physical hard drive for that virtual drive Dynamic grows to the size specified as more space is needed For example a fixed 100 gigabyte virtual disk will set aside a 100 gigabyte space on the physical drive for use by the virtual machine A dynamic 100 gigabyte virtual disk may only be 2 gigabytes in size at first but will grow to it s allocated size as more space is needed 4 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Getting Started The Target Machine Getting Started The Target Virtual Machine Section One Getting Started The Target Virtual Machine The Portlock Boot CD will be used to boot your Target virtual machine Portlock Storage Manager which is included on the Portlock Boot CD will be used to restore the image of the Source Physical machine The Portlock Boot CD is available for down load at www portlock com in the form of an ISO image After downloading the ISO image you may choose to burn the image to a CD ROM using a CD burning software such as Roxio or Nero You can also use the ISO directly from a location on your Host machine such as the Desktop You may find it more convenient to use the ISO image directly This way you don t have to remove the
22. c History ia scorpion lic E stormgr lic Desktop Y My Documents My Computer File name stormar My Network P Files of type Product License x Cancel A This screen shows the Portlock Storage Manager license stormgr lic file selected Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 27 Section Two Installing Portlock Storage Manager Source Machine Portlock Inst ali Wizard The locaton you enter vil be used by ther mataller os the tanget deectory on your destination machine to mosivo Vor executing This product he files esent You may select the default destination ce you muy erie the destination ol your choice Make cute rund pou ardre the prop dedamwbon homer Foe example Nefw are volume deectont The default destination on the server you selected previously is the SYS volume in a subdirectory called STORMGR After installation on the server is complete you will be able to load Portlock Storage Manager by typing the following command at the destination server console prompt LOAD SYS STORMGR STORMGR to load Portlock Storage Manager To choose another destination volume such as VOL1 use the following syntax under an install directory VOL1 STORMGR STORMGR This would change the LOAD command syntax to LOAD VOL1 STORMGR STORMGR 28 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Installing Portlock Storage Manager Source Machine
23. e If your with to view the output of this configuration you may otherwise select No and press Enter to continue 58 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four Y rh9 VMware Workstation You do not have VMevrae Tools metaled To start your Graphical User Interface GUI you will need to know the root password of the source machine that you imaged from This password is case sensitive If the password does not work in lower case try typing it with the Caps Lock turned on Once typed correctly your machine will begin searching for your server Press Enter to continue Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 59 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine WI rh9 VMware Workstation fe E ee v Tex Windows Hep wre n5 D mU e Bh med et Unux rte You dO nof have Vite e 10065 notated Now that you have typed in your root password Redhat begins searching for different driver cards to boot your GUI Once your sys tem locates the driver you Linux system will completely reboot SSS SS SSS SS SS SSS 60 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four Ld rh9 Viware Workstation File EX View YM Tew Wndows Heb we redhat Welcome to localhost localdomain You do nak have Vea Teck
24. e sure that your device has enough room to store your image on If you need to you can store your image on multiple devices Press Enter to continue pe Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 43 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine V rh9 VMware Workstation Fle EG View WN Tem Windows Heb Bee Os ge Rad thut Linus gm Device 1 LINUX rev scs ivhost y busfi target y lun 18 240 HB Partition Type Mirrored Offset MB Size MB MBR G 63 Free Space u 16 246 MB Sclect cmpty space to create Linux mative partition You can now select the empty space that you wish to store your image If there is not enough space to store your image you will need a second device to store the additional partitions Press Enter to continue 44 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four rh9 VMware Workstation Fle Ed View WM Tess Windows Hep a u o6 5m uut Forte A Meme ga Red Hf Linux gum GB Ped Mat Linux te Device 1 CLINUX zev scs ivhost y bustle targetiy lun 18 246 HB Partit Size M UARN ING MBR Imalid FDISK Signature Free 5 k Device 1 needs to be initialized The drive initialize command will delete all partitions volumes and file systems on this drive Initialize Drive Cance Uperat ton
25. ge Manager InstallShield Wizard License Agreement Please read the following kerse agreement carefully Portlock Software License Agreement IMPORTANT Read this before using your copy of Portlock Software This document is a legal agreement between you an individual or business the Licensee and Portlock Software Portlock Use of the enclosed softvare indicates your acceptance of these terms As used in this License Agreement the term SOFTWARE means the zj accept the terms in the berse agreement 1 do not accept the terms in the license agreement em At this point read the Portlock Software License Agreement carefully and once finished if you accept the terms of the license agreement click accept and then click Next ly Porthork Storage Menager a Customer Information Please enter your information User Name Qr gari sbon Install this application for amp iyone who uses this computer all users C Oriy for me Kho Harley sim owe o cmm You will now be prompted to enter in your User Name and Organization You also will be asked whether you wish to install this application for Anyone who uses this computer all users or Only for me Press the Next button to continue 22 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Installing Portlock Storage Manager Source Machine Section Two lp Porthock Storage Manager InstallShield Wizard Desti
