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Table of Contents
1 5'e*.tive S.00ary22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 1
2 Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 2
221 R35V 3y6ervisor22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 2
222 Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 %
22% virt-v2v2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 #
% Re1eren*e Ar*hite*t.re 5nviron0ent2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 6
$ :igration (vervie822222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 12
# :igration Pre6aration2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 1%
#21 )a*, U6 Virt.al :a*hines22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 1%
#22 :a6 an/ Create Net8or,s22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 1$
#2221 Creating the Net8or,s22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 1#
#2222 :a66ing the Net8or,s22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 1"
#2% Create an 5'6ort Do0ain222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 20
#2$ U6loa/ ReF.ire/ 9S(s to the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation 5nviron0ent222222222222222 22
#2$21 Re/ 3at 5nter6rise -in.' )ase/ Virt.al :a*hines222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 2$
#2$22 <in/o8s )ase/ Virt.al :a*hines22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 2$
#2$2% =.est +ools 9S(22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 2#
#2# =ather Virt.al :a*hine 9n1or0ation22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 26
6 :igrating the Virt.al :a*hines22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 28
621 Co00itting Sna6shots2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 28
622 Uninstalling V:8are +ools2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 %0
62% Sh.tting Do8n the Virt.al :a*hines2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 %1
62$ 5'6orting the Virt.al :a*hines2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 %%
62$21 virt-v2v Co00an/222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 %%
62$2121 Netr*222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 %%
62$2122 (6tions22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 %$
62$212% Pro1iles22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 %6
62$22 5'6ort2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 %7
62# 906orting the Virt.al :a*hines2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 %8
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62#22 R5S+ AP92222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 $1
626 Per1or0ing Post :igration +as,s222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 $8
62621 &irst )oot22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 $8
62622 <in/o8s Virt.al :a*hines22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 $8
6262% Re/ 3at 5nter6rise -in.' Virt.al :a*hines222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 #0
6262$ +esting22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 #1
6262# Cleaning U6222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 #2
7 A.to0ating the Pro*ess222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 #%
8 Con*l.sion222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 #8
A66en/i' A Se*.ring N&S .sing 9P+a>les222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 #"
A66en/i' ) 5na>ling ssh A**ess to the 5S;i Server2222222222222222222222222222222222222 6%
A66en/i' C S*ri6ts222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 66
A66en/i' D Re1eren*es2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 70
A66en/i' 5 Revision 3istory222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 71
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1 Executive Summary
Virt.aliEing in1rastr.*t.re4 /evelo60ent4 an/ other 6ro/.*tion servers has F.i*,ly >e*o0e a
reF.ire0ent 1or 0any *o06anies an/ organiEations /.e to the 6otential *ost savings 6rovi/e/
>y virt.aliEation2 Cost saving *an >e noti*e/ /ire*tly >y re/.*ing the n.0>er o1 6hysi*al
servers reF.ire/ to >e 6.r*hase/ or in/ire*tly thro.gh energy an/ *ooling savings2
:any virt.aliEation sol.tions la*, the 1eat.res ne*essary to allo8 the0 to >e easily /e6loye/
an/ 0aintaine/ in enter6rise environ0ents2 (ther sol.tions that 0ay >e 1eat.re ri*h are very
*ostly to 6.r*hase an/ i06le0ent2
At a 60-80 6er*ent lo8er *ost than other virt.aliEation sol.tions an/ 8itho.t *o06ro0ising
1eat.res4 Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation 6rovi/es a ro>.st an/ 0anagea>le environ0ent
1or virt.aliEation2 Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation is 6a*,e/ 8ith 1eat.res s.*h as high
availa>ility4 live 0igration4 a.to0ati* >alan*ing o1 8or,loa/s4 an/ 0ore2
+he .n/erlying (6en So.r*e te*hnologies that *o06rise Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation are
8ell teste/ an/ /esigne/ to 0eet the /e0an/s o1 to/ayGs 0ission *riti*al enter6rise
environ0ents2 Virt.al 0a*hines 1ro0 other virt.aliEation sol.tions *an >e 0igrate/ to Re/ 3at
5nter6rise Virt.aliEation se*.rely an/ 8ith *on1i/en*e2
+his 6a6er /es*ri>es the 6ro*ess o1 0igrating virt.al 0a*hines 1ro0 a V:8are 5S;i server to
a Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation server .sing the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation virt.al-
to-virt.al 0igration tools2 +he goal is to /e0onstrate ho8 to 6er1or0 an/ veri1y 1.n*tionality
1or the 0igrate/ virt.al 0a*hines2 virt-v2v is .se/ as the 6ri0ary tool to 6er1or0 virt.al
0a*hine 0igration 1or the 1ollo8ing g.est (6erating Syste0s r.nning on a V:8are 5S;i
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2 Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
2.1 RHEV Hypervisor
A hy6ervisor is a *o06.ter so1t8are 6lat1or0 that allo8s 0.lti6le Hg.estI o6erating syste0s to
r.n *on*.rrently on a host *o06.ter2 +he g.est virt.al 0a*hines intera*t 8ith the hy6ervisor
8hi*h translates g.est 9B( an/ 0e0ory reF.ests into *orres6on/ing reF.ests 1or reso.r*es
on the host *o06.ter2
R.nning 1.lly virt.aliEe/ g.ests4 i2e24 g.ests 8ith .n0o/i1ie/ g.est o6erating syste0s4 .se/ to
reF.ire *o06le' hy6ervisors an/ 6revio.sly in*.rre/ a 6er1or0an*e 6enalty 1or e0.lation an/
translation o1 9B( an/ 0e0ory reF.ests2
(ver the last 1e8 years *hi6 ven/ors 9ntel an/ A:D have >een stea/ily a//ing CPU 1eat.res
that o11er har/8are enhan*e0ents to s.66ort virt.aliEation2 :ost nota>le are
12 &irst-generation har/8are assiste/ virt.aliEation Re0oves the reF.ire0ent 1or
hy6ervisor to s*an an/ re8rite 6rivilege/ ,ernel instr.*tions .sing 9ntel V+
AVirt.aliEation +e*hnologyC an/ A:DGs SVM ASe*.re Virt.al :a*hineC te*hnology2
22 Se*on/-generation har/8are assiste/ virt.aliEation (11loa/s virt.al to 6hysi*al
0e0ory a//ress translation to CPUB*hi6-set .sing 9ntel 5P+ A5'ten/e/ Page +a>lesC
an/ A:D RV9 ARa6i/ Virt.aliEation 9n/e'ingC te*hnology2 +his 6rovi/es signi1i*ant
re/.*tion in 0e0ory a//ress translation overhea/ in virt.aliEe/ environ0ents2
%2 +hir/-generation har/8are assiste/ virt.aliEation Allo8s PC9 9B( /evi*es to >e
atta*he/ /ire*tly to virt.al 0a*hines .sing 9ntel V+-/ AVirt.aliEation +e*hnology 1or
/ire*te/ 9B(C an/ A:D 9(::U2 Also4 SR-9(V ASingle Root 9B( Virt.aliEationC 8hi*h
allo8s s6e*ial PC9 /evi*es to >e s6lit into 0.lti6le virt.al /evi*es2 +his 6rovi/es
signi1i*ant i06rove0ent in g.est 9B( 6er1or0an*e2
+he great interest in virt.aliEation has le/ to the *reation o1 several /i11erent hy6ervisors2
3o8ever4 0any o1 these 6re-/ate har/8are-assiste/ virt.aliEation4 an/ are there1ore so0e-
8hat *o06le' 6ie*es o1 so1t8are2 <ith the a/vent o1 the a>ove har/8are e'tensions4 8riting a
hy6ervisor has >e*o0e signi1i*antly easier an/ it is no8 6ossi>le to en@oy the >ene1its o1
virt.aliEation 8hile leveraging e'isting o6en so.r*e a*hieve0ents to /ate2
Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation .ses the Jernel->ase/ Virt.al :a*hine AJVMC
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-in.' into a hy6ervisor2 Re/ 3at 5nter6rise -in.' #2$ 6rovi/e/ the 1irst *o00er*ial-strength
i06le0entation o1 JVM4 8hi*h is /evelo6e/ as 6art o1 the .6strea0 -in.' *o00.nity2 R35V
%20 .ses the R35- 6 JV: hy6ervisor4 an/ inherits 6er1or0an*e4 s*ala>ility an/ har/8are
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2.2 Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
Virt.aliEation o11ers tre0en/o.s >ene1its 1or enter6rise 9+ organiEations K server
*onsoli/ation4 har/8are a>stra*tion4 an/ internal *lo./s /eliver a high /egree o1 o6erational
e11i*ien*y2
Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation AR35VC *o0>ines the JV: hy6ervisor A6o8ere/ >y the Re/
3at 5nter6rise -in.' ,ernelC 8ith an enter6rise gra/e4 0.lti-hy6ervisor 0anage0ent 6lat1or0
that 6rovi/es ,ey virt.aliEation 1eat.res s.*h as live 0igration4 high availa>ility4 6o8er
0anage0ent4 an/ virt.al 0a*hine li1e *y*le 0anage0ent2 Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation
/elivers a se*.re4 ro>.st virt.aliEation 6lat1or0 8ith .n0at*he/ 6er1or0an*e an/ s*ala>ility
1or Re/ 3at 5nter6rise -in.' an/ <in/o8s g.ests2
Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation *onsists o1 the 1ollo8ing t8o *o06onents
RHEV Manager (RHEV(M)- A 1eat.re-ri*h virt.aliEation 0anage0ent syste0 that
6rovi/es a/van*e/ *a6a>ilities 1or hosts an/ g.ests2
RHEV H.per,isor- A 0o/ern4 s*ala>le4 high 6er1or0an*e hy6ervisor >ase/ on R35-
JVM. It can be deployed as RHEV-H, a small footprint secure hypervisor image
included with the RHEV subscription, or as a RHE server !purchased separately"
managed by RHEV-M.
A host is a 6hysi*al server 8hi*h 6rovi/es the CPU4 0e0ory4 an/ *onne*tivity to storage an/
net8or,s that are .se/ 1or the virt.al 0a*hines AVMC2 +he lo*al storage o1 the stan/alone host
is .se/ 1or the R35V-3 e'e*.ta>les along 8ith logs an/ eno.gh s6a*e 1or 9S( .6loa/s2
A 'luster is a gro.6 o1 hosts o1 si0ilar ar*hite*t.re2 +he reF.ire0ent o1 si0ilar ar*hite*t.re
allo8s a virt.al 0a*hine to >e 0igrate/ 1ro0 host to host in the *l.ster 8itho.t having to sh.t
/o8n an/ restart the virt.al 0a*hine2 A *l.ster *onsists o1 one or 0ore hosts4 >.t a host *an
only >e a 0e0>er o1 one *l.ster2
A data 'enter is a *olle*tion o1 one or 0ore *l.sters that have reso.r*es in *o00on2
Reso.r*es that have >een allo*ate/ to a /ata *enter *an >e .se/ only >y the hosts >elonging
to that /ata *enter2 +he reso.r*es relate to storage an/ net8or,s2
A storage domain is a share/ or lo*al storage lo*ation 1or g.est i0age 1iles4 i06ortBe'6ort or
1or 9S( i0ages2 Storage /o0ain ty6es s.66orte/ in R35V %20 are N&S4 iSCS94 &i>re
Channel4 an/ lo*al /is, storage2
+he R35V networ* ar*hite*t.re s.66orts >oth g.est tra11i* an/ tra11i* a0ong R35V
hy6ervisors an/ the R35V-: server2 All hosts have a net8or, inter1a*e assigne/ to the
logi*al net8or, na0e/ rhevm2 +his net8or, is .se/ 1or the *o00.ni*ations >et8een the
hy6ervisor an/ the 0anager2 A//itional logi*al net8or,s are *reate/ on the /ata *enter an/
a66lie/ to one or 0ore *l.sters2 +o >e*o0e o6erational4 the host atta*hes an inter1a*e to the
lo*al net8or,2 <hile the a*t.al 6hysi*al net8or, *an s6an a*ross /ata *enters4 the logi*al
net8or, *an only >e .se/ >y the *l.sters an/ hosts o1 the *reating /ata *enter2
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/igure &$&$#- RHEV En,ironment 6rovi/es a gra6hi*al re6resentation o1 a ty6i*al Re/ 3at
5nter6rise Virt.aliEation environ0ent 8ith ea*h *o06onent liste/2
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Figure 2.2.1: RHEV Environment
2.3 virt-v2v
virt-v2v *o00an/ *onverts virt.al 0a*hines 1ro0 a 1oreign hy6ervisor to r.n on Re/ 3at
5nter6rise Virt.aliEation 222 or later2 9t a.to0ati*ally 6a*,ages the virt.al 0a*hines into a 1ile
that is in the (6en Virt.aliEation &or0at A(V&C an/ .6loa/s the0 to a Re/ 3at 5nter6rise
Virt.aliEation e'6ort storage /o0ain2 &ro0 the e'6ort storage /o0ain4 the (V& 1iles *an >e
i06orte/ into Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation .sing the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation
:anager2
Virt9( /rivers are s6e*ial 6aravirt.aliEe/ /rivers that 6rovi/e enhan*e/ 6er1or0an*e
*a6a>ilities 1or virt.al 0a*hines r.nning 8ithin the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation
environ0ent2 Using virt-v2v4 the 0igration 6ro*ess >e*o0es greatly si06li1ie/ as the
Virt9( /rivers are in@e*te/ into the virt.al 0a*hine4 8hen 6ossi>le4 /.ring the 0igration
6ro*ess2 +he in@e*tion o1 the /rivers is a.to0ati*ally han/le/ >y the virt-v2v *o00an/
/.ring the e'6ort o1 the virt.al 0a*hine2 +he entire 6ro*ess is not si06ly @.st a *o6y or 0ove
6ro*ess that ta,es 6la*e 1ro0 one hy6ervisor to another2
+he /var/lib/virt-v2v/virt-v2v.db an/ /etc/virt-v2v.conf 1iles *ontains the *on1ig.ration
in1or0ation 1or the virt-v2v *o00an/2 +hese 1iles allo8 the 0a66ing o1 net8or,s4
s6e*i1i*ation o1 storage o6tions4 an/ the s6e*i1i*ations o1 s6e*i1i* 1iles an/ 6a*,ages reF.ire/
1or the vario.s s.66orte/ o6erating syste0s2 +he /var/lib/virt-v2v.db 1ile *ontains the /e1a.lt
*on1ig.rations an/ sho.l/ not >e 0o/i1ie/2 +he /etc/virt-v2v.conf 1ile sho.l/ >e 0o/i1ie/ to
*ontain *.sto0 *on1ig.rations thro.gh the .se o1 6ro1iles2
A//itional in1or0ation regar/ing virt-v2v an/ its *on1ig.ration 1ile *an >e 1o.n/ in the virt-
v2v an/ virt-v2v2*on1 0an 6ages2
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3 Reference Architecture Environment
+he environ0ent .se/ in the 8riting o1 this Re1eren*e Ar*hite*t.re *onsists o1 >oth 6hysi*al
syste0s an/ virt.al 0a*hines2
+he 1ollo8ing 6i*t.re /e6i*ts the environ0ent .se/ an/ is 1ollo8e/ >y a /es*ri6tion o1 the
