Hi, A simple question (FAQ ?) Is it possible to convert a running WinXP to Xen image which could be run as domU ? Any suggestion is appreciated. Regards KC _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
> Hi, > > A simple question (FAQ ?) > Is it possible to convert a running WinXP to Xen image which could be > run as domU ? Any suggestion is appreciated. >As long as the HAL (UP/MP ACPI etc) is compatible between the old (physical) and the new (virtual) machines (which it almost certainly will be), and the old machine knows about an Intel IDE controller so it can boot (which it should) then it should work. I have backed up physical machines (HP Proliant''s normally) and restored them into Xen using Symantec Backup Exec''s ''Intelligent Disaster Recovery'' which I think does ensure that the new boot device is in order. One annoying thing I found was that if the HP system management software is left running, it often bluescreens just after login if you log in via VNC, and if it doesn''t bluescreen, the management software runs at 100% CPU. Obviously the designers never considered the situation where the system was ''magically'' transported to a different physical machine. The point of that story is that you may need to disable some services if you have problems in the new virtual environment. James _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Fajar A. Nugraha
2009-Jul-18 04:37 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] convert a running WinXP to Xen image
On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 5:45 PM, James Harper<james.harper@bendigoit.com.au> wrote:>> Is it possible to convert a running WinXP to Xen image which could be >> run as domU ? Any suggestion is appreciated. >> > > As long as the HAL (UP/MP ACPI etc) is compatible between the old > (physical) and the new (virtual) machines (which it almost certainly > will be), and the old machine knows about an Intel IDE controller so it > can boot (which it should) then it should work.This page gives more info: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Migrate_Windows -- Fajar _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Hi On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Fajar A. Nugraha<fajar@fajar.net> wrote:> On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 5:45 PM, James > Harper<james.harper@bendigoit.com.au> wrote: >>> Is it possible to convert a running WinXP to Xen image which could be >>> run as domU ? Any suggestion is appreciated. >>> >> >> As long as the HAL (UP/MP ACPI etc) is compatible between the old >> (physical) and the new (virtual) machines (which it almost certainly >> will be), and the old machine knows about an Intel IDE controller so it >> can boot (which it should) then it should work. > > This page gives more info: > http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Migrate_WindowsThanks for reply. And allow me to ask another simple question ... what kind of tools/utilities I can use to convert the running WinXP to Xen image ? Best Regards KC> > -- > Fajar > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Fajar A. Nugraha
2009-Jul-21 04:33 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] convert a running WinXP to Xen image
On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Kuang-Chun<kcc1967@gmail.com> wrote:> Thanks for reply. And allow me to ask another simple question ... > what kind of tools/utilities I can use to convert the running WinXP to > Xen image ?James mentioned a Symantec product. Personally I prefer using Live Linux distro or network boot and dd. Google "xen p2v windows" can also give you other methods, like http://www.ruizs.org/archives/63 -- Fajar _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users