VM from ESXi to Xenserver
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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.
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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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HyperV isnt Xenserver
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX116603
How to from Citrix on exporting/importing from esxi to xenserver. -
@momurda said in VM from ESXi to Xenserver:
HyperV isnt Xenserver
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX116603
How to from Citrix on exporting/importing from esxi to xenserver.That's the guide I followed. No go
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@momurda said in VM from ESXi to Xenserver:
HyperV isnt Xenserver
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX116603
How to from Citrix on exporting/importing from esxi to xenserver.Of course it is not. But honestly, that part is not relevant. He is migrating V2V. The assumption that the VMWare tools have to be removed prior to a V2V is generally false. Depending on how your VMs are setup and what OS they are running you can very easily break them by removing the VMWare tools. This would then prevent the V2V.
I do not have a specific answer for the OP, but I provided as much information as I could always stating that the issues I dealt with were from a VMWare to Hyper-V V2V process.
Specifically to the CentOS test, the boot image looks like it needs rebuilt prior to the V2V or from a boot media after the V2V.
