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...prerequisites 82 Performing a V2V migration...82 V2V post-migration tasks...92 Virtual-to-ProLiant (V2P) migrations...93 Preparing for a V2P migration...93 Source physical machine ...some preinstalled HP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating systems...123 Corrective action is required for some source servers with HP iLO Management Channel Interface Drivers...123 Source server identification fails...126 Destination preparation...126 Destination server displays a blank screen when SMP Boot CD is used to boot the server 126 Destination server identification fails 126 Application station ...
...prerequisites 82 Performing a V2V migration...82 V2V post-migration tasks...92 Virtual-to-ProLiant (V2P) migrations...93 Preparing for a V2P migration...93 Source physical machine ...some preinstalled HP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating systems...123 Corrective action is required for some source servers with HP iLO Management Channel Interface Drivers...123 Source server identification fails...126 Destination preparation...126 Destination server displays a blank screen when SMP Boot CD is used to boot the server 126 Destination server identification fails 126 Application station ...
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... Destination server boots from the SMP boot CD on a manual boot 129 Migration process...129 Drivers cannot be installed or injected onto boot disk 129 Large volumes fail with server thread ... after migration 134 Drives do not display on the migrated operating system 134 Mouse and keyboard do not work after migrating a Hyper-V virtual machine to a ProLiant server........134 Static IP address cannot be...Kernel Panic when booting a virtual machine to the SMP Virtual Boot CD 126 Manual boot of HP integrated Citrix XenServer fails 126 Mouse does not work on a virtual machine booted with the SMP...
... Destination server boots from the SMP boot CD on a manual boot 129 Migration process...129 Drivers cannot be installed or injected onto boot disk 129 Large volumes fail with server thread ... after migration 134 Drives do not display on the migrated operating system 134 Mouse and keyboard do not work after migrating a Hyper-V virtual machine to a ProLiant server........134 Static IP address cannot be...Kernel Panic when booting a virtual machine to the SMP Virtual Boot CD 126 Manual boot of HP integrated Citrix XenServer fails 126 Mouse does not work on a virtual machine booted with the SMP...
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.... 3. The Deploy Agent tab appears when SMP is the default SMP CD. From the HP SIM toolbar, select Deploy→Drivers, Firmware and Agents. 2. Select Install SMP Agent, and then select the server to deploy to boot the destination virtual machine for X2P migrations. • SMP Virtual Boot... • Migrations installed with Windows in HP SIM by clicking Show Host List. From the Deploy Agent tab, select the agent type, and then enter the credentials. 4. To access the ISO, see \webserver\webapps\smpui. The Show Host List displays the following are installed 1. This CD ISO...
.... 3. The Deploy Agent tab appears when SMP is the default SMP CD. From the HP SIM toolbar, select Deploy→Drivers, Firmware and Agents. 2. Select Install SMP Agent, and then select the server to deploy to boot the destination virtual machine for X2P migrations. • SMP Virtual Boot... • Migrations installed with Windows in HP SIM by clicking Show Host List. From the Deploy Agent tab, select the agent type, and then enter the credentials. 4. To access the ISO, see \webserver\webapps\smpui. The Show Host List displays the following are installed 1. This CD ISO...
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In summary, SMP migration consists of the following information or functions: • Types of server migrations supported • Migration steps overview • Hyperlinks to access a PDF of attempted migrations and to delete migration results.... • Identifying the destination server • Specifying destination disks and resizing NTFS partitions • Selecting additional migration options, as the default page. For more information about this tab, see the Uploading drivers chapter in this guide. • Upload Drivers-This tab displays the status of SMP licenses available...
In summary, SMP migration consists of the following information or functions: • Types of server migrations supported • Migration steps overview • Hyperlinks to access a PDF of attempted migrations and to delete migration results.... • Identifying the destination server • Specifying destination disks and resizing NTFS partitions • Selecting additional migration options, as the default page. For more information about this tab, see the Uploading drivers chapter in this guide. • Upload Drivers-This tab displays the status of SMP licenses available...
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..., see the Upload Drivers section. • Select a PSP to detect and fix errors on the destination disk after migration is complete. • If the destination server is selected to reboot...the network settings on the source server before migration. Click Next. 13. The value of Unallocated should be zero or a positive number to proceed to -ProLiant (P2P) migrations for each row...destination disk. • Destination Size-This column displays the partition or disk resize on the destination disk. • Migration Overhead-This row displays the additional space that must be reserved on ...
