Migrate Server 2003 VMs form vSphere to Nutanix (AHV)

 How to migrate W2003 VMs form vSphere to Nutanix (totally unsupported but usefull sometimes). Should also work for XP, W2000 is only possible with IDE and E1000 Nic.

First you have to use MergeIDE.bat on the Source VM, execute it and reboot, this step is essential, otherwise the VM won't boot.

MergeIDE can be downloaded at:

http://www.virtualbox.org/attachment/wiki/Migrate_Windows/MergeIDE.zip

Then use Move to Migrate the VM, bypass any guest operations. After cutover, Power Off the VM as it will be in Bluescreen :-)

then use acli on a CVM to manipulate the disks:

acli

acropolis> vm.get <VMName>

There you can see your disks and uuids, mostly ide.0 will be your CD-Rom, because of that we will set the temporary bootdisk to ide.1 and later to pci.0, thats why the datadisks will start with pci.1

acropolis> vm.disk_create <VMName> clone_from_vmdisk=<uuid of scsi.0> bus=ide index=1

This clones your scsi.0 disk (Boot disk) to ide.1

acropolis> vm.disk_delete <VMName> disk_addr=scsi.0

Deletes your scsi Bootdisk as its new at ide.1 now

acropolis> vm.disk_create <VMName> clone_from_vmdisk=<uuid of scsi.1> bus=pci index=1

This clones your scsi.1 disk to pci.1 (needed for SCSI Driver Install later, if you have just one disk, create a 1GB SCSI disk in the GUI first)

acropolis> vm.disk_delete <VMName> disk_addr=scsi.1

Deletes your scsi Datadisk as its new at pci.1 now

Now Power on your VM and log on.

Mount the Fedora VirtIO-Drivers ISO to the VM and install all drivers, then you will see your NIC and the Datadisk (SCSI) in your Device Manager, you still have the SCSI Pass through Controller and a unknown Device, but you can ignore this.Every disk installs its own SCSI Controller. Then set your IP Adress and Screen Resolution and shutdown the VM.

Download Link for the Drivers:

https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/archive-virtio/virtio-win-0.1.240-1/virtio-win.iso

Be carefull, Check first, if you are using W2003 64Bit or 32Bit, to use correct drivers....

then again to acli:

acropolis> vm.disk_create <VMName> clone_from_vmdisk=<uuid of ide.1> bus=pci index=0

Clones your Bootdisk from ide.1 to pci.0

acropolis> vm.disk_delete <VMName> disk_addr=ide.1

Deletes your ide Bootdisk as its new at pci.0 now

Boot up your VM, it should run now at PCI SCSI Disks and have a little bit more performance as on IDE , you have to install one more time drivers for your bootdisk.

Uninstall VMware Tools and you should be fine.

If you have more than 2 disk, repeat the steps for disk 3 to x

If you have Dynamic disks, you have to reactivate them in Disk Manager