Xen server support recomended this how ever it did not work in my environment. For converting hyperv to vmware vms, the agent is installed on the hyperv server during the process of configuring the conversion job. The previous vms i just restored from backup and done. Xenconvert is to convert the xva xenserver export format into an ovf based appliance. I use citrix xenconvert to p2v our windows servers into microsoft hyperv. For example, if the xen pool master address uses the host name, enter the host name and not the fqdn. Run xenconvert on the target device to convert the physical machine into a xenserver vm. Today i am going to take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of each. Yes windows is annoying with its updates but it allot less disastrous on upgrades. Hyperv will boot the system up and once you reach the desktop, windows will install some drivers.
Xenserver xenserver is an enterpriseclass virtual machine infrastructure. How to convert vmware vm to hyperv vm step by step guide duration. Converting xenserver vms to hyperv gen 2 events the it guy. A guide to converting hyperv vms to vmware by nakivo. To help administrators used to the other hypervisors, there is a gui management client xenclient that allows easy management of the xen virtual infrastructure.
But creating an extended collaborative development environment by making the xen platform an official linux foundation project that has proven to be successful, encourage proliferation and adoption by making xenserver 6. Converting citrix xenserver source machines to hyperv format. It doesnt have an option to convert xva to ovf or any other option to convert vdisk file. Receive version updates, utilities and detailed tech information. First boot your xenserver and access the vm that you want to migrate with it. It has also productized the citrix project kensho implementation. Therefore, you will need to generate a new virtual machine in hyperv. Convert citrix license server vpx to ovf remko weijnens. They must be kept within the vm during the conversion, however, otherwise the vm will not boot in hyperv. Xenserver 6 convert to a virtual machine with xenconvert. First i started with the latest and greatest citrix xenconvert 2. Xenconvert virtualtovirtual v2v functionality is now included in xencenter and complements the new virtual appliance and disk image import feature in xenserver 6. Citrix no longer provides the xenconvert tool as a download and doesnt support it anymore.
Virtual box fails to boot on top of xen l1 panic while booting l2 3. Xenconvert software and installation instructions can be downloaded from either the provisioning services product download site or the xenserver product download site. Your only options now to convert a physical machine to xenserver is to first get it into vhd format using a tool like disk2vhd and then import it in. The solution is actually very simple, and worked the first time. Elias will start off with an overview of the xenconvert tool and how it works. One of the benefit for using xenconvert is the machine stays running during the entire process of converting to vm. The process of converting a powered on machine is referred to as hot cloning. So far i exported the linux vm as xva from xencenter then converted it to ovf with xenconvert, finally tried to attach the vhd to a newly created. I moved my zabbix server from xenserver to hyperv core. Configure hyperv for remote management to enable hyperv server communication with vrealize automation hyperv proxy agents. The xenserver vm configuration file is not compatible with microsoft hyperv. Create common images for use with xenserver vms and. Once created i booted up each guest, removed the citrix tools for virtual machines and installed the hyperv integration services. Vhd using edit disk in hyperv, and then use the import function of.
With the same hardware, the vms on ssd boot and perform faster on hyperv 2012 than on xenserver 6. Today im going to show how to migrate your xenserver vms to hyperv gen2 vms using the following tools. Hi, i am looking for the best way to convert approx. These drivers must be removed once you generate a hyperv virtual machine. Both are free but you need to create a vmware account to download vmwares converter if you dont already have one.
Vmwares vsphere has a much higher price tag than xenserver overall, and vsphere licenses do not come with maintenance. Hyperv vms only in powered off state can be converted. Citrix xenserver is free, with the option to purchase a maintenance plan. Download citrix workspace app, citrix adc and all other citrix workspace and networking products. Go to downloads and you will see that the option to download it for xenserver 6. Powershell skript to convert a gen1 hyperv vm to a gen 2 hyperv vm. P2v options within a hyperv environment server fault. I have mounted a cifs volume on my xen host and copied. At the moment we are using hyperv 2 servers and xen 3 servers. As a p2v tool, xenconvert can convert a server or desktop workload from an online physical.
I had to boot that system into recovery mode, create a virtual environment with chroot to change the all the drives xen used devxvda and hyperv. We have set up a new ms hyper v host, and my management wants me to plan to migrate all the xenserver vms into it. I used the export option to get me a ovf and then converted that to vhd. The first method of converting open virtualization format ovf packages exported directly from vmware is preferred because it is the quickest, most efficient, and allows you to convert multiple virtual drives at the same time. In all instances to date, the hosts have been running hyperv on server 2008 x64 standard or server 2008 r2 standard, and the guests have been running server 2003. Current the screen flush is not correct after booting hyperv. How to convert vmware virtual machines to xenserver. To do this, youd install and run the converter directly off the vm. Converting linux machine from xenserver to hyperv server fault.
