Comments on: Making a P2V conversion: Driver cleansing http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/making-a-p2v-conversion-driver-cleansing/ A SearchServerVirtualization.com blog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:59:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jonathan http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/making-a-p2v-conversion-driver-cleansing/#comment-1512 Jonathan Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:41:55 +0000 http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/09/02/making-a-p2v-conversion-driver-cleansing/#comment-1512 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: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/241257 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 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

]]> By: Alan Wright http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/making-a-p2v-conversion-driver-cleansing/#comment-1511 Alan Wright Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:13:44 +0000 http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/09/02/making-a-p2v-conversion-driver-cleansing/#comment-1511 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. 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.

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