syste0s involve/2
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Figure 3.1: Reference Architecture Environment
2nfrastru'ture
RHEL 6 / KVM HYPERVISR - +his syste0 is a 6hysi*al server in the la> environ0ent
r.nning Re/ 3at 5nter6rise -in.' 6 an/ the Jernel->ase/ Virt.al :a*hine AJV:C hy6ervisor2
+he syste0s that are hoste/ are .tility or 0anage0ent ty6e syste0s an/ are hoste/ as virt.al
0a*hines to li0it the har/8are reF.ire0ents 1or this Re1eren*e Ar*hite*t.re2
RHEV M!"!#ER - +his virt.al 0a*hine r.ns the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation :anager
an/ is .se/ to 0anage the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation environ0ent2
VSPHERE $LIE"% - +his virt.al 0a*hine r.ns the V:8are vS6here *lient that *onne*ts
/ire*tly to the 5S;i server an/ to a**ess the R35V :anager 8e> inter1a*e2
"&S SERVER - +his virt.al 0a*hine is r.nning Re/ 3at 5nter6rise -in.' 6 an/ e'6orts t8o
/ire*tories via N&S2 )oth the e'6orte/ /ire*tories are .se/ >y the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise
Virt.aliEation environ0ent an/ Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation :anager2 (ne e'6orte/
/ire*tory is an 9S( Do0ain an/ the se*on/ e'6orte/ /ire*tory is an 5'6ort /o0ain2
Migration S.stem
RHEL 6 V2V - +his is a 6hysi*al syste0 .se/ to 6er1or0 the 0igration o1 the virt.al
0a*hines 1ro0 the V:8are environ0ent to the Re/ at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation environ0ent2
+his syste0 is r.nning R35- 6 an/ the virt-v2v tools2 +his syste0 has a**ess to the
5'6ort Do0ain via N&S an/ the 5S;i server via ssh2
VMware En,ironment
ES'I - +his is a 6hysi*al syste0 r.nning the V:8are 5S;i hy6ervisor2 +his syste0 r.ns
virt.al 0a*hines that are 0igrate/ to the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation environ0ent /.ring
the 8riting o1 this Re1eren*e Ar*hite*t.re2
(I")(S 2**+ )M!I" $"%RLLER VM - +his virt.al 0a*hine is r.nning <in/o8s 2008 R2
as a /o0ain *ontroller2 +his /o0ain *ontroller is .se/ >y the other virt.al 0a*hines in this
environ0ent2
(I")(S , )ESK%P VM - +his is a virt.al 0a*hine r.nning <in/o8s 7 an/ @oine/ to the
/o0ain *ontrolle/ >y the <in/o8s 2008 DC V:2
RHEL )EVEL VM - +his virt.al 0a*hine is r.nning Re/ 3at 5nter6rise -in.' 62 +his server
a.thenti*ates login a**o.nts .sing /o0ain *re/entials2
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization En,ironment
RHEV HYPERVISR - +his is a 6hysi*al the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation 3y6ervisor2
+his syste0 hosts the virt.al 0a*hines a1ter they are 0igrate/ 1ro0 the V:8are environ0ent2
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+he 1ollo8ing ta>le lists the s6e*i1i*ations 1or syste0s *onsi/ere/ 6art o1 the in1rastr.*t.re2
S.stem Spe'ifi'ations
R35- 6 B JV:
LDell Po8er5/ge R810M
R35- 622202%
Jernel 2262%2-220217212el62'86N6$
Oe0.-,v0 02122122-2220"2el6N22#
2 ' 5ight Core 9ntel ;eon ;7#60 CPUs D2226=3E
128 =) :e0ory
$ ' 1$6 =) SAS internal /is, /rive ARA9D #C
2 ' )roa/*o0 =iga>it )AS5-+ :C Server A/a6ters
1 ' )roa/*o0 10=iga>it D.al Port S&P! A/a6ter
R35V :anager
LVirt.al :a*hineM
R35- 622202%
Jernel 2262%2-220217212el62'86N6$
1 ' Virt.al CPUs
O5:U Virt.al CPU version *6.6$-rhel6 D 2226=3E
$ =) :e0ory
1 ' Virt9( Dis, 1ile D 8 =)
1 ' Virt9( Net8or, A/a6ter
vS6here Client
LVirt.al :a*hineM
:i*roso1t <in/o8s 7 Ulti0ate
1 ' Virt.al CPUs
O5:U Virt.al CPU version *6.6$-rhel6 D 2226=3E
2 =) :e0ory
1 ' Virt9( Dis, 1ile D $0 =)
1 ' Virt9( Net8or, A/a6ter
N&S Server
LVirt.al :a*hineM
R35- 622202%
Jernel 2262%2-220217212el62'86N6$
1 ' Virt.al CPUs
O5:U Virt.al CPU version *6.6$-rhel6 D 2226=3E
1 =) :e0ory
1 ' Virt9( Dis, 1ile D $0 =)
1 ' Virt9( Dis, 1ile D 120 =)
1 ' Virt9( Net8or, A/a6ter
Table 3-1: Infrastructure Systems
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+he 1ollo8ing ta>le lists the 6hysi*al har/8are an/ so1t8are s6e*i1i*ations 1or the syste0
.se/ to 6er1or0 the 0igration2
S.stem Spe'ifi'ations
R35- 6 V2V
L3P Pro-iant )-$60*
=6M
R35- 622202%
Jernel 2262%2-220217212el62'86N6$
D.al So*,et4 O.a/ Core 8Bhy6erthrea/ing
A8 *ores4 16 hy6erthrea/sC
9ntel

;eon

CPU ;###0 D2267=3E

$8 =) :e0ory
2 ' 1$6 =) SAS internal /is, /rive A0irrore/C
2 ' )roa/*o0 Net;tre0e 99 )C:#77115 &le'-10 10=>
5thernet Controller
Table 3-2: Migration System
+he 1ollo8ing ta>le lists the 6hysi*al har/8are an/ so1t8are s6e*i1i*ations 1or the syste0
r.nning the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation hy6ervisor2
S.stem Spe'ifi'ations
Re/ 3at 5nter6rise
Virt.aliEation 3y6ervisor
LDell Po8er5/ge R810M
R35V 3y6ervisor-622-2011121#202el6N2
Jernel 2262%2-22022212el62'86N6$
JV: 02122122-2220"2el6N221
2 ' 5ight Core 9ntel ;eon ;7#60 CPUs D2226=3E
128 =) :e0ory
$ ' 1$6 =) SAS internal /is, /rive ARA9D #C
1 ' O-ogi* 9SP2#%2->ase/ 8=> &C 3)A
1 ' $%0 =) -.n
2 ' )roa/*o0 =iga>it )AS5-+ :C Server A/a6ters
1 ' )roa/*o0 10=iga>it D.al Port S&P! A/a6ter
Table 3-3: Red Hat Enterprise irtuali!ation En"ironment
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+he 1ollo8ing ta>le lists the 6hysi*al an/ virt.al har/8are an/ so1t8are s6e*i1i*ations 1or ea*h
syste0 in the V:8are environ0ent2
S.stem Spe'ifi'ations
5S;i
L3P Pro-iant D-#80
=# M
V:8are 5S;i #2020
).il/ 62%860
$ ' O.a/ Core 9ntel ;eon ;7%#0 CPUs D 22"%=3E
6$ =) :e0ory
$ ' 7% =) internal /is, /rives ARA9D #C
2 ' )roa/*o0 Net;tre0e 99 )C:#708 =iga>it 5thernet
Controllers
1 ' 9ntel 82#7259 =iga>it 5thernet Controller
<in/o8s 2008 DC
LVirt.al :a*hineM
<in/o8s Server 2008 R2
1 ' Virt.al CPUs
9ntel

;eon

CPU ;7%#0 D 22"%=3E

$ =) :e0ory
1 ' Virt.al Dis, 1ile D $0 =)
1 ' Virt.al Net8or, A/a6ter
<in/o8s 7 Des,to6
LVirt.al :a*hineM
:i*roso1t <in/o8s 7 Ulti0ate
1 ' Virt.al CPUs
9ntel

;eon

CPU ;7%#0 D 22"%=3E

2 =) :e0ory
1 ' Virt.al Dis, 1ile D %0 =)
1 ' Virt.al Net8or, A/a6ter
R35- Devel
LVirt.al :a*hineM
R35- 622202%
Jernel 2262%2-220217212el62'86N6$
1 ' Virt.al CPUs
9ntel

;eon

CPU ;7%#0 D 22"%=3E

2 =) :e0ory
1 ' Virt.al Dis, 1ile D 20 =)
1 ' Virt.al Net8or, A/a6ter
Table 3-#: M$are En"ironment
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All the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise -in.' syste0s r.n the iptables 1ire8all .sing the /e1a.lt 1ire8all
r.les e'*e6t the v2v--nf. syste02 +his syste0 has >een *on1ig.re/ to allo8 N&S to .se stati*
6orts an/ the 1ire8all to allo8 tra11i* 1ro0 the lo*al net8or, to 6ass thro.gh the server2 See
"ppendi6 "- Se'uring 7/S using 289a)les2
+he v2v--(2K+-)$ is a /o0ain *ontroller an/ 6rovi/es a /o0ain .ser a**o.nt *alle/
refarch2 +his a**o.nt is .se/ 1or testing the /o0ain integration o1 the v2v--(, an/ v2v--rhel
virt.al 0a*hines2
+he Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation environ0ent .se/ is *on1ig.re/ 1or a single /ata*enter
*alle/ "orth!/erica2 +his /ata *enter *ontains one *l.ster *alle/ Infrastructure that atta*hes
to the v2v--rhevh hy6ervisor server2 +he /ata *enter has three storage /o0ains *on1ig.re/2
+he /ata /o0ain4 na0e/ )ata4 is a 1i>re *hannel /o0ain2 +he e'6ort an/ the 9S( /o0ain are
N&S shares an/ are na0e/ E01ort an/ IS res6e*tively2
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4 Migration Overview
:igrating virt.al 0a*hines 1ro0 an 5S;i syste0 to the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation
environ0ent *an >e /one easily 8ith so0e si06le 6lanning2 Jno8ing the 0igration 6ro*ess
*an signi1i*antly hel6 in the 6lanning 6ro*ess2 +his allo8s >etter 6lanning o1 syste0 /o8n
ti0es as 8ell as reso.r*e availa>ility i1 iss.es arise /.ring a 0igration 6ro*ess2 +he 0igration
6ro*ess is o.tline/ >elo82
8reparation - Con1ig.ration o1 the 5S;i server an/ the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation
environ0ent 0.st >e 6er1or0e/ to allo8 the 0igrations2 +he *on1ig.ration *onsists o1 the
1ollo8ing2
"et2or3 $onfi45ration K Net8or,s that e'ist in the 5S;i environ0ent 0ay not e'ist in
the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation 5nviron0ent2 5F.ivalent net8or,s 0.st >e
*reate/ or 0a66e/2
E01ort )o/ain K An 5'6ort Do0ain 0.st >e *reate/ an/ /e1ine/ on the Re/ 3at
5nter6rise Virt.aliEation environ0ent2 +his 5'6ort Do0ain is .se/ 1or the te06orary
storage o1 the virt.al 0a*hines /.ring the 0igration 6ro*ess2
#5e.t %ool. IS K +he =.est +ools 9S( 0.st >e .6loa/e/ into the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise
Virt.aliEation environ0ent2
#ather Virt5al Machine Infor/ation K 9n1or0ation a>o.t the virt.al 0a*hine4 its
1.n*tion4 an/ any servi*es it o11ers sho.l/ >e note/2 +his hel6s 8ith the 0igration
6lanning as 8ell as ens.ring the virt.al 0a*hine 1.n*tions as reF.ire/ a1ter 0igration2
Commit Snapshots K Any sna6shots on the virt.al 0a*hines 0.st >e *o00itte/ >e1ore the
e'6ort 6ro*ess starts2
Uninstall VMare !ools K V:8are +ools 0.st >e .ninstalle/ 1ro0 the virt.al 0a*hines 6rior
to starting the 0igration 6ro*ess2
E6port Virtual Ma'hine K 5'6orting the virt.al 0a*hine is /one .sing the virt-v2v
*o00an/ an/ tools2 +his *o00an/ is e'e*.te/ on a Re/ 3at 5nter6rise -in.' server2
2mport Virtual Ma'hine K 906orting the virt.al 0a*hines is /one .sing the Re/ 3at
5nter6rise Virt.aliEation :anager inter1a*e2
8ost Migration K A1ter the virt.al 0a*hines are i06orte/ into the ne8 environ0ent a 1e8
0ore 6ost 0igrations ste6s 0.st >e 6er1or0e/2
&ir.t 6oot K &or <in/o8s >ase/ virt.al 0a*hines it is reF.ire/ to re*on1ig.re the
net8or, in1or0ation sin*e a ne8 net8or, a/a6ter is 6resente/ an/ the <in/o8s
o6erating syste0 /oes not 0ove the net8or, *on1ig.ration over to the ne8 a/a6ter2
%e.tin4 K +he virt.al 0a*hine an/ its servi*es 0.st >e teste/ 1or 1.n*tionality2
$leanin4 51 K +he virt.al 0a*hines still e'ist in the original 5S;i environ0ent an/
*o6ies o1 the0 e'ist on the 5'6ort Do0ain2 +hese 0.st >e a//resse/ an/ re0ove/2
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5 Migration Preparation
+he 0igration 1ro0 the V:8are environ0ent to the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation
environ0ent reF.ires so0e 6re6aration in or/er to 0a,e the 0igration 6ro*ess r.n s0oothly2
+his se*tion /is*.sses these 6re6arations2
+his 6a6er ass.0es that a *.rrently installe/ an/ 1.n*tioning Red Hat Enterprise
Virtuali#ation environ0ent is the /estination 1or the 0igrate/ virt.al 0a*hines2 91 this is not the
*ase4 a Red Hat Enterprise Virtuali#ation environ0ent 0.st >e installe/ an/ *on1ig.re/ 6rior
to starting the 0igrations2 91 an a66ro6riate environ0ent is not *on1ig.re/4 6lease re1er to
"ppendi6 :- Referen'es 1or lin,s on ho8 to set .6 an/ *on1ig.re an environ0ent2
".1 #a$% Up Virtual Ma$hines
9t is al8ays re*o00en/e/ to have a goo/ >a*,.6 an/ restore 6lan in 6la*e in *ase o1 any
.n1oreseen iss.es that 0ay *a.se /ata loss2 +he 0igration o1 virt.al 0a*hines is no /i11erent2
:a,e s.re there are ,no8n goo/ >a*,.6s o1 the syste0s involve/ in this 0igration an/ a
6roven 6ro*ess to restore the syste0s2
+here are 0any tools to a**o06lish these tas,s that in*l./e >asi* -in.' *o00an/s to 1.ll
1eat.re/ >a*,.6 an/ restore a66li*ations o11ere/ >y the *o00.nity an/ 0a@or so1t8are
ven/ors2 +he >a*,.6 an/ restoration o1 the /ata is not 8ithin the s*o6e o1 this 6a6er2
3o8ever4 the R35V %20 )a*,.6 an/ Re*overy .sing A*ronis
2
Re1eren*e Ar*hite*t.re
/is*.sses the s.>@e*t2
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".2 Map and Create &etor%s
Net8or,s that are .se/ >y the virt.al 0a*hines in the 5S;i environ0ent 0ay not e'ist in the
Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation environ0ent2 +hese net8or,s 0.st >e *reate/4 0a66e/ to
ne8 net8or,s4 or >oth2
A net8or, 0.st >e *reate/ i1 there are no net8or,s /e1ine/ in the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise
Virt.aliEation environ0ent that 0at*h or 0eet the reF.ire0ents o1 the virt.al 0a*hines
/e1ine/ net8or,2 R.nning net8or,s 8ith V-ANs or having 0.lti6le net8or,s *o.l/ >e a
reason 1or this2
91 a s.ita>le net8or, /oes e'ist >.t is *alle/ a /i11erent na0e4 then a net8or, 0a66ing *an >e
*reate/ >y e/iting the /etc/virt-v2v.conf 1ile2 91 the net8or, /e1initions are si06le4 then a
*o00an/ line o6tion to the virt-v2v 0igration *o00an/ *an >e s6e*i1ie/2 +his 0etho/
allo8s the /e1ining o1 a single /e1a.lt o1 1all>a*, net8or, na0e to .se2
Creating 0a66ings >et8een the t8o environ0ents *an hel6 avoi/ net8or, iss.es 8ith the
virt.al 0a*hines2 +his *an easily >e /one >y *reating a ta>le si0ilar to 9a)le 5$&(#- 7etwor*
Mappings2 +his ta>le is 1irst 6o6.late/ 8ith the virt.al net8or, in1or0ation 1ro0 the 5S;i
environ0ent4 then the na0es o1 the virt.al net8or,s /e1ine/ in the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise
5nviron0ent are 6la*e/ into the ta>le i1 they 0at*h the net8or, an/ V-AN in1or0ation
alrea/y entere/2 +he ta>le *an easily >e vie8e/ to see 8hat 0a66ings *an >e 0a/e or i1 ne8
virt.al net8or,s 0.st >e *reate/ in the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation environ0ent2
7etwor* V;"7
ESXi 7etwor*
7ame
RHEV 7etwor*
7ame
7otes
1021621%620B21 V: Net8or, in1rastr.*t.re Net8or, 1or
9n1rastr.*t.re
Servers
0202020B0
Aany net8or,C
rhev0 De1a.lt R35V
Net8or,
Table %&2-1: 'et$or( Mappings
+he /ata in the a>ove ta>le sho8s that the VM "et2or3 net8or, on the on the 5S;i server
0.st >e 0a66e/ to the infra.tr5ct5re net8or, in the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation
5nviron0ent2 +he VM "et2or3 *o.l/ also 8or, i1 *onne*te/ to the rhev/ net8or, sin*e the
rhev/ net8or, is *on1ig.re/ to 6ass tra11i* on any net8or, A0202020B0C2
91 a ro8 in the ta>le ha/ a net8or, that 8as .se/ an/ *ontaine/ an entry in the ES'i "et2or3
