Libguestfs - Jun 2010 - uninstall vmware tools on v2v to kvm?

Hi,

I have tested the windows v2v from esx to kvm with vmware-tools installed
on the guest.

 

There is an issue, a message on first login after boot that tell the user
that one or more

services failed to start. In the system event log there are 3 errors. Two
of them are tool

services and one is the parallel port driver service.

 

Disabling the services (setting start mode 4 in the registry) solved the
issue. 

 

Running the tools uninstaller failed with a message saying it will not
uninstall if it's not 

running on VMware hypervisor.

 

Looking at the guest registry I have found 8 VMware services, I think that
uninstalling the tools

entirely might be too intrusive, If someone is really bothered by some
extra files on the file 

system they can uninstall on the original esx.

 

I think we should, disable all the tools services on the v2v scripts using
the windows converter

and hivex.

 

If this sounds like the correct solution I'll try to write it.

Amos

 

 

 

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On Wed, Jun 02, 2010 at 05:14:32PM -0400, Amos Benari
wrote:
> Disabling the services (setting start mode 4 in the registry) solved
> the issue.
We can do this with ease from the virt-v2v script.
> Running the tools uninstaller failed with a message saying it will
> not uninstall if it's not running on VMware hypervisor.
>
> Looking at the guest registry I have found 8 VMware services, I
> think that uninstalling the tools entirely might be too intrusive,
> If someone is really bothered by some extra files on the file system
> they can uninstall on the original esx.
Yes, I agree, let's not do this for the moment.  We'll note it as a
bug and try to find a way to uninstall it properly later, if someone
cares about it.
> If this sounds like the correct solution I'll try to write it.
Yes please.

Rich.

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