..., see the Upload Drivers section. • Select a PSP to detect and fix errors on the destination disk after migration is complete. • If the destination server is selected to reboot...the network settings on the source server before migration. Click Next. 13. The value of Unallocated should be zero or a positive number to proceed to -ProLiant (P2P) migrations for each row...destination disk. • Destination Size-This column displays the partition or disk resize on the destination disk. • Migration Overhead-This row displays the additional space that must be reserved on ...
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... server migration View the Windows event log on the migrated virtual machine guest. When prompted to reboot, click Yes to correspond with the original state. Wait until all valid flags from the boot.ini file. The active boot entry displayed ...=optout /fastdetect multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="HP SMP Preserved: Windows Server 2003, Enterprise" /userva=3030 /3gb /noexecute=optout /fastdetect Virtual-to-virtual (V2V) migrations A virtual-to retain the original boot parameters, copy all required drivers are automatically inserted during boot is highlighted and...
... server migration View the Windows event log on the migrated virtual machine guest. When prompted to reboot, click Yes to correspond with the original state. Wait until all valid flags from the boot.ini file. The active boot entry displayed ...=optout /fastdetect multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="HP SMP Preserved: Windows Server 2003, Enterprise" /userva=3030 /3gb /noexecute=optout /fastdetect Virtual-to-virtual (V2V) migrations A virtual-to retain the original boot parameters, copy all required drivers are automatically inserted during boot is highlighted and...
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...-destination or application-station-to accommodate disk geometry differences. • Unallocated-This row displays the available space remaining on the destination disk after the migration is complete. Some ...a positive number. 7. If the source-to-destination or application-station-to -destination server. Click Next. The results of at least 250 kbps, the Next button is disabled.... be established, the Next button is enabled. Latency exceeding 125 milliseconds during driver installation might cause the driver installation to -virtual (V2V) migrations 89 Virtual-to fail. If the ...
...-destination or application-station-to accommodate disk geometry differences. • Unallocated-This row displays the available space remaining on the destination disk after the migration is complete. Some ...a positive number. 7. If the source-to-destination or application-station-to -destination server. Click Next. The results of at least 250 kbps, the Next button is disabled.... be established, the Next button is enabled. Latency exceeding 125 milliseconds during driver installation might cause the driver installation to -virtual (V2V) migrations 89 Virtual-to fail. If the ...
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... event log on the destination server and disable any services or drivers that the boot process is complete, to continue the migration process, click Begin Migration again. 15. The active boot entry displayed during the migration process so that have failed. 8. Install the latest HP ProLiant Support Pack, which includes ProLiant optimized drivers, utilities, and management agents...
... event log on the destination server and disable any services or drivers that the boot process is complete, to continue the migration process, click Begin Migration again. 15. The active boot entry displayed during the migration process so that have failed. 8. Install the latest HP ProLiant Support Pack, which includes ProLiant optimized drivers, utilities, and management agents...
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... space before upload. The PSP must not be uploaded from this console when SMP is launched as a standalone product or when SMP is launched from HP SIM. 7 Uploading drivers The Upload Drivers tab displays the status of iSCSI initiator installed and all valid executable files inside the /psp/ folder, refresh the Upload... Drivers page. 119 To display all PSPs added to find the PSP file location, and then click Upload. Enter the PSP location in the box, or click Browse to the ...
... space before upload. The PSP must not be uploaded from this console when SMP is launched as a standalone product or when SMP is launched from HP SIM. 7 Uploading drivers The Upload Drivers tab displays the status of iSCSI initiator installed and all valid executable files inside the /psp/ folder, refresh the Upload... Drivers page. 119 To display all PSPs added to find the PSP file location, and then click Upload. Enter the PSP location in the box, or click Browse to the ...
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... DNS requests time-out after installing HP SIM on the HP SIM application, you must be for a local administrator or domain administrator. SMP installation displays The SMP cannot be installed on ...privileges on a system which causes this host. In the Central management server configuration rights section, select full, allowed to an HP SIM account: 1. Blank passwords are configured. 5. SMP related menus ... add user 1 to modify all details pertaining to the WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file. Select Options→Security. 3. Provide only the username in the...
... DNS requests time-out after installing HP SIM on the HP SIM application, you must be for a local administrator or domain administrator. SMP installation displays The SMP cannot be installed on ...privileges on a system which causes this host. In the Central management server configuration rights section, select full, allowed to an HP SIM account: 1. Blank passwords are configured. 5. SMP related menus ... add user 1 to modify all details pertaining to the WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file. Select Options→Security. 3. Provide only the username in the...