"a/e *ol.0n >.t not the RHEV "et2or3 "a/e *ol.0n4 then a ne8 net8or, 0.st >e *reate/
in the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation environ0ent2
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5.2.1 Creating the Networks
9n the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation :anager inter1a*e4 sele*t the Data Centers ta> A C2
+he /ata *enters /e1ine/ in the environ0ent are liste/2
Sele*t the NorthAmerica /ata *enter A C2 A Detail 6ane A C a66ears at the >otto0 o1 the
8in/o82 Sele*t Logical Networks A C in the Detail 6ane an/ sele*t on the New >.tton A C2
A ne8 8in/o8 o6ens *alle/ New Logical Network2
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Figure 5.2.1.1: New Logical Networ
+he Name an/ Description 1or the ne8 logi*al net8or, is entere/ as sho8n in the 1ollo8ing
1ig.re2 (n*e the in1or0ation is entere/4 *he*, the >o' ne't to Infrastructure to assign the
ne8ly *reate/ net8or, to the Infra.tr5ct5re *l.ster2 Sele*t the OK >.tton to *o06lete the tas,2
+he ne8 net8or, is no8 *reate/ an/ liste/ .n/er the Logical Networks ta> o1 the Details
6ane2
+he net8or, no8 sho8s .6 in the Logical Network o1 the Details 6ane2 +he net8or, has an
i*on ne't to it that loo,s li,e a >ro,en 8ren*h2 +his is 1ine 1or no84 the net8or, 0.st >e
assigne/ to a 6hysi*al net8or, inter1a*e2
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Figure 5.2.1.2: Logical Networ
Re1er to the 1ollo8ing 1ig.re 8hile assigning a 6hysi*al inter1a*e to the logi*al net8or,2 Sele*t
the Hosts ta> A C an/ sele*t the server A C4 a Details 6ane o6ens .62 Sele*t the Network
Interfaces ta> A C an/ sele*t an .n.se/ inter1a*e A C4 this Re1eren*e Ar*hite*t.re .ses the
eth1 inter1a*e2 Sele*t the Add / dit >.tton A C to o6en the dit Network Interface 8in/o82
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Figure 5.2.1.3: A!!ign "nterface
+he 1ollo8ing 1ig.re /e6i*ts the dit Network Interface 8in/o82 9n the dit Network Interface
8in/o84 0a,e s.re the ne8 net8or, *alle/ infrastructure is sele*te/ 1or the Network o6tion
an/ the ra/io >o' *alle/ None is sele*te/2 DHC! or "tatic *o.l/ >e sele*te/ to 6rovi/e the
inter1a*e 8ith an 9P a//ress2 +his allo8s the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation server to >e
a**esse/ 1ro0 this inter1a*e2 +his is not reF.ire/ 1or this Re1eren*e Ar*hite*t.re2 :a,e s.re
the "a#e network configuration *he*, >o' is *he*,e/2 Sele*t the OK >.tton to a66ly the
*hanges2
+he inter1a*es i*on in the Network Interfaces ta> *hanges to a green arro8 6ointing .62 +his
in/i*ates the inter1a*e is .6 an/ a*tive2
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Figure 5.2.1.#: E$it "nterface
5.2.2 Mapping the Networks
+he /etc/virt-v2v.conf *on1ig.ration 1ile allo8s the 0a66ing o1 net8or,s 1ro0 the original virt.al
environ0ent to the ne8 virt.al environ0ent2 +his *on1ig.ration 1ile *ontains neste/ net8or,
se*tions in the 1ollo8ing 1or0at
<network type='bridge|network' name='bridge_or_network'>
<network type='bridge|network' name='bridge_or_network'/>
</network>
+he o.tsi/e net8or, se*tion /e1ines the net8or, on the environ0ent >eing 0igrate/ 1ro02
+he insi/e /e1inition /e1ines 8hat net8or, to 0a6 to on the /estination environ0ent2
+he 0a66ing .se/ in this 6a6er to 0a6 the V: Net8or, virt.al net8or, on the 5S;i syste0
to the virt.al net8or, *alle/ in1rastr.*t.re in the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation environ0ent
loo,s as 1ollo8s
<network type='bridge' name='VM Network'>
<network type='network' name='infrastructure'/>
</network>
+he 5S;i virt.al net8or,s are treate/ as >ri/ges >y the virt-v2v *o00an/ an/ the
0a66ings in the virt-v2v.conf 1ile sho.l/ .se a net8or, ty6e o1 >ri/ge2
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".3 Create an E'port (omain
(6en the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation :anager2 Sele*t the New Domain >.tton in the
"torage ta>2 +his >rings .6 a New Domain 8in/o8 as seen in /igure 5$3$#- 7ew :omain2
=ive the ne8 storage /o0ain a Name o1 Export2 Sele*t NorthAmerica as the Data Center2
Sele*t $port / N%" as the /o0ain 1.n*tion an/ sele*t #&#'(rhe#h as the host to .se 1or
a**ess to the ne8 e'6ort /o0ain2
&inally4 s6e*i1y v2v3-nfs.cloud.lab.eng.bos.redhat.com:/exports/Export as
the e'6ort 6ath .sing an N&S UR92 +he &ODN 0.st >e .se/ 8hen s6e*i1ying the lo*ation2
Sele*t the OK >.tton an/ the ne8 5'6ort Do0ain is /is6laye/ in the "torage ta> 8ith a stat.s
o1 Inacti#e.
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Figure 5.3.1: New %omain
+he ne8 e'6ort /o0ain 0.st >e a*tivate/2 Sele*t the Data Centers ta> A C then sele*t the
NorthAmerica /ata *enter A C2 :a,e s.re the "torage ta> A C is sele*te/ .n/er the Details
6ane2 Sele*t on the Acti#ate >.tton A C2 +he stat.s A C o1 the e'6ort /o0ain *hanges 1ro0
Inacti#e to Locked) A1ter a 1e8 0o0ents4 the stat.s *hanges to Acti#e2
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Figure 5.3.2: Activating the E&'ort %omain
".) Upload Re*uired +S,s to the Red Hat Enterprise
Virtualization Environment
D.ring the 0igration 6ro*ess4 the virt-v2v *o00an/ or the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise
Virt.aliEation :anager 0ay install ne8 6a*,ages or /rivers into the virt.al 0a*hines2 <hat is
installe/ varies /e6en/ing on the o6erating syste0 on the virt.al 0a*hine2
+he 6a*,ages an/ /rivers that are installe/ 1or a 6arti*.lar o6erating syste0 are *on1ig.re/ in
the /etc/virt-v2v.conf 1ile an/ the /var/lib/virt-v2v/virt-v2v.db 1ile2 +he /var/lib/virt-v2v/virt-v2v.db
1ile is the /e1a.lt *on1ig.ration /ata>ase an/ sho.l/ not >e 0o/i1ie/2 Ne8 entries sho.l/ >e
*reate/ in the /etc/virt-v2v.conf 1ile2 5ntries in the /etc/virt-v2v.conf 1ile have 6re*e/en*e over
the /var/lib/virt-v2v/virt-v2v.db 1ile2 +he 6a*,ages an/ /rivers are 6rovi/e/ >y the Red Hat
Network4 the virtio-win 6a*,age4 or the Guest Tools ISO2
+he 1ollo8ing is a 6artial /var/lib/virt-v2v/virt-v2v.db 1ile2
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<!-- RHEL 6 has always supported virtio -->
<capability os='linux' distro='rhel' a!or='6' nae='virtio'">
<capability os='linux' distro='rhel' a!or='#' nae='virtio'>
<dep nae='$ernel' inversion='%&6&'(-'%(&el#'">
<dep nae='lv%' inversion='%&)%&*)-6&el#'">
<dep nae='selinux-policy-tar+eted' inversion='%&*&6-%),&el#'
i-installed='yes'">
<"capability>
[ ... output abbreviated ... ]
9n the a>ove e'a06le4 $!P!6ILI%Y tags /e1ine the o6erating syste0s an/ the 0ini0.0 6a*,age
versions reF.ire/2 +hese 6a*,ages are installe/ .sing the .6/ate agent 8ithin the g.estGs
o6erating syste02 +he version o1 the reF.ire/ 6a*,ages are /e1ine/ .sing the )EP tags2 +he
*on1ig.ration sho8s that Re/ 3at 5nter6rise -in.' 6 has no /e6en/en*ies4 this is >e*a.se all
versions o1 Re/ 3at 5nter6rise -in.' 6 s.66ort VirtI2 3o8ever4 Re/ 3at 5nter6rise -in.' #
sho8s three /e6en/en*ies are reF.ire/ an/ the /e6en/en*ies 0ini0.0 version reF.ire/2 9n
the a>ove 1ile4 i1 the kernel4 lvm24 or selinux-policy-tareted 6a*,ages /o not 0eet
their res6e*tive 0ini0.0 versions4 they are .6/ate/ >y the virt-v2v *o00an/2
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+he !PP tags also /e1ine the o6erating syste0s an/ 0ini0.0 6a*,age versions reF.ire/2 +he
6a*,ages liste/ .n/er the !PP tags 8ill >e installe/ 1ro0 the lo*al /ire*tories lo*ate/ on the
syste0 r.nning the virt-v2v *o00an/2
+he P!%H tag /e1ines the lo*ation o1 the 1ile on the syste02 91 the 1ile lo*ation is not s6e*i1ie/
.sing its a>sol.te 6ath4 the P!%H-R% tag 0.st e'ist an/ the 1ile is lo*ate/ .n/er the /ire*tory
it s6e*i1ies2
[ ... output abbreviated ... ]
<!-- RHEL #
.ll o- these R/01 are -ro RHEL #&,2 which was the -irst version o-
RHEL # to support 3irt45 -->
<app os='linux' distro='rhel' a!or='#' arch='i6(6' nae='$ernel'>
<path>rhel"#"$ernel-%&6&'(-'%(&el#&i6(6&rp<"path>
<dep>ecrypt-s-utils<"dep>
<"app>
<app os='linux' distro='rhel' a!or='#' arch='x(666*'
nae='ecrypt-s-utils'>
<path>rhel"#"ecrypt-s-utils-#6-(&el#&x(666*&rp<"path>
<"app>
[ ... output abbreviated ... ]
<path-root>"var"lib"virt-v%v"so-tware<"path-root>
[ ... output abbreviated ... ]
+he a>ove e'a06le sho8s the ,ernel 6a*,age 1or Re/ 3at 5nter6rise -in.' # is /var/lib/virt-
v2v/.oft2are/rhel/7/3ernel-2.6.8+-82+.el2.i6+6.r1/2 +he )EP tag sho8s that Re/ 3at
5nter6rise -in.' # also reF.ires the ecrypt!s-utils 6a*,age installe/2 Another set o1 !PP
an/ P!%H tags sho8 the lo*ation o1 the reF.ire/ ecrypt!s-utils 6a*,age2
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5.4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Based Virtual Machines
+he virt-v2v *o00an/ 0ay install a ne8 ,ernel an/ /rivers in the virt.al 0a*hine2 +his
ha66ens i1 the e'isting ,ernel /oes not r.n the Virt9( /rivers2 +his >ehavior *an >e *ontrolle/
>y installing a ,ernel that is *a6a>le o1 s.66orting the Virt9( /rivers 6rior to e'e*.ting the
virt-v2v *o00an/2 A Re/ 3at 5nter6rise -in.' #22 ,ernel /oes not s.66ort the Virt9(
/rivers4 in this *ase the virt-v2v *o00an/ installs a later ,ernel as in/i*ate/ in the virt-
v2v.conf 1ile2
+he ,ernel 6a*,ages 0.st >e availa>le /.ring the e'e*.tion o1 the virt-v2v *o00an/2 +he
6a*,ages 8ill >e installe/ .sing the virt.al 0a*hines .6/ate agent2 91 the 6a*,ages *annot >e
installe/ .sing the .6/ate agent4 the 6a*,ages 0.st >e 0an.ally /o8nloa/e/ an/ 6la*e/ in
the a66ro6riate lo*ation as /e1ine/ in the /etc/virt-v2v.conf an/ /var/lib/virt-v2v/virt-v2v.db
*on1ig.ration 1iles2
+he 0an 6age 1or the virt-v2v.conf 1ile an/ the 1ile itsel1 *an >e re1erre/ to 8hen *on1ig.ring
any o1 the a>ove2
5.4.2 Windows Based Virtual Machines
+he virt-v2v *o00an/ installs ne8 /rivers that allo8 the virt.al 0a*hine to >oot2 +he
virtio-win an/ libuest!s-winsupport 6a*,ages 0.st >e installe/ to 6rovi/e the
ne*essary 1iles2 (n*e the ne8 /rivers are installe/4 the virt.al 0a*hine *an >oot in the ne8
virt.aliEation environ0ent2 3o8ever4 the virt.al 0a*hine /oes not have all the /rivers reF.ire/
to o6erate *orre*tly in the ne8 environ0ent2
+he re0aining reF.ire/ /rivers are 6rovi/e/ >y the Guest Tools ISO 8hen the virt.al
0a*hine is i06orte/ into the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation environ0ent2
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5.4.3 Guest Tools ISO
+he rhev-iso-.6loa/er *o00an/ on the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation :anager .6loa/s
1iles to the 9S( storage /o0ains /e1ine/ in the environ0ent2 +he --iso-domain o6tion
s6e*i1ies the 9S( storage /o0ain 1or the .6loa/e/ 1iles2 See the 0an 6age 1or the rhev-iso-
.6loa/er *o00an/ 1or 0ore in1or0ation a>o.t the *o00an/ an/ its o6tions2
U6loa/ the =.est +ools 9S( to the storage /o0ain *alle/ 9S( .sing the 1ollo8ing *o00an/2
S.66ly the a/0in 6ass8or/ 8hen as,e/2
7 r"evm-iso-uploader --iso-domain ISO upload #usr#s"are#r"ev-uest-tools-
iso#r"ev-tools-setup$iso
/lease provide the RE18 ./4 password -or the adin9internal RHE3-0 user
:;8RL<= to abort>?
+he Guest Tools ISO is no8 .6loa/e/ an/ availa>le to >e .se/ in the environ0ent2
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"." -ather Virtual Ma$hine +n.ormation
Ne8 storage /rivers4 net8or, /rivers4 an/ vi/eo /rivers are installe/ /.ring the 0igration
6ro*ess2 +his *an a11e*t the *on1ig.ration o1 the virt.al 0a*hines in the ne8 environ0ent2
A/@.st0ent o1 the vi/eo resol.tion 0ight >e reF.ire/ or the net8or, a/a6ters 0ight *hange
na0es a1ter the 0igrate/ syste0 >oots2
So0e o6erating syste0s Ae2g2 <in/o8sC /o not 0igrate the net8or, *on1ig.ration over to the
ne8 virt.al a/a6ter2 +his is >e*a.se the a/a6ter is vie8e/ as a ne8 a/a6ter in the g.est
o6erating syste0 instea/ o1 a re6la*e0ent a/a6ter2 )e*a.se o1 this4 it is a goo/ i/ea to 0a,e
note o1 any i06ortant net8or, in1or0ation2 +he 1ollo8ing ta>le *ontains in1or0ation a>o.t the
virt.al 0a*hines .se/ in this 6a6er2 +he ta>le re*or/s so0e o1 the 0ore *o00on
*on1ig.ration 6ara0eters2
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Virtual Ma'hine !onfiguration
v2v%-<2J8-/*
9nter1a*e Na0e -o*al Area Conne*tion
9P A//ress an/ Net8or, :as, 1021621%6268B21
De1a.lt =ate8ay 1021621$%22#$
DNS Servers
1021621$%22$7
1021621$222$8
Stati* Ro.tes None /e1ine/
Notes
:ission *riti*al syste0
$rimary %omain &ontroller
v2v%-<7
9nter1a*e Na0e -o*al Area Conne*tion
9P A//ress an/ Net8or, :as, 1021621%626"B21
De1a.lt =ate8ay 1021621$%22#$
DNS Servers
1021621%6268
1021621$%22$7
1021621$%22$8
Stati* Ro.tes None /e1ine/
Notes none
v2v%-rhel
9nter1a*e Na0e eth0
9P A//ress an/ Net8or, :as, 1021621%6270B21 via /h*6
De1a.lt =ate8ay 1021621$%22#$
DNS Servers
1021621%6268
1021621$%22$7
1021621$%22$8
Stati* Ro.tes None /e1ine/
Notes none
Table %&%-1: irtual Mac)ine 'otes
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6 Migrating the Virtual Machines
+he 0igration o1 the virt.al 0a*hines *an >e a slo8 6ro*ess /e6en/ing on the siEe o1 the
virt.al /is,s an/ ho8 0any virt.al 0a*hines are >eing 0igrate/2 )e1ore the virt.al 0a*hines
*an >e 0igrate/4 all the sna6shots 0.st >e *o00itte/4 V:8are +ools 0.st >e .ninstalle/4
an/ the virt.al 0a*hine 0.st >e 6o8ere/ o112 (n*e these tas,s are /one4 the 0igration
6ro*ess *an >egin2
/.1 Committin0 Snapshots
Virt.al 0a*hines r.nning on the 5S;i server 0ay have sna6shots o1 the /is, i0ages2 +hese
sna6shots 0.st >e *o00itte/ to the original /is, i0age >e1ore the virt.al 0a*hine is
e'6orte/ .sing the #irt(#&# *o00an/2 +he #irt(#&# *o00an/ only 0igrates the original /is,
i0age 1iles an/ not the sna6shot /eltas2
+o *o00it sna6shots4 .se the right 0o.se >.tton to sele*t the virt.al 0a*hine na0e an/
*hoose "napshot P "napshot *anager2 As seen in the 1ig.re >elo82
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Figure (.1.1: )na'!hot!