Uninstall everything that begins with citrix xen from programs and features. Microsoft hyperv introduced in 2008, it is microsofts type 1 hypervisor for x8664 systems has a microkernel design hyperv comes in two variants. Xenserver can import dierctly from vmware and hyperv disk, there is no need to use xenconvert for this. Xenconvert is the free citrix machine conversion utility. Xenserver or from the download page for provisioning services. Powershell skript first boot your xenserver and access the vm that you want to migrate with it. Xenserver can be managed through the command line interface cli. Early releases of the xen hypervisor showed promise but had lots of rough edges. A standalone version variant of core installation of windows server 2008 includes full hyperv functionality mostly cli for configuration but mmc can. Esxi is super nice and way more powerful but good lord it costs money in small deployments. Reboot the vm, then install the hyperv tools, reboot etc. It is used in the worlds largest clouds and enterprises. Download and install xenconvert xenconvert is depricated and you cannot download it from citrix.
After the vmdk file is converted you have an output that lists an hda folder, ova. As you are moving a vm from a xen environment to hyperv you should be able to use one of the p2v options which uses the backup exec agent for windows installed inside the vm being moved and then the virtual agent components to convert into a hyperv vm which also uses an agent for windows installed on the hyperv host. Sp1, plus any version of hyperv that can register with those system center virtual. Download citrix hypervisor product software, evaluation and trial software, sources, tools, xenconvert and hotfixes. For a few years now, here at custom systems weve had an ongoing debate between two different virtualization camps. How to convert a physical server to a citrix xen virtual server p2v. After selecting the xen virtual appliance option and vmdk file to convert you are prompted to select a folder to store the converted contents.
It is primarily focused on converting workloads to either provisioning server or to xenserver, however there are some more generic functions that are of interest to most any virtualization folk. As a p2v tool, xenconvert can convert a server or desktop workload from an online physical machine running. After successfully installing xenconvert on the target device. By the time you are done, the vm should be running stably inside hyperv.
How to convert a physical server to a citrix xen virtual. Choose the option to convert a vhd either into an xva or directly to a xenserver. Then you must install centos in a new hyperv machine. If you are wanting to convert a vmware virtual machine to xenserver, then you can try to use the xenserver conversion manager feature. Citrix hypervisor open source server virtualization. Some linux distribution live cd i use debian live a hyperv host. For a xen pool endpoint, you must enter the name of the pool master. To avoid duplicate entries in the vrealize automation compute resource table, specify an address that matches the configured xen pool master address.
If you need to keep it running, treat it as if it were a physical machine. Also included is a new xenconvert tool to migrate physical servers to the virtual format employed by the xen platform. I created a vm in hyperv from the vhd that xenconvert produced, one problem remains however. Citrix hypervisor is the leading open source virtualization platform, powered by the xen project hypervisor and the xapi toolstack. Citrixs xenserver 5, however, is very much a productionclass virtualisation solution with features that match. Choosing between xenserver vs vmware really depends on the size and type of business you have and your budget. My newest lab server is based upon this awesome blog post by mvp jeff guillet blistering fast hyperv 2012 server parts list and video. I know ive seen people ask why get rid of xenserver, but hyperv is free with the os as well, while i like the linux of xen it poops bricks of misery when you update it. How to migrate citrix xenserver quest vms to ms hyper v.
You need two server2012 hyperv servers and 2 server 2012r2 standard licenses and you are covered fully for drfailover. The kensho ovf tool is to import the ovf into hyperv. Because xenconvert does not work on version xenserver 6. There were some hurdles to jump in the process, at one point the citrix xenserver disk space filled up and i got the underlying xen api is not running. Were in the middle of moving our environment from 2 hypervisors to 1. As im almost done with this one i started to work on the last vm. Vhd using edit disk in hyper v, and then use the import function of xencenter. Before you reboot, go to programs and features and remove all the xenserver tools and drivers. Xen proved to be a stable product, but it doesnt have as many enterprise features as hyperv or esxi do. Download our free server virtualization software report and find out what your peers are saying about citrix, proxmox, vmware, and more. In this topic i will cover which software editions you can download, and which. The merchandising server is the appliance that i am using for the example. If you want to convert running hyperv vms or vms running on other hypervisors, such as kvm or xen, you should use vmware vcenter converter in the same.
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