vmware commands

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Using esxcfg

The following list of commands shows how to manage various components of the ESX Server configuration.

esxcfg-auth Used to configure an ESX Server host to support network-based authentication methods (e.g., Active

Directory [AD]).

- -enablead to configure Service Console for AD authentication

- -addomain to set the domain the Service Console will authenticate against

- -addc to set the domain controller to authenticate against for AD authentication

- -usecrack to enable the pam_cracklib for managing password complexity

esxcfg-firewall Used to query, enable, and disable services on the Service Console firewall. Note that everything

is blocked by default.

esxcfg-info Used to review the hardware information for Service Console and VMKernel.

-w to print hardware information

-s to print storage and disk information

-n to print network information

esxcfg-mpathUsed to view and configure the multipathing settings for an ESX Server hosts fibre channel or

iSCSI storage devices. Multipathing is the ability to connect to SAN or iSCSI storage devices through multiple pahs,

and it suppose that the host has at least (and it is enough) 2 HBA cards.

-p to set the policy for mru (most recently used), fixed, or rr (round-robin)

-P to define a path to operate on -s with on or off to enable or disale a specific path

-f to set a specified path as the preferred

Esxcfg-nas Used to configure NAS storage on ESX Server. NAS is supported by ESX but limits its features like

vMotion which is not allowed in this case (but still it is a low cost solution)

-l to list all NAS

-a to add a new NAS datastore on a specified host

-o to provide the name of the NAS host

-s to provide the name of the NAS share

-delete to delete a NAS datastore

esxcfg-nics Used to obtain information about and configure the physical network adapters installed in an ESX

Server host.

-s to set the speed of a card to 10,100,1000, or 10,000.

-d to set the duplex to half or full


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esxcfg-route Used to configure the default gateway for the VMkernel.

esxcfg-swiscsi Used to configure the software iSCSI component of ESX Server.

-e to enable software iSCSI

-d to disable software iSCSI

-q to query if software iSCSI is enabled

-s to scan for new LUNs using software iSCSI

esxcfg-vmhbadevs Used to obtain information about the LUNs available to the ESX Server.

-m to print the VMFS UUID if formatted as VMFS esxcfg-vmknic Used to configure the VMkernel NIC.

-a to add a VMkernel port group

-d to delete a VMKernel

-e to enable the VMkernel NIC

-D to disable the VMkernel port

-i to set the IP address of the VMkernel NIC

-n to set the network mask for the IP of the call

esxcfg-vswifUsed to set the parameters of the Service Console; the Service Console interface allow management

of the ESX.

-a to add a Service Console NIC (this option is predicated on having IP information and port group names)

-d to delete a the Service Console NIC

-e to enable the Service Console NIC

-D to disable the Service Console NIC

-p to set the port group name for the Service Console NIC

-i to set the IP address to be used for the Service Console NIC

-n to set the network mask of for the Service Console NIC

esxcfg-vswitch Used to add, remove, or modify a virtual switch. All network communications of virtual

machines go through virtual switches.

-l to list all existing virtual switches

-L to unlink a network adapter from a hosting provider

-U to link a network adapter

-v to set the vLAN ID for a port group

-A to add a new port group

-D to delete a port group

-C to query for the existence of a port group name

Using vicfg

Just to remid you, ESX 3.5i comes without the management virtual machine that everybody takes for the OS of

the ESX! In fact, the ESX 3.5i is a 32Mb OS, in other words, the least set of commands to manage VMs.

vicfgvicfg-nas Used to manipulate NAS/NFS.

- -add or -a to add a new NAS file system

- -delete or -d to delete a NAS file system

- -help to display help text


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- -nasserver or -o followed by to add the hostname of the new NAS file system

- -share or -s used with -a to provide the name of the directory that is exported on the NAS device

- -vihost or -h followed by to direct the command to a particular ESX Server host

vicfg-vmhbadevs Used to discover information about available LUNs.


