IDE to SCSI VM's?

[Conan the barbarian]

I have several VM Workstation 5 IDE VM's that were created in the
mode where they are compatible with GSX Server. Question is - Is it
possible to move these VM's to a server that is using SCSI drives
without recreating the VM's and the applications that were installed
on them? What settings do I need to change if I can move them? TIA

[Clay Calvert]

On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 01:35:38 GMT, Conan the barbarian

Post by Conan the barbarian
I have several VM Workstation 5 IDE VM's that were created in the
mode where they are compatible with GSX Server. Question is - Is it
possible to move these VM's to a server that is using SCSI drives
without recreating the VM's and the applications that were installed
on them? What settings do I need to change if I can move them? TIA

http://sanbarrow.com/vmx-ide2scsi.html

That being said, you'll probably still need to put the SCSI driver on
the VM. For 2000, XP, etc. you might get away with copying the SCSI
driver to c:\ntbootddy.sys. What OS is this for?
Clay Calvert
***@Wanguru.com
Replace "W" with "L"

[Conan the barbarian]

Win 2003 Server

On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 23:18:40 -0400, Clay Calvert

Post by Clay Calvert
On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 01:35:38 GMT, Conan the barbarian

Post by Conan the barbarian
I have several VM Workstation 5 IDE VM's that were created in the
mode where they are compatible with GSX Server. Question is - Is it
possible to move these VM's to a server that is using SCSI drives
without recreating the VM's and the applications that were installed
on them? What settings do I need to change if I can move them? TIA

http://sanbarrow.com/vmx-ide2scsi.html
That being said, you'll probably still need to put the SCSI driver on
the VM. For 2000, XP, etc. you might get away with copying the SCSI
driver to c:\ntbootddy.sys. What OS is this for?
Clay Calvert
Replace "W" with "L"

[Clay Calvert]

On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 23:49:43 GMT, Conan the barbarian

Post by Conan the barbarian
Win 2003 Server

Hopefully, that will do it. You may also have to edit the boot.ini.

Actually, you may be able to get started from a floppy disk and not
have to add any files to the hard drive (the steps on Sanbarrow's site
willl still have to be done, though).

Create a virtual floppy and format it with Win2003. Copy
NTdetect.com, NTldr and boot.ini to the floppy. Copy the VM SCSI
driver to the floppy as NTbootDD.sys.

You may have to adjust the boot.ini, and Google can help you on that
better than I can.
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=mozclient&num=30&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&q=boot%2Eini

Now once you do get it to boot, then plug and play should find the
drivers. If you had to make adjustments to the boot.ini then copy
that to the root of the hard drive.

Good luck and let us know if it works. I may have to go down that
path myself in a year or so. If it doesn't work, please let us know
also.

Post by Conan the barbarian
On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 23:18:40 -0400, Clay Calvert

Post by Clay Calvert
On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 01:35:38 GMT, Conan the barbarian

Post by Conan the barbarian
I have several VM Workstation 5 IDE VM's that were created in the
mode where they are compatible with GSX Server. Question is - Is it
possible to move these VM's to a server that is using SCSI drives
without recreating the VM's and the applications that were installed
on them? What settings do I need to change if I can move them? TIA

http://sanbarrow.com/vmx-ide2scsi.html
That being said, you'll probably still need to put the SCSI driver on
the VM. For 2000, XP, etc. you might get away with copying the SCSI
driver to c:\ntbootddy.sys. What OS is this for?
Clay Calvert
Replace "W" with "L"

Clay Calvert
***@Wanguru.com
Replace "W" with "L"

[Conan the barbarian]

Thank You very much for your reply Clay. These 2 VM's that I have
running on Vmware Workstation 5 are very important. I am going to
call Vmware and get there official outlook on this. I will post the
reply so others can do it the recommended way. Again thanks for your
suggestions. I defiantly will keep them in my Vmware bag of tricks!!!

On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 09:30:59 -0400, Clay Calvert

Post by Clay Calvert
On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 23:49:43 GMT, Conan the barbarian

Post by Conan the barbarian
Win 2003 Server

Hopefully, that will do it. You may also have to edit the boot.ini.
Actually, you may be able to get started from a floppy disk and not
have to add any files to the hard drive (the steps on Sanbarrow's site
willl still have to be done, though).
Create a virtual floppy and format it with Win2003. Copy
NTdetect.com, NTldr and boot.ini to the floppy. Copy the VM SCSI
driver to the floppy as NTbootDD.sys.
You may have to adjust the boot.ini, and Google can help you on that
better than I can.
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=mozclient&num=30&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&q=boot%2Eini
Now once you do get it to boot, then plug and play should find the
drivers. If you had to make adjustments to the boot.ini then copy
that to the root of the hard drive.
Good luck and let us know if it works. I may have to go down that
path myself in a year or so. If it doesn't work, please let us know
also.

Post by Conan the barbarian
On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 23:18:40 -0400, Clay Calvert

Post by Clay Calvert
On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 01:35:38 GMT, Conan the barbarian

Post by Conan the barbarian
I have several VM Workstation 5 IDE VM's that were created in the
mode where they are compatible with GSX Server. Question is - Is it
possible to move these VM's to a server that is using SCSI drives
without recreating the VM's and the applications that were installed
on them? What settings do I need to change if I can move them? TIA

http://sanbarrow.com/vmx-ide2scsi.html
That being said, you'll probably still need to put the SCSI driver on
the VM. For 2000, XP, etc. you might get away with copying the SCSI
driver to c:\ntbootddy.sys. What OS is this for?
Clay Calvert
Replace "W" with "L"

Clay Calvert
Replace "W" with "L"

[Conan the barbarian]

Just a follow up!
We spoke to Vmware and we were able to move the VM's
to the SCSI box with no issues. The secret was on my Vmware
Workstation 5.0 I had originally set up the VM's in Legacy mode using
an IDE drive knowing some day I wanted to move them into GSX Server.
I did not need to install any SCSI drivers for VMware or anything. It
just worked...simply amazing...Thanks for all the help ! Hope this
helps!