tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540632746780972939.post6912714847481517199..comments2023-10-15T05:04:01.301-06:00Comments on Did You Restart?: Virtual Iron > Citrix XenServer ConversionAaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11988413478336085670noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540632746780972939.post-66055825896458687702009-07-30T14:48:22.414-06:002009-07-30T14:48:22.414-06:00Just found this:
All editions are fully compatibl...Just found this:<br /><br />All editions are fully compatible. Citrix XenServer and Essentials for XenServer systems can be upgraded in place via license key, with no additional software installation or downtime required. Pricing is done on a per server basis.<br /><br />http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/subfeature.asp?contentID=1680964Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11988413478336085670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540632746780972939.post-7403273029121133282009-07-30T14:46:18.532-06:002009-07-30T14:46:18.532-06:00We did not buy essentials as it's only needed ...We did not buy essentials as it's only needed for advanced functionality. It would be nice, but not currently worth the $ to us.<br /><br />There is no need to migrate your VM's. If you buy Essentials all that happens is Citrix sends you new license keys for the hosts that unlock the HA and other features in your current installation. All the functionality is already installed with the free version, just locked. Absolutely no installation needed for Essentials, just update licensing and play. :)Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11988413478336085670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540632746780972939.post-78670371618277010492009-07-30T14:23:39.974-06:002009-07-30T14:23:39.974-06:00Did you buy essentials so you can migrate??? I...Did you buy essentials so you can migrate??? I'm just using the free version right now, but if I buy will I be able to migrate the VMs I create with the free???Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01618482656610721879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540632746780972939.post-6813061861436419732009-07-30T14:03:19.473-06:002009-07-30T14:03:19.473-06:00Great, Glad it worked for you!Great, Glad it worked for you!Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11988413478336085670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540632746780972939.post-71318586939578934872009-07-30T13:56:42.114-06:002009-07-30T13:56:42.114-06:00Perfect Aaron, that worked great...
thanks for the...Perfect Aaron, that worked great...<br />thanks for the help.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01618482656610721879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540632746780972939.post-27978242964257295942009-07-30T08:10:13.122-06:002009-07-30T08:10:13.122-06:00Hey Randy,
I have now successfully converted seve...Hey Randy,<br /><br />I have now successfully converted several machines to iSCSI. <br />I have seen the error that you mention and here is how I fixed it. Has worked like a charm each time I've seen the error now.<br /><br />From my post: http://didyourestart.blogspot.com/2009/07/virtual-iron-xenserver-raw-lun-server.html<br />the initial boot of the server was fine, but after a shutdown I began to receive the error "NT Detect Failed" when booting. I was able to fix this by booting to the installation CD and running a repair (R). Once at the prompt I ran chkdsk /r which resolved the issue.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11988413478336085670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540632746780972939.post-86419612188864612622009-07-29T20:53:31.034-06:002009-07-29T20:53:31.034-06:00Anybody have any luck on booting from iSCSI? I im...Anybody have any luck on booting from iSCSI? I imported the xva and it booted the first time, then on the next boot I got the invalid boot.ini and ntdetect error. Of course you can't repair because it's on the iscsi and you can't connect to it because you don't have IP yet... I'm thinking it may work if you make the drive a slave on a vm using local storage and edit the boot.ini that way... Not sure....Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01618482656610721879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540632746780972939.post-80491605803529120182009-07-21T08:43:16.013-06:002009-07-21T08:43:16.013-06:00I'm hoping that they can be converted from the...I'm hoping that they can be converted from the LUN. My environement is mixed with the way I set it up so some of the disks can't be converted to .vhd using the VI interface. <br /><br />I have a few ideas to try today so we'll see...Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11988413478336085670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540632746780972939.post-10365856698130444132009-07-20T23:53:39.746-06:002009-07-20T23:53:39.746-06:00Yeah, I wanted to start with using the DAS first, ...Yeah, I wanted to start with using the DAS first, I will be connecting it to a iscsi san this week. Can you convert right off the LUN, that would save the process of exporting the vhd's?<br /><br />I sent you an email to the address above.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03146774389600571976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540632746780972939.post-64821639119987006652009-07-20T20:35:44.083-06:002009-07-20T20:35:44.083-06:00Hey Todd, I hope all of your conversions have been...Hey Todd, I hope all of your conversions have been going well. Have you gotten a chance to test out boot from LUN servers conversion yet? I'll likely get my XenServer node connected to the iSCSI SAN tomorrow and give it a go.<br /><br />Must be fresh on everyones mind this week.<br /><br />I'd love to share info with you. Not sure how to get you my email address without posting it here, but I normally don't do that for spam amongst other reasons heh ;) Perhaps I'm paranoid.<br /><br />Email me at sharetipstricks@gmail.com and I'll reply with my "real" address. Be interesting to see how much spam if any is generated from this :)Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11988413478336085670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540632746780972939.post-55646424842764161702009-07-20T17:46:05.100-06:002009-07-20T17:46:05.100-06:00Hey there, were up in Seattle and today we are doi...Hey there, were up in Seattle and today we are doing the exact same thing as you are. Testing the VI to Xen conversion process. We too are looking to move off of Virtual Iron into Xenserver, I just think it's funny you are doing this today. If you want to share info, tip or tricks, I can get you my information more privately somehow.<br /><br />ToddToddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03146774389600571976noreply@blogger.com