HP Insight Control Server Migration 7.2 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 iSCSI Initiator and DISM installed on the server and providesthe option to upload HP ProLiant Support
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
NOTE: Before installing SPP on the destination server, ensure that the server has a minimumdisk space of 1 GB.• For Linux X2P migrations, you must man
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
• To enable the display of the Linux source server agent in 64–bit RHEL, installation of the X.OrgX11 libXtst runtime library libXtst-1.0.99.2-3.el6.i
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
ContentsI Overview and concepts...101 Server migration introduction...
7 Preparing the destination server and deploying thedestination agentPrerequisitesPhysical destination serversA supported ProLiant destination server
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.
NOTE: Before uploading the SPPs, ensure that the destination server has a minimum diskspace of 1 GB.• DevCon binaryWhen the DevCon binary is uploaded
• Comply with all minimum prerequisites as listed in “Minimum source server prerequisites forall migrations” (page 35).• During migration, the migrati
• Verify compliance with all minimum prerequisites. For more information, see “Minimum sourceserver prerequisites for all migrations” (page 35).• Make
Destination virtual machine host or virtual machine prerequisitesIf you are migrating to a destination virtual machine, verify that the following prer
7 Preparing the destination server and deploying the destination agent...30Prerequisites...
might not migrate to the primary LUN. Failing to disable unused ports might produce the errormessage Error loading operating system when the destinati
Figure 9 Identify the source server4. Click Show Server to view the server IP address, name, and OS details. If you manuallydeployed the Source Agent,
Figure 10 Quick Launch• From the All Systems page in the Systems Insight Manager console, select a source server,and then scroll over Quick Launch. Qu
3. Systems Insight Manager verifies the source physical server or source virtual machine.• If the selected server or virtual machine fails to satisfy
9 Postmigration tasksInstalling ProLiant Support Packs after migrationIf you perform a Windows X2P migration, without uploading the Windows PSP execut
X2V postmigration tasks (Windows)After you complete a X2V migration, perform the following steps on the destination server:1. If you manually booted t
3. Delete the original (preserved) entry.Example 1 Editing Boot.ini[boot loader]default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWStimeout=30[operatin
Viewing migration logsFrom the View Status/Logs tab, you can:• View currently running migrations.• View a log of the migration results.• Create suppor
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
Browser displays an error after loading the server migration wizard from Systems InsightManager...
Network Configuration page. The name is displayed as Broadcom Corporation, Unknowndevice instead of HP Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 331i-SPI Adapter.Suggested
1. Stop all running instances of Insight Control server deployment services.2. Uninstall any previous installation instances of Windows Automated Inst
3. Verify that the source server can be reached from the application station. Communication onnetwork ports 51125 and 51126 must be enabled by any fir
Suggested actionThe server migration Source Agent uses a 32–bit Java Runtime Environment. In 64–bit RHEL, theLinux source migration agent window does
Unable to boot Windows due to unsigned or corrupt driversWindows operating system does not boot after successful migration to any ProLiant Server in c
Suggested actionTry the following:1. Power down the virtual machine.2. Ensure that the virtual machine has at least 1024 MB of RAM.3. Reboot to the In
3. If the Insight Control server migration Boot CD ISO cannot detect the storage controller, youmight need to reconfigure the storage controller envir
Suggested actionAssign a different IP address to the network adaptor or reboot the server.Supported storage controllers display Unknown on the Boot CD
Insight Control server migration stops responding during automatic booting ofMicrosoft Hyper-V virtual machineInsight Control server migration might s
Suggested actionBefore you migrate, you must disable the AMD virtualization or Intel Hyper-Threading in the BIOSof the destination server.Migration pr
Primary controller in the system is not supported by this version of Insight Control servermigration...
3. Increase the initial memory by changing the following parameters in /bin/hpvmmsmp.conf:# Initial Java Heap Size (in MB)wrapper.java.initmemory=512#
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
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.Unable to install Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) on Windows 2008 SP2 operatingsystem after successful migrationAft
NOTE: After successful use of DevCon during a migration, Windows Device Manager mightshow yellow exclamation points (!) next to duplicate keyboard and
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
Suggested action...61Filesystem on source disk \\.\
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
11 Support and other resourcesInformation to collect before contacting HPBe sure to have the following information available before you contact HP:• S
The service also provides access to software updates and reference manuals in electronic form asthey are made available from HP.With this service, Ins
3. Select the Download drivers and software (and firmware) option.4. Enter your server model (for example, BL460c G5) in the For product text box, and
... Indicates that the preceding element can be repeated one or moretimes.WARNING An alert that calls attention to important information that, if notu
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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
Suggested action...67Drives do not appear on the mi
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
C Logging server migration application service Logs intoWindows NT EventsTo log the server migration application service logs into Windows NT Events,
GlossaryESX VMware ESX, a virtualization product produced by VMware, Inc.EVA Enterprise Virtual ArrayMSA Modular Smart ArrayTCP Transmission Control P
IndexAantivirus software, 21application stationdescription, 13fails to connect to the destination server for X2P, 58auto booting destination server fa
do not install on destination virtual machine aftermigration, 68IP address cannot be assigned on destination server, 56Kkernel panic when booting to t
validating the migration, 47Windows P2P, 44Windows X2V, 45premigration tasksinstalling ProLiant Support Packs for Windows, 21Installing Service Pack f
source server prerequisites, 35V2V, 11booting a virtual destination server, 33source server prerequisites, 35using the migration wizard, 33validating
Registering for software technical support and update service.............73How to use your software technical su
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