[CentOS-virt] Migrate windows VM from i386 Host to x86_64 host
Somehow one of our Xen servers ended up loaded with the i686 xen kernel, instead of the x86_64. The host has one windows VM running on it. The OS partition is file-based, but it also has a logical volume partition assigned for data. We would like to migrate the host server to a 64-bit kernel, which means moving the VM to one of our other 64-bit host servers. We tried simply copying the OS partition and using dd to move the LVM partition to a new host unsuccessfully. I'm pretty sure that dd may not be appropriate when moving between kernel architectures. However, even without the LVM partition specified in the vm config file, we are unable to boot the windows system. It looks like it is blue screening immediately, since we never get a console connection. Are there any instructions anywhere for moving VMs from one host architecture to another? Current Host: Centos 5.3 i686 kernel 2.6.18-128.2.1.el5 Xen 3.0.3-80.el5_3.3 Destination Host: Centos 5.3 x86_64 kernel 2.6.18-128.2.1.el5 Xen 3.0.3-80.el5_3.3 ___ CentOS-virt mailing list CentOS-virt@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-virt
Re: [CentOS-virt] Alternate console method for Windows 2003 server
Bruno Steven wrote: Hey Try use rdesktop -0 IP of server windows 2003 Rdesktop -0 call console windows server session . I'll give it a try. What happens if the connection is lost to the device. Does the window just close or would it continue to display the last screen page sent? -- James D. Roman Sr. Network Administrator Science Systems and Application, Inc. Phone: 301-867-2101 ___ CentOS-virt mailing list CentOS-virt@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-virt
Re: [CentOS-virt] Alternate console method for Windows 2003 server
Christopher G. Stach II wrote: - James Roman james_ro...@ssaihq.com wrote: I have a DomU running Windows 2003 server that occasionally blue screens (or at least I assume it does). Obviously, when it does, I lose the ability to open a VNC console. Is there some method for sending the windows console to another location that can be viewed if the system dies? Just read the Windows event log and/or crash dump. I'm getting nothing in the windows event log at all. Just a gap from the time it dies until the time the DomU is destroyed and restarted. That's the reason I want console access. ___ CentOS-virt mailing list CentOS-virt@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-virt
