Alan Wright |
You can also Install the linux Dell/HP management Agents into the service console as to continue the resilience of the Host Hardware. Additionly install thew linux version of the APC Business/Network edition onto the console.
A good tip is to double the service console size from 5000 to 10000mb in order accomodate these new services beforehand.
Jonathan |
Before a P2V, I like to stop (not disable) the services related to agents or unnecessary software components. After a successful P2V, then I uninstall all the software you mentioned, RAID, NIC, other hardware monitoring. But to really do a “cleanse”, I also remove all the hidden hardware devices that won’t be used anymore.
To see all that hidden stuff, I add a system variable “devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices” and set it to “1″, then reboot. See the KB article for more detail:
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/241257" title="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/241257" target="_blank">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/241257</a>
I go into Computer Management | Devices Manager | View and check Show Hidden Devices. I drill down the tree and every object that is dimmed I delete. You don’t have to worry, if the device is dimmed it’s not needed and even if it was it will be re-detected on reboot.
By doing this I know the system is clean and free from any legacy hardware it won’t be using in it’s new virtualized environment.
jonatj
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