26. ge new features available in Workstation 5 This virtual machine will not be compatible with VMware ESX Server 2 x GSX Server 3 x ACE 1 x or Workstation 4 x C Legacy Greate a new virtual machine using the legacy format This virtual machine can be used with Workstation 5 but will operate In legacy mode This virtual machine will be compatible with VMware ESX Server 2 GSX Server 3 x ACE x and Workstation 4 x e Advanced X Cancel 4 Back When setting up your Windows virtual machine it is recommended that you select custom and a new workstation 5 virtual format This will allow you to closely match the disk type and adapters of your source machine For further information on different virtual formats you should refer to the VMware user manual Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 85 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Virtual Machine Wizard localhost localdomain Select a Guest Operating System Which operating system will be installed on this virtual machine Guest Operating System Microsoft Windows Linux Novell NetWare Sun Solaris Other Version Windows XP Professional Advanced X Cancel Back L Begin setting up your Windows virtual machine by selecting the appropriate Windows version as your guest operating system For all of the windows supported platforms refer to the VMware user manual Select next
27. ill need a second device to store the additional partitions Press Enter to continue Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 65 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Le ss en ea sn nnn nn nc nn nc nnn EO a Le Wartana Fle Ede Vew VM Tem Windows Hels Status for DOS Partition on Device 1 Partition si Drive Label AWLUCALUOL Cluster Size 4 Fartition Space Used Complete Elapsed Time Estimated Time Left Blocks to Restore 77 Restored 4 784 Written 36 044 735 on Ratio Performance Space Freer Established connnmection to 192 168 1 187 on port 19888 Restore Frogress mu gt fy You do not hires Vihirire Tools ret rete d BSS As NetWare restores you will be asked to enter a new NSS pool name for the destination pool Because this is a new disk drive you will not need to rename the SYS pool This is only used when there is already a present SYS pool Portlock Storage Manager will not allow two pools with the same name In fact it is recommended you do not change your SYS pool name M MM M SSS SSS SS SSS SS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS 66 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four NotWare 6 5sp3 VMware Workstation Fle Ed View WN Team Windows Mep a utle Fares x Device W1 IL INUX f cs ivhost bus targe
28. ine The disk type chosen should emulate that of the source machine If you are unsure if SCSI is correctly supported then choose IDE because it s supported by any known OS Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 91 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine E Virtual Machine Wizard localhost localdomain Specify Disk Capacity How large do you want this disk to be Disk Capacity Virtual disk files are quite small at first then grow as you add files to them This virtual disk can never be larger than the maximum capacity that you set here Disk size GB 20 0 Allocate all disk space now By allocating the full capacity of the virtual disk you enhance performance of your viral machine However the disk will fake 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 Will start small then become larger as you add applications files and data fo your virtual machine rs ee X Cancel amp Bak nee Here you will need to specify the size of your virtual disk capacity The minimum size being 100mb and the maximum being 950 GB for both SCSI and IDE The size used will also depend on the drive of you source machine Refer to the VMware user manual for more information on disk capacity 92 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the I
29. inimum files to run Portlock Storage Manager from a floppy Unzip toa formatted floppy diskette 3 Installation of Portlock Storage Manager natively on NetWare servers using NWConfig or Pinstall methods File s Download the zipped version NetWare based Install Unzip and execute NWConfig or PInstall OR Minimum files to run Portlock Storage Manager on a NetWare server Create the directory SYS STORMGR Unzip into this directory No installation is required required OR Minimum install package for installation directly on a NetWare server Create a temporary directory on your NetWare server and unzip these files into this direc tory NetWare 3 x amp 4 x run PINSTALL NLM to install NetWare 5 x amp 6 x run NWCONFIG NLM to install Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 19 Section Two Installing Portlock Storage Manager Source Machine Setting up Portlock Install on Your Windows Machine Portlock Install is a Windows based program that will remotely install Portlock Storage Manager on a NetWare server You must install the program on your Win dows desktop or server before you can perform remote installations All of the files necessary to perform remote installations of Portlock Storage Manager will be installed Several programs including Portlock Install Portlock Remote and Portlock Check For Updates plus users guides web access URLs and support files will als
30. ively on a large number of machines it supports almost every type of storage device IDE EIDE SATA SCSI RAID Fibre Channel iSCSI FireWire USB and SANs are all sup ported Our bare metal image and restore technology supports thousands of server configurations from Compaq Dell HP IBM and more Portlock Storage Manager can optimize server storage perform bare metal recoveries facilitate server to server migration and more In addition users can copy create clone image and restore Portlock Storage Manager s image and restore features make it possible to image restore from disk tape CD DVD FTP and across the wire using TCP IP Since Portlock Storage Manager does not require operating system installation the operating system can be restored automatically as part of the recovery migration process helping make a physical to virtual migration as painless as possible The Portlock Boot CD is a bootable CD ROM that contains Portlock Storage Manager in various configurations for installation execution for Linux NetWare and Windows The CD auto configures Ethernet and Storage device drivers making it a valuable tool when your system will not boot or will not boot correctly It can be a lifesaver by allowing you to examine your system s configuration settings The Portlock Boot CD is available as a downloaded ISO image on our website www portlock com 2 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration
