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    VMware to XenServer: Server 2003 R2

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    • ColoradogeekC
      Coloradogeek
      last edited by

      Yup. Doesn't matter.

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      • jt1001001J
        jt1001001
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        I had something similar where I P2V a Dell server first to VmWare, then over to HyperV. Worked on VmWare, but Hyperv gave the STOP error. If I remember correctly the dell PERC driver was still installed on the 2003 box, and after the second conversion I had to hop in there and get rid of it, then tweak the boot.ini. I wish I could remember the exact way I did it.

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        • DustinB3403D
          DustinB3403
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          Can you take some screenshots (or record the screen and post the video) of what is happening when you try to boot this system on XenServer.

          ShareX works great for this. (if you are using XenCenter or XO to manage the hypervisor)

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          • ColoradogeekC
            Coloradogeek
            last edited by

            There's nothing special about it. You turn it on, the scroll bar goes one loop, then presto, BSOD. alt text

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            • ColoradogeekC
              Coloradogeek
              last edited by

              and no, I can't get into safe mode.

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              • DashrenderD
                Dashrender
                last edited by

                I had these same problems, and like @jt1001001 I can't recall now how I solved them.

                It was definitely related to both the RAID drivers (or lack there of - drivers for storage in XS) and the boot.ini

                I had to boot with a Win2k3 CD into repair mode to get things fixed.

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                • ColoradogeekC
                  Coloradogeek
                  last edited by

                  and that would be swell, except for one teensy little problem.

                  The repair disk ruins Sharepoint. And it's not a Sharepoint anyone would WANT to run today.

                  Sharepoint 3.0

                  Thus the issue.

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                  • jt1001001J
                    jt1001001
                    last edited by

                    I found this in one of my old email to a college, I think this is what I did then had to re-convert the system after I did it
                    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/314082

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                    • ColoradogeekC
                      Coloradogeek
                      last edited by

                      Unfortunately no help, I've been through that entire Microsoft article. Thanks though. 🙂

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                      • DashrenderD
                        Dashrender
                        last edited by

                        in VMWare, what hardware devices do you have installed? You'll need to go to the advanced section and have it show deivces not currently installed/found, whatever they call it.

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                        • ColoradogeekC
                          Coloradogeek
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                          alt text

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                          • DustinB3403D
                            DustinB3403 @Coloradogeek
                            last edited by

                            @Coloradogeek Do you have any choices on the SCSI controller?

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                            • DashrenderD
                              Dashrender
                              last edited by

                              I mean inside the VM, not at the ESXi level.

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                              • ColoradogeekC
                                Coloradogeek
                                last edited by

                                I'll check, I'm in it right now...

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                                • DashrenderD
                                  Dashrender
                                  last edited by

                                  I just looked at an old 2003 server,
                                  under View > Show Hidden Devices.

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                                  • ColoradogeekC
                                    Coloradogeek
                                    last edited by

                                    alt text

                                    These are the HDD controller settings, nothing special. I could try and take it down to a basic IDE controller, but I don't know how much that's going to help.

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                                    • DustinB3403D
                                      DustinB3403 @Coloradogeek
                                      last edited by

                                      @Coloradogeek I would try the basic controller. The issue is that the system is looking for a raid controller that isn't there.

                                      So it's worth a shot. Of course have a backup to go back.

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                                      • ColoradogeekC
                                        Coloradogeek
                                        last edited by Coloradogeek

                                        Take that back, just found an LSI logic SCSI controller further down. Never occurred to me to check for it since I didn't ever install one...

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                                        • DashrenderD
                                          Dashrender
                                          last edited by

                                          please also post a copy of your boot.ini

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                                          • ColoradogeekC
                                            Coloradogeek
                                            last edited by

                                            Can't remove the LSI Logic Parallel. It's what VMware is using to talk to the disk apparently. I did change the IDE stuff to basic, but I can't get rid of the LSI.

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