What are the errors from the VMWare P2V tool? Can you view the disks through IBM's native tools (is it ServeRAID Manager?) to try and ascertain if any are failed or degraded?
On 4 November 2010 13:33, Nigel Parker <nigel.par...@ultraframe.co.uk>wrote: > We are in the process of Trailing one of our NT 4 Servers and converting > it to a Virtual machine > I tried the Vm ware converter but the machine fails to convert - various > errors > > The end file is a single processor machine (the original machine has 2 > processors) and the 2 network cards although detected on the image > theonly 1 can bhave properties set the other errors and ipconfig shows > only 1 card! > > Question > Is there some software that you could recommend to virtualizes this nt4 > system > I its an old I'm server (Cant be upgraded as the software runs on nt4 > only!) as we don't have the funds > > The server has an ibm raid card setup as raid 5 > Its an old p3 system with 1gb memory > > Any help or links or help on converting this would be appreciated, as > the hardware supports is now very high > > The system has some disc corruption but check disk doesn't finish even > when left to run for 1 week! > So its in a bad state > > What would you recommend to virtualise the system? > Thanks > > Nigel Parker > > Systems Engineer > Ultraframe (UK) Ltd > Tel: 01200 452329 > Fax: 01200 452201 > Web: <www.ultraframe.com> > Email: <mailto:nigel.par...@ultraframe.co.uk> > > > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > The statements and opinions expressed in this email are my own and may not > represent those of Ultraframe (UK) Ltd. > This email is subject to copyright and the information contained in it is > confidential and may be legally privileged. It is sent out only for intended > recipient(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you > are not an intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or > other use or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is > prohibited and unlawful. > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