31. mage Source Machine Section Three When transferring an image via TCP IP one side needs to be a server and the other side needs to be a client The system that is running as a server must be started first The system running as a server will listen for a connection from the other system Select the TCP IP mode for this system Select TCP IP Mode When writing an image via TCP IP one side needs to be in server mode and the other side needs to be in client mode We will select the source machine as for server mode When a computer is selected in server mode that computer will listen for a connection or call from the computer in client mode When the client computer connects via the TCP IP link the server computer will begin to send the image to the client Specify the TCP Port number to be used to listen for connections from the remote system The remote system will connect to this system in Client Mode The TCP Port number must be the same on both systems Enter the TCP Port to be used for this computer Local IP Address 8 1 205 Local TCP Port Specify the IP address and the TCP Port number to be used to listen for connections from the remote system The remote system will connect to this system in Client Mode The TCP Port number must be the same on both systems Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 35 Migrating the Image Source to Target Migrating the Image Source to Target M
32. mage Source to Target Machine Section Four iv Wied Machine Settings Hardware Options Deve situs 8 Memory 256MB Gonnected Hard Disk SCSI 0 0 Compact IZ Connect at power on S CD ROM 1 IDE 1 0 Using drive dev cdrom Floppy 1 Using drive dev fdo RB Ethernet 1 Bridged Use a physical drive QUSB Controller Present Device devcom Sound Adapter Using device dev dsp A Mouse autodetect Connection c Legacy emulation Use ISO image roct Desktop LBCDo91 905 iso Virtual Device Node SCSI scsi 0 0 7 IDE o A e x omea oA ox You can use the Portlock Boot CD a couple of ways For this example we downloaded the ISO from our website and then saved it to the desktop Once downloaded browse to its location and select the ISO Your virtual system will now boot with the Portlock boot CD Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 93 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine SSS en nn DT Mware Workstation Ele ES ye VM Teer Tobe tiio l Delay Settings Vous compute e sooner resckdtor and color depth are curent wet to amp wary Io evel You can get a better petu by P r s ng these settings fe de the cick thu balloc You do not have Vi ware Tools installed Once you have rebooted your virtual machine you can now see that you
33. n Selected Disk Drivers a LS 1MPTNU currevtliy loaded IDEHD currently loaded IDEATA 61 currently loaded IDEATA LL currently loaded LABIUM currantly loaded dditiaonal drivers ed driver menu Inside your driver configuration you will be able to see a list of se lected drivers that are currently loaded You will need to select and load additional drivers for your NetWare virtual machine Selecting additional drivers will give you a list of drivers to load sev eral of which are recommended for Novell Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 73 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine V NotWare 5 1 VMware Workstation Fle Edt We WW Ten Windows Heb IDEATA HAM Novell IDE ATR RTAPI Host Adapter Module IDEATA HAM Novell Legacy IDEZATAZATAPI Host Adapter Module do not s IDECD CIM A ZUM ABIDE IM Once inside the additional drivers menu you will need to load the ap propriate drives for your system For IDE disks you can use the drivers with any version of NetWare IDEATA HAM and IDEHD CDM for SCIS you may need to load the BLMM3 HAM driver For more information on loading drivers for your virtual machine please refer to the VMWare manual on VMWare tips for NetWare 74 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four 7 NetWare 5 1 VMware Workstation Fie Ect Ve
34. nager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four BF Red Hat Linux VMware Workstation Select empty space to create Linux swap partition From the creation of your Linux swap partition you have the capability to resize with the limitiation of a minimum and maximium size Once you have decided on a size for your swap partiton press F10 to continue Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 49 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine fl Red Hat Linux VMware Workstation LI Create Linux Swap Partition on Device 1 254 Cylinders Minime Size EN Cylin Maximum Size 261 Cylinders 3 1959 First Cyl Ending Cylinder 2212 2348 Last Cyl Once your root partition has completed you will need to restore your swap partition The swap partition is where any unused items are placed until they are needed again You will select the left over empty space of your disk drive to begin creating your swap partition and it s size Press Enter to continue 50 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four PI Med ral Linux VMware Workstation Create Linux Suap Partition on Device 1 1992 16 254 Cylinders Minime Size J3 n n eimim Size 204 MB 1 1959 First Cyl Ending Oylinder 2212 2340 Last Cyl Create Linux Swap Partition Cancel Upera