A 8in/o8 o6ens .6 that lists the sna6shots that have >een 0a/e on a virt.al 0a*hine2
Choose the latest sna6shot an/ sele*t the Delete All >.tton2 +his *o00its all the sna6shots2
A *on1ir0ation 8in/o8 6o6s .6 as,ing i1 *onsoli/ating an/ re0oving all the sna6shots is
inten/e/ to >e /one2 Sele*t the +es >.tton to *o00it an/ re0ove the sna6shots2
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Figure (.1.2: )na'!hot *anager
/.2 Uninstallin0 VMare !ools
%&ware Tools 0.st not >e installe/ in the virt.al 0a*hines 8hen the e'6ort 6ro*ess is
starte/2 91 a virt.al 0a*hine is e'6orte/ 8hile %&ware Tools is installe/4 it 0ay not 1.n*tion
*orre*tly in the ne8 environ0ent
%
2 91 %&ware Tools are .ninstalle/4 it is a goo/ i/ea to
re>oot the virt.al 0a*hine to 0a,e s.re the virt.al 0a*hine still 1.n*tions *orre*tly >e1ore the
e'6ort 6ro*ess is starte/2
Uninstall %&ware Tools 1ro0 the <in/o8s 2008 Do0ain Controller virt.al 0a*hine >y
sele*ting the "tart ,utton P Control !anel P !rograms P !rograms and %eatures2 Sele*t -*ware
.ools an/ an /ninstall >.tton a66ears in the >ar a>ove the so1t8are sele*tions2 Sele*t the
/ninstall >.tton2 +he %&ware Tools so1t8are is .ninstalle/2
+he virt.al 0a*hine is re>oote/ >y ty6ing the 0Alt(%12 ,ey *o0>ination at the virt.al
0a*hines *onsole an/ sele*ting 3estart 1ro0 the /ro6 /o8n 0en. that is title/ 4hat do 5ou
want the computer to do62 Sele*ting the Comment >o' allo8s s6e*i1ying a reason 1or the
re>oot4 this is reF.ire/2 5nter a!ing sure the s"stem functions correctl"
after #$are %ools are uninstalled. in the Co00ent >o'2 Sele*t the OK >.tton
start the re>oot 6ro*ess2
Uninstall %&ware Tools 1ro0 the <in/o8s 7 virt.al 0a*hine .sing the sa0e ste6s as those
to .ninstall the0 1ro0 the <in/o8s 2008 Do0ain Controller virt.al 0a*hine2 +he <in/o8s 7
virt.al 0a*hine is re>oote/ in a si0ilar 1ashion as 8ell2
Uninstall the %&ware Tools 1ro0 the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise -in.' virt.al 0a*hine >y e'e*.ting
the vmware-uninstall-tools.pl *o00an/2
7 vmware-uninstall-tools$pl
@ninstallin+ the tar installation o- 30ware 8ools&
1toppin+ services -or 30ware 8ools
vware-tools stop"waitin+
[... output abbreviated ...]
8he reoval o- 30ware 8ools (&6&# build-6%'6%* -or Linux copleted
success-ully& 8han$ you -or havin+ tried this so-tware&
Re>oot the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise -in.' virt.al 0a*hine >y iss.ing the shutdown -r now
*o00an/2
% htt6sBB>.gEilla2re/hat2*o0Bsho8N>.g2*giQi/R6782%2
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/.3 Shuttin0 (on the Virtual Ma$hines
A virt.al 0a*hine 0.st >e 6o8ere/ o11 >e1ore it *an >e e'6orte/ .sing the virt-v2v
*o00an/2 <hen an atte06t is 0a/e to e'6ort a virt.al 0a*hine that is 6o8ere/ on4 the
virt-v2v *o00an/ /is6lays an error 0essage2 )elo8 is an e'a06le o1 this error2 +he
*o00an/ an/ its o6tions are e'6laine/ in Se'tion 1$0$#2
7 virt-v2v -i libvirt -ic esx'##v2v(-esxi#)no*veri!y+, -
-o r"ev -os v2v(-n!s'#exports#.xport -
--network r"evm v2v(-r"el
virt-v%v? Auest v%v,-rhel is currently runnin+& 4t ust be shut down -irst&
5na>ling ssh on the 5S;i server allo8s a**ess to the vim-cmd *o00an/ on the 5S;i
server2 +his *o00an/ 6rovi/es a 0eans to F.ery an/ *ontrol the 6o8er state o1 the virt.al
0a*hines2
+he 6o8er state o1 the virt.al 0a*hines *an >e /is6laye/ .sing the ssh *lient an/ the 5S;i
syste0s vim-cmd *o00an/2 9n or/er to F.ery the virt.al 0a*hines 6o8er state4 the Virt.al
:a*hines V0i/ is reF.ire/2 +he vim-cmd /is6lays this as 8ell2 +he 1irst *o00an/ in the
1ollo8ing e'a06le /is6lays the virt.al 0a*hine na0es an/ their res6e*tive V0i/s2 +he
se*on/ *o00an/ /is6lays the 6o8er state 1or one o1 the virt.al 0a*hines .sing its V0i/2
7 ss" v2v(-esxi vim-cmd vmsvc#etallvms /awk 01print 2, 3 3 2240
3id Bae
' v%v,-C%D(-=;
% v%v,-CE
, v%v,-rhel
7 ss" v2v(-esxi vim-cmd vmsvc#power$etstate (
Retrieved runtie in-o
/owered on
Re/ 3at 5nter6rise -in.' >ase/ virt.al 0a*hines *an >e 6o8ere/ o11 re0otely .sing the ssh
*o00an/ line *lient an/ <in/o8s >ase/ virt.al 0a*hines *an >e 6o8ere/ o11 re0otely .sing
the -in.' net *o00an/ that is 6rovi/e/ >y the samba-common 6a*,age2 +he virt.al
0a*hines 0ay also >e 6o8ere/ o11 .sing the vim-cmd *o00an/ on the 5S;i server2 91 the
vim-cmd *o00an/ is .se/4 the virt.al 0a*hines on the 5S;i server 0ay not 6er1or0 a
gra*e1.l sh.t/o8n sin*e %&ware Tools are not installe/2 Use the vim-cmd 0etho/ 8ith
*a.tion sin*e a non-gra*e1.l sh.t/o8n o1 a virt.al 0a*hine is not re*o00en/e/2
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Sh.t/o8n the virt.al 0a*hines re0otely .sing the a66ro6riate *o00an/s2 +he 1ollo8ing
o.t6.t sho8s all the virt.al 0a*hines sh.tting /o8n s.**ess1.lly e'*e6t the <in/o8s 7
/es,to6 virt.al 0a*hine2
7 ss" v2v(-r"el 3s"utdown -" now3
root9v%v,-rhel's password? [&'(()*+,]
7 net rpc SH5T6O7N -! -I v2v(-w2k8 -5 administrator
Enter adinistrator's password? [&'(()*+,]
1hutdown o- reote achine succeeded
7 net rpc SH5T6O7N -! -I v2v(-w9 -5 re!arc"
Enter re-arch's password? [&'(()*+,]
;ould not connect to server ')&'6&',6&6F
;onnection -ailed? B8618.8@16@B1@;;E11G@L
+he <in/o8s 7 virt.al 0a*hine is sh.t/o8n >y ty6ing the 0Alt(%12 ,ey *o0>ination at the
virt.al 0a*hines *onsole an/ sele*ting "hut down 1ro0 the /ro6 /o8n 0en. that is title/
4hat do 5ou want the computer to do62 Sele*t the OK >.tton to start a gra*e1.l sh.t/o8n2
A1ter 8aiting a 1e8 0in.tes to allo8 the virt.al 0a*hines to sh.t/o8n 6ro6erly4 the vim-cmd
*o00an/ is .se/ to *he*, the 6o8er state o1 the Virt.al :a*hines2
7 ss" v2v(-esxi vim-cmd vmsvc#etallvms / awk 01print 2, 3 3 2240
3id Bae
' v%v,-C%D(-=;
% v%v,-CE
, v%v,-rhel
: ss" v2v(-esxi vim-cmd vmsvc#power$etstate ,
Retrieved runtie in-o
/owered o--
: ss" v2v(-esxi vim-cmd vmsvc#power$etstate 2
Retrieved runtie in-o
/owered o--
: ss" v2v(-esxi vim-cmd vmsvc#power$etstate (
Retrieved runtie in-o
/owered o--
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/.) E'portin0 the Virtual Ma$hines
5'6orting the virt.al 0a*hines is /one >y e'e*.ting the virt-v2v *o00an/ 1ro0 a Re/ 3at
5nter6rise -in.' 6 syste0 that *ontains the virt-v2v4 virtio-win4 an/ libuest!s
6a*,ages installe/2 +hese 6a*,ages are availa>le .n/er the Red Hat .nterprise ;inux
Server Supplementary an/ Red Hat .nterprise ;inux Server %2% Tools !or
7indows *hannels o1 the Red Hat Network2
7 r"n-c"annel -u admin -p [&ass$ord] -a -c r"el-x8<*<=-server-supplementary-
< -c r"el-x8<*<=-server-v2vwin-<
7 r"n-c"annel -l
rhel-x(666*-server-6
rhel-x(666*-server-suppleentary-6
rhel-x(666*-server-v%vwin-6
+his syste0 0.st also have a**ess to the N&S e'6ort /o0ain2 +he virt-v2v *o00an/ is
e'e*.te/ on a Re/ 3at 5nter6rise -in.' 622 server 1or this 6a6er2 +he 1ollo8ing se*tion >.il/s
the *o00an/ line that is .se/ to e'6ort the virt.al 0a*hines2
6.4.1 virt-v2v Command
1$0$#$# 7etr'
)e1ore the virt-v2v *o00an/ *an e'6ort virt.al 0a*hines 1ro0 an 5S;i server4 a .netrc 1ile
0.st >e *reate/ in the ho0e /ire*tory o1 the .ser e'e*.ting the virt-v2v *o00an/2 +his
1ile *ontains the login a.thenti*ation in1or0ation 1or the 5S;i server2 +he "E%R$97: 0an 6age
*ontains in1or0ation a>o.t the synta' o1 the .netrc 1ile2 +he 0a*hine na0e in the 1ile 0.st >e
i/enti*al to the one .se/ on the *o00an/ line2 91 an internet 6roto*ol A9PC a//ress or a 1.lly
F.ali1ie/ /o0ain na0e are .se/ on the *o00an/ line4 then they 0.st a66ear in the .netrc
1ile2 )e*a.se the *o00an/ line in this 6a6er is .sing the short DNS na0e4 that is the na0e
.se/ in the 1ile2 +he root .ser is .se/ to e'e*.te the virt-v2v *o00an/ in this 6a6er4 so
the *o06lete 6ath to the .netrc 1ile .se/ in this 6a6er is /root/.netrc2 +he .netrc 1ile .se/ 1or
this 6a6er is liste/ >elo82
achine v%v,-esxi
lo+in root
password password
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1$0$#$& <ptions
+he virt-v2v *o00an/ reF.ires a 1e8 o6tions in or/er to e'6ort the virt.al 0a*hine 1ro0
the 5S;i server2 +he 1irst o6tion reF.ire/ s6e*i1ies virt.al 0a*hine in1or0ation2 +he o6tion
.se/ to /o this is the -i o6tion2 +he in1or0ation *an >e gathere/ /ire*tly 1ro0 the hy6ervisor A-
i libvirtC or >y .sing an ;:- 1ile A-i libvirt0/lC that /e1ines the virt.al 0a*hine2 +o e'6ort a
virt.al 0a*hine 1ro0 an 5S;i server4 the hy6ervisor 0etho/ 0.st >e .se/2 +his 0etho/ is
also the /e1a.lt 0etho/ an/ is not reF.ire/ to >e s6e*i1ie/ on the *o00an/ line2 3o8ever4 it
is s6e*i1ie/ 1or the 8riting o1 this 6a6er in or/er to hel6 rea/a>ility2
+he lo*ation o1 the hy6ervisor 0.st >e s6e*i1ie/ as 8ell2 +his is /one .sing the -ic o6tion2 +he
lo*ation is s6e*i1ie/ .sing the UR9 1or0at2 +o *onne*t to an 5S;i server4 the UR9 s6e*i1i*ation
is in the 1or0at o1 e.0;//.erver<i1<or<na/e/2
So0e 5S;i servers 0ay *ontain invali/ SS- se*.rity *erti1i*ates2 +his *an o**.r i1 the host
na0e o1 the 5S;i server has *hange/ or i1 the *erti1i*ate has not >een signe/ >y a Certi1i*ate
A.thority2 +his 6revents the virt-v2v *o00an/ 1ro0 *onne*ting to the server2 +his is the
*ase 1or the 5S;i server .se/ in this 6a6er2 A//ing =no<verif>?8 to the en/ o1 the UR9
/isa>les *erti1i*ate *he*,ing2
+he in*o06lete *o00an/ >.ilt so 1ar loo,s li,e the 1ollo8ing
7 virt-v2v -i libvirt -ic esx'##v2v(-esxi#)no*veri!y+,
+he 0etho/ in 8hi*h to store the e'6orte/ i0age 0.st >e s6e*i1ie/ as 8ell2 +his is /one
.sing the -o o6tion2 +he virt-v2v *o00an/ *an store the i0ages as either a li>virt g.est A-
o libvirtC or as an i0age to >e i06orte/ into a Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation environ0ent A-
o rhevC2 Sin*e the virt.al 0a*hines are >eing i06orte/ into a Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation
environ0ent4 the -o rhev o6tion is .se/2 +his o6tion also reF.ires the -o. o6tion to >e
s6e*i1ie/2 +he -o. o6tion /e1ines the lo*ation o1 the 5'6ort Do0ain that is /e1ine/ in the Re/
3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation environ0ent2
+he *o00an/ line is al0ost *o06lete an/ no8 loo,s li,e
7 virt-v2v -i libvirt -ic esx'##v2v(-esxi#)no*veri!y+, -
-o r"ev -os v2v(-n!s'#exports#.xport
+he virt-v2v *o00an/ allo8s a /e1a.lt net8or, or >ri/ge to >e /e1ine/ i1 a net8or, *annot
>e 0a66e/ >et8een the virt.aliEation environ0ents2 +he -b o6tion s6e*i1ies a /e1a.lt >ri/ge
an/ the -n o6tion s6e*i1ies a /e1a.lt net8or,2 (nly one o1 these o6tions *an >e s6e*i1ie/ at a
ti0e an/ >oth ta,e a single arg.0ent that i/enti1ies the >ri/ge or net8or,2
Altho.gh the net8or,s are 0a66e/ in the /etc/virt-v2v.conf 1ile4 it is a goo/ i/ea to s6e*i1y a
/e1a.lt >ri/ge or net8or, in *ase a 0a66ing 8as 0isse/2
+he /e1a.lt net8or, on a Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation environ0ent is *alle/ rhev/2
Using this as a /e1a.lt net8or, hel6s 6revent virt.al 0a*hines that have net8or,s that 8ere
not 0a66e/ to *ontin.e to have so0e 1or0 o1 net8or, a**ess2
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+he 1inal arg.0ent to the virt-v2v *o00an/ is the virt.al 0a*hine na0e2 +he virt.al
0a*hine na0es are /is6laye/ in the vS6here *lient inter1a*e or they *an >e liste/ 1ro0 the
5S;i *o00an/ line2 +he *o00an/ in the 1ollo8ing e'a06le /is6lays the Virt.al :a*hines
9/enti1ier AV0i/C an/ the Virt.al :a*hines na0e .sing the 5S;i *o00an/ line2
7 ss" v2v(-esxi vim-cmd vmsvc#etallvms / awk 01print 2, 3 3 2240
3id Bae
' v%v,-C%D(-=;
% v%v,-CE
, v%v,-rhel
+he 1ollo8ing *o00an/ line *o.l/ >e .se/ to 0igrate the virt.al 0a*hines in this Re1eren*e
Ar*hite*t.re4 ho8ever this Re1eren*e Ar*hite*t.re .ses PR&ILES *reate/ in the /etc/virt-
v2v.conf 1ile to shorten the *o00an/ line2
7 virt-v2v -i libvirt -ic esx'##v2v(-esxi#)no*veri!y+, -
-o r"ev -os v2v(-n!s'#exports#.xport -
--network r"evm [#-.'E]
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1$0$#$3 8rofiles
+he virt-v2v *o00an/ allo8s the .se o1 6ro1iles to s6e*i1y the 0etho/ to .se to get the
virt.al 0a*hine in1or0ation4 net8or, 0a66ings4 an/ o.t6.t storage lo*ations2 Pro1iles are
s6e*i1ie/ in the /etc/virt-v2v.conf 1ile2 +he 1ollo8ing is the *ontents o1 the *on1ig.ration 1ile
.se/ 1or this Re1eren*e Ar*hite*t.re2
<virt-v%v>
<pro-ile nae=Hv%v,-rhevH>
<ethod>rhev<"ethod>
<stora+e>
v%v,-n-s?"exports"Export
<"stora+e>
<networ$ type='brid+e' nae='30 Betwor$'>
<networ$ type='networ$' nae='in-rastructure'">
<"networ$>
<networ$ type=Hde-aultH>
<networ$ type=Hnetwor$H nae=HrhevH">
<"networ$>
<"pro-ile>
<"virt-v%v>
+he S0etho/T tag s6e*i1ies the o.t6.t 0etho/2
+he SstorageT tag s6e*i1ies the storage lo*ation an/ *an also s6e*i1y the 1or0at o1 the
/estination /is, 1ile an/ i1 the /is, sho.l/ >e a s6arse or 6reallo*ate/ ty6e2 +he /estination
/is, 1iles 8ill have the sa0e 1or0at an/ allo*ation as the original 1iles sin*e this *on1ig.ration
1ile /oes not s6e*i1y the 1or0at an/ allo*ation ty6e2
+8o net8or,s are *on1ig.re/ in the 1ile2 +he 1irst net8or, /e1inition 0a6s the >ri/ge/ net8or,
*alle/ V: Net8or, on the 5S;i server to the in1rastr.*t.re net8or, in the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise
Virt.aliEation environ0ent2 +he se*on/ /e1inition 0a6s all other net8or,s on the 5S;i server
to the rhev0 net8or, in the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation environ0ent2
<ith the .se o1 the a>ove 6ro1ile4 the *o00an/ line .se/ to 0igrate the virt.al 0a*hines
/.ring the 8riting o1 this 6a6er is
7 virt-v2v -p v2v(-r"ev -i libvirt -
-ic esx'##v2v(-esxi#)no*veri!y+, [#-.'E]
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6.4.2 Export
<ith the %&ware Tools .ninstalle/ 1ro0 the virt.al 0a*hines an/ the virt.al 0a*hines sh.t
/o8n4 the virt.al 0a*hines *an >e e'6orte/ 1ro0 the 5S;i server2
+he virt.al 0a*hines are e'6orte/ .sing the virt-v2v *o00an/2
7 virt-v2v -p v2v(-r"ev -i libvirt -ic esx'##v2v(-esxi#)no*veri!y+, v2v(-
r"el
v%v,-rhel6v%v,-rhel? '))I J==========================================K=
)h)E*(s
virt-v%v? v%v,-rhel con-i+ured with virtio drivers&
7 virt-v2v -p v2v(-r"ev -i libvirt -ic esx'##v2v(-esxi#)no*veri!y+, v2v(-
72>8-6?
