On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 5:22 PM, <me@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi,
I am in the process of converting a w2k8 physical server to C6.5 kvm. In reading
https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/V2V_Guide/sect-V2V_Guide-Configuration_Changes-Configuration_Changes_for_Windows_Virtual_Machines.html
It says that virtio-win rpm is required. I know that the virtio-win rpms are
not available for Centos 6.5 but the drivers are available for download at
https://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/virtio-win/latest/images/bin/
Good question.
Per the RH docs, a RHN subscription is necessary for the virtio-win package.
My question is does any have anyone have any documentation that shows
where I should put the virtio-win drivers in order to get a successful
migration? Is there any better documentation that I should
use to get the migration done?
Maybe this will be helpful.
http://rwmj.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/poor-mans-p2v/ <-- in comments somebody migrated Windows 2003 Server and reported success
I have been googling all afternoon with no real progress. Some old threads I
have found seem to indicate that /usr/share/virtio-win is the correct place
but those threads are from 2011. I need to do the migration tomorrow and I
would like to be as prepared as possible.
My KVM and Windows experience has been for fresh installs only (where I used the ISO from the Fedora project). Most of my VMs are Linux (go figure!).
Out of simplicity, I would attach the virtio-win ISO and attach a temporary virtio disk so the machine would [at least] boot via IDE initially. This presents a couple of extra steps, but it's a one time thing. I'm definitely interested in better/simpler/efficient solutions if there is one.
Regards,
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