35. natalad Your Redhat Linux system will now boot every time you start your Redhat vitural machine Make sure you are using your floppy boot disk When you wish to start your vitural machine and that you have the same username and password as your source machine to login to your vitural Redhat system Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 61 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Restoring the Image to the Target Machine NetWare 5 1 SP8 amp 6 5 SP3 NotWare 6 5ep3 Vitware Workstation Fle EX View YM Team Windows Melb Status DE PU Partition or Volume Type pan 1 2 WSS Pool SYS When restoring your image you are given the option to skip multiple partitions with F5 By skipping a partition you can restore a single parittion to a different location This is useful if you wish to have a backup of a spacific partition For this example we are restoring the entire image form the source machine Press Enter to continue 62 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four NotWare 6 5sp3 VMware Workstation Status De PW Partition or Volume Type 3 939 M LL 1 2 NSS Pool SYS Ready to begin restore Go back and change selections Cancel restore command By selecting continue and restore you are beginning the restore pro cess f you are unsure about any of your partitions you sh
36. nation Folder Cikk Next to install to this folder or cick Change to install to different folder C3 Install Portlock Storage Manager to C Program Piles Portiock SoftwarePortiock Storage Manaper gunge At this screen select the destination where you wish to Install Portlock Storage Manager Click Next to install to the folder listed or click Change to install to a different folder lp Porthork Storage Manager InstallShield Wizard Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin instalation R Destination Folder Ci Program FleslPortiock Software Portlock Storage Manager If you want to review or change any installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard Click Install to complete the installation Your progress will be visible Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 23 Section Two Installing Portlock Storage Manager Source Machine lp Portlock Storage Manager InstallShield Wizard Installing Portlock Storage Manager The program features you selected are being nstaled Please wat while the lent alShieid Wirard instal Portlock Shor age Manager Thes may tahe several minces Raw Copying new files Lr When complete the successful installation panel will display Click Finish to exit the installer Portkork Soll ware Update Manager Portlock Prodat Portiock Storage Manager URL hee lj vow potiock com You Version Lates
37. ndows Heb Portlock Storage Manager Copyright c 2888 2885 Portlock Softuere All rights reserved This softumre is licensed for use on 1 system Licensed Customer kaly kel ler port lock com Update Expiration May 17 2 713 Softuare Uersion 3 36 81 Software Release October 2 2665 For support qo to was port lock com or support port lock com lt Tress any key to cont inue gt Now that your license for Portlock Storage Manager is installed you will no longer be operating in evaluation mode You will no longer be limited 1 000 MB for any restore operations Press any key to continue Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 15 Section One Getting Started The Target Virtual Machine W rh9 VMware Workstation A connection will be mide to the Portlock Software web server to check for a newer version of this softwarc No information about your system or software will be sent This feature requires TCP IP and a connection to the Internet backup of the current version will be made to RAK Check for Sof tuare Updates Cancel As different features are added and limitations fixed there will be added versions to Portlock Storage Manager An easy way to upgrade to the latest version as long as your license has not expired is to check for updates This feature will upgrade you to the latest version without having to reinstall If you already have the current version choose cancel
38. ne _ _______________ _ __________________ ___ ego F MotWare 5 1 Siwere Werketalion fle Cit Vew WM Tes Widows ep Viriual Machine Settings Maideste Options Device Dever slots Meteor y AREA e Connect at power on Connector crore NW vm Use physical dive 40 ato Dl mA minter Auto detect D Connect eechusteely tp the vaa machine CJ Lepeecy emotion O Use 150 image 9 iDE 10 CORON 1 In the Connection menu of the Virtual Machine Settings window select the Portlock Boot CD As discussed earlier this may be on a physical CD ROM or as an ISO image Select physical drive and the CD ROM if the Boot CD has burned to a CD or select Use ISO image if you are using the ISO image of the Portlock Boot CD In the Use ISO image you will see an option to browse to the location of the ISO Browse to the Portlock Boot CD ISO and click open to select the file 6 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Getting Started The Target Virtual Machine Section One The Portlock Boot CD and Portlock Storage Manager All Operating Systems The following steps for using the Portlock Boot CD and Portlock Stor age Manager are very similar Where there are differences from one operating system to another this guide will make note of it Pi NetWare 5 7 VMware Workstalion fle tat Ww VM Team Windows Melb swt Sah BS om Y ee reet Forres ESSENTIAL TOOLS FOR STORAGE Linux Boot CD LINUX MAGOSX
39. ng a partition you can restore a single parittion to a different location This is useful if you wish to have a backup of a spacific partition For this example we are restoring the entire image form the source machine Press Enter to continue Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Al Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine I rh9 VMware Workstation D Pa Partition or Volume Type LITT Status RESTUKE 1 Z Linux native LEXTZ 4K FS 7 ESTORE 1 3 Linux swap Ready to begin restore Go back and change selections Cancel restore command 5 153 MB B94 MB By selecting continue and restore you are beginning to the restore process If you are unsure about any of your partitions you should go back and change your selections or cancel the restore command at this time Press Enter to continue 42 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four SSS eee rh9 VMware Workstation Fle ER Www YM Tem Windows Heb euje S45 Ban Device 1 LINUX sdevescs L host amp busB targetB lun 18 248 MD Partition Type Mirrored Offset MB Size M MBR B LI free Space LU 16 2460 MB Select the destination device to restore the Linux mative partition to If you have more than one device to choose from on your target machine choose the device you wish to restore your image to You will need to mak