v%v,-C%D(-=;6v%v,-C%D(-=;? '))I J====================================K=
)h%6'Fs
virt-v%v? v%v,-C%D(-=; con-i+ured with virtio drivers&
7 virt-v2v -p v2v(-r"ev -i libvirt -ic esx'##v2v(-esxi#)no*veri!y+, v2v(-79
v%v,-CE6v%v,-CE? '))I J==============================================K=
)h%6'*s
virt-v%v? v%v,-CE con-i+ured with virtio drivers&
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/." +mportin0 the Virtual Ma$hines
+he virt.al 0a*hines *an >e i06orte/ .sing either the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation
:anager gra6hi*al .ser inter1a*e or the R5S+ AP9 inter1a*e2 )oth 0etho/s are e'6laine/
>elo82
6.5.1 Graphical User Interface
906orting virt.al 0a*hines .sing the gra6hi*al inter1a*e is si06le to /o an/ allo8s i06orting
0.lti6le virt.al 0a*hines at the sa0e ti0e2 (6en the 0anage0ent *onsole on the Re/ 3at
5nter6rise Virt.aliEation :anager an/ .se /igure 1$5$#$#- 2mport Sele'tion as a re1eren*e to
*hoose the virt.al 0a*hines to i06ort2
Sele*t on the "torage ta> A C to vie8 the storage /o0ains2 Choose the $port e'6ort
/o0ain in the /o0ain list A C an/ a Details 6ane o6ens2 Sele*t on the -* Import ta> A C in
the Details 6ane an/ a list o1 virt.al 0a*hines is /is6laye/ A C2 +hese virt.al 0a*hines are
rea/y to >e i06orte/2 Sele*t all the virt.al 0a*hines >y hol/ing /o8n the 0ctrl2 ,ey 8hile
sele*ting ea*h virt.al 0a*hine2
+he Import >.tton A C >e*o0es visi>le2 Sele*t the Import >.tton to o6en .6 the Import -*
8in/o84 as seen in /igure 1$5$#$3- 2mport 7otifi'ation2
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+he Import -irtual *achine7s8 8in/o8 lists the virt.al 0a*hines that are sele*te/ 1or i06ort2
+his is seen in the 1ollo8ing 1ig.re2 Choose Infrastructure as the Destination Cluster an/ Data
as the Destination "torage2 +hese are highlighte/ in the 1ig.re >elo82 Sele*t the OK >.tton to
start the i06ort 6ro*ess2
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A 8in/o8 a66ears in/i*ating the virt.al 0a*hines are >eing i06orte/2 +his 8in/o8 is sho8n
>elo82 Sele*t the Close >.tton to *lose the 8in/o82
+he stat.s o1 the i06ort 6ro*ess is vie8e/ >y .sing the #ents +a> as sho8n in /igure
1$5$#$5- Virtual Ma'hine Status2 <hen the 6ro*ess is 1inishe/4 the events log in/i*ates the
i06ort 8as s.**ess1.l2
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Figure (.5.1.3: "m'ort Notification
D.ring the i06ort 6ro*ess4 the "tatus o1 the virt.al 0a*hines is set to Locked2 (n*e the
6ro*ess is *o06lete4 the "tatus *hanges to Down as sho8n in /igure 1$5$#$5- Virtual
Ma'hine Status2
6.5.2 REST API
+he Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation :anager 6rovi/es a RES% !PI inter1a*e that allo8s
a**ess to a >roa/ set o1 1eat.res 8ithin the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation :anager2
A**essing the RES% !PI *an >e /one .sing the curl *o00an/2
+his 6a6er /is*.sses the R5S+ AP9 only >rie1ly in an atte06t to 6rovi/e the in1or0ation
reF.ire/ to .n/erstan/ its .se 8ithin this 6a6er2 An in-/e6th /is*.ssion o1 the R5S+ AP9 an/
ho8 to a**ess it is o.t o1 the s*o6e o1 this 6a6er2 Rea/ the Red Hat Enter1ri.e Virt5ali@ation
-.* A RES% !PI #5ide
B
1or 0ore in1or0ation on the RES% !PI2
Port 8$$% on the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation :anager is a se*.re *onne*tion2 +he
*erti1i*ate 1ile 1or the server 0.st >e /o8nloa/e/ an/ .se/ 8ith the curl *o00an/2
+he curl *o00an/ *an >e .se/ to /o8nloa/ the *erti1i*ate2
: curl -o ca$crt "ttp'##v2v(-r"evm'8@8@#ca$crt
I 8otal I Received I L-erd .vera+e 1peed 8ie 8ie 8ie ;urrent
=load @pload 8otal 1pent Le-t 1peed
')% ,#E' ')% ,#E' ) ) ',#E$ ) --?--?-- --?--?-- --?--?-- ,*(E$
$ htt6BB/o*s2re/hat2*o0B/o*sBen-USBRe/N3atN5nter6riseNVirt.aliEationB%20Bht0lBR5S+NAP9N=.i/eBin/e'2ht0l
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+he R5S+ AP9 is a**esse/ .sing a UR92 +he 1ollo8ing synta' is .se/ 1or the UR9
https://[+/E#-01,.]:2333/api/[E.%+4-&*5.%]2
<here
[+/E#-01,.] is the 1.lly F.ali1ie/ /o0ain na0e o1 the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise
Virt.aliEation :anager
[E.%+4-&*5.%] is a re1eren*e to the in1or0ation in the RES% !PI2
+he *.rl *o00an/ to a**ess the RES% !PI is in the 1ollo8ing 1or0at
*.rl --silent --*a*ert [6E+%] U
--hea/er HContent-+y6e a66li*ationB'0lI U
--.ser Ha/0inDinternal[&'(()*+,]I U
--reF.est H[%4&E]I U
--/ata H[78]I U
9+5
<here
[6E+%] is the na0e o1 the *erti1i*ate 1ile /o8nloa/e/ 1ro0 the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise
Virt.aliEation :anager2
[&'(()*+,] is the 6ass8or/ .se/ 1or the internal a/0in a**o.nt2
[%4&E] is the htt6 0etho/ ty6e o1 #E%4 PC%4 or PS%2 +o retrieve in1or0ation 1ro0
the R5S+ AP94 a #E% *all 0etho/ is 0a/e2 :o/i1ying in1or0ation in the RES% !PI is
/one .sing either the PS% or PC% 0etho/s2
[78] is the ;:- /ata .se/ to s.>0it in1or0ation to the RES% !PI2 +he --/ata o6tion
is not .se/ 8ith #E% 0etho/s2
[9+5] is the UR9 o1 the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation :anager4 6ort4 an/ entry
6oint2
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Reso.r*es 8ithin the environ0ent are assigne/ a UU9D2 +he UU9D o1 the storage /o0ains
an/ virt.al 0a*hine 1iles are nee/e/ to i06ort the virt.al 0a*hines2 +he 1ollo8ing *o00an/
retrieves the UU9Ds o1 the storage /o0ains2
7 curl --silent --cacert ca$crt --"eader 3?ontent-Type' application#xml3 -
A --user 3adminBinternal'[&ass$ord]3 -
A --reCuest 3G.T3 -
A "ttps'##v2v(-r"evm$cloud$lab$en$bos$red"at$com'8==(#api#storaedomains -
A / rep -. 3domain id/name3
<stora+e6doain id=H<,8DDe!c-(=D(-=c=,-b=,=-2,e<,dca(D8!H
hre-=H"api"stora+edoains"6'(##e-c-,*#,-*c*'-b*'*-%'e6'dca,#(-H>
<nae>6ata<"nae>
<stora+e6doain id=H2a88e=8<-b,e2-=bE<-8D2e-(<b9!==a,dDeH
hre-=H"api"stora+edoains"%a((e*(6-b'e%-*bF6-(#%e-,6bE-**a'd#eH>
<nae>.xport<"nae>
<stora+e6doain id=H<(E=@dbe-(8c2-==<2-E=b,-<8=@(ca=(,e<H
hre-=H"api"stora+edoains"6,F*)dbe-,(c%-**6%-F*b'-6(*),ca*,'e6H>
<nae>ISO<"nae>
Using the UU9D o1 the 5'6ort /o0ain4 the UU9Ds o1 the virt.al 0a*hines rea/y to >e i06orte/
are retrieve/2
7 curl --silent --cacert ca$crt --"eader 3?ontent-Type' application#xml3 -
A --user 3adminBinternal'[&ass$ord]3 -
A --reCuest 3G.T3 -
A
"ttps'##v2v(-r"evm$cloud$lab$en$bos$red"at$com'8==(#api#storaedomains#2a88
e=8<-b,e2-=bE<-8D2e-(<b9!==a,dDe#vms -
A / rep -. 3vm id/name3
<v id=H2,!=8<8(-9ce8-=(9D-E((d-d2e(=b,8@!d<H
hre-=H"api"stora+edoains"%a((e*(6-b'e%-*bF6-(#%e-,6bE-**a'd#e"vs"%'-*(6(,-
Ece(-*,E#-F,,d-d%e,*b'()-d6H>
<nae>v2v(-72>8-6?<"nae>
<v id=Hda(de=@8-edea-=88a-8e(=-8Dd,=282bdbaH
hre-=H"api"stora+edoains"%a((e*(6-b'e%-*bF6-(#%e-,6bE-**a'd#e"vs"da,de*)(-
edea-*((a-(e,*-(#d'*%(%bdbaH>
<nae>v2v(-79<"nae>
<v id=H!9(9=8bb-@2a!-=@,2-a!,E-9@c!EEDcbE@bH
hre-=H"api"stora+edoains"%a((e*(6-b'e%-*bF6-(#%e-,6bE-**a'd#e"vs"-E,E*(bb-
)%a--*)'%-a-'F-E)c-FF#cbF)bH>
<nae>v2v(-r"el<"nae>
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+he 1ollo8ing *o00an/s start the i06ort o1 the virt.al 0a*hines2 +he o.t6.t ret.rne/ 1ro0
the RES% !PI in/i*ates a state o1 pending2
7 curl --silent --cacert ca$crt -
A --"eader 3?ontent-Type' application#xml3 -
A --user 3adminBinternal'[&ass$ord]3 -
A --reCuest 3FOST3 -
A --data 3
A GactionA
A Gstorae*domainA
A GnameA6ataG#nameA
A G#storae*domainA
A
A GclusterA
A GnameAIn!rastructureG#nameA
A G#clusterA
A G#actionA
A 3 -
A
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d2e(=b,8@!d<#import
<Mxl version=H'&)H encodin+=H@8G-(H standalone=HyesHM>
<action id=H6d#)#ce(-'6cb-*ab--()6a-d-#--(dd)E%dH
hre-=H"api"stora+edoains"%a((e*(6-b'e%-*bF6-(#%e-,6bE-**a'd#e"vs"%'-*(6(,-
Ece(-*,E#-F,,d-d%e,*b'()-d6"iport"6d#)#ce(-'6cb-*ab--()6a-d-#--(dd)E%dH>
<lin$ rel=HparentH hre-=H"api"stora+edoains"%a((e*(6-b'e%-*bF6-(#%e-
,6bE-**a'd#e"vs"%'-*(6(,-Ece(-*,E#-F,,d-d%e,*b'()-d6H">
<lin$ rel=HreplayH hre-=H"api"stora+edoains"%a((e*(6-b'e%-*bF6-(#%e-
,6bE-**a'd#e"vs"%'-*(6(,-Ece(-*,E#-F,,d-d%e,*b'()-d6"iportH">
<async>true<"async>
<stora+e6doain>
<nae>=ata<"nae>
<"stora+e6doain>
<cluster>
<nae>4n-rastructure<"nae>
<"cluster>
<status>
<state>pendin<"state>
<"status>
<"action>
7 curl --silent --cacert ca$crt -
A --"eader 3?ontent-Type' application#xml3 -
A --user 3adminBinternal'[&ass$ord]3 -
A --reCuest 3FOST3 -
A --data 3
A GactionA
A Gstorae*domainA
A GnameA6ataG#nameA
A G#storae*domainA
A
A GclusterA
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A GnameAIn!rastructureG#nameA
A G#clusterA
A G#actionA
A 3 -
A
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e=8<-b,e2-=bE<-8D2e-(<b9!==a,dDe#vms#da(de=@8-edea-=88a-8e(=-
8Dd,=282bdba#import
<Mxl version=H'&)H encodin+=H@8G-(H standalone=HyesHM>
<action id=H6e#(E'#a-F#cE-*d6#-b#(--)d'6F)-)6*)FH
hre-=H"api"stora+edoains"%a((e*(6-b'e%-*bF6-(#%e-,6bE-**a'd#e"vs"da,de*)(-
edea-*((a-(e,*-(#d'*%(%bdba"iport"6e#(E'#a-F#cE-*d6#-b#(--)d'6F)-)6*)FH>
<lin$ rel=HparentH hre-=H"api"stora+edoains"%a((e*(6-b'e%-*bF6-(#%e-
,6bE-**a'd#e"vs"da,de*)(-edea-*((a-(e,*-(#d'*%(%bdbaH">
<lin$ rel=HreplayH hre-=H"api"stora+edoains"%a((e*(6-b'e%-*bF6-(#%e-
,6bE-**a'd#e"vs"da,de*)(-edea-*((a-(e,*-(#d'*%(%bdba"iportH">
<async>true<"async>
<stora+e6doain>
<nae>=ata<"nae>
<"stora+e6doain>
<cluster>
<nae>4n-rastructure<"nae>
<"cluster>
<status>
<state>pendin<"state>
<"status>
<"action>
7 curl --silent --cacert ca$crt -
A --"eader 3?ontent-Type' application#xml3 -
A --user 3adminBinternal'[&ass$ord]3 -
A --reCuest 3FOST3 -
A --data 3
A GactionA
A Gstorae*domainA
A GnameA6ataG#nameA
A G#storae*domainA
A
A GclusterA
A GnameAIn!rastructureG#nameA
A G#clusterA
A G#actionA
A 3 -
A
"ttps'##v2v(-r"evm$cloud$lab$en$bos$red"at$com'8==(#api#storaedomains#2a88
e=8<-b,e2-=bE<-8D2e-(<b9!==a,dDe#vms#!9(9=8bb-@2a!-=@,2-a!,E-
9@c!EEDcbE@b#import
<Mxl version=H'&)H encodin+=H@8G-(H standalone=HyesHM>
<action id=H-e(*dcbb-ba*(-*(a(-b#(E-6F%#cFbc)b6eH
hre-=H"api"stora+edoains"%a((e*(6-b'e%-*bF6-(#%e-,6bE-**a'd#e"vs"-E,E*(bb-
)%a--*)'%-a-'F-E)c-FF#cbF)b"iport"-e(*dcbb-ba*(-*(a(-b#(E-6F%#cFbc)b6eH>
<lin$ rel=HparentH hre-=H"api"stora+edoains"%a((e*(6-b'e%-*bF6-(#%e-
