HP PART NUMBER: 461487-401A instruction

HP Insight Control Server Migration 7.2 User Guide

Abstract

HP Insight Control server migration provides an automated, accurate, and affordable way to migrate existing servers to the latest HP ProLiant server technologies or the latest virtualization platforms. This guide explains processes and procedures that are not appropriate for the product's online help. The information in this guide is intended for users who have network administrator–level access and knowledge.

HP Part Number: 461487-401a

Published: June 2013

Edition: 2

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HP PART NUMBER: 461487-401A manual HP Insight Control Server Migration 7.2 User Guide

Contents

HP Insight Control Server Migration 7.2 User Guide Legal Notices Contents Migrating the servers IV Troubleshooting and supportPostmigration tasks Contents CD ISO Contents Support and other resources Glossary Index Part I Overview and concepts Server migration introduction Installing and configuring server migration softwareOverview Related products Right configuration Server migration concepts Migration checklistServer migration components Overview of migrating a server Migration screen HP Insight Control server migration software tabs HP Insight Control server migration software tabs Part II Premigration tasks Verifying hardware and operating system support Preparing hardware for migrationVerifying system requirements for the application station Planning the migration Resizing Linux file systems Verifying licenses for software to be migrated Preparing software for migrationMigration security Disabling firewalls Installing Service Pack for ProLiant Installing ProLiant Support PacksDisabling antivirus software Generating static or dynamic certificates Preparing software for migration Part III Migration Verifying Windows source server requirements Preparing the source server and deploying the Source AgentVerifying Linux source server requirements Preparing a Microsoft Hyper-V source server Choosing server migration Agents Removing guest toolsDeploying server migration Agents Deploying Agents Navigate to server migration Source Agent Server migration agent install screen Navigate to server migration Source Agent Linux Source Agent screen Linux destination size requirement PrerequisitesPhysical destination servers Virtual machine hosts Booting the destination server ILO boot prerequisites Manually creating and booting a virtual destination server Prerequisites for VMware ESX migration Page Minimum source server prerequisites for all migrations Migrating the servers If you use a firewall, see Disabling firewalls Preparing for a Windows server migration Source virtual machine prerequisites Preparing for a Linux server migration Source physical server prerequisites SAN migrations in Windows Starting the migration wizard Launching server migration by using the Deploy menu Identify the source server Launching server migration by using Quick Launch Quick Launch Starting the migration wizard Installing Service Pack for ProLiant after migration Installing ProLiant Support Packs after migrationPostmigration tasks X2P postmigration tasks Windows X2V postmigration tasks Windows Edit the boot.ini file to activate a graphical boot process X2V postmigration tasks Linux X2P postmigration tasks Linux Validating the migration Viewing migration logsValidating Linux migrations Validating Windows migrations Part IV Troubleshooting and support User interface TroubleshootingServer migration wizard hangs HP SIM Source server identification fails Source preparation Linux Source Agent window does not appear on Rhel 64-bit Migration Agent deployment fails Perform any one of the following on the source server Incorrect LUN size is detected in of the migration wizard Destination preparation Unable to boot Windows due to unsigned or corrupt driversDestination server identification fails Migration might appear If expected volumes do not appear, try one of the following Automatic booting of the destination physical server fails Suggested action Large volumes fail with a server thread error Drivers cannot be installed or injected onto a boot diskMigration process 2011/03/14 141934 The job failed Migration hangs if the source server is shut down ReiserFS volumes are blocked for Linux migration Ntfs resize error message appears Migration fails during the disk cloning phase SAN-connected destination server displays a blue screen Error occurs during data copy of Linux migration HP Smart Array B320i controller name is not displayed Destination server boots with an invalid IP address Postmigration Linux migration to servers with iSCSI storage fails to boot Hidusb.sys Hidkbd.sys Mouhid.sys Suggested action Drives do not appear on the migrated operating system Guest OS ID guest name is not valid Server is unresponsive during PSP installation Multiboot kernel must be loaded before modules Suggested action Subscription service How to contact HPSupport and other resources Information to collect before contacting HP Related information HP authorized resellersDocuments Websites Related documentation Typographic conventions TIP Documentation feedback Applying old server migration standalone licenses Basic hardware design of a three-node duster Premigration consideration steps for clusters Post migration considerations and steps Performing the migration Post migration considerations and steps Page Glossary Index Page SPP Postmigration tasks Yellow bang ! appears on NIC adapter