40. nt press the Scan for Servers button to locate the target NetWare server When you click the Scan for Servers button your computer will perform a scan for all available NetWare servers that can be detected If the server you wish to install the software to is not detected enter the server name or IP ad dress manually into the dialog box If your server still cannot be detected after entering the server name or IP ad dress check to see if the server is available on the network 26 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Installing Portlock Storage Manager Source Machine Section Two Pastlock Inctall Wivard tented pour new cent oF select the evasion lcenie te proceed ai ad Vo Corin Select License F trated New Leenan f insta valuanon Liceme An evaluation licenze i included sih he downloaded product matoer You may nial her hero on your server i order 10 evouste the product However you will need a production kcerue ta wie all of the product feabues production kanie n rotad vitis pour purchase of Tha Portiock product Note All ol the Porteck products we Keented on per computer hace You may select a production license for your installation or simply continue with the evaluation license Select the license type and click Next to con tinue You will then be asked to locate the lic file open 0 3 Look in gg 3 Floppy A 83 ex Ed defrag lic Ea tel u dsktest li
41. o a virtual environment About this Document The purpose of this document is to guide the user interested in performing a physical to virtual migration in VMware using Portlock Storage Manager and the Portlock Boot CD Portlock Storage Manager will be used in this exercise to image the source com puter and migrate it to the target computer About the Reader Chances are if you are reading this document you already have some level of experi ence working with VMware and Virtual Machines But even this is your first attempt at creating a virtual machine more than likely you want to move a physical machine to a virtual machine There are numerous reasons for wanting to perform a physical to virtual conversion You may want to test a new application Perhaps you want to install a recent update Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 1 Introduction to your operating system and want to test it before actually installing it on a produc tion machine or you plan on consolidating several servers onto one machine What ever your reasons you are undoubtedly looking for a quick and easy solution for physical to virtual migration About Portlock Storage Manager amp Portlock Boot CD Originally designed as an Enterprise class storage management product Portlock Storage Manager has evolved into a multi functional multi platform management product for Linux NetWare and Windows and now VMware Tested extens
42. o be installed To begin the installation download the Portlock Storage Manager Windows based Installer setup exe Run Setup exe 20 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Installing Portlock Storage Manager Source Machine Section Two Tevet alltel Wizard Preparing to Install EY Pork Urnihali Manager Setup preparing the Vilis heki Wizard witch vell guide you theough the program setup procett Please wat origami Wreker brutais The Portlock Uninstall Manager Wizard welcome screen will appear Press the Next button to continue with the uninstall The Portlock Storage Manager Install Shield Wizard will start by configuring the Windows installer The wizard will install Portlock Uninstall Manager on your Windows computer To continue click Next S Portlock Storage Manager InstaShiekd Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Portlock Storage Manager The Inst aed vell inst ll Peetiock Stee age Manger n your computer To continue cick Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and internaponal restes When the installation of Portlock Uninstall Manager has completed click Finish to continue The Portlock Storage Manager Install Shield Wizard opening screen will appear Press the Next button to continue Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 21 Section Two Installing Portlock Storage Manager Source Machine Portlock Stora
43. ould go back and change your selections or cancel the restore command at this time Press Enter to continue Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 63 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine _ __ ___ OO sl NotWare 6 5sp3 VMware Workstation Fle EX View WM Tes Windows Hep Device 1 LLINUX dcvscs i hos th bust targe ty Iun 16 278 MB Partition Type Mirrored Offset MB Size MB MIR A 6I Free Space j 16 248 MB Select destination drive to create DOS partition If you have more than one device to choose from on your target machine choose the device you wish to restore your image to You will need to make sure that your device has enough room to store your image on If you need to you can store your image on multiple devices Press Enter tp continue M M M Vv 64 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four NotWare 6 5sp3 VMware Workstation Device 1 LINUX dcuescs ichos th bust targe ts Iun 16 240 MB Partition Type Mirrored Offset MB Size MB MDR A 6I Free Space 8 18 248 Mh Select empty space to create DOS partition You can now select the empty space that you wish to store your image If there is not enough space to store your image you w
44. ration 33 Section Three Creating the Image Source Machine Storage Manager can save the image to several types of destinations File This can be a normal file on a NetWare volume or a DOS partition TCP IP A data stream can be sent using TCP IP to another computer The other computer must be running either Image Manager or Storage Manager Tape The image can be written to an IDE or SCSI Tape Drive FTP The image can be read from a file on an FIP Server Select Image Destination a image to a CD DUD Recorder image to an FTP server From the Select I mage Destination menu you can choose to write an image to a disk file to a TCP IP link a tape drive CD DVD recorder or to an FTP server In this exercise we will select the second option Write I mage to a TCP IP link Press Enter to continue Storage Manager can compress the image as it is being written When ting images to IDE or SCSI Tape drives that provide hardware compression do not enable software compression Note Some inexpensive tape drives do not provide hardware compression Select Compr ion Mode Portlock Storage Manager can compress the image as it is being written From the Compression Mode menu select whether to Disable or Enable software write compression and press Enter to continue For our example Disable Software Write Compression has been chosen 34 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Creating the I