,6bE-**a'd#e"vs"-E,E*(bb-)%a--*)'%-a-'F-E)c-FF#cbF)bH">
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<lin$ rel=HreplayH hre-=H"api"stora+edoains"%a((e*(6-b'e%-*bF6-(#%e-
,6bE-**a'd#e"vs"-E,E*(bb-)%a--*)'%-a-'F-E)c-FF#cbF)b"iportH">
<async>true<"async>
<stora+e6doain>
<nae>=ata<"nae>
<"stora+e6doain>
<cluster>
<nae>4n-rastructure<"nae>
<"cluster>
<status>
<state>pendin<"state>
<"status>
<"action>
A1ter a 1e8 0o0ents4 the state o1 the virt.al 0a*hines *hange to image9locked an/ event.ally
to a state o1 down2 +he image9locked state in/i*ates the i06ort 6ro*ess has starte/2 U6on
*o06letion o1 the i06ort 6ro*ess4 the state *hanges to down2
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+he stat.s o1 the i06ort 6ro*ess is liste/ as the stat.s o1 the virt.al 0a*hine2 +he virt.al
0a*hine UU9D is .se/ to F.ery the stat.s o1 the i06ort 6ro*ess2
7 curl --silent --cacert ca$crt --"eader 3?ontent-Type' application#xml3 -
A --user 3adminBinternal'[&ass$ord]3 -
A --reCuest 3G.T3 -
A"ttps'##v2v(-r"evm$cloud$lab$en$bos$red"at$com'8==(#api#vms#!9(9=8bb-@2a!-
=@,2-a!,E-9@c!EEDcbE@b / rep -v link
<Mxl version=H'&)H encodin+=H@8G-(H standalone=HyesHM>
<v id=H-E,E*(bb-)%a--*)'%-a-'F-E)c-FF#cbF)bH hre-=H"api"vs"-E,E*(bb-)%a--
*)'%-a-'F-E)c-FF#cbF)bH>
<nae>v%v,-rhel<"nae>
<description>4ported with virt-v%v<"description>
<actions>
<"actions>
<type>server<"type>
<status>
<state>imae*locked<"state>
<"status>
<eory>%'*E*(,6*(<"eory>
<cpu>
<topolo+y cores=H'H soc$ets=H'H">
<"cpu>
<os type=Hother6linuxH>
<boot dev=HhdH">
<"os>
<hi+h6availability>
<enabled>-alse<"enabled>
<priority>)<"priority>
<"hi+h6availability>
<display>
<type>vnc<"type>
<onitors>'<"onitors>
<"display>
<cluster id=He,'%e*-a-a'#--''e'-(66,-#%#*))-E#(d%H
hre-=H"api"clusters"e,'%e*-a-a'#--''e'-(66,-#%#*))-E#(d%H">
<teplate id=H))))))))-))))-))))-))))-))))))))))))H
hre-=H"api"teplates"))))))))-))))-))))-))))-))))))))))))H">
<creation6tie>%)'%-)6-'(8'F?#E?**&6,#-)#?))<"creation6tie>
<ori+in>rhev<"ori+in>
<stateless>-alse<"stateless>
<placeent6policy>
<a--inity>i+ratable<"a--inity>
<"placeent6policy>
<eory6policy>
<+uaranteed>%'*E*(,6*(<"+uaranteed>
<"eory6policy>
<usb>
<enabled>-alse<"enabled>
<"usb>
<"v>
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/./ 1er.ormin0 1ost Mi0ration !as%s
A 1e8 0ore tas,s are reF.ire/ to >e 6er1or0e/ a1ter the virt.al 0a*hines are i06orte/ into
the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation environ0ent2 +hese in*l./e >ooting the virt.al 0a*hines
the 1irst ti0e in the ne8 environ0ent4 testing the 1.n*tionality o1 the virt.al 0a*hines4 an/
*leaning .6 any te06orary 1iles that 8ere *reate/ an/ re0oving the virt.al 0a*hines 1or0 the
ol/ environ0ent2
6.6.1 First Boot
A1ter the i06ort 6ro*ess is *o06lete an/ the virt.al 0a*hines are 6o8ere/ on 1or the 1irst
ti0e4 the virt.al 0a*hine o6erating syste0 0ay 6er1or0 a//itional tas,s /.ring its 1irst >oot in
the ne8 environ0ent2
<in/o8s >ase/ virt.al 0a*hines 0ay reF.ire a re>oot i00e/iately a1ter the 1irst 6ost-
0igration >oot2 +his is /.e to the VirtI /rivers >eing installe/2 +he g.est o6erating syste0
in/i*ates i1 a re>oot is reF.ire/2 Net8or, *on1ig.ration 0ay reF.ire re*on1ig.ration sin*e
<in/o8s o6erating syste0s treat the ne8 net8or, /rivers as a ne8 net8or, a/a6ter an/ /o
not 0ove the net8or, *on1ig.ration over 1ro0 the 6revio.s a/a6ter2 9t is also 6ossi>le that the
virt.al 0a*hine 0.st >e re-a*tivate/ 8ith :i*roso1t2
6.6.2 Windows Virtual Machines
9n the -irtual *achines ta> on the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation :anager4 .se the right
0o.se >.tton to sele*t the #&#'(4&K:(DC virt.al 0a*hine an/ *hoose 3un2 A1ter a 1e8
0o0ents4 .se the right 0o.se >.tton to sele*t the #&#'(4&K:(DC virt.al 0a*hine again an/
*hoose Console2
-et the virt.al 0a*hine 6o8er .6 an/ then log into it .sing the a/0inistrator a**o.nt2 +he
virt.al 0a*hine in/i*ates it is 6er1or0ing so0e *on1ig.ration2 A1ter a 1e8 0o0ents4 it in/i*ates
it reF.ires a restart2 Restart the syste0 no82
A1ter re>oot4 the net8or, *on1ig.ration reF.ires re*on1ig.ration sin*e the a/a6ter *hange/2
Sele*t on the "tart >.tton P Control !anel P Network and Internet P Network "haring Center2
Sele*t on the Change adapter settings lin,2 A ne8 a/a6ter is /is6laye/ *alle/ Local Area
Connection &2 Use the right 0o.se >.tton to sele*t the ne8 a/a6ter an/ *hoose !roperties
1ro0 the /ro6 /o8n 0en.2
Using the in1or0ation gathere/ in 9a)le 5$5(#- Virtual Ma'hine 7otes4 veri1y an/ 1i' the
net8or, *on1ig.ration2 A 8in/o8 0ay a66ear in/i*ating another a/a6ter is *on1ig.re/ to .se
this 9P a//ress2 +he sa0e 8in/o8 as,s i1 the *on1ig.ration 1or the other a/a6ter sho.l/ >e
re0ove/2 91 this o**.rs4 sele*t the +es >.tton to re0ove the other a/a6ter *on1ig.ration an/ to
*ontin.e2 Close the 8in/o8s an/ re>oot the syste0 i1 any net8or, *hanges 8ere 0a/e or i1
the syste0 in/i*ates a re>oot is ne*essary2
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+he net8or,ing sho.l/ no8 >e o6erational2 Use the ping *o00an/ 1ro0 a *o00an/ 6ro06t
to test the >asi* net8or,ing an/ nslookup to veri1y DNS2
;?N> pin #n ( ,@$,<$,=($2D=
/in+in+ ')&'6&'*,&%#* with ,% bytes o- data?
Reply -ro ')&'6&'*,&%#*? bytes=,% tie='s 88L=%##
Reply -ro ')&'6&'*,&%#*? bytes=,% tie=<'s 88L=%##
Reply -ro ')&'6&'*,&%#*? bytes=,% tie=<'s 88L=%##
/in+ statistics -or ')&'6&'*,&%#*?
/ac$ets? 1ent = ,2 Received = ,2 Lost = ) :)I loss>2
.pproxiate round trip ties in illi-seconds?
0iniu = )s2 0axiu = 's2 .vera+e = )s
;?N> nslookup www$red"at$com
1erver? v%v,-w%$(-dc&v%v,&cloud&lab&en+&bos&redhat&co
.ddress? ')&'6&',6&6(
Bon-authoritative answer?
Bae? e'(F)&b&a$aaied+e&net
.ddress? F6&6&#&%'*
.liases? www&redhat&co
Sin*e <in/o8s >ase/ virt.al 0a*hines 0ay reF.ire rea*tivation a1ter the i06ort 6ro*ess4
sele*t the "tart >.tton an/ .se the right 0o.se >.tton to sele*t Computer2 Choose !roperties
1ro0 the /ro6 /o8n 0en.2 +he 6ro6erties 8in/o8 has a se*tion title/ 4indows Acti#ation2
+his in/i*ates 8hether the virt.al 0a*hine reF.ires rea*tivation an/ ho8 long .ntil the *.rrent
a*tivation e'6ires2 Sele*t the Acti#ate 4indows lin, an/ 1ollo8 the instr.*tions to rea*tivate
the virt.al 0a*hine2
+he /ate an/ ti0e as re6orte/ >y the virt.al 0a*hine is veri1ie/ to >e *orre*t2 +his is
ne*essary 1or 6ro6er 1.n*tionality 8ithin the /o0ain2
+he a>ove ste6s are also .se/ to 6o8er on an/ *on1ig.re the #&#'(4; virt.al 0a*hine the
1irst ti0e2 &or >revity4 these ste6s are not re6eate/2
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6.6.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtual Machines
Re/ 3at 5nter6rise -in.' >ase/ virt.al 0a*hines 6er1or0 an S5-in.' rela>el o1 the 1ile
syste0s i1 S5-in.' is ena>le/2 +he net8or, in1or0ation sho.l/ not reF.ire re-entry2 Re/ 3at
5nter6rise -in.' sho.l/ 0ove the net8or, *on1ig.ration over to the ne8 a/a6ter2
Start the v2v3-rhel virt.al 0a*hine an/ o6en its *onsole2 U6on >oot4 the Re/ 3at
5nter6rise -in.' virt.al 0a*hine initiates an S5-in.' rela>eling o1 the 1ile syste0s2 +his is
nor0al an/ 0.st >e allo8e/ to 1inish2
+he net8or,ing in the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise -in.' virt.al 0a*hine /oes not reF.ire
re*on1ig.ration2 +his is veri1ie/ .sing the ping an/ nslookup *o00an/s2
7 pin -c ( ,@$,<$,=($2D=
/4BA ')&'6&'*,&%#* :')&'6&'*,&%#*> #6:(*> bytes o- data&
6* bytes -ro ')&'6&'*,&%#*? icp6seO=' ttl=%## tie=)&#'E s
6* bytes -ro ')&'6&'*,&%#*? icp6seO=% ttl=%## tie=)&6%* s
6* bytes -ro ')&'6&'*,&%#*? icp6seO=, ttl=%## tie=)&#(' s
--- ')&'6&'*,&%#* pin+ statistics ---
, pac$ets transitted2 , received2 )I pac$et loss2 tie %))'s
rtt in"av+"ax"dev = )&#'E")&#E*")&6%*")&)*, s
7 nslookup www$red"at$com
1erver? ')&'6&'*,&6(
.ddress? ')&'6&'*,&6(7#,
Bon-authoritative answer?
www&redhat&co canonical nae = wildcard&redhat&co&ed+e$ey&net&
Bae? e'(F)&b&a$aaied+e&net
.ddress? 6F&'F%&,F&%'*
+he /ate is veri1ie/ in or/er to ens.re 1.n*tionality 8ithin the /o0ain2 +he date *o00an/ in
the o.t6.t >elo8 sho8s the /ate an/ ti0e to >e *orre*t2
7 date
Gri Pun '# '#?%*?** ;=8 %)'%
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6.6.4 Testing
+he virt.al 0a*hines sho.l/ >e teste/ to 0a,e s.re they are still 1.n*tioning as /esire/2
+he v2v%-<2J8-DC is a /o0ain *ontroller an/ is 6rovi/ing a )"S servi*e4 a KER6ERS servi*e4
an/ an !$%IVE )IRE$%RY a.thenti*ation servi*e2
+he DNS servi*e is teste/ >y .sing the dig *o00an/ 8hile logge/ into the v2v%-rhel server2
+he dig *o00an/ ta,es an arg.0ent that >egins 8ith an a.1erand 9D: an/ is 1ollo8e/ >y
an 9P a//ress o1 a DNS server2 +his tells the dig *o00an/ 8hi*h DNS server to F.ery 8hen
as,ing 1or na0e resol.tion2 +he dig *o00an/ is .se/ t8i*e to *he*, the DNS servi*e2 +he
1irst ti0e the dig *o00an/ is iss.e/4 it F.eries the DNS server 1or the lo*al entry on the
/o0ain *ontroller 1or the v2v--(2K+-)$.v2v-.clo5d.lab.en4.bo..redhat.co/ server2 +his
*he*,s to see that the lo*al DNS resol.tion is 8or,ing2 +he se*on/ ti0e the dig *o00an/ is
iss.e/4 it *he*,s to see i1 the DNS servi*e *orre*tly 1or8ar/s .n,no8n reF.est to the ne't
ho6 DNS server2
7 di B,@$,<$,(<$<8 v2v(-72>8-6?$v2v($cloud$lab$en$bos$red"at$com
Q <<>> =iA F&E&,-/,-RedHat-F&E&,-(&/,&el66%&, <<>> 9')&'6&',6&6( v%v,-C%D(-
=;&v%v,&cloud&lab&en+&bos&redhat&co
Q :' server -ound>
QQ +lobal options? <cd
QQ Aot answer?
QQ ->>HE.=ER<<- opcode? R@ERS2 status? B5ERR5R2 id? #6*E6
QQ -la+s? Or aa rd raQ R@ERS? '2 .B1CER? '2 .@8H5R48S? )2 .==4845B.L? )
QQ R@E1845B 1E;845B?
Qv%v,-C%D(-=;&v%v,&cloud&lab&en+&bos&redhat&co& 4B .
QQ .B1CER 1E;845B?
v%v,-C%D(-=;&v%v,&cloud&lab&en+&bos&redhat&co& ,6)) 4B . ')&'6&',6&6(
QQ Ruery tie? ) sec
QQ 1ER3ER? ')&'6&',6&6(7#,:')&'6&',6&6(>
QQ CHEB? Gri Pun '# '#?,)?#( %)'%
QQ 01A 14TE rcvd? ()
7 di B,@$,<$,(<$<8 www$red"at$com
Q <<>> =iA F&E&,-/,-RedHat-F&E&,-(&/,&el66%&, <<>> 9')&'6&',6&6(
www&redhat&co
Q :' server -ound>
QQ +lobal options? <cd
QQ Aot answer?
QQ ->>HE.=ER<<- opcode? R@ERS2 status? B5ERR5R2 id? '(F'E
QQ -la+s? Or rd raQ R@ERS? '2 .B1CER? *2 .@8H5R48S? )2 .==4845B.L? )
QQ R@E1845B 1E;845B?
Qwww&redhat&co& 4B .
