XEN to Hyper-V Cluster Project


at moment planning conversion project xen hyper-v (server 2008 r2). there multiple xen servers connected fiber channel san. plan set 2 new servers hyper-v move virtual machines hyper-v servers, delete san, make new luns quorum and  cluster shared volume, make cluster hyper-v servers , move virtual machines csv.

my question if way work or if should better set cluster before adding virtual machines hyper-v hosts. alternative set cluster on iscsi nas , move quorum , csv partition san later.

it great if have suggestions us.


if storage limited can migrate vms hyper-v servers.

and create clusters , csvs and export each vm to its csv , import vms csv , make them ha.

then end goal have vms on csv of cluster , have them ha.  there many possible ways there.

if go direct target csv have 1 planned downtime per vm.  if go storage , csv have 2 downtimes.  unless implement server 2012 hyper-v have 1 downtime conversion , none storage move.

and question arrises if consider acceptable risk not have vms ha period of time.  if vms must ha time, force build cluster first.

the tool use conversion matters little.  if have xen (not xenserver) migration must offline anyway.  scvmm @ handling conversions windows vms, nothing linux vms.  moving linux xen kernel change in cases.


brian ehlert
http://itproctology.blogspot.com
learn. apply. repeat.
disclaimer: attempting change of own free will.




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