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HP Insight Control Server Migration 7.1 UserGuideAbstractHP Insight Control server migration provides an automated, accurate, and affordable way to mi

Part I Overview and conceptsThis part focuses on conceptual information that will help to understand the product. It does not includeinformation on ho

1 Server migration introductionOverviewHP Insight Control server migration provides an automated, accurate, and affordable way tomigrate existing serv

Table 1 Related products (continued)DescriptionProductsettings, so that each computing device is maintained inthe right configuration.Facilitates the

2 Server migration conceptsServer migration componentsThe Insight Control server migration environment consists of the following required components:•

HP Insight Control server migration software tabsFigure 1 Migration screenThe Insight Control server migration software screen has the following tabs:

• Upload DriversThis tab displays the status of the iSCSI Initiator installed on the server and provides the optionto upload HP ProLiant Support Pack

Part II Premigration tasksThis part of the guide assists you in collecting information to prepare for a migration, and covers steps 1and 2 of the chec

3 Preparing hardware for migrationVerifying hardware and operating system supportBefore you start any X2P (P2P or V2P) migration, verify the following

4 Planning the migrationPlanning a migration strategyOne challenge in migrating operating systems, applications, and data is modifying the migratedope

RAW (partitions in which no file systems exist). Although server migration can performmigrations on these volumes, it cannot resize the volumes.• Volu

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5 Preparing software for migrationVerifying licenses for software to be migratedBefore you perform a migration, review all hardware, operating system,

Figure 2 TCP ports in use during migrationNOTE: Insight Control uses the following encryption types:• SSL RSA with RC4 128 MD5• SSL RSA with RC4 128 S

Part III MigrationThis part of the guide contains information related to steps 3 through 5 of the checklist provided in “Migrationchecklist” (page 13)

6 Preparing the source server and deploying the SourceAgentVerifying Windows source server requirementsThe physical or virtual Windows source server r

• The 32-bit version of glibc to run the Linux server migration Source Agent. The library ispresent by default on 32-bit Linux installations, but you

Use one of the following methods. For additional information on these procedures, see the servermigration online help.• HP Systems Insight ManagerClic

Figure 4 Server migration agent install screenWhen the server migration Source Agent is ready for migration, the following screen appearson the source

4. Record the IP addresses listed for the source server entry when using Insight Control servermigration.After the application station is connected to

Figure 7 Linux Source Agent screenNOTE: The server migration Source Agent uses a 32–bit Java Runtime Environment. In 64–bitRHEL, the Linux source migr

7 Preparing the destination server and deploying thedestination agentPrerequisitesPhysical destination serversA supported ProLiant destination server

ContentsI Overview and concepts...101 Server migration introduction...

Linux server migration can fail with the following error if the destination size chosen when youspecify destination disks in the migration wizard, doe

Booting a physical destination server automatically by using the migration wizard1. Identify the source server and select volumes to migrate in steps

• The boot virtual disk is connected to the 0th channel of the first IDE controller.• The Insight Control server migration Virtual Machine Boot CD ISO

NOTE: If the application cannot connect to the destination virtual machine, return to step 3 ofthe migration wizard. Then while leaving the migration

8 Migrating the serversPrerequisitesCAUTION: If the Insight Control application station shuts down or fails during any migration, themigration fails.

see http://www.microsoft.com/kb/311272 (or search for “DevCon” on the microsoft.comwebsite.) Do not extract the binary that you download from the Micr

Source virtual machine prerequisitesIf you are migrating from a source virtual machine, verify that it complies with all minimumprerequisites as liste

• Comply with all minimum prerequisites as listed in “Minimum source server prerequisites forall migrations” (page 34).• Make sure that PermitRootLogi

The prerequisites for a migration to a server that has Fibre Channel SAN connectivity are the sameas the prerequisites for migration to a destination

3. Systems Insight Manager verifies the source server or source virtual machine.• If the selected server or virtual machine fails to satisfy the crite

7 Preparing the destination server and deploying the destination agent...29Prerequisites...

4. Click Show Host to view the server IP address, name, and OS details. If you manually deployedthe Source Agent, click Next now. Otherwise, select De

Figure 11 Available operations3. Systems Insight Manager verifies the source physical server or source virtual machine.• If the selected server or vir

9 Postmigration tasksInstalling ProLiant Support Packs after migrationIf you performed a Windows X2P migration, and you did not upload the Windows PSP

After the virtual machine reboots, you must perform the following steps on the destination virtualmachine guest for hypervisors:1. Modify the system h

4. If the source and destination servers must be on the network at the same time:a. Change the host name of either server or consider reconfiguring th

1. Make sure that the operating system on the destination server boots normally without criticalerrors.2. Compare the source server and the destinatio

Part IV Troubleshooting and support

10 TroubleshootingYou can register to receive customer advisories via email. For more information, see HP InsightManagement Installation and Upgrade R

HP Insight Control server migration has detected that this version ofthe Linux kernel is not a supported configuration. Please verify thatthe configur

Suggested action1. Verify the identifier entered. If the name is entered for a source server that is in a domain, besure that the Fully Qualified Doma

Browser displays an error after loading the server migration wizard from Systems InsightManager...

