HP PART NUMBER: 461487-401A manual Source physical server prerequisites

•Verify compliance with all minimum prerequisites. For more information, see “Minimum source server prerequisites for all migrations” (page 35).

•Make sure that the 32–bit version of glibc is installed. The 32–bit version of glibc is required 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.

•If X–Windows is configured on the source server, make sure that the 32–bit version of the libXtst runtime library is installed.

Source physical server prerequisites

If you are migrating from a source physical server, verify that the following prerequisites are completed:

•Comply with all minimum prerequisites as listed in “Minimum source server prerequisites for all migrations” (page 35).

•Make sure that PermitRootLogin and PasswordAuthentication are set to Yes in the

/etc/ssh/sshd_config file and that the sshd service is running.

•Make sure that GRUB Boot Loader is the primary boot loader on the source server.

Source virtual machine prerequisites

If you are migrating from a source virtual machine, verify that the following prerequisites are completed:

•Comply with all minimum prerequisites as listed in “Minimum source server prerequisites for all migrations” (page 35).

•Make sure that PermitRootLogin and PasswordAuthentication are set to Yes in the

/etc/ssh/sshd_config file and that the sshd service is running.

•Make sure that GRUB Boot Loader is the primary boot loader on the source server.

•Remove guest tools.

Destination physical server prerequisites

If you are migrating to a destination physical server, verify that the following prerequisites are completed:

•Configure the primary storage controller with drives attached.

•Connect and configure the NIC cards.

•Manually boot the destination server with the Insight Control server migration ProLiant Boot CD ISO and make sure that it is running the migration Agent.

•Select the Auto Boot option in step 3 of the migration wizard to automatically boot the desalination server with Insight Control server migration ProLiant Boot CD ISO.

NOTE: For Gen8 servers, Manual Boot option is not supported.

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