VMs do not start ANY services after migration from XenServer to Hy

  • Thread starter Thread starter asklucas
  • Start date Start date
A

asklucas

Guest
Hi Folks,

I'm using XenServer 4.x for almost a year now but want to migrate to Hyper-V
RTM for a number of reasons.

Moving the VMs (W2k3 R2 SP2) from XenServer to Hyper-V works well, different
methods are possible (SC VMM 2008 Beta P2V, Ghost Corp. Edition, other tools).

However, the migrated VMs boot enormously slow on Hyper-V. It takes 30
minutes to hours until the logon screen, again 30 minutes to hours until
logon completes. However, explorer.exe doesn't start. In taskmgr.exe and
compmgmt.msc I can see, that not a single service was started, not even
eventlog!

I haven't found any information on the web with a similar behaviour of
Windows! It seems it never happened before on Windows, that not a single
service starts!

The issue is reproducible using clean installs of XenServer, creating a
clean W2k3 VM and XenTools and then moving it to a clean install of Hyper-V.

Any clue how to troubleshoot this?

Thanks in advance!

L.
 
Re: VMs do not start ANY services after migration from XenServer to Hy

Hello asklucas,

Better post this to:
microsoft.public.virtualserver
microsoft.public.virtualpc

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights.
** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm


> Hi Folks,
>
> I'm using XenServer 4.x for almost a year now but want to migrate to
> Hyper-V RTM for a number of reasons.
>
> Moving the VMs (W2k3 R2 SP2) from XenServer to Hyper-V works well,
> different methods are possible (SC VMM 2008 Beta P2V, Ghost Corp.
> Edition, other tools).
>
> However, the migrated VMs boot enormously slow on Hyper-V. It takes 30
> minutes to hours until the logon screen, again 30 minutes to hours
> until logon completes. However, explorer.exe doesn't start. In
> taskmgr.exe and compmgmt.msc I can see, that not a single service was
> started, not even eventlog!
>
> I haven't found any information on the web with a similar behaviour of
> Windows! It seems it never happened before on Windows, that not a
> single service starts!
>
> The issue is reproducible using clean installs of XenServer, creating
> a clean W2k3 VM and XenTools and then moving it to a clean install of
> Hyper-V.
>
> Any clue how to troubleshoot this?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> L.
>
 
Re: VMs do not start ANY services after migration from XenServer t

Re: VMs do not start ANY services after migration from XenServer t


Dear Meinolf,

I believe that the general W2k3-experts can also help me, how to find the
problem that not a single service starts. Must be a kind of driver issue.
That's why I post here; I already posted in:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com...v/thread/384720b1-fa68-497e-bd1d-534f777fe292

L.

"Meinolf Weber" wrote:

> Hello asklucas,
>
> Better post this to:
> microsoft.public.virtualserver
> microsoft.public.virtualpc
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > I'm using XenServer 4.x for almost a year now but want to migrate to
> > Hyper-V RTM for a number of reasons.
> >
> > Moving the VMs (W2k3 R2 SP2) from XenServer to Hyper-V works well,
> > different methods are possible (SC VMM 2008 Beta P2V, Ghost Corp.
> > Edition, other tools).
> >
> > However, the migrated VMs boot enormously slow on Hyper-V. It takes 30
> > minutes to hours until the logon screen, again 30 minutes to hours
> > until logon completes. However, explorer.exe doesn't start. In
> > taskmgr.exe and compmgmt.msc I can see, that not a single service was
> > started, not even eventlog!
> >
> > I haven't found any information on the web with a similar behaviour of
> > Windows! It seems it never happened before on Windows, that not a
> > single service starts!
> >
> > The issue is reproducible using clean installs of XenServer, creating
> > a clean W2k3 VM and XenTools and then moving it to a clean install of
> > Hyper-V.
> >
> > Any clue how to troubleshoot this?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > L.
> >
>
>
>
 
Re: VMs do not start ANY services after migration from XenServer t

Re: VMs do not start ANY services after migration from XenServer t

Have you tried removing the Zen Tools before you do the conversion.
Leaving VMWare or Virtual Server tools installed causes all sorts of odd
problems. In most cases they cannot be removed afterwards.

After you get a Server 2003 vm running under Hyper-V you need to install
the Integration Components to improve performance and install drivers for
the VMBus devices. This requires SP2 for Server 2003.