- -query or -q to print the output in 2.6 compatibility mode


- -vmfs or -m to print the VMFS UUID in addition to the HBA and /dev names for LUNs that are formatted as VMFS

vicfg-mpath Used to manipulate multipathing.

vicfg-rescan Used to perform a rescan for discovering new LUNs.



to provide the name of the adapter to rescan (i.e., vmhba1)

vicfg-dumppart Used to query, set, and scan diagnostic partitions on ESXi.

vicfg-nics Used to report on and manage physical network adapters.

vicfg-vmknic Used to configure virtual network adapters.

vicfg-vswitch Used to configure virtual switches.

vicfg-route Used to configure the default route for VMkernel ports.

Vicfg-ntp Used to configure NTP settings.

vmware-cmd /vmfs/volume/vmfslabel/VMName/VMName.vmx getstate

Sample:getstat

Retrieve power state of the VM: off, on, suspended, stuck

Getstat

[root@esxhost root]# vmware-cmd /vmfs/volumes/44ebf538-51cc7998-2525-

00145e1b556a/printer/printer.vmx getstate
http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=getstat&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=getstat&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=getstat&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=getstat&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=


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Reboot

vmware-cmd vmfs/volume/vmfslabel/VMName/VMName.vmx reset trysoft

Sample:reboot

Reboot the VM. First try a nice shutdown, then if necessary force a shutdown before reboot

root@esxhost root]# vmware-cmd /vmfs/volumes/44ebf538-51cc7998-2525-

00145e1b556a/printer/printer.vmx reset trysoft

reset(trysoft) = 1

vmware-cmd VM Management in the console

vmware-cmd -l

Sample:vmware-cmd -l

List path and names of .registered VM vmx files on the present host

Very important!

Use the path with the UUID (vmfslabel) where requested in vmware-cmd

use vmware-cmd -l command to retrieve the UUID

Vmware-cmd -l

[root@esxhost root]# vmware-cmd -l

/vmfs/volumes/44ee9812-da790870-b7f7-00145e1b5242/cumuli/cumuli.vmx/vmfs/volumes/44ebf538-51cc7998-2525-00145e1b556a/printer/printer.vmx

vmware-cmd /vmfs/volume/vmfslabel/VMName/VMName.vmx getstate

Sample:getstat

Retrieve power state of the VM: off, on, suspended, stuck

Getstat

[root@esxhost root]# vmware-cmd /vmfs/volumes/44ebf538-51cc7998-2525-00145e1b556a/printer/printer.vmx
http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=reboot&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=reboot&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=reboot&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=vmware-cmd%20-l&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=vmware-cmd%20-l&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=vmware-cmd%20-l&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=getstat&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=getstat&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=getstat&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=getstat&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=vmware-cmd%20-l&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=reboot&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=


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getstate

getstate() = on

vmware-cmd vmfs/volume/vmfslabel/VMName/VMName.vmx reset trysoft

Sample:reboot

Reboot the VM. First try a nice shutdown, then if necessary force a shutdown before reboot

Reboot


reset trysoft

reset(trysoft) = 1

vmware-cmd vmfs/volume/vmfslabel/VMName/VMName.vmx start

Sample:startPower on the VM

Start


start

start() = 1

vmware-cmd vmfs/volume/vmfslabel/VMName/VMName.vmx stop trysoftvmware-cmd vmfs/volume/vmfslabel/VMName/VMName.vmx stop hard

Sample:shutdown

Shutdown/halt the VM. First try a nice shutdown, then if necessary force a shutdown. Finally power off.
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Shutdown

