HP PART NUMBER: 461487-401A manual Server migration concepts, Server migration components

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Server migration components

The Insight Control server migration environment consists of the following required components:

•Application station—The computer from which the migration is set up and performed. This can be either a physical machine or a Windows guest on a supported hypervisor.

In earlier versions of HP Insight Management, the standalone installation of Insight Control server migration software was enabled. The server on which the server migration software was installed was then designated the application station. The installation of standalone server migration software is no longer supported, and so the same server that hosts the installation of Insight Management software and HP Systems Insight Manager now must host the Insight Control server migration software. The terms “application station” and "CMS" now both refer to the same server, which hosts both Insight Management and the server migration software.

•Source server—The physical source server or the virtual machine to be migrated.

•Destination server—The ProLiant server or the virtual machine to which the source server is migrated.

Overview of migrating a server

Use the checklist in this section as a general guide to the tasks performed during a server migration. For an explanation of the tabs in the server migration wizard, see “HP Insight Control server migration software tabs” (page 14).

Migration checklist

The specific tasks required to complete a migration are listed in the server migration online help. However, every migration can be condensed into the following general migration tasks:

1.Plan the migration.

2.Prepare the hardware and software for migration.

3.Prepare the source server or virtual machine for migration by installing the server migration Source Agent on the source server or virtual machine:

a.Deploy the server migration Source Agent to the source server.

b.Select the source disks to migrate.

4.Prepare the destination server or virtual machine for migration:

a.Boot the destination server by using the Boot CD. For HP ProLiant Gen8 servers, only the autoboot option is supported.

b.Create the destination disks.

5.Migrate the servers:

a.Test the network connectivity between the source and destination servers.

b.Map the source disks to the destination disks.

c.Choose destination server reboot, driver package, and network options.

d.Review choices and execute the migration.

6.Monitor the migration progress and view the logs when the migration is complete.

7.Log on to the new server and configure the drivers, communication settings, and boot options.

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