"asklucas" <asklucas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:944DDF12-1F68-4BE1-8FF9-CC39B592148B@microsoft.com...
>
> Dear Meinolf,
>
> I believe that the general W2k3-experts can also help me, how to find the
> problem that not a single service starts. Must be a kind of driver issue.
> That's why I post here; I already posted in:
> http://social.technet.microsoft.com...v/thread/384720b1-fa68-497e-bd1d-534f777fe292
>
> L.
>
> "Meinolf Weber" wrote:
>
>> Hello asklucas,
>>
>> Better post this to:
>> microsoft.public.virtualserver
>> microsoft.public.virtualpc
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers
>> no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>
>>
>> > Hi Folks,
>> >
>> > I'm using XenServer 4.x for almost a year now but want to migrate to
>> > Hyper-V RTM for a number of reasons.
>> >
>> > Moving the VMs (W2k3 R2 SP2) from XenServer to Hyper-V works well,
>> > different methods are possible (SC VMM 2008 Beta P2V, Ghost Corp.
>> > Edition, other tools).
>> >
>> > However, the migrated VMs boot enormously slow on Hyper-V. It takes 30
>> > minutes to hours until the logon screen, again 30 minutes to hours
>> > until logon completes. However, explorer.exe doesn't start. In
>> > taskmgr.exe and compmgmt.msc I can see, that not a single service was
>> > started, not even eventlog!
>> >
>> > I haven't found any information on the web with a similar behaviour of
>> > Windows! It seems it never happened before on Windows, that not a
>> > single service starts!
>> >
>> > The issue is reproducible using clean installs of XenServer, creating
>> > a clean W2k3 VM and XenTools and then moving it to a clean install of
>> > Hyper-V.
>> >
>> > Any clue how to troubleshoot this?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance!
>> >
>> > L.
>> >
>>
>>
>>
 
Re: VMs do not start ANY services after migration from XenServer t

Re: VMs do not start ANY services after migration from XenServer t


Dear Bill,

it doesn't make any difference, whether I remove the XenTools before or
after conversion.

The VMs boot fine, unless I install the Hyper-V Integration Components. Then
I get this issue where no services at all start up.

It seems, as if the XenTools leave some dirt in the system even after
uninstalling them, which collides with the Hyper-V Integration Components.

L.


"Bill Grant" wrote:

> Have you tried removing the Zen Tools before you do the conversion.
> Leaving VMWare or Virtual Server tools installed causes all sorts of odd
> problems. In most cases they cannot be removed afterwards.
>
> After you get a Server 2003 vm running under Hyper-V you need to install
> the Integration Components to improve performance and install drivers for
> the VMBus devices. This requires SP2 for Server 2003.
>
> "asklucas" <asklucas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:944DDF12-1F68-4BE1-8FF9-CC39B592148B@microsoft.com...
> >
> > Dear Meinolf,
> >
> > I believe that the general W2k3-experts can also help me, how to find the
> > problem that not a single service starts. Must be a kind of driver issue.
> > That's why I post here; I already posted in:
> > http://social.technet.microsoft.com...v/thread/384720b1-fa68-497e-bd1d-534f777fe292
> >
> > L.
> >
> > "Meinolf Weber" wrote:
> >
> >> Hello asklucas,
> >>
> >> Better post this to:
> >> microsoft.public.virtualserver
> >> microsoft.public.virtualpc
> >>
> >> Best regards
> >>
> >> Meinolf Weber
> >> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> >> confers
> >> no rights.
> >> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> >> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
> >>
> >>
> >> > Hi Folks,
> >> >
> >> > I'm using XenServer 4.x for almost a year now but want to migrate to
> >> > Hyper-V RTM for a number of reasons.
> >> >
> >> > Moving the VMs (W2k3 R2 SP2) from XenServer to Hyper-V works well,
> >> > different methods are possible (SC VMM 2008 Beta P2V, Ghost Corp.
> >> > Edition, other tools).
> >> >
> >> > However, the migrated VMs boot enormously slow on Hyper-V. It takes 30
> >> > minutes to hours until the logon screen, again 30 minutes to hours
> >> > until logon completes. However, explorer.exe doesn't start. In
> >> > taskmgr.exe and compmgmt.msc I can see, that not a single service was
> >> > started, not even eventlog!
> >> >
> >> > I haven't found any information on the web with a similar behaviour of
> >> > Windows! It seems it never happened before on Windows, that not a
> >> > single service starts!
> >> >
> >> > The issue is reproducible using clean installs of XenServer, creating
> >> > a clean W2k3 VM and XenTools and then moving it to a clean install of
> >> > Hyper-V.
> >> >
> >> > Any clue how to troubleshoot this?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance!
> >> >
> >> > L.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
 

Similar threads

J
Motorola Moto 360 Sport review: Struggling to the finish line
Replies
0
Views
117
Jeff Causey
J
Back
Top