[root@esxhost root]# vmware-cmd /vmfs/volumes/44ebf538-51cc7998-2525-00145e1b556a/printer/printer.vmxstop trysoft

stop(trysoft) = 1

vmware-cmd vmfs/volume/vmfslabel/VMName/VMName.vmx suspend

Sample:suspendSuspend the VM

Suspend


suspend

suspend() = 1

vmware-cmd vmfs/volume/vmfslabel/VMName/VMName.vmx hassnapshot

Sample:hassnapshots

Query if VM has a snapshot

Hassnapshots

[root@esxhost root]# vmware-cmd /vmfs/volumes/44ebf538-51cc7998-2525-00145e1b556a/printer/printer.vmxhassnapshot

hassnapshot() =

vmware-cmd createsnapshot name description quiesce memory

Sample:createsnapshot
http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=suspend&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=suspend&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=hassnapshots&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=hassnapshots&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=hassnapshots&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=createsnapshot&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=createsnapshot&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=createsnapshot&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=createsnapshot&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=hassnapshots&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=suspend&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=


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Quiesce will quiesce file system writes

Memory will grab the memory state (will lose pings during this)

Createsnapshot

[root@esxhost root]# vmware-cmd /vmfs/volumes/44ebf538-51cc7998-2525-00145e1b556a/printer/printer.vmxcreatesnapshot "snap1" "before patching" quiesce memory

createsnapshot(snap1 before patching quiesce memory) = 1[root@esxhost root]# vmware-cmd /vmfs/volumes/44ebf538-51cc7998-2525-00145e1b556a/printer/printer.vmx

hassnapshot

hassnapshot() = 1

Retrieved from "http://10.3.0.105/esx/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/Createsnapshot"

vmware-cmd vmfs/volume/vmfslabel/VMName/VMName.vmx revertsnapshot

Sample:reverttosnapshot

Revert to previous created snapshot (you loose the current VM state!)

Reverttosnapshot

[root@vs03 root]# vmware-cmd /vmfs/volumes/44ebf538-51cc7998-2525-00145e1b556a/printer/printer.vmx

revertsnapshotrevertsnapshot() = 1

vmware-cmd vmfs/volume/vmfslabel/VMName/VMName.vmx removesnapshots

Sample:removesnapshot

Remove previous created snapshots (you keep the current VM state!)

Removesnapshot

[root@esxhost root]# vmware-cmd /vmfs/volumes/44ebf538-51cc7998-2525-00145e1b556a/printer/printer.vmxremovesnapshotsremovesnapshots() = 1
http://10.3.0.105/esx/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/Createsnapshothttp://10.3.0.105/esx/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/Createsnapshothttp://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=reverttosnapshot&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=reverttosnapshot&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=reverttosnapshot&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=removesnapshot&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=removesnapshot&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=removesnapshot&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=removesnapshot&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=reverttosnapshot&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://10.3.0.105/esx/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/Createsnapshot


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vmware-cmd -s register vmfs/volume/vmfslabel/VMName/VMName.vmx

Sample:register

Register VM (add to inventory)

Register

[root@esxhost root]# vmware-cmd -s register /vmfs/volumes/44ebf538-51cc7998-2525-

00145e1b556a/printer/printer.vmxregister(/vmfs/volumes/44ebf538-51cc7998-2525-00145e1b556a/printer/printer.vmx) = 1

vmware-cmd -s unregister vmfs/volume/vmfslabel/VMName/VMName.vmx

Sample:unregister

Unregister VM (add to inventory)

Unregister

[root@esxhost root]# vmware-cmd -s unregister /vmfs/volumes/44ebf538-51cc7998-2525-

00145e1b556a/printer/printer.vmxunregister(/vmfs/volumes/44ebf538-51cc7998-2525-00145e1b556a/printer/printer.vmx) = 1

vmware-cmd vmfs/volume/vmfslabel/VMName/VMName.vmx answer

Sample:answer

answer pending request for userinput

Answer


answers

No questions pending.

In this case there is no pending input request. If there is any panding input request you will be promptet for theanswser.
http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=register&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=register&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=register&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=unregister&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=unregister&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=unregister&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=answer&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=answer&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=answer&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=answer&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=unregister&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=http://www.esxguide.com/esx/index.php?option=com_mambowiki&page=register&page_heading=&show_pageheading=&allowanonymoususers=


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vmkfstools manage VM Disks

This tool is from VMware. It is used for Virtual-disk and VMFS management.

