HP ML150 HP Insight Server Migration Software for ProLiant User Guide - Page 94

SMP application station prerequisites, Destination physical machine prerequisites

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• Disable all applications and background services on the source machine. After the migrated machine has synchronized with the new hardware and is assigned a unique network identity, appropriate applications can be manually re-enabled and configured for the new environment. • Temporarily disable HP Management Agents on the source physical machine. • Verify that a Windows NT boot loader (NTLDR) is installed. • During migration, the SMP Agent initiates an operating system reboot on the source physical machine. Verify that the operating system is on the first boot order. If not, then manually change the boot order by editing the [system drive]\boot.ini file or by using the bootcfg.exe tool. The SMP application supports migration of source physical machines that have operating systems installed on the primary drive (Hard Disk0) and the primary drive loaded first in the boot order. • Record the drive letter or mount point to disk-partition mapping for dynamic disk partitions before performing the migration. Any simple (non-extended) dynamic disk partitions are converted to basic disk partitions. The mapped drive letters might have to be manually reassigned after migration. SMP application station prerequisites • Verify that Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 2.06, 2.07, or 2.08, which is required for primary mass storage driver injection, is installed and running on the SMP application station. If iSCSI Initiator is not installed, then download and install it from http://www.microsoft.com. Other versions of the initiator, including later versions, cannot be used with this version of SMP. • Valid migrated previous P2P licenses or SMP X2P or X2X license keys are required on the application station. Verify that adequate licenses exist by selecting the License tab in the SMP application station. • Verify that no virtualization software is installed on the SMP application station. • To prevent interrupting the migration process, temporarily disable any antivirus software autoscans on the SMP application station. Re-enable the antivirus software after the migration. • Disable all the Windows network drive mappings to the source physical machine in the SMP application station. • Verify that the SMP application station Windows operating systems version is greater than or equal to the source physical machine Windows operating system version. • Verify that the SMP application station Windows operating system is configured for NTFS. Destination physical machine prerequisites • The primary storage controller must be configured with drives attached. • The destination server must be booted to SMP Boot CD and running SMP Agent. Performing a V2P migration CAUTION: If the SMP application station shuts down or fails during any migration, then the migration being performed fails. Availability of application station during complete migration cycle is required for successful migration. To start the V2P Migration Wizard: 1. If you are performing a migration from a stand-alone SMP application station: a. From the desktop, access the SMP Migration Wizard by clicking the SMP application icon. b. From the Overview page, click the Migration Wizard tab. 94 Using SMP for server migration

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Disable all applications and background services on the source machine. After the migrated machine
has synchronized with the new hardware and is assigned a unique network identity, appropriate
applications can be manually re-enabled and configured for the new environment.
Temporarily disable HP Management Agents on the source physical machine.
Verify that a Windows NT boot loader (NTLDR) is installed.
During migration, the SMP Agent initiates an operating system reboot on the source physical machine.
Verify that the operating system is on the first boot order. If not, then manually change the boot order
by editing the
[system drive]\boot.ini
file or by using the bootcfg.exe tool. The SMP application
supports migration of source physical machines that have operating systems installed on the primary
drive (Hard Disk0) and the primary drive loaded first in the boot order.
Record the drive letter or mount point to disk-partition mapping for dynamic disk partitions before
performing the migration. Any simple (non-extended) dynamic disk partitions are converted to basic
disk partitions. The mapped drive letters might have to be manually reassigned after migration.
SMP application station prerequisites
Verify that Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 2.06, 2.07, or 2.08, which is required for primary mass storage
driver injection, is installed and running on the SMP application station. If iSCSI Initiator is not installed,
then download and install it from
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. Other versions of the initiator, including
later versions, cannot be used with this version of SMP.
Valid migrated previous P2P licenses or SMP X2P or X2X license keys are required on the application
station. Verify that adequate licenses exist by selecting the
License
tab in the SMP application station.
Verify that no virtualization software is installed on the SMP application station.
To prevent interrupting the migration process, temporarily disable any antivirus software autoscans on
the SMP application station. Re-enable the antivirus software after the migration.
Disable all the Windows network drive mappings to the source physical machine in the SMP application
station.
Verify that the SMP application station Windows operating systems version is greater than or equal to
the source physical machine Windows operating system version.
Verify that the SMP application station Windows operating system is configured for NTFS.
Destination physical machine prerequisites
The primary storage controller must be configured with drives attached.
The destination server must be booted to SMP Boot CD and running SMP Agent.
Performing a V2P migration
CAUTION:
If the SMP application station shuts down or fails during any migration, then the migration
being performed fails. Availability of application station during complete migration cycle is required for
successful migration.
To start the V2P Migration Wizard:
1.
If you are performing a migration from a stand-alone SMP application station:
a.
From the desktop, access the SMP Migration Wizard by clicking the
SMP application
icon.
b.
From the
Overview
page, click the
Migration Wizard
tab.
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Using SMP for server migration