•To enable the display of the Linux source server agent in 64–bit RHEL, installation of the X.Org X11 libXtst runtime library libXtst-1.0.99.2-3.el6.i686.rpm.

•The 32-bit version of glibc to run the Linux server migration Source Agent. The library is present by default on 32-bit Linux installations, but you might need to install it manually on

64-bit Linux systems. The 32-bit version of glibc is available on your Linux OS installation CD/DVD.

•For SAN Linux migration, destination server–specific Fibre Channel HBA firmware files installed on the source server. These firmware files are available on the installation media of the Linux OS. For example, if you plan to migrate to a destination server with SAN storage by using a QLogic HBA, you must install qlogic-firmware-<version>.noarch.rpmon SLES OS or ql2xxx-firmware-<version>.noarch.rpmon RHEL OS. For information on the firmware files required and the installation instructions, see the respective HBA documentation.

•If an IPv6 DHCP server running on the network and if the source is a SLES OS running DHCP client for IPv6, then the source may not boot in the safe migration mode. To resolve this issue, you must disable IPv6 DHCP on all the NIC interfaces in the source server prior to migration and restart the server manually after the migration.

Removing guest tools

Before you start a migration, you must remove guest tools if you are migrating a source virtual machine. Guest tools are not applicable on the destination server and might cause issues with the normal functioning of the network adapters, keyboard, and mouse. After the migration is completed, you can reinstall the guest tools on the source virtual machine.

Choosing server migration Agents

Deploy and run migration Agents on the source server and the destination server before you start a server migration.

Table 2 Server and migration Agent types

Server

Migration Agent

 

 

Physical Windows source server or source virtual machine

Windows server migration Source Agent

 

 

Physical Linux source server or source virtual machine

Linux server migration Source Agent

 

 

Physical destination server

Insight Control server migration ProLiant Boot CD ISO file

 

1

 

 

Virtual machine destination

Insight Control server migration Virtual Machine Boot CD

 

ISO file

 

 

1HP ProLiant Gen8 servers must be booted automatically from the server migration wizard. When HP ProLiant Gen8 servers are used as destination servers, the manual boot option of the Insight Control server migration ProLiant Boot CD is not supported.

The Source Agent does not run as a service on the source server, and you must apply the agent for each migration. The agent will no longer run on the source after migration.

Deploying server migration Agents

Deploying Agents

If you have administrative rights to connect to the source server, you can deploy a migration Agent.

NOTE: Shut down any running hypervisor or virtual machines on the source server before you deploy the migration Agent. Failure to do so can result in improper IP address assignment and can disrupt the migration.

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