QQ .B1CER 1E;845B?
www&redhat&co& 6)) 4B ;B.0E wildcard&redhat&co&ed+e$ey&net&
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wildcard&redhat&co&ed+e$ey&net& '#((, 4B ;B.0E
wildcard&redhat&co&ed+e$ey&net&+lobalredir&a$adns&net&
wildcard&redhat&co&ed+e$ey&net&+lobalredir&a$adns&net& ,,E 4B ;B.0E
e'(F)&b&a$aaied+e&net&
e'(F)&b&a$aaied+e&net& %) 4B . %,&'#&%,&%'*
QQ Ruery tie? (E sec
QQ 1ER3ER? ')&'6&',6&6(7#,:')&'6&',6&6(>
QQ CHEB? Gri Pun '# '#?%(?*' %)'%
QQ 01A 14TE rcvd? 'F'
+he A*tive Dire*tory servi*e is *he*,e/ >y .sing a /o0ain .ser a**o.nt to log into the v2v%-
<7 virt.al 0a*hine2 +his also tests i1 the v2v%-<7 virt.al 0a*hine is still 1.n*tioning as a
/o0ain 0e0>er2
-ogin to the v2v%-<7 .sing the /o0ain .ser a**o.nt refarch2 +he .ser a**o.nt refarch /oes
not e'ist on the v2v%-<7 virt.al 0a*hine2 A s.**ess1.l login in/i*ates the /o0ain *ontroller is
1.n*tioning an/ the v2v%-<7 syste0 is a*ting as a 0e0>er o1 the /o0ain2
+he v2v%-rhel virt.al 0a*hine .ses the v2v%-<2J8-DC /o0ain *ontroller 1or lo*al a**o.nt
a.thenti*ation2 +his is veri1ie/ >y iss.ing the ssh *o00an/ on the v2v%-v2v 0igration server
to *onne*t to the v2v%-rhel virt.al 0a*hine .sing a /o0ain a**o.nt2
7 ss" re!arc"Bv2v(-r"el$cloud$lab$en$bos$red"at$com
re-arch9v%v,-rhel&cloud&lab&en+&bos&redhat&co's password? [&'(()*+,]
Last lo+in? Gri Pun '# '#?*#?'% %)'% -ro v%v,-v%v
Dic$started on %)'%-)6-'*
U w"oami
re-arch
U pwd
"hoe"3%3,"re-arch
+he s.**ess1.l login in/i*ates that lo*al a**o.nt a.thenti*ation is .sing the /o0ain *ontroller2
6.6.5 Cleaning Up
+he 0igration 6ro*ess leaves virt.al 0a*hine *on1ig.ration 1iles an/ /is, i0ages on the
e'6ort /o0ain an/ leaves the virt.al 0a*hines in the V:8are environ0ent2 Delete the
i0ages 1ro0 the e'6ort /o0ain .sing the Delete >.tton in the Import ta> on the Re/ 3at
5nter6rise Virt.aliEation :anager2 See /igure 1$5$#$#- 2mport Sele'tion2
A1ter the virt.al 0a*hines are veri1ie/ to 1.n*tion as /esire/ in the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise
Virt.aliEation environ0ent4 they *an >e /elete/ 1ro0 the V:8are environ0ent an/ the 5'6ort
Do0ain2
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A.to0ating the 0igration 6ro*ess *an >e /one .sing si06le >ash s*ri6ts4 having ssh a**ess
to the 5S;i server4 an/ .sing the RES% !PI2
Prior to starting the 0igration4 the virt.al 0a*hines 0.st have %mware Tools .ninstalle/
an/ they 0.st >e sh.t /o8n2 A1ter these are /one4 the vim-cmd is .se/ on the 5S;i server
via ssh to 0a,e s.re the virt.al 0a*hines are 6o8ere/ o112
+he 1.n*tions a**ess an asso*iative array *alle/ config that *ontains the val.es o1 the o6tions
6asse/ to the s*ri6t on the *o00an/ line2
+he 1ollo8ing bash 1.n*tion retrieves the list o1 virt.al 0a*hines an/ their res6e*tive virt.al
0a*hine i/s 1ro0 the 5S;i server an/ assigns the val.es to an asso*iative array *alle/
es$-*2 +he 1.n*tion then loo6s thro.gh the list o1 virt.al 0a*hine na0es an/ *he*, the
6o8er state2 91 the virt.al 0a*hine is 6o8ere/ on4 the *o.nter #ms9on is in*re0ente/2 91 the
1or*e o6tion 8as 6asse/ to the 1.n*tion4 then the 1.n*tion 8ill try to 6o8er o11 the virt.al
0a*hine2
+he 1.n*tion then ret.rns the n.0>er o1 virt.al 0a*hines that 8ere 6o8ere/ on 8hen the
1.n*tion 8as *alle/2
declare -. con-i+ esx30
esxi6vs:> V
state=U'
echo H;hec$in+ power state o- virtual achines&H
7 Aet virtual achine naes and vids
while read vid vnae extra
do
esx30JUVvnaeWK=UVvidW
done < <:
ssh UVcon-i+Jesx6srvKW vi-cd vsvc"+etallvs %>"dev"null X +rep -v
3id
>
vs6on=)
7 ;hec$ power state o- virtual achine
-or i in UV!esx30J9KW
do
echo -e H -- UViW? NcH
ssh UVcon-i+Jesx6srvKW vi-cd vsvc"power&+etstate UVesx30JUViWKW
%>"dev"null X +rep -O o--
R;=UM
i- J UR; -ne ) K
then
::vs6on<<>>
i- J HUVstateWH == H-orceH K
then
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ssh UVcon-i+Jesx6srvKW vi-cd vsvc"power&o-- UVesx30JUViWKW
%>"dev"null
else
echo HonH
-i
else
echo Ho--H
-i
done
return UVvs6onW
W
+he 1ollo8ing 1.n*tion loo6s thro.gh the virt.al 0a*hine na0es an/ e'e*.tes the virt-v2v
*o00an/ 1or ea*h virt.al 0a*hine2
v%v6vs:> V
echo HExecutin+ virt-v%v a+ainst the virtual achinesH
-or i in UV!esx30J9KW
do
virt-v%v -p UVcon-i+Jpro-ileKW -i libvirt -ic esx?""UVcon-i+Jesx6srvKW"M
no6veri-y=' UViW
done
W
+he 1inal 1.n*tion i06orts the virt.al 0a*hines into the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation
environ0ent2 +he 1.n*tion ass.0es the *erti1i*ate 1ile 1or the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation
:anager has >een /o8nloa/e/2 +he 1.n*tion F.eries the RES% !PI to get the UU9D o1 the
5'6ort storage /o0ain2 +he 1.n*tion F.eries the RES% !PI 1or the UU9Ds o1 the virt.al
0a*hines in the 5'6ort /o0ain2 +he 1.n*tion loo6s thro.gh the UU9Ds an/ i06orts the virt.al
0a*hines into the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation environ0ent2
rhev6iport:> V
echo H4portin+ the virtual achines&H
doainid=U: curl --silent --cacert UVcon-i+JcacertKW N
--header H;ontent-8ype? application"xlH N
--user HUVcon-i+Jrhev6userKW?UVcon-i+Jrhev6passwordKWH N
--reOuest HAE8H N
https?""UVcon-i+Jrhev6srvKW?(**,"api"stora+edoainsMsearch=nae
I,dExport N
X xpath "stora+e6doains"stora+e6doain"9id %>"dev"null N
X sed -e 's"id=H""' -e 's"H""' -e 's" ""'
>
uuids=U: curl --silent --cacert UVcon-i+JcacertKW N
--header H;ontent-8ype? application"xlH N
--user HUVcon-i+Jrhev6userKW?UVcon-i+Jrhev6passwordKWH N
--reOuest HAE8H N
https?""UVcon-i+Jrhev6srvKW?(**,"api"stora+edoains"UVdoainidW"vs N
X xpath "vs"v"9id %>"dev"null N
X sed -e 's"id=H""+' -e 's"H""+'
>
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-or i in UVuuidsW
do
echo H4portin+ 30 UViWH
curl --silent --cacert ca&crt N
--header H;ontent-8ype? application"xlH N
--user HUVcon-i+Jrhev6userKW?UVcon-i+Jrhev6passwordKWH N
--reOuest H/518H N
--data H
<action>
<stora+e6doain>
<nae>=ata<"nae>
<"stora+e6doain>
<cluster>
<nae>4n-rastructure<"nae>
<"cluster>
<"action>H N
https?""UVcon-i+Jrhev6srvKW?(**,"api"stora+edoains"UVdoainidW"vs"U
ViW"iport
done
W
5a*h 1.n*tion is e'e*.te/ in or/er 8ithin a >ash s*ri6t2 +he *o06lete >ash s*ri6t is liste/ in
"ppendi6 !- S'ripts an/ is availa>le on the Re/ 3at C.sto0er Portal
#
2 +he o.t6.t
generate/ to 0igrate the three virt.al 0a*hines .se/ in this Re1eren*e Ar*hite*t.re is
/is6laye/ >elo82
7 $#mirate*v2v($s" -e v2v(-esxi -o v2v(-r"ev -c ca$crt -r v2v(-
r"evm$cloud$lab$en$bos$red"at$com -u 3adminBinternal3 -p [&'(()*+,] -!
;hec$in+ power state o- virtual achines&
-- v%v,-rhel? /owerin+ o-- 30?
-- v%v,-CE? /owerin+ o-- 30?
-- v%v,-C%D(-=;? /owerin+ o-- 30?
Executin+ virt-v%v a+ainst the virtual achines
v%v,-rhel6v%v,-rhel? '))I J==========================================K=
)h)(%6s
virt-v%v? v%v,-rhel con-i+ured with virtio drivers&
v%v,-CE6v%v,-CE? '))I J==============================================K=
)h%E%)s
virt-v%v? v%v,-CE con-i+ured with virtio drivers&
v%v,-C%D(-=;6v%v,-C%D(-=;? '))I J====================================K=
)h%6*Fs
virt-v%v? v%v,-C%D(-=; con-i+ured with virtio drivers&
4portin+ the virtual achines&
4portin+ 30 )6E%eEEE--)*6-*b#c-b*F#-#,'aeb6F6Ecd
<Mxl version=H'&)H encodin+=H@8G-(H standalone=HyesHM>
<action id=H'F'a*'eE-#b,E-*abc-ba)%-F,#,)E-b'F)'H
hre-=H"api"stora+edoains"%a((e*(6-b'e%-*bF6-(#%e-,6bE-**a'd#e"vs")6E%eEEE-
-)*6-*b#c-b*F#-#,'aeb6F6Ecd"iport"'F'a*'eE-#b,E-*abc-ba)%-F,#,)E-b'F)'H>
<lin$ rel=HparentH hre-=H"api"stora+edoains"%a((e*(6-b'e%-*bF6-(#%e-
,6bE-**a'd#e"vs")6E%eEEE--)*6-*b#c-b*F#-#,'aeb6F6EcdH">
# htt6sBBa**ess2re/hat2*o0BsitesB/e1a.ltB1ilesB0igrateNes'2rhev2tgE
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<lin$ rel=HreplayH hre-=H"api"stora+edoains"%a((e*(6-b'e%-*bF6-(#%e-
,6bE-**a'd#e"vs")6E%eEEE--)*6-*b#c-b*F#-#,'aeb6F6Ecd"iportH">
<async>true<"async>
<stora+e6doain>
<nae>=ata<"nae>
<"stora+e6doain>
<cluster>
<nae>4n-rastructure<"nae>
<"cluster>
<status>
<state>pendin<"state>
<"status>
<"action>
4portin+ 30 %((%-,a%-E%dc-*e6e-aea,-6a6a))Ee-a*,
<Mxl version=H'&)H encodin+=H@8G-(H standalone=HyesHM>
<action id=H((b#'ea6-,--e-*aac-a'EF-*d-(#d(E)b%-H
hre-=H"api"stora+edoains"%a((e*(6-b'e%-*bF6-(#%e-,6bE-**a'd#e"vs"%((%-,a%-
E%dc-*e6e-aea,-6a6a))Ee-a*,"iport"((b#'ea6-,--e-*aac-a'EF-*d-(#d(E)b%-H>
<lin$ rel=HparentH hre-=H"api"stora+edoains"%a((e*(6-b'e%-*bF6-(#%e-
,6bE-**a'd#e"vs"%((%-,a%-E%dc-*e6e-aea,-6a6a))Ee-a*,H">
<lin$ rel=HreplayH hre-=H"api"stora+edoains"%a((e*(6-b'e%-*bF6-(#%e-
,6bE-**a'd#e"vs"%((%-,a%-E%dc-*e6e-aea,-6a6a))Ee-a*,"iportH">
<async>true<"async>
<stora+e6doain>
<nae>=ata<"nae>
<"stora+e6doain>
<cluster>
<nae>4n-rastructure<"nae>
<"cluster>
<status>
<state>pendin<"state>
<"status>
<"action>
4portin+ 30 ((b*(#a)-,Feb-*EEF-a*,'-cd'e#%c,c6a#
<Mxl version=H'&)H encodin+=H@8G-(H standalone=HyesHM>
<action id=H)%d(%(,#-)E(d-*-EE-(Fbe-'*#ea%6b'()'H
hre-=H"api"stora+edoains"%a((e*(6-b'e%-*bF6-(#%e-,6bE-**a'd#e"vs"((b*(#a)-
,Feb-*EEF-a*,'-cd'e#%c,c6a#"iport")%d(%(,#-)E(d-*-EE-(Fbe-'*#ea%6b'()'H>
<lin$ rel=HparentH hre-=H"api"stora+edoains"%a((e*(6-b'e%-*bF6-(#%e-
,6bE-**a'd#e"vs"((b*(#a)-,Feb-*EEF-a*,'-cd'e#%c,c6a#H">
<lin$ rel=HreplayH hre-=H"api"stora+edoains"%a((e*(6-b'e%-*bF6-(#%e-
,6bE-**a'd#e"vs"((b*(#a)-,Feb-*EEF-a*,'-cd'e#%c,c6a#"iportH">
<async>true<"async>
<stora+e6doain>
<nae>=ata<"nae>
<"stora+e6doain>
<cluster>
<nae>4n-rastructure<"nae>
<"cluster>
<status>
<state>pendin<"state>
<"status>
<"action>
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+he 1.n*tions liste/ a>ove an/ the *o06lete s*ri6t are sa06les only an/ are .se/ to sho8
ho8 si06ly the 0igration 6ro*ess *an >e a.to0ate/2 S*ri6ts in a 6ro/.*tion environ0ent
sho.l/ 6er1or0 0ore error *he*,ing an/ logging2
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8 Conclusion
+his 6a6er /e0onstrate/ the 0igration o1 three virt.al 0a*hines *on1ig.re/ to .se a*tive
/ire*tory a.thenti*ation 8ith ea*h other2 +he 0igrations 8ere 6er1or0e/ 1ro0 a V:8are 5S;i
server to a Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation environ0ent .sing the virt-v2v .tility an/ the
Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation :anager2
+his 6a6er /e0onstrate/ the ste6s reF.ire/ >e1ore starting the 0igration s.*h as 0a66ing
an/ *reating net8or,s4 *reating e'6ort /o0ains4 an/ gathering in1or0ation a>o.t the 5S;i
environ0ent an/ virt.al 0a*hines2
Co00itting sna6shots an/ .ninstalling V:8are +ools 8as also /e0onstrate/ >e1ore the
virt-v2v .tility 8as .se/ to e'6ort the virt.al 0a*hines 1ro0 the 5S;i server2
906orting the virt.al 0a*hines into the Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation environ0ent an/
*on1ig.ring a1ter 1irst >oot in the ne8 environ0ent 8as /e0onstrate/2 +he virt.al 0a*hines
8ere teste/ 1or *orre*t 1.n*tionality2
Sa06le s*ri6ts 8ere also .se/ to sho8 ho8 the 0igration 6ro*ess *an easily >e a.to0ate/
.sing >ash4 the V:8are vi0-*0/ *o00an/4 an/ the R5S+ AP92
As seen 1ro0 this 6a6er4 virt.al 0a*hines *an easily >e 0igrate/ 1ro0 a V:8are 5S;i server
to a Re/ 3at 5nter6rise Virt.aliEation sol.tion 8ith the *orre*t tools an/ *are1.l 6lanning2 )y
6lanning the 0igration 6ro*ess4 the i06a*t to the e'isting 6ro/.*tion syste0s *an >e li0ite/2
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"ppendi6 "- Se'uring 7/S using 289a)les