45. reserved Jersion Zopyrigh 1995 2685 Novell Inc Patent No 5 933 583 Portions Copyright 1986 27881 RSA Data Security Inc All Digitally Signed Objects successfully loaded Loading module PMLODR NLM re ing stage 4 loading of I i oduile TBZ NLH unloaded iji CCETT ERIL Loading Module POLIMGR NLM i Upen r Hit Bights Rararumi HH i TIHE ZHE You dd nof have Mere Todds esteled With NetWare 6 5 instead of typing NWConfig you will use the com mand HDETECT which will take you to the NetWare installation where you will load your drivers 78 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four P NerWare amp Sep Vieware Workstation The SYS Volume is not mounted Access to the AUTOEXEC NCF and NETIMNFO CF configuration files is disabled Any network drivers HotPlag xapport Modules and MetWare Loadable modules that are loaded will not be recorde 30 do nef have Ware Tons ted Once inside HDETECT you will see that the SYS Volume is not mounted You will want to load the drivers despite this fact Because once your drivers are loaded you SYS volume will be mounted The is an important process in booting your NetWare virtual machine Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 79 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine I eee WI NotWare amp Sep Vitware Workstation
46. rrored Offset MB Size Mi MBR GRUB 3 2 8B8 33 3631 B 63r l Linux native IK FS boot l 161 Mi Free space segment 18134 MB IUE MI Select the destination device to restore the Linux mative partition to At this point you will select the next device in which to store your second partition A drive holds up to four primary partitions so you can restore to the same device as your boot partition as long as there is enough space If not you will need a second device Press Enter to continue Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 47 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine HEU M OO sl P Red Hal Linux VMware Workstation rei ORTILO gt Restore Status for Linux Partition on Device 1 Partition 2 Partition Type Linux native Complete 12 88 Partition Siz 15 264 MB Elapsed Time 82 85 Partition Estimated Time Left 14 67 z Blocks to Restore Z 188 994 R Blocks Restored 20A 440 Space Used 8 51 Bytes Read 1 162 955 26 Space Free Compression Ratio 1 1 Performance 8 974 KES Established connnection to 192 160 1 110 on port 19908 Restore Progress The root partition is typacally a very large partition that holds a lot of information For this reason the restore of this partition make take several minutes depending on the size M MMMM H 48 Using Portlock Storage Ma
47. rtual Machine Wizard localhost localdomain Memory for the Virtual Machine How much memory would you like to use for this virtual machine Memory Specify the amount of memory allocated to this virtual machine The memory size must be a multiple of 4 MB Memory for this virtual machine _ ese Eve 1756 A Guest OS recommended minimum 128MB Recommended memory 256MB Maximum recommended memory A Memory swapping may occur beyond this size TI6MB Advanced X Cancel Back e Most of the time the default settings for your virtual memory are ok There are certain specifications for different operating system that you will need to be aware of This is obviously also dependant on your physical memory EEeEeEeeEeEeyeyyyeycycycycxccyxc cxcyeycxy gt qy q qy gt _E gt S gt gt E SSS SSS SSS SSS H Q 90 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four New Virtual Machine Wizard localhost Jocaldomain Select I O Adapter Types What adapter type would you like to use VO Adapter Types IDE Adapter ATAPI SCSI Adapter BusLogic LSI Logic WP Advanced X Cancel 4 Back Consider the setting of your source machine Choose the virtual disk type that is right for your operating system The default disk type depends on the OS that you have selected for your target mach
48. rver vl then initi the connection Vo the desktuo IV Lech Potiock Remote The new installation is now complete Launch a remote access session by checking the Launch Portlock Remote box and pressing Next Plowte enter the koshon where you nel ied you Poskock product Location BENEBEEEE Please make wae that you erbes the proper verver location famat voksne directory Select Server l amcte Mode CS Start you Portlock product in remote server mode Stat you Portlock product in remote chert mode Dari tog IP uisa Let IP Addon 192 168 1 101 Serves IP Adder List ve 192 162 1 148 This screen will prompt you for which server mode to launch Select the mode based on your prior server access mode selection Click the Finish button 30 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Installing Portlock Storage Manager Source Machine Section Two Quick Installation of Portlock Storage Manager on Novell Open Enterprise Server 1 Start a bash shell at the NetWare server console Type bash at the server prompt 2 Create a directory to store the Portlock Storage Manager files Type mkdir sys stormgr at the bash prompt 3 Switch directories to sys stormgr Type cd stormgr at the bash prompt 4 Download Portlock Storage Manager Type wget www portlock com filename zip at the bash prompt 5 Unzip the files Type unzip filename zip at the bash prompt 6 Copy yo