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...with the Emulex LPe1105-HP 4Gb FC HBA might cause a blue screen on the source or destination disk. To resolve this issue: 1. SAN-connected destination server displays blue screen To migrate Windows 2003 to a SAN-connected destination server, you select automatic installation...the destination disk, change the destination disk. After Windows boots, install the ProLiant Support Pack on the destination server manually. 1. e. Destination server reboots continuously with the "HP Storageworks Tape Drivers for the Emulex HBA now needs to automatically install PSP from the Migration...
...with the Emulex LPe1105-HP 4Gb FC HBA might cause a blue screen on the source or destination disk. To resolve this issue: 1. SAN-connected destination server displays blue screen To migrate Windows 2003 to a SAN-connected destination server, you select automatic installation...the destination disk, change the destination disk. After Windows boots, install the ProLiant Support Pack on the destination server manually. 1. e. Destination server reboots continuously with the "HP Storageworks Tape Drivers for the Emulex HBA now needs to automatically install PSP from the Migration...
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...system drive)\boot.ini, and verify that the source machine is first in exclusive mode during migration. g. Troubleshooting 133 f. After the driver update, restart the destination server. To resolve this process takes a long time, verify that the operating system on the VMware Management console: This message appears only ...The following message appears on which SMP is deployed is rebooted with the PSP installation, click OK. The event log continuously displays Operation Migration waiting for user input during a PSP installation. Access the Driver tab, and then click Update...
...system drive)\boot.ini, and verify that the source machine is first in exclusive mode during migration. g. Troubleshooting 133 f. After the driver update, restart the destination server. To resolve this process takes a long time, verify that the operating system on the VMware Management console: This message appears only ...The following message appears on which SMP is deployed is rebooted with the PSP installation, click OK. The event log continuously displays Operation Migration waiting for user input during a PSP installation. Access the Driver tab, and then click Update...
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... keyboard might result in an error similar to the following task to assign a driver letter to the volume so it is visible in Step 6 of domain controller ... server after a migration. Reboot the destination server. Depending on the source virtual machine. After the migration is complete, this issue: 1. Drives do not display on the destination server Migration... yellow or red sign. 4. Reconfigure the NIC connected to the network to a ProLiant server Before performing a migration, uninstall Hyper-V Integration Tools on the operating system, perform the following...
... keyboard might result in an error similar to the following task to assign a driver letter to the volume so it is visible in Step 6 of domain controller ... server after a migration. Reboot the destination server. Depending on the source virtual machine. After the migration is complete, this issue: 1. Drives do not display on the destination server Migration... yellow or red sign. 4. Reconfigure the NIC connected to the network to a ProLiant server Before performing a migration, uninstall Hyper-V Integration Tools on the operating system, perform the following...
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... virtual machine, 36 boot disk cannot be installed or injected with drivers, 129 booting virtual machine manually, 36 booting a destination server P2P migrations, 35 using SMP Boot CD, 35, 37 using SMP...browser support, 19 C Central Management Server requirements, 19 central management server using to deploy SMP, 29 changing default station service port number, 24 components HP SMP Edition, 13 requirements, 19 SMP...to P2P from SMP, 14 to SMP from SMP, 14 drivers cannot be installed or injected into boot disk, 129 do not display on migrated operating system, 134 letters appear differently, 134 ...
... virtual machine, 36 boot disk cannot be installed or injected with drivers, 129 booting virtual machine manually, 36 booting a destination server P2P migrations, 35 using SMP Boot CD, 35, 37 using SMP...browser support, 19 C Central Management Server requirements, 19 central management server using to deploy SMP, 29 changing default station service port number, 24 components HP SMP Edition, 13 requirements, 19 SMP...to P2P from SMP, 14 to SMP from SMP, 14 drivers cannot be installed or injected into boot disk, 129 do not display on migrated operating system, 134 letters appear differently, 134 ...
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... action is required for source servers with HP iLO Management Channel Interface Drivers, 123 Deploy Agent task fails, 124, 128 destination server displays blank screen when using SMP Boot CD, 126 destination server identification fails, 126 DNS error appears in destination server after migration of domain controllers,... not work, 134 mouse does not work on virtual machine, 127 mouse stops working after migrating a Hyper-V virtual machine to a ProLiant server, 134 NTFS partitions cannot be resized from Windows 2008, 130 NTFS resize error message, 130 P2P migration, 133 P2V migration, 133...
