Softwareraid unter linux versucht dieses problem mit einem journal zu. In this post we will be going through the steps to configure software raid level 0 on linux. I have tried to use vmwares standalone converter but that does not work on a running server with software raid. Apr 28, 2017 how to create a software raid 5 on linux. I only have dozens of linux servers and have yet to attempt a linux p2v until now. Breaking a linux software raid 1 for import using vmware. In this blog post, i will show you how to convert a linux hard drive with many partitions to a vhd file in order to virtualize it in microsoft hyperv. A customer has a noncritical hp server that they would like to p2v. As for converter supporting software raid, that is a very complex problem that not a lot of conversion tools dont support. Linux version of p2v assistant solutions experts exchange.
There is quite a few resources around when it comes to converting windows boxes to virtual machines. Will a ex software raid 1 disk boot without raid software. The main thing is that you can install it on any industrystandard hypervisor hyperv, esxi, xen, kvm, which gives you huge choice and flexibility. Others may want to test an existing environment with specific apps or even updates. We will be publishing a series of posts on configuring different levels of raid with its software implementation in linux. For this physical to virtual migration the servers entire disk is being moved to a virtual system and as such deviceimage needs to be selected. Virtualizing a linux system creating a linux vm p2v march 5th, 2011. Multipath is not a software raid mechanism, but does involve multiple devices.
Install integration services on the os before performing p2v migration. When specifying the hard drive size, make sure it is larger than the disk where the clone image is from. V2v guide red hat enterprise linux 6 red hat customer portal. P2v conversion of linux virtual machine for xenserver. These vhd files can then be used either to create a virtual machine on hyperv or attach vhd file as a second drive to the existing virtual machines. Virtp2v and raid controller drivers, jonathan pregler. This means that you must create matching partitions on all disks before creating the raid. Currently, linux supports the following raid levels quoting from the man page. Software raid 5 always missing 1 disk after reboot. Linux p2v migrations using mondorescue by hewlett packard main writer. Anybody who cares about their data understands, that data is not safe, unless it exists in at least two copies. The vcenter server plugin does not include linux support. This is really helpful when translating software from one language to another because you can now have both language versions running at the same time on the same desktop.
P2v fedora linux box with a software raid disk vmware. When creating the virtual machine, choose not to install any os for now. This vm is now an exact copy of the physical linux computer. By default, converter standalone has a 20 minute timeout when waiting for the helper virtual machine to start up during linux p2v conversion this might cause a linux p2v conversion task to fail due to connection timeout. Virt p2v and raid controller drivers, jonathan pregler. Hyperv integration services is a set of drivers and applications used for proper work of vms. How to p2v linux into vmware esx server esx virtualization. Physical to virtual p2v using virtualbox some people may want to run their existing system on another. If you need some guidance on this, open hyperv manager and ensure that the host you want to work with is selected. If you really want it really gone, you have to destroy the md super block, so mdadm will no longer be able recognize it as a array member. It is installed with 2 x sata disks without a sata raid controller, runs windows server 2003 and uses software raid 1 mirror over the two disks which are set as dynamic. Click next when ready the first data screen asks for the name of the virtual machine and the initial location.
Does anyone know if there is an alternative graphical tool for administering raid arrays. Disk2vhd for hyperv p2v physical to virtual conversions. The default is to try to derive a name from the physical machines hostname if possible else use a randomly generated. Sep 29, 2009 a customer has a noncritical hp server that they would like to p2v. P2v fedora linux box with a software raid disk rcrcrc apr 11, 2012 10.
Linux create software raid 1 mirror array last updated february 2, 2010 in categories file system, linux, storage h ow do i create software raid 1 arrays on linux systems without using gui tools or installer options. I have a linux system with raid 1 configuration hardware raid. Solved how to convert linux box with software raid5 to. Dd is common unix linux command that is commonly used for capturing disk images to a file. Convert physical linux server to vmware p2v vmware starwind. Virt p2v is comprised of both virt p2v server, included in the virtv2v package, and the p2v client, available from the red hat customer portal as rhel6.