Be aware, always use Virtual Center GUI to create VMFS Volumes. Otherwise you will end up with

an unaligned VMFS partition and decreased performance.

vmkfstools VM-Disk and VMFS Management in the console

vmkfstools -X

Extend virtual Disk

vmkfstools -X 12G ./testing.vmdk

To extend an existing Virtual Disk to 12GB. Instead of G you can use M for Megabytes

With the same command you can shrink the disk (only for ESX Version prior to 3.0) if you choose a smaller tha

the shrinked size is smaller as the partition size in the guest there might be a data losse or a corrupted system resulti

In some cases the shrink command must be issued with the --force option:

vmkfstools -X 4G ./testing.vmdk --force

For shrinking on ESX 3.0x use the VMWare Converter (download from the VMware Website for freee).

destination to the same ESX Host.

If you receive an error one parameter was incrorrect the size might be smaller as the original size!

If you have blanks in the file or directoryname, mask the full path with '

vmkfstools -i

To export or clone a virtual disk from VMFS

vmfsktools -i -d diskformat

Example:

Copy from one vmfs to another:

Source=/vmfs/volumes/esxpublic/testvm2.vmdk

Destination=/vmfs/volumes/production/testvmnew2.vmdk


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vmkfstools -i /vmfs/volumes/esxpublic/testvm2.vmdk /vmfs/volumes/production/testvmnew2.vmdk

Export to ext3 partition:

Source=/vmfs/volumes/esxpublic/testvm2.vmdk

Destination=/vmimages/testvm2.vmdk

vmkfstools -i /vmfs/esxpublic/testvm2.vmdk -d 2gbsparse /vmimages/testvm2.vmdk

vmkfstools -E

Rename files associated with a specified virtual disk

vmkfstools -U

Delete VirtualdiskDelete files associated with the specified virtual disk.

vmkfstools -c 4000M ./file.vmdk

To create a new empty virtual disk

vmkfstools -c 300G -a lsilogic /vmfs/volume/vmfslabel/directory/newdisk.vmdk

or in current directory

vmkfstools -c 300G -a lsilogic ./newdisk.vmdk

This command is very useful because you can use user-friendly names for the disks

For further options enter man vmkfstools

esxcfg VMware console tool


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esxcfg is a new management tool from VMware. Be careful, some commands could crash your system!

esxcfg tool Management in the console

esxcfg-rescan

esxcfg-rescan vmhba1

esxcfg-rescan vmhba2

Rescan vmhbas

esxcfg-mpath -l

VMware ESX Server multipathing information

Disk vmhba1:3:6 /dev/sdu(225280MB) has 2 paths and policy of Most Recently Used

FC 2:1.0 210000e08b0246af201400a0b81167e2 vmhba1:3:6 On active preferred

FC 4:1.0 210000e08b02e4a0201500a0b81167e2 vmhba2:3:6 Standby

Multipathing

of HBAS

listing and configure

esxcfg-vmhbadevs -m

See the relationship between vmhba and devnames. This produces an output like so:

vmhba1:3:6:1 /dev/sdu144ebf538-51cc7998-2525-00145e1b556a

vdf

/vmfs/volumes/44ebf538-51cc7998-2525-00145e1b556a230424576 44748800 185675776 19% /vmfs/volumes/CoreDomain

Relationship between

Vmhbas and devname

ls /vmfs/devices/disks/ Not an esxcfg command


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list all your disks/luns like so:vmhba0:0:0:0

vmhba0:1:0:0vmhba1:2:0:0vmhba1:3:0:0vmhba1:4:0:0vmhba1:5:0:0vmhba1:6:0:0vml.02000000003343453035595041202020203731303638315430535831373334vml.0200000000334345303634504b202020203731303545464853535831373334vml.0200000000334345304150415420202020373131384b51305a535831373334vml.0200000000334345304244584e202020203731313835485231535831373334vml.0200000000334345304446543230303030373132314e4c5a57535431373334vml.02000000005546413350323330375352544d414e333336vml.02000000005546413350323330375442444d414e333336

