Libguestfs - Mar 2012 - ESX Cluster

>
>Hello,
>we are learning how to use virt-v2v and are about to look at converting
>VMware instances. Our VMware admin
>says that the VMware server setup is a windows box with three linux
>boxes in a cluster.
>
>
>Does it matter which linux box we connect to ?
>
>Is it adequate to install libvirt and sshd on that box to enable the
>transfer? Does it need the PKI stuff - cacert.pem etc?
>
>
>Thanks,
>John Holland

On 03/08/2012 07:20 PM, John Holland wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>> we are learning how to use virt-v2v and are about to look at converting
>> VMware instances. Our VMware admin
>> says that the VMware server setup is a windows box with three linux
>> boxes in a cluster.
>>
>>
>> Does it matter which linux box we connect to ?
I'm not sure what you mean here. Are you using ESX, or VMware server? 
virt-v2v doesn't directly support VMware server, only ESX.

Assuming you are using VMware server, the only way we can currently 
support you is by booting your guests with the P2V boot image and 
transferring them that way.

Matt
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Matthew Booth, RHCA, RHCSS
Red Hat Engineering, Virtualisation Team

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