Port - Exporting VM from Hyper-V and into XenServer - having issues
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And while you can use Windows Backup you need to have dissimilar hardware checked before the backup is made.
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@Lennertgenbr said in Port - Exporting VM from Hyper-V and into XenServer - having issues:
@DustinB3403 Tried that already.
The only export function Hyper-V gives me is to convert vhdx to vhd. Which leaves me only with the option of taking the VHD into Xen.
Upon booting i get the STOP error
What version of Hyper-V are you using, 2008?
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For Hyper-V you can use Veeam Free to backup the VM, which might help to address the stop error.
What error message are you receiving exactly?
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@DustinB3403 Our 2 servers are running 2012r2
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@Lennertgenbr said in Port - Exporting VM from Hyper-V and into XenServer - having issues:
@DustinB3403 Our 2 servers are running 2012r2
Oh 2012r2 gees... haha you can use powershell to export the VM into OVF. This guide here should help to do the trick.
I'd still be interested to know what error you're getting exactly.
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The 7B BSOD error appears to driver related.
I think @dashrender had similar issues with his VM's and had to mount the drives to edit the registry.
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@DustinB3403 The stop error I'm receiving is attached to this post
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@Lennertgenbr ok so the drivers are bugged within the VM. you'd have to either fix the issues as outlined above.
I assume this is with using the "Windows Backup" that you're attempting to restore, correct?
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@DustinB3403 It is when using windows backup AND when using the Hyper-V export function
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@Lennertgenbr Can you try disabling the Hyper-V services within the VM, and then shutdown and export the VM.
What OS is the VM running?
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@DustinB3403 I have already disabled the Hyper-V integrated services. The VM is running s2008r2
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@Lennertgenbr said in Port - Exporting VM from Hyper-V and into XenServer - having issues:
@DustinB3403 I have already disabled the Hyper-V integrated services. The VM is running s2008r2
Maybe try another backup solution to create a image you can import.
If the hyper-v drivers are disabled, and you're exporting what should be a clean VM and still having issues something else is going on.
I'd try Veeam free from your host to create a backup of the VM.
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@DustinB3403 By hyper-v drivers, do you mean the integration services? Or explicit hyper-v drivers?
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Starwind also has a conversion tool specifically for V2V conversions.
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@Lennertgenbr said in Port - Exporting VM from Hyper-V and into XenServer - having issues:
@DustinB3403 By hyper-v drivers, do you mean the integration services? Or explicit hyper-v drivers?
The drivers explicitly.
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@DustinB3403 said in Port - Exporting VM from Hyper-V and into XenServer - having issues:
@Lennertgenbr said in Port - Exporting VM from Hyper-V and into XenServer - having issues:
@DustinB3403 By hyper-v drivers, do you mean the integration services? Or explicit hyper-v drivers?
The drivers explicitly.
How in the world would i go about that?
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I'm going to give the starwind tool a try. I don't see a native option to export for xenserver but we'll see how far we get
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@Lennertgenbr Is it capable of doing live converts?
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Here is my thread on this very problem when P2Ving to XS v7.
https://mangolassi.it/topic/12129/move-windows-os-from-one-platform-to-another/28
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It primarily involved changing these registry keys
hklm\loaded hive\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Intelide\Start = 0
hklm\loaded hive\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\pciide\Start = 3Boot to windows 2008 R2 ISO, load the registry key, make changes, unload registry, reboot.
