VM from ESXi to Xenserver
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I've never moved from ESXi to XS, I'm afraid.
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@hobbit666 said in VM from ESXi to Xenserver:
@thwr said in VM from ESXi to Xenserver:
@hobbit666 There should a proper way to export/import. If all else fails... there's still good old rsync
According to Citrix that is the way to do it. Export as OVF then import.
Can't help here, never really used XS - another thing on my you-need-to-check-that-out-list. Damn, need to get another box of continuous paper for my printer
Anyway, like I said, there are loads of tutorials for moving Linux to a new "disk" using rsync. Should work without issues as long as the kernel is somehow generic.
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Kernel is generic here as long as the new target is not set for full PV.
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This isn't a XenServer issue, but an issue with the CentOS and being exported from ESXi.
Try re-exporting the VM and importing it again.
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Did you have multiple drives on CentOS? This looks like one of the drives didn't get exported.
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@coliver said in VM from ESXi to Xenserver:
Did you have multiple drives on CentOS? This looks like one of the drives didn't get exported.
Don't think so it was just a minimum default install of CentOS. I guessed it would of been single disk, default partitioning.
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@DustinB3403 said in VM from ESXi to Xenserver:
This isn't a XenServer issue, but an issue with the CentOS and being exported from ESXi.
Try re-exporting the VM and importing it again.
Will try that before I go home now
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@hobbit666 said in VM from ESXi to Xenserver:
@coliver said in VM from ESXi to Xenserver:
Did you have multiple drives on CentOS? This looks like one of the drives didn't get exported.
Don't think so it was just a minimum default install of CentOS. I guessed it would of been single disk, default partitioning.
Hmm, that's odd from the errors it looks like it has the /boot partition but the other ones were on a different drive.
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@coliver said in VM from ESXi to Xenserver:
@hobbit666 said in VM from ESXi to Xenserver:
@coliver said in VM from ESXi to Xenserver:
Did you have multiple drives on CentOS? This looks like one of the drives didn't get exported.
Don't think so it was just a minimum default install of CentOS. I guessed it would of been single disk, default partitioning.
Hmm, that's odd from the errors it looks like it has the /boot partition but the other ones were on a different drive.
What command can I run on the VM on the ESXi server to see this info?
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@DustinB3403 said in VM from ESXi to Xenserver:
Try re-exporting the VM and importing it again.
Still the same
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@hobbit666 A quick Google search turned up this. Not sure if it's applicable in your situation.
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@Danp said in VM from ESXi to Xenserver:
@hobbit666 A quick Google search turned up this. Not sure if it's applicable in your situation.
Yeah I found that but not sure how to use the commands or where
will have a play Monday now as be off home in an 30mins. -
@hobbit666 said in VM from ESXi to Xenserver:
@Danp said in VM from ESXi to Xenserver:
@hobbit666 A quick Google search turned up this. Not sure if it's applicable in your situation.
Yeah I found that but not sure how to use the commands or where
will have a play Monday now as be off home in an 30mins. Here is what I had to do for Hyper-V. I would expect something similar will need done.
https://mangolassi.it/topic/8351/updating-the-linux-boot-image-before-migrating-from-vmware-to-hyper-v -
Thanks @JaredBusch will have a look and play monday
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Still can't seem to fix that now got a new issues i'm sure has been discussed here but can't find it.
When I try and do a clean install of CentOS7 on XenServer the console gives me a blank screen after selecting Install??
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@hobbit666 said in VM from ESXi to Xenserver:
Still can't seem to fix that now got a new issues i'm sure has been discussed here but can't find it.
When I try and do a clean install of CentOS7 on XenServer the console gives me a blank screen after selecting Install??
Ignore me. Closing XenCentre and reopening seemed to work
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glad to know that
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@hobbit666 said in VM from ESXi to Xenserver:
@hobbit666 said in VM from ESXi to Xenserver:
Still can't seem to fix that now got a new issues i'm sure has been discussed here but can't find it.
When I try and do a clean install of CentOS7 on XenServer the console gives me a blank screen after selecting Install??
Ignore me. Closing XenCentre and reopening seemed to work
Ya that issue has been around for a while. Not sure what the problem is. Sometimes if you just switch tabs or to a different VM and back it will show up.
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Did you remove esxi tools from guest before export? This is important.
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@momurda said in VM from ESXi to Xenserver:
Did you remove esxi tools from guest before export? This is important.
Migrating from VMWare to Hyper-V, I have never found this to be required. In fact, it causes more issues many times.
I typically remove the VMWare tools afterward.
