Re: [Xen-users] Converting VMWare Machine with SCSI disks

[James Pifer <jep@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I have done this process several times to p2v windows 2003 servers
> using a rather convoluted method of using vmware converter to import
> the physical install to a vmware vm, booting it once in vmware,
> following  Microsoft kb314082, and then converting the vmdk to Xen
> disk, once booted in Xen I have installed the GPLPV drivers.
> 

Andy,

Since we're doing very similar things, how does your process differ from
mine?

1) I use vmware converter to capture the source system (usually an HP or
Compaq server)
2) I load the VM in VMWare Server 1.x
3) Copy regmerge.reg to the system (created from the Microsoft article)
4) Install the reg file
5) Verify the sys files exist
6) run qemu-img to create the img file
7) mount the img file and copy in the hal. I've tried several. The
standard hal has worked on the ide machines. 
8) boot the system in xen. 

On your scsi machines, which hal and what acpi and apic settings have
worked for you? I think you previously said the hal you used was
halmacpi.dll. 

Another thing. When this happens I can no longer do step 7. I have to
redo starting at step 6, I have to shut it down hard so it seems like
the file system gets hosed. (I've tried leaving it overnight while it's
"locked" and it never seems to come out of it.) Anyway, I can mount it,
but it mounts as read-only. My next try will be halmacpi.dll. 
halaacpi.dll will not boot.
halacpi.dll locks up
hal.dll locks up. 

thanks,
James


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