Vmware P2V Conversion
Log onto Physical Server, shutdown any application services such as WWW, SQL etc.
Log into VCenter Server (Server_Name)
From the Plugins menu, select Manage Plugins, click on the Installed Tab, Verify VMware Converter is enabled.
Hyaking_Image_P2V1
Right click on either of the ESX server and choose Import Machine.
Hyaking_Image_P2V2
Click Next.
Hyaking_Image_P2V3
Choose Physical Computer and Click Next.
Hyaking_Image_P2V4
Enter Name or IP address of Physical Server, and enter DOMAIN_NAME\XXXXXX domain credentials.
Hyaking_Image_P2V5
Choose the Automatic option for the install and removal of convert, click Yes.
Hyaking_Image_P2V6
This screen will allow you to resize volumes if desired, from the drop down list choose <size in GB> and type the new size of the volume. Click Next.
Hyaking_Image_P2V7
Enter the Server name as it will be listed in Virtual Center, should be the same as the Windows Host Name (Please use all capitals).
Choose the folder where the VM should reside, these folders are just for management purposes, if you choose the wrong folder don’t be concerned, once the P2V is complete the VM can be moved in VCenter without issue.
Hyaking_Image_P2V8
Choose the SAN Datastore this VM should reside on.
VMFS1 and VMFS2 are used in the Most Environment for general VMs. Once again this can be changed using VCenter and Storage-V-Motion at a later date, but it’s easiest to choose the correct volume now.
From the Networks menu, choose to add only 1 NIC to the VM, and uncheck the Connect at Power on box.
Hyaking_Image_P2V9
Hyaking_Image_P2V10
******Do NOT choose to install the VMware Tools here.
Click Next at the Customization Screen
Click next at the Schedule Task Screen, the default option is to run now.
Hyaking_Image_P2V11
Verify the Power on….. is unchecked, click Finish to start the P2V Process.
Hyaking_Image_P2V12
Monitor the P2V process from the Recent Tasks window in VCenter. Do not proceed until the task is complete, the time needed to complete may vary due to network usage and amount of data on the physical machine.
Hyaking_Image_P2V13
*Before Powering on the VM
Post P2V Tasks
Hyaking_Image_P2V14
We will then need to change the SCSI Controller from“BUS” Logic to “LSI” Logic.
Hyaking_Image_P2V15
Right click and edit settings again-you will have to do “edit settings” after every operation prior to power on
We will then need to change the SCSI Controller from“BUS” Logic to “LSI” Logic.
Hyaking_Image_P2V17
Click Edit Settings, Add Hard Disk.
Hyaking_Image_P2V18
Choose to create an 8 MB disk file and click next,
Hyaking_Image_P2V19
Choose SCSI 1:0 from the Device Node drop down list, click next and finish.
Hyaking_Image_P2V20
Click the VM menu, click Install/Upgrade VMware Tools, and choose Typical Install.
Follow instructions in txt file that opens up to change Video settings.
Click Finish and reboot.
Verify New LSI controller shows up in Device manager under SCSI Controllers.
Shut down VM
Edit Setting on the VM once it’s powered off.
Hyaking_Image_P2V21
Hyaking_Image_P2V22
Choose Remove from VM and delete from disk, if you don’t choose this option we won’t gain back the disk space from the SAN. Click OK
Go back into Edit Settings and choose the BUS LOGIC SCSI Adapter, change this adapter to LSI and click ok.
Reboot the server, click YES to any the VM Message warning. The server should now be able to boot from the LSI controller, now that it has the driver already installed from the temp controller that we installed and deleted.