Centralized management console allows users to queue up and monitor multiple simultaneous remote, as well as local, conversions. Starwind virtual san for vsphere linux software raid configuration. During a restore mondorescue will also resize partitions depending upon the new disk geometry. The directory name is randomly chosen and is displayed in the gui. I was looking at possibly using clonezilla and it doesnt support software raid in linux either. Raid gui is intended to be read in a linear manner. May 05, 2017 starwind virtual storage appliance vsa is a linux based virtual machine with vsan from starwind installed and configured. The raid gui browser allows you to remotely monitor the status of your raid as it initializes and operates in real time.
There may be many reasons to move an existing environment from one machine to another, or even the same, under virtualbox. P2v dell raid 5 servers to hyper v solutions experts. Virtp2v and raid controller drivers, jonathan pregler patch the gui should drop the connection if libvirt stops for any reason like service libvirt stop. The name that you choose will be used as a label in all virtual machine tools, including hyperv. Basically, the cloning software job is to take all disk data, convert them into a single. Troubleshooting checklist for vmware converter 1016330. Those coming from an hpux background may liken mondorescue to hp igniteux. My problem however is that my linux box is using i think software raid 5 and the few software that i saw didnt play well with software raid. This physical server had a dell perc raid controller with two raid1 volumes. This tutorial was created while installing ubuntu 12.
How to virtualize a linux server using only microsoft hyperv. Lvm was not supported for boot until grub2 which has its own issues. If youre wanting to use vmware server, vmware workstation, or vmware player youre out of luck due to how. Any gui raid array admin tools it seems that gnomediskutility nolonger allows new raid arrays to be created. I have a physical production webserver running ubuntu 10. Basically, as the name suggests, disk2vhd converts logical volumes to vhd files. It also supports conversion of thirdparty virtual machines like hyperv and kvm. Acronis says it is booting linux when it comes up so i believe it is possible to do with a linux live disk.
Ive used vmwares p2v assistant many times before for migrating dated windows servers, and its a great tool, but does anyone know if theres a linux p2v equivalent for copying live linux boxes. Vmware vcenter converter standalone is an easy tool that enables you to convert physical servers windows or linux to virtual machines. Has any progress been made in seeing ich10 raid with clonezilla. If it is not possible to install integrated services on a physical machine, convert a physical machine to a virtual machine. If youre wanting to use vmware server, vmware workstation, or vmware player youre out of luck due to how the linux p2v process works by using a helper vm. If you have a small number of machines to convert, you can use this tool because its free. Raid gui overview raid gui monitors the status of your raid controllers through an ethernet connection. Vmware converter standalone can convert offline virtual machines from the. May, 2010 i mentioned to my buddy alexander lash my partner in crime at teched 2008 where we presented a great session on hyperv scripting all the challenges of linux p2v migrations, and he mentioned an easy way to do it using dd and vhdtool.
Now reboot in systemrescuecd and your virtual machine should now boot into the same linux setup that is on your physical machine. In the right pane, click on hyperv settings in the dialog box, click on virtual hard disks in the server section. Converter is a pretty well made tool for being free. I have used acronis 10 enterprise to successfully clonerestore a raid1 windows 7 volume from our machines supermicro with ich10 raid controller. Virt p2v and raid controller drivers, jonathan pregler patch the gui should drop the connection if libvirt stops for any reason like service libvirt stop. I mentioned to my buddy alexander lash my partner in crime at teched 2008 where we presented a great session on hyperv scripting all the challenges of linux p2v migrations, and he mentioned an easy way to do it using dd and vhdtool. It depends on the version of linux running at linode and the type of destination you are using. Its intended to be the first in a series of linux software raid tutorials. Starwind p2v migrator free starwind deduplication analyzer free starwind. Extend the timeout period by modifying the linuxp2vboottimeout flag in the converteragent. I am able to to a bare metal recovery to dissimilar hardware, but this takes a.