You can then use fdisk to work out if the disks are blank of partitioned with:

fdisk /vmfs/devices/disks/vmhba1:5:0:0

Identify the LUN Disk and Partition

vmhbax:y:z:v

x=Hostbusadapter (0=mostly internal SCSI Adapter, 1=mostliy fibrechannel 1...x)y=LUNz=Diskv=Partition

esxcfg-firewall

esxcfg-firewall --openPort

esxcfg-firewall --closePort

port: Apllication PortProtocol:tcp or udpDirection: in or outname: Descriptive name of rule

esxcfg-firewall -q to query settings

Example:

esxcfg-firewall --openPort 14247,tcp,out,IBMDirector

You cannot configure unsupported services through the VI Client.

Firewall settings


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esxcfg-vmhbadevs

vmhba0:0:0 /dev/sda

vmhba0:1:0 /dev/sdb

vmhba0:2:0 /dev/sdc

Map of VMkernel storage devices to service console devices

VMkernel storage devic

devices

esxcfg-vswitch

esxcfg-vswif -i 192.168.1.55 -n 255.255.255.0 vswf0

Creates and updates virtual machine network settings

Change IP Address an

vmware-cmd

A command line tool to perform VM operations. This tool is found in /usr/bin

vmware-cmd s register /home/ali/vmware/newVM/newVM.vmx

vmware-cmd s unregister /

vmware-cmd l

vmware-cmd /home/user/vmware/server/server.vmx stop soft

vmware-cmd /home/user/vmware/server/server.vmx getheartbeat

vmware-cmd /home/user/vmware/server/server.vmx getstate


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vmware-cmd /home/user/vmware/server/server.vmx getid

vmware-cmd /home/user/vmware/server/server.vmx getpid

VMM: Troubleshooting P2V Conversion Issues.

Possible Symptoms/Causes of P2V Issues

Possible Symptoms/Cause Resolution

P2V conversion fails during the conversion

of a VMware virtual machine to a Hyper-V

or Virtual Server virtual machine.

This issue occurs if you did not remove

VMware Tools from the source VMware

virtual machine before you began the P2V

conversion.

To resolve this issue, uninstall VMware Tools, and then try the P2V conversion

again.

P2V fails during an offline P2V conversion.

You may receive the following error

message:

Error (3133) Virtual Machine Manager

could not connect to source computer

servername.domainname.com after it

restarted into Windows PE (temporary

To resolve this issue if a network driver is missing, follow the steps in KB article

970921:

How to add NIC drivers for offline P2V in VMM 2008

Also, see the followingblog posting from Jonathans Virtual Blog:
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computer name is computername). Automatic

restart to the original operating system is

scheduled to occur within 15 minutes.

Recommended Action If

servername.domainname.com does notrestart in 15 minutes, manually restart it back

into the original operating system by using

the start menu.

P2V conversion will fail if the correct

network or mass storage drivers for the

source computer are missing from the

Windows Preinstallation Environment

(Windows PE).

Error 3133 occurs if the network adapter

driver for the source computer is missing.

Therefore, VMM cannot contact the source

computer after it reboots into Windows PE.

Drivers Required for Offline P2VHow to Download, Extract and Stage

Important When you download a missing driver (network or storage), ensure

that the driver is for Windows Vista/Windows Server 2008 or later. You must do

this because the version of Windows PE that is used is based on Windows Server

2008.

If the source computer has a network adapter or an internal SCSI controller

(typical in older hardware to attach the boot device) where a Windows Server 2008

driver is not available, you can try the following:

For the network adapter or SCSI controller, install the Windows Server

2003 version of the driver (if available), and then try the offline

conversion again.

In the case of a network driver, you can temporarily install a newer NIC

(with a Windows Server 2008 driver) in the source computer just for the

P2V conversion. You can remove it after P2V conversion completes.

If offline conversion still does not work, you can try the following workarounds:

Upgrade the source computer to Windows Server 2003 with SP2 and

perform an online conversion. (This is not recommended for a domain

controller.)