+he N&S version % servi*e .ses 0.lti6le in>o.n/ 6orts to 1.n*tion 6ro6erly2 So0e o1 these
6orts are stati* an/ others are ran/o0 >y /e1a.lt2 +he ran/o0 6orts 0a,e it /i11i*.lt to *reate
1ire8all r.les on syste0s r.nning the N&S servi*e2 3o8ever4 the N&S servi*e *an >e
*on1ig.re/ to .se stati* 6orts instea/ o1 ran/o0 6orts2
+his is a**o06lishe/ >y e/iting the /etc/.>.confi4/nf. *on1ig.ration 1ile an/ *hanging 1o.r
*on1ig.ration o6tions that *a.se the N&S servi*e to .se stati* 6orts instea/ o1 ran/o0 6orts2
+he 1ollo8ing ta>le lists the 6orts an/ *on1ig.ration o6tions .se/ >y the N&S servi*e2
:aemon 8ort 8roto'ol !onfiguration <ption
6ort0a6 111 UDP4 +CP Not nee/e/
r6*2n1s/ 20$" UDP4 +CP Not nee/e/
r6*2lo*,/ Ran/o0 UDP4 +CP
-(CJDN+CPP(R+
-(CJDNUDPP(R+
r6*20o.nt/ Ran/o0 UDP4 +CP :(UN+DNP(R+
r6*2stat/ Ran/o0 UDP4 +CP S+A+DNP(R+
Table *-1: '+S Ser"ice ,orts
+hree stati* 6orts 0.st >e i/enti1ie/ to .se 1or the ran/o0 6orts liste/ in the a>ove ta>le2 +he
netstat *o00an/ *an >e .se/ to list the 6orts alrea/y in .se >y the syste02 +he o6tions .se/
are liste/ >elo82
!ommand options-
((t'p Sho8 t*6 so*,ets2
((udp Sho8 ./6 so*,ets2
((listening Sho8 listening so*,ets2
((numeri' Sho8 n.0eri*al a//resses an/ 6orts instea/ o1 0a66ing
in1or0ation to host na0es an/ servi*e na0es2
((program Sho8 the 6ro*ess i/ an/ 6rogra0 na0e that o8ns the so*,et2
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+he o.t6.t >elo8 sho8s the 6orts that are *.rrently in .se2 Ran/o0ly *hosen 6orts #00004
#00014 an/ #0002 are 1ree 1or >oth UDP an/ +CP tra11i*2 +hey are .se/ 1or the stati* 6orts
reF.ire/ to hel6 se*.re n1s2
7 netstat --tcp --udp --listenin --numeric --proram
.ctive 4nternet connections :only servers>
/roto Recv-R 1end-R Local .ddress Gorei+n .ddress 1tate /4="/ro+ra nae
tcp ) ) )&)&)&)?%% )&)&)&)?Y L418EB ',#)"sshd
tcp ) ) '%E&)&)&'?%# )&)&)&)?Y L418EB '*%6"aster
tcp ) ) )&)&)&)?%)*F )&)&)&)?Y L418EB -
tcp ) ) )&)&)&)?''' )&)&)&)?Y L418EB ''FF"rpcbind
tcp ) ) ???%% ???Y L418EB ',#)"sshd
tcp ) ) ??'?%# ???Y L418EB '*%6"aster
tcp ) ) ???''' ???Y L418EB ''FF"rpcbind
udp ) ) )&)&)&)?''' )&)&)&)?Y ''FF"rpcbind
udp ) ) )&)&)&)?F#) )&)&)&)?Y ''FF"rpcbind
udp ) ) )&)&)&)?6( )&)&)&)?Y '''E"dhclient
udp ) ) )&)&)&)?FE6 )&)&)&)?Y '%%*"rpc&statd
udp ) ) ???''' ???Y ''FF"rpcbind
udp ) ) ???F#) ???Y ''FF"rpcbind
5/it the /etc/.>.confi4/nf. 1ile an/ 0a,e s.re the 1ollo8ing *on1ig.ration lines e'ist2
7 /ort rpc&ountd should listen on&
05@B8=6/5R8=#))))
7 /ort rpc&statd should listen on&
18.8=6/5R8=#)))'
7 8;/ port rpc&loc$d should listen on&
L5;D=68;//5R8=#)))%
7 @=/ port rpc&loc$d should listen on&
L5;D=6@=//5R8=#)))%
+he n!s an/ n!slock servi*es 0.st >e restarte/ an/ *on1ig.re/ to start at >oot2
7 service n!slock restart
1toppin+ BG1 loc$in+? J 5D K
1toppin+ BG1 statd? J 5D K
1tartin+ BG1 statd? J 5D K
7 service n!s restart
1huttin+ down BG1 ountd? J 5D K
1huttin+ down BG1 daeon? J 5D K
1huttin+ down BG1 services? J 5D K
1tartin+ BG1 services? J 5D K
1tartin+ BG1 daeon? J 5D K
1tartin+ BG1 ountd? J 5D K
7 c"kcon!i n!slock on
7 c"kcon!i n!s on
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+he netstat *o00an/ no8 sho8s the N&S servi*es are r.nning on the stati* 6orts2
7 netstat --tcp --udp --listenin --numeric --proram
.ctive 4nternet connections :only servers>
/roto Recv-R 1end-R Local .ddress Gorei+n .ddress 1tate /4="/ro+ra nae
tcp ) ) )&)&)&)?%% )&)&)&)?Y L418EB ',#)"sshd
tcp ) ) '%E&)&)&'?%# )&)&)&)?Y L418EB '*%6"aster
tcp ) ) )&)&)&)?%)*F )&)&)&)?Y L418EB -
tcp ) ) )&)&)&)?''' )&)&)&)?Y L418EB ''FF"rpcbind
tcp ) ) )&)&)&)?#)))) )&)&)&)?Y L418EB ',%*"rpc&ountd
tcp ) ) )&)&)&)?#)))' )&)&)&)?Y L418EB '%%*"rpc&statd
tcp ) ) )&)&)&)?#)))% )&)&)&)?Y L418EB -
tcp ) ) ???%% ???Y L418EB ',#)"sshd
tcp ) ) ??'?%# ???Y L418EB '*%6"aster
tcp ) ) ???%)*F ???Y L418EB -
tcp ) ) ???''' ???Y L418EB ''FF"rpcbind
tcp ) ) ???#)))) ???Y L418EB ',%*"rpc&ountd
tcp ) ) ???#)))' ???Y L418EB '%%*"rpc&statd
tcp ) ) ???#)))% ???Y L418EB -
udp ) ) )&)&)&)?''' )&)&)&)?Y ''FF"rpcbind
udp ) ) )&)&)&)?%)*F )&)&)&)?Y -
udp ) ) )&)&)&)?F#) )&)&)&)?Y ''FF"rpcbind
udp ) ) )&)&)&)?6( )&)&)&)?Y '''E"dhclient
udp ) ) )&)&)&)?#)))) )&)&)&)?Y ',%*"rpc&ountd
udp ) ) )&)&)&)?FE6 )&)&)&)?Y '%%*"rpc&statd
udp ) ) )&)&)&)?#)))' )&)&)&)?Y '%%*"rpc&statd
udp ) ) )&)&)&)?#)))% )&)&)&)?Y -
udp ) ) ???''' ???Y ''FF"rpcbind
udp ) ) ???%)*F ???Y -
udp ) ) ???F#) ???Y ''FF"rpcbind
udp ) ) ???#)))) ???Y ',%*"rpc&ountd
udp ) ) ???#)))' ???Y '%%*"rpc&statd
udp ) ) ???#)))% ???Y -
No8 that the N&S servi*es are .sing stati* 6orts4 the 9P+a>les 1ire8all *an >e *on1ig.re/ to
allo8 tra11i* to 6ass2
+he 1ollo8ing sho8s the i6ta>les 9NPU+ *hain2 +his *hain is not allo8ing tra11i* on the 6orts
.se/ >y N&S2
7 iptables --numeric --list INF5T
;hain 4B/@8 :policy .;;E/8>
tar+et prot opt source destination
.;;E/8 all -- )&)&)&)") )&)&)&)") state REL.8E=2E18.ZL41HE=
.;;E/8 icp -- )&)&)&)") )&)&)&)")
.;;E/8 all -- )&)&)&)") )&)&)&)")
.;;E/8 tcp -- )&)&)&)") )&)&)&)") state BEC tcp dpt?%%
REPE;8 all -- )&)&)&)") )&)&)&)") re!ect-with icp-host-prohibited
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+he 1ollo8ing >ash loo6 a//s entries to the 9NPU+ *hain o1 i6ta>les that allo8 the N&S
*onne*tions to 1.n*tion2
7 !or i in D@@@@ D@@@, D@@@2 2@=E ,,,
> do
> iptables -I INF5T -m udp -p udp --dport 2i -s ,@$,<$,(<$@#2, -H I??.FT
> iptables -I INF5T -m tcp -p tcp --dport 2i -s ,@$,<$,(<$@#2, -H I??.FT
> done
+he i6ta>les 9NPU+ *hain is no8 *on1ig.re/ to a**e6t *onne*tion on the 6orts .se/ >y N&S2
7 iptables Jnumeric Jlist INF5T
;hain 4B/@8 :policy .;;E/8>
tar+et prot opt source destination
.;;E/8 tcp -- ')&'6&',6&)"%' )&)&)&)") tcp dpt?'''
.;;E/8 udp -- ')&'6&',6&)"%' )&)&)&)") udp dpt?'''
.;;E/8 tcp -- ')&'6&',6&)"%' )&)&)&)") tcp dpt?%)*F
.;;E/8 udp -- ')&'6&',6&)"%' )&)&)&)") udp dpt?%)*F
.;;E/8 tcp -- ')&'6&',6&)"%' )&)&)&)") tcp dpt?#)))%
.;;E/8 udp -- ')&'6&',6&)"%' )&)&)&)") udp dpt?#)))%
.;;E/8 tcp -- ')&'6&',6&)"%' )&)&)&)") tcp dpt?#)))'
.;;E/8 udp -- ')&'6&',6&)"%' )&)&)&)") udp dpt?#)))'
.;;E/8 tcp -- ')&'6&',6&)"%' )&)&)&)") tcp dpt?#))))
.;;E/8 udp -- ')&'6&',6&)"%' )&)&)&)") udp dpt?#))))
.;;E/8 all -- )&)&)&)") )&)&)&)") state
REL.8E=2E18.ZL41HE=
.;;E/8 icp -- )&)&)&)") )&)&)&)")
.;;E/8 all -- )&)&)&)") )&)&)&)")
.;;E/8 tcp -- )&)&)&)") )&)&)&)") state BEC tcp
dpt?%%
REPE;8 all -- )&)&)&)") )&)&)&)") re!ect-with
icp-host-prohibited
A1ter the i6ta>les r.les are veri1ie/4 they are save/ .sing the service iptables save
*o00an/2
7 service iptables save
iptables? 1avin+ -irewall rules to "etc"syscon-i+"iptables?J 5D K
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"ppendi6 =- Ena)ling ssh "''ess to the
ESXi Ser,er
+he a>ility to a**ess the 5S;i server .sing ssh *an >e ena>le/ on the 5S;i server2 +his
allo8s in1or0ation a>o.t the virt.al 0a*hines an/ the 5S;i environ0ent to >e easily
a**esse/ an/ the virt.al 0a*hine environ0ent to >e re*on1ig.re/2 +his is not ne*essary 1or
the e'6ort 6ro*ess to 8or, *orre*tly2
+he ssh a**ess *an >e ena>le/ >y .sing the root *re/entials an/ logging into the 5S;i
server .sing the vSp"ere client2 Conne*t to the 5S;i hy6ervisor .sing the vS6here *lient4
.sing the login *re/entials 1or the root a**o.nt2
A1ter the vS6here Client o6ens4 a 8in/o8 layo.t si0ilar to /igure 1$#$#- Snapshots is
/is6laye/2 +he server na0e/ v2v0-e.0i that reF.ires ssh a**ess ena>le/ is sele*te/ A C2
A1ter the server is sele*te/4 the *on1ig.ration settings are a**esse/ >y sele*ting on the
Configuration ta> A C2
+he "ecurit5 !rofile lin, A C .n/er the "oftware se*tion lists the servi*es on the 5S;i server2
)y sele*ting the !roperties lin, A C4 a "er#ice !roperties 8in/o8 o6ens an/ the settings 1or
the servi*es *an >e a/@.ste/2
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+he ""H servi*e *ontrols the ssh /ae0on2 Sele*ting this servi*e an/ then sele*ting the
Options >.tton o6ens the SS3 7."*(""H8 Options 8in/o82 Sele*t Start and stop with host
an/ sele*t the Start >.tton2 A1ter the servi*e starts4 sele*t the OK >.tton to *lose the 8in/o8
an/ ret.rn to the 0ain vS6here 8in/o82
www$redhat$'om 10 refar'h(feed)a'*+redhat$'om
+esting the ne8ly ena>le/ ssh *onne*tion is /one >y *onne*ting to the 5S;i server .sing the
ssh *o00an/2
7 ss" rootBv2v(-esxi
Carnin+? /eranently added 'v%v,-
esxi&cloud&lab&en+&bos&redhat&co2')&'6&',6&6)' :R1.> to the list o- $nown
hosts&
/assword? [&'(()*+,]
8he tie and date o- this lo+in have been sent to the syste lo+s&
30ware o--ers supported2 power-ul syste adinistration tools& /lease
see www&vware&co"+o"sysadintools -or details&
8he E1Li 1hell can be disabled by an adinistrative user& 1ee the
v1phere 1ecurity docuentation -or ore in-oration&
[ 7
+he 6ass8or/ 1or the root .ser a**o.nt on the 5S;i server 0.st >e entere/ ea*h ti0e the
ssh *o00an/ is .se/ to *onne*t to the server2 +his >ehavior *an >e sto66e/ >y *reating an/
.sing a 6rivateB6.>li* ,ey 6air 8ith ssh2
A ,ey 6air is generate/ an/ then the 6.>li* 6ortion o1 the ,ey is 6la*e/ in on the 5S;i server2
A ,ey length o1 20$8 >its is *reate/ .sing the ssh-keygen *o000an/ an/ s6e*i1ying the -b
o6tion 8ith an arg.0ent o1 20$82 +he ssh-copy-id *o00an/ is .se/ to *o6y the 6.>li* ,ey
to the 5S;i syste02 +he -i o6tion is .se/ 8ith the ssh-copy-id *o00an/ to s6e*i1y the
6.>li* ,ey to *o6y to the 5S;i syste02
7 ss"-keyen -b 2@=8
Aeneratin+ public"private rsa $ey pair&
Enter -ile in which to save the $ey :"root"&ssh"id6rsa>? [E.%E+]
Enter passphrase :epty -or no passphrase>? [E.%E+]
Enter sae passphrase a+ain? [E.%E+]
Sour identi-ication has been saved in "root"&ssh"id6rsa&
Sour public $ey has been saved in "root"&ssh"id6rsa&pub&
8he $ey -in+erprint is?
d)?d-?)-?('?e%?#c?6)?(,?,e?#F?F6?(,?,b?e-?(E?%d root9v%v,-
v%v&cloud&lab&en+&bos&redhat&co
8he $ey's randoart ia+e is?
<--J R1. %)*(K----<
X o<& X
X oo=o & X
X &&=o&o & X
X Y< < & & X
X & o X
X & o & X
X E o X
X o X
<-----------------<
7 cat $ss"#id*rsa$pub / ss" rootBv2v(-esxi 3cat - AA #etc#ss"#keys-
root#aut"oriKed*keys3
Carnin+? /eranently added 'v%v,-esxi2')&'6&',6&6)' :R1.> to the list o-
$nown hosts&
/assword? [&'(()*+,]
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"ppendi6 !- S'ripts
+he 1ollo8ing s*ri6t *an >e /o8nloa/e/ 1ro0 the Re/ 3at C.sto0er Portal2
6

7! "bin"bash
7 8his script i+rates virtual achines -ro an E1Li server i
7 to a Red Hat Enterprise 3irtuali\ation environent&o
7
7 8he perl-L0L-L/ath pac$a+e is reOuired as is ssh access to the E1Li
server&
7 . netrc -ile ust be con-i+ured -or access to the E1Li server&
7 8he Red Hat Enterprise 3irtuali\ation 0ana+ers certi-icate ust be
7 downloaded -or use with the RE18 ./4&
7
7 8his script appears in the
7 0i+ratin+ to Red Hat Enterprise 3irtuali\ation , - 30ware E1Li
7 Re-erence .rchitecture&
declare -. con-i+ esx30
count=)
esxi6vs:> V
state=U'
echo H;hec$in+ power state o- virtual achines&H
7 Aet virtual achine naes and vids
while read vid vnae extra
do
esx30JUVvnaeWK=UVvidW
done < <:
ssh UVcon-i+Jesx6srvKW vi-cd vsvc"+etallvs %>"dev"null X +rep -v
3id
>
vs6on=)
7 ;hec$ power state o- virtual achine
-or i in UV!esx30J9KW
do
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