Server migration Source Agent deployment fails remotely from a Windows Server2003 Application StationInsight Control server migration uses a file shar

Suggested actionDeselect LUNs initialized with GPTs in step 2 of the migration wizard, and manually copy dataon GPT disks after the migration.Migratin

Kernel panic occurs in booting a virtual machine to the Insight Control server migrationVirtual Machine Boot CD ISOInsight Control server migration re

1. Verify that the primary controller is supported for Insight Control server migration. For acomplete list of supported controllers, see HP Insight M

CauseThis issue might occur if the IP address is assigned to another network adapter on the destinationserver.Suggested actionAssign a different IP ad

Suggested actionReset the iLO network settings on the destination server, and then retry the automatic booting ormanually boot the destination server.

Microsoft Windows 2008 OS migration results in a blue screen error on destinationserver configured with NC551m FCoE cardAfter a successful X2P migrati

1. Change the current working directory on the source server to the smpagent folder (for example,/tmp/smpagent if the agent was automatically deployed

2. Open Windows Services Manager, and then restart the Insight Control application serviceand the Insight Control server migration Web Service.3. Retr

Suggested actionTry the following:1. During the Specify destination disks and Resize NTFS partitions step of the migration wizardprocess, in the Assig

Some storage volumes on the destination server are not available for selection...53Suggested action...

CauseHard drives automatically take corrective action when they have difficulty reading a sector. Thesesectors are marked as “bad sectors” and relocat

Out of memory error occurs on the application station during migrationThe Insight Control application station requires a minimum of 1024 MB of free me

Suggested actionNo action required.Migration of supported Linux OS to HP ProLiant SL4545 G7 server failsMigration fails for supported Linux OS to HP P

If the mouse and keyboard still do not work, ensure that DevCon is installed and ready on theUpload Drivers tab and then re-run the migration. Select

Reinstall the mouse and keyboard drivers by using one of the following methods:◦ Reinstall the PSP.◦ Update the drivers in Device Manager.• Confirm th

1. Open Windows Disk Management.2. Correct the incorrect letter assignment in the migrated virtual machine guest by using the diskadministrator or man

Exclamation point (!) appears on the NIC adapter in Device Manager on the migratedvirtual machineAfter a migration, the NIC adapter might not appear o

After the issue is resolved, any disk can be added (which might involve upgrading the virtualhardware on the virtual machine.)Server is unresponsive d

Unable to download the log files from the migration wizard when using IE 9While using IE 9, you are unable to download the log files from the migratio

Suggested actionYou need to modify the following in the /boot/grub/grub.conf file fromroot (hd0,0)kernel /tboot.gz loggingvga,serial,memorymodule /vml

Cause...59Suggested action...

11 Support and other resourcesInformation to collect before contacting HPBe sure to have the following information available before you contact HP:• S

Warranty informationHP will replace defective delivery media for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase. Thiswarranty applies to all Insight Ma

5. Select the appropriate Linux OS and version from the list of available operating systems.6. Scroll down the page until you see the table labeled So

WARNING An alert that calls attention to important information that, if notunderstood or followed, results in personal injury.CAUTION An alert that ca

A Applying old server migration standalone licensesStarting with Insight Control 6.0, HP Insight Control server migration is no longer available as as

B Performing migrations in a Microsoft Cluster serverenvironmentMigrations in a Microsoft Cluster server environment often require you to move an oper

2. Review the event logs and cluster logs to verify that there are no critical issues that might affectthe migration. If an Exchange or SQL Server is

15. Review the event logs and cluster logs to see if there are any issues occurring with the newlymigrated cluster.Post migration considerations and s

GlossaryESX VMware ESX, a virtualization product produced by VMware,Inc.EVA Enterprise Virtual ArrayMSA Modular Smart ArrayTCP Transmission Control Pr

IndexAantivirus software, 21application stationdescription, 13fails to connect to the destination server for X2P, 55auto booting destination server fa

Static IP address cannot be assigned on the destination server after migration...65Suggested action...

do not install on destination virtual machine aftermigration, 65IP address cannot be assigned on destination server, 53Kkernel panic when booting to t

Windows P2V, 42premigration tasksinstalling ProLiant Support Packs for Windows, 21preparingapplication station requirements, 17application station sys

source server prerequisites, 34using the migration wizard, 32validating the migration, 44verifying licenses, 20virtual machinekernel panic when bootin

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