Build a new virtual machine and migrate applications and services from

the Windows 2000 physical server.

Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) fails to

take a snapshot of the contents of the source

computer's drives.

Review the System and Application event logs on the source computer for VSS

errors. If you are unable to resolve the VSS errors on the source computer, perform

an offline P2V, which does not use VSS.

Installation of the VMM agent on the source

computer fails.

View the VMM*.log on the source computer to gather additional information.

On computers with the Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP, or WindowsServer 2003 operating system, the log files are stored in C:\Documents

and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMMLogs. On computers with the Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

operating system, the log files are stored in C:\Users\All

Users\VMMLogs.
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The source computer for an offline P2V

conversion has less than 512 MB of RAM

available.

Add more RAM to the source computer to equal at least 512 MB.

During a P2V conversion with a Hyper-V

destination host, the conversion completes.

However, you receive a 1322x warning

message that indicates that the installation of

Hyper-V Integration Services fails. For

example:

Unable to install Virtual Guest Services on

virtual machine . The

Hyper-V Integration Services setup exited

with error code 60001.

This issue may occur if the operating system

on the source computer is not supported on

Hyper-V virtual machines.

Ensure that the operating system on the source computer is supported as a guest

operating system on Hyper-V virtual machines.

See the TechNet Library articleP2V: Requirements for Physical Source

Computersfor a list of guest operating systems that are supported on Hyper-V

virtual machines.

To work around this issue, you can try to install virtual guest services manually.

The firewall on the source computer does not

allow an exception for the Remote

Administration service.

Use the Group Policy Editor console (gpedit.msc) to add an exception for the IP

address of the VMM host, for open ports, and for authorized applications.

To open the console, in the Run box, type gpedit.msc. To open the Windows

Firewall settings, in the Group Policy Editor console, expandComputer

Configuration, expand Administrative Templates, expand Network,

expand Network Connections, and then clickWindows Firewall.

The source virtual machine is on a perimeter

network.

VMM cannot perform a P2V conversion if

the source virtual machine is on a perimeter

network. (A perimeter network, which is also

known as a screened subnet, is a collection of

devices and subnets placed between an

intranet and the Internet to help protect the

intranet from unauthorized Internet users.)

Connect the source computer to any other network topology in which the VMM

server can connect to the source machine to temporarily install an agent and can

make Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) calls to the source computer.
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Offline P2V conversion is slow.

This issue may occur when the network has

100 Mb full duplex enabled on the switch

end.

See Michael Michaels blog posting for a possible resolution:

How to fix slow offline P2V times in VMM because of duplex switches

The CPU load average high, this calculated over a five minute interval

Either need to increase the number of CPUs or decrease the number of virtual machines that currently running on the VMware

ESX Server.

The percent of CPU utilized per physical CPU on the ESX Server is very high.

Either reduce the number of running VMs or stop processes which might be consuming large amounts of CPU.

The disk read activity is high

If this condition is caused by excessive paging consider adding more physical memory to the system. Otherwise consider movingfrequently accessed application files across multiple physical disks to relieve disk bottlenecks.

Amount of available free memory for the VMware sever is low

Either need to increase the memory or decrease the number of virtual machines.

The Status of the VMware ESX Server is unreachable

Please check if the VmPerl Scripting APIs are correctly configured by issuing the vmware-cmd to the VMware ESX Server.Check if there is network connectivity between the agent and the VMware ESX Server or if the VMware ESX Server has gone offlinefor a known reason.

The vmkernel is not loaded

Please check your system configuration and ensure that the system is healthy.

The virtual machine is powered off

Please determine if the virtual machine was intentionally powered off. To restart the virtual machine use the 'start virtual machine'

action.

The virtual machine is in a stuck state

Check to see if the virtual machine's guest OS is waiting on user input

The virtual machine is in a suspended state

Please determine if the virtual machine was intentionally suspended. You can resume the virtual machine by using the 'start virtualmachine' action
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