49. ry of Hardware Take an inventory of the hardware you are currently using on the source computer Take note of your hardware interfaces Analyze Disk Space and Disk Type Analyze your disk space and type Ask yourself how much space will need What disk type am currently using Is it compatible with VMware Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 3 Introduction Prepartory procedures for migration As in all instances when you are performing a major operation such as installing new software changing hardware updating etc you should do the following System Backup Clean up of machine purge files such as temp files outdated old files etc Memory Requirements Analyze your memory requirements What programs will you be running What are their memory requirements Network Configurations Make note of network configurations such as DHCP Subnet What specific configurations are required for your computer Target or Guest Machine Limitations Hard Disk Size and Type The size of your hard disk will be limited by your selection of Hard Disk Type VMware allows you to select IDE or SCSI as your Hard Disk Type The maximum hard disk space for a Virtual IDE drive is 128 gigabytes and 256 gigabytes for a Virtual SCSI drive Memory Choose the amount of memory you will need for your virtual machine s best performance However you will not be able to select more memory than what your host machine has VMw
50. ses Copy Files Uptions Cinstall NetWare system files Directory Upt ions Cinstall NDS NCF files Options croatezedit server startup files Multi CPU Options Cinstall uninstall SMP Product Options other optional installation itens Exit Once instead the NetWare Configuration choose the driver options so that you can load your disk and network drivers The other options in the NetWare Configuration are necessary but assist in the configura tion of your NetWare virtual machine u Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 71 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine NetWare 5 1 VMware Workstation Configuration Options it lons volunes and volunes Lonfiguru dick amd storage di t gt guses Configure network drivers files Return to previous menu N L D rtup files Multi CPU Options Cinstall ininstall SMP Product Options other optional installation itens Exit You do nok haye Vae Tools taled I You now have a couple of options To view and select additional drivers continue with the option to configure your device drivers If you wish to configure your network drivers you may do so but this is not a necessary step to boot your NetWare Virtual Machine You can do this later 72 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four W NetWare 5 1 VMware Workstatio
51. t Machine eee 7 NotWare amp Sep Vieware Workstation Fle Ect Vew WM Tease Windows Heb Multiple drivers were found that support the following ADAPTER PRODID PC 22 2689 1822 28868 19 BUS CLASS LANH HINNNME PI LUT 3 HINMUMBER 3 SUBCL ETHER Select the driver LAN that best matches your systen or press FiB nmm PUNTNH LAN DIM Ethernet F PRU PUNTNH LAM AHU Ethernet POnet FAST PCnet FRST PCnet FRST 111 inet PCHTHH LAN AHD Ethernet PCnet FX PONTNU LAN AMT Ethernet PChnet PCI PCunet PCI I i 2 itinue na 5 You do not have Viteme Tools motaled Autodetecting you network board may find multiple drivers If this is the case you will need to select the one that best matches your system After your selection press Enter to continue E M 82 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four IP MotWare amp 5 p3 VMware Workstation Configure the protocols for each network board driver Driver nane Device nate CNEAMD LAN AMD PCmet PCI PCnet PC 11 PCnet Fast Ethernet i Bind protot ols Configure protocols From selecting the approprate network board for your system you will have the option to configure its protocols This is not a neccessary step But you may run into some troubles with your network configu ration if you don
52. t Version Version Number 13 32 0001 Version Numt Version Date freveavenos Version Date If a newer version of Portlock Storage Manager is available a screen will appear prompting to upgrade to the latest version of Portlock Storage Man ager Click Yes to upgrade to the latest version Click Get Update button to continue upgrade process 24 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Installing Portlock Storage Manager Source Machine Section Two Using Portlock Storage Manager Installer for NetWare The Portlock Server Installation Wizard will install Portlock Storage Man ager to Novell NetWare servers You will select a NetWare server log in and the required product files will be copied to the NetWare server Portlock Instal Wizard Welcome to Portlock Install The Portlock Instal Wirard install Portlock Manager lo a Novell Net Wace carver Sott You well select a Nefu aee sereni loge and then Ihe vequied product fies wil be copied to the velected NetWare server Copyeytt 2000 2004 Porfiock Software Al nohis reserved To conie chick Nest To begin the installation press Next pe si Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 25 Section Two Installing Portlock Storage Manager Source Machine Portlock Install Wizard Total Netw ate Servers Found Novell Cieri Vernon At this poi
53. te e Tools notaled The Redhat Linux system will begin booting Once completed you will be taken to the Kudzu configuration tool This is where you will config ure all of your hardware for your Linux system This is necessary for VMWare to recognize the image that has been restored 56 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four W rh9 Viaware Workstation Fle Edt View WM Tex Windows Hep a uo BAR an aos iioi m Sa HADMA iiu p ORGS nf Uit ame T it M Once inside the Kudzu configuration tool you will come across any added hardware that has not been configured yet into VMWare Be sure to configure all of the devices to your new system or some devices might not be detected by a regular reboot Once your are done with your configuration reboot your vitural ma chine with the Linux floppy boot disk again so that your new system detect your newly configured hardware Press any key to continue Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 57 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine V rh9 Viware Workstation Fle Ed vew M Tex Windows Heb a ube GA oa cm MITT m RTI xf have Viens 10085 otalled After rebooting your system Redhat will try and start your graphical user interface however this will be unseccessful because you have not set your password for all of your configured hardwar
