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    • thwrT
      thwr @hobbit666
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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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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller
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        Kernel is generic here as long as the new target is not set for full PV.

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        • DustinB3403D
          DustinB3403
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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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          • coliverC
            coliver
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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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            • hobbit666H
              hobbit666 @coliver
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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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              • hobbit666H
                hobbit666 @DustinB3403
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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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                • coliverC
                  coliver @hobbit666
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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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                  • hobbit666H
                    hobbit666 @coliver
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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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                    • hobbit666H
                      hobbit666 @DustinB3403
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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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                      • DanpD
                        Danp @hobbit666
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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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                        • hobbit666H
                          hobbit666 @Danp
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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. 😄

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                          • JaredBuschJ
                            JaredBusch @hobbit666
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                            @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

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                            • hobbit666H
                              hobbit666 @JaredBusch
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                              Thanks @JaredBusch will have a look and play monday

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                              • hobbit666H
                                hobbit666
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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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                                • hobbit666H
                                  hobbit666 @hobbit666
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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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                                  • IT-ADMINI
                                    IT-ADMIN
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                                    glad to know that 🙂

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                                    • stacksofplatesS
                                      stacksofplates @hobbit666
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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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                                      • momurdaM
                                        momurda
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                                        Did you remove esxi tools from guest before export? This is important.

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                                        • JaredBuschJ
                                          JaredBusch @momurda
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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.

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                                          • thwrT
                                            thwr @JaredBusch
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                                            @JaredBusch said in VM from ESXi to Xenserver:

                                            @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.

                                            Did the same (vSphere 5.5 -> Hyper-V 2012 R2), just remove them past-import.

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