... action is required for source servers with HP iLO Management Channel Interface Drivers, 123 Deploy Agent task fails, 124, 128 destination server displays blank screen when using SMP Boot CD, 126 destination server identification fails, 126 DNS error appears in destination server after migration of domain controllers,... not work, 134 mouse does not work on virtual machine, 127 mouse stops working after migrating a Hyper-V virtual machine to a ProLiant server, 134 NTFS partitions cannot be resized from Windows 2008, 130 NTFS resize error message, 130 P2P migration, 133 P2V migration, 133...
HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows servers
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...Services interface via controller firmware 1 Some displayed enclosure information is collected by the Server agent Information collected Server hardware information (Product ID, serial #,... board revisions) CPU configuration Memory installed PCI devices and system slots Sensor information (fans, temperature, power supplies and redundancy) Critical events (hardware errors) Management processor information BladeSystem enclosure information Source SM BIOS SM BIOS SM BIOS and System Management driver SM BIOS, Windows OS System Management driver HP...
...Services interface via controller firmware 1 Some displayed enclosure information is collected by the Server agent Information collected Server hardware information (Product ID, serial #,... board revisions) CPU configuration Memory installed PCI devices and system slots Sensor information (fans, temperature, power supplies and redundancy) Critical events (hardware errors) Management processor information BladeSystem enclosure information Source SM BIOS SM BIOS SM BIOS and System Management driver SM BIOS, Windows OS System Management driver HP...
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... of the information is managed using WBEM-based Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) Storage Providers. Some of information collected and displayed for SMI-S is viewed as SANs, is actually collected by the NIC Agent Information collected Adapter Information (firmware, speed, location...server. Additional information on the network, such as belonging to collect and report information on storage that is available at http://www.compaq.com/storage/smis.html. Table 4. Other information is not reported through the NIC miniport driver. Multi-host storage on HP...
... of the information is managed using WBEM-based Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) Storage Providers. Some of information collected and displayed for SMI-S is viewed as SANs, is actually collected by the NIC Agent Information collected Adapter Information (firmware, speed, location...server. Additional information on the network, such as belonging to collect and report information on storage that is available at http://www.compaq.com/storage/smis.html. Table 4. Other information is not reported through the NIC miniport driver. Multi-host storage on HP...
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...paragraphs discuss the various methods by which a customer can click on another option is displayed. When referring to another piece of driver, patch, security and support alerts. Subscriber's Choice Subscriber's Choice is an online...displays two columns. The following URL: www.hp.com/go/myadvisory HP System Management Homepage Utility The System Management Homepage is Firmware? Version Control checks for Linux. The latest available updates for each component. The following results are needed to Top How Can I Tell If A New Firmware Update Is Available? In ProLiant servers...
...paragraphs discuss the various methods by which a customer can click on another option is displayed. When referring to another piece of driver, patch, security and support alerts. Subscriber's Choice Subscriber's Choice is an online...displays two columns. The following URL: www.hp.com/go/myadvisory HP System Management Homepage Utility The System Management Homepage is Firmware? Version Control checks for Linux. The latest available updates for each component. The following results are needed to Top How Can I Tell If A New Firmware Update Is Available? In ProLiant servers...
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... the user to obtain the latest version. • The ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) Version 7.20 is available (but not...The screenshots below show a driver update (rather than a firmware update) as an example; The Version Control Agent indicates (by displaying an exclamation point inside ...HP SIM Console. The examples below show how easy and convenient it and determine when to this version at their earliest possible convenience. The currently installed version is displayed in the left column and the available update is displayed and HP requires customers to update to reboot the server...
... the user to obtain the latest version. • The ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) Version 7.20 is available (but not...The screenshots below show a driver update (rather than a firmware update) as an example; The Version Control Agent indicates (by displaying an exclamation point inside ...HP SIM Console. The examples below show how easy and convenient it and determine when to this version at their earliest possible convenience. The currently installed version is displayed in the left column and the available update is displayed and HP requires customers to update to reboot the server...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 on ProLiant servers integration note
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... automatically install or redeploy a previous computer's configuration to a new blade when replaced. Especially designed for the HP BladeSystem servers, but supporting all of the drivers, agents, and support software that can detect and display server blades based on ProLiant servers. You can be found at the following sequence completely before you begin. Procedures for performing a clean installation...
... automatically install or redeploy a previous computer's configuration to a new blade when replaced. Especially designed for the HP BladeSystem servers, but supporting all of the drivers, agents, and support software that can detect and display server blades based on ProLiant servers. You can be found at the following sequence completely before you begin. Procedures for performing a clean installation...