54. tion At this point creating the Linux swap partition save any size changes that you have made If you are unsure about your swap partition size cancel the operation to review your partition table and size Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 51 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine PI Red Hat Linux Vware Workstation DI Z Lim 3 Linux swap Free space 1 sequent 1866 MB The Linux Swap partition ws successfully created lt Press any key to continuc gt Once your swap partitioin has been successfully created you have completed the restore process Now exit Portlock Storage Manager and reboot or simply click the reset button from your VMWare menu selection Press any key to continue 52 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four S Red Hat Linux VMware Workstation Jos File Edit View YM Team Windows Help a u e GR Bao fp Red Hat Linux i NetWare 65sp3 E Windows XP Professional GRUB version 8 93 638K louer 7 288784K upper memory Red Hat Linux 2 4 28 8 Use the t and 4 keys to select which entry is highlighted Press enter to boot the selected 0S e to edit the commands before booting a to modify the kernel arguments before booting or c for a command line The highlighted entry will be booted automatically in 7 seconds a redhat Your
55. tty Iun 16 248 MB Partition Type Mirrored Offset MB Size MB MBR a x 1eFATI6 NWLOCALUOL 8 KB Clusters 8 582 MB Free space 1 scygment 9794 MB 93 734 MB Select Destination Drive At this point you will select the next device in which to store your second partition A drive holds up to four primary partitions so you can restore to the same device as your boot partition as long as there is enough space If not you will need a second device Press Enter to continue Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 67 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine NotWare 6 5sp3 VMware Workstation Device 1 LLINUXI dcvescsiz hostl bustietargctBz Iun 16 248 MB Partition Type Mirrored Offset MB Size MB MOR 8 ieFATI6 WMLOCALUOL 8 KB Clusters 4 Free space 1 segment 9734 MB Pool SYS Current Pool Size 1 999 B HILILT Poo 3 999 MB Maxieum Poo Si 9 734 B Enter the new pool size in MB Next select the empty space to create the partition Press Enter to continue Enter the size of the new pool in megabytes for the new SYS pool Press Enter to continue 68 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine Section Four Restore Status for NSS Storage Pool SYS Complete NSS Pool Mame SYS Block Size 896 bytes Elapsed Time NSS Pool Siz 995 m Estimated Time Left Seqment Blocks to Restore
56. ur purchased license optional Insert a floppy diskette with your license Type copy a stormgr lic stormgr lic 7 Exit the bash shell Type exit at the bash prompt 8 Start Portlock Storage Manager Type sys stormgr stormgr at the server prompt Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 31 Creating the Image Source Machine Creating the Image Source Machine Section Three Creating the Image Source Machine All Operating Systems After installing Portlock Storage Manager on the source machine you are planning to migrate load Portlock Storage Manager At the Main Menu you will see several options Drive Commands Partition Commands Volume Commands Commands S Commands Repair Commands CD DUD Commands Tape Commands System Commands Check for Updates License Renewal Exit Press ESC to exit lt At the Main Menu select I mage Commands by highlighting it and pressing ENTER to continue e Create a Sector Image of a disk drive Create a Sector Image of a partition Create a Sector Image of a disk region From the Image Menu you have several options 1 Image Entire System 2 I mage a single disk drive 3 Create a sector image of a disk drive 4 Create a sector image of a partition 5 Create a sector image of a disk region Select Image Entire System by highlighting it and press ENTER to continue Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Mig
57. w Ww Teu Windows Heb e 54D uiu cs gaa na Forre UD NetWare 5 1 Select a driver 4 GDTRX HAN HHBRAS5188 HRHM Hewlett Packard Fibre Channel Host Adapter HHBA 5188 Modu 120PC I MLM Novell 120 PC Bus Driver IDEAT BDT Disk Array Controller HAN C SNHSERVER Now that you have selected your drivers you need to specify the boot path where the Server exe will be held In this example we chose the default path name C NWSERVER Press Enter to continue Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 75 Section Four Migrating the Image Source to Target Machine A NetWare 5 1 VMware Workstation Fle Ed View WM Tess Windows Hep Configuration Options Driver Options Cload unload disk and network drivers Standard Disk Options configure NetWare partit lons volunes NSS Disk Options conf igure NSS storage and volunes License Options Cinstall or remove licenses Copy Files Upt ions Cinstall NetWare system files Directory Upt ions tins NCF files Options cre artup files Multi CPU Options Cins Product Options toth Mo lation itens Exit Yu toa do et hav Vener Tote mead Once you have completed your driver configuration you can exit from NWCONFIG and reset your NetWare vitural machine Your configuration will be saved and NetWare will now boot up A couple of things to consider after you machine boots up is to install VMWare tools to you NetWare guest OS and to take a snapshot of
58. ware h You do not have Ve Toks instaled ea aE LT 2 At this point choose the drive on which you will install your license or continue through to evaluation mode If you choose to continue through evaluating the software your restore will be limited to 1 000 MB M M 12 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Getting Started The Target Virtual Machine Section One rh9 VMware Workstation Insert a floppy diskette containing stormgr lic into drive s amy key to continue gt To install your license copy the stormgr lic to a floppy disk and insert it into your specified drive Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration 13 Section One Getting Started The Target Virtual Machine ch Vikware Workstation Tig license was installed lt Press aw key to continuc gt I vou do nat have re Once Portlock Storage Manager recognizes your issued license you will be prompted that your license was installed If you receive any other message you may have an expired license and will need to update to a current version Press any key to continue 14 Using Portlock Storage Manager for Physical to Virtual Migration Getting Started The Target Virtual Machine Section One Sich Vitware Workstation fle Ldk Yew YM Team Wi

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