Raid 0 was introduced by keeping only performance in mind. For this reason is may be desirable to manually convert a. Virt p2v is comprised of both virtp2vserver, included in the virtv2v package, and the p2v client, available from the red hat customer portal as rhel6. I have a linux system with raid1 configuration hardware raid. Starwind virtual storage appliance vsa is a linuxbased virtual machine with vsan from starwind installed and configured. Using vmware converter for your conversion as a tool is pretty straightforward. A directory listing is displayed which contains the files created by the p2v utility. Copy the created vhd files to a location that your hyperv host can access them. We can use full disks, or we can use same sized partitions on different sized drives. In may 2016, citrix released the new version of the xenserver 7 platform. Log in to your red hat account red hat customer portal.
Virt p2v and raid controller drivers, nick haunold. Lvm was not supported for boot until grub2 which has its. If you need to convert thousands of vms, you should use another tool that brings more automation such as double. Users may prefer to skip more familiar sections, but each of the steps below must be completed. I am able to to a bare metal recovery to dissimilar hardware, but this takes a very long time. It first sends a mkdir command to create a temporary directory on the conversion server. The first page of the new virtual machine wizard is purely informational. But what to do if you want to convert a linux machine which does not have gui graphical user interface. Despite the fact that there is a registered sourceforge project called mdadmgui, there is no code in it and it seems that no work is currently being done. Hardware raids have you add the disks to the raid and then create the partition.
How to create a software raid 5 in linux mint ubuntu. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Manually set up your ip address from the control panel. Aug 12, 2014 5 comments on breaking a linux software raid 1 for import using vmware converter i rarely post supergeeky stuff on here, but since i couldnt find any good instructions to do this important and critical activity on the internet, and my coworkers had to piece together a set of steps that worked for us, i wanted to share what we learned. How to remove sw raid for vmware converter to work david hrbac. Mar 24, 2015 there are many ways to virtualize a linux server.
On top of this, the mirrored disks are split into two logical partitions, c. Hi, i have a client who has 3 mission critical linux boxes whose hardware is well by its sell by date. Disk2vhd is a standalone exe that can be used to convert a physical machine to a virtual machine. This chapter introduces you to the raid guis monitoring capabilities. Use vmware player to create an empty virtual machine. P2v dell raid 5 servers to hyper v solutions experts exchange. Ubuntu server p2v that is running software raid5 server fault. Adding an old software raid array to a software raid installation boot problems.
Convert physical linux server to vmware p2v vmware. If your destination is an esxesxi host, youre in luck. Usually, when i run this tool, i use a virtual machine. How to convert a physical computer to a virtual machine. Moving forward with a bit of a value add article and still tying into the previous article about guest creation in xenserver, this article will approach the concept of physical to virtual p2v migration within a xenserver environment update. Despite the fact that there is a registered sourceforge project called mdadm gui, there is no code in it and it seems that no work is currently being done. Reiserfs and xfs and partitiondisk layouts software raid, hardware raid and lvm12. Sep 06, 2017 vmware vcenter converter standalone is an easy tool that enables you to convert physical servers windows or linux to virtual machines. We just need to remember that the smallest of the hdds or partitions dictates the arrays capacity. Read the starwind article to find out how to convert a physical linux server to vmware vm with the use of vmware. Linux create software raid 1 mirror array nixcraft. Apr 16, 20 then you just leave your linux server and go to your windows xp or vista workstation and connect to your linux server remotely via s for example 08. You have successfully done a p2v physical to virtual conversion of your linux system. Using raid makes your backup strategy completely transparent and your data safe and happy.
Once virt p2v is ready to start conversion, it will open a single ssh control connection. Vmware have now released converter 4 which has support for p2v conversion of linux systems, but only live conversion using a helper vm which has a number of drawbacks for a start it only. Configure raid on loop devices and lvm over top of raid. Graphical user interface to create and maintaining mdadm software raid arrays. I have used disk2vhd, easeus p2v, paragon server backup p2v, so i think it is something with raid drivers but i am not sure.
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