Creating and Migrating Virtual Machines

Generate a new virtual machine (VM) on the everRun 7.x system by creating a new VM, migrating an existing VM or physical machine (PM) directly over the network , or importing an Open Virtualization Format (OVF) file from an existing everRun or Avance VM.

To create a new VM (without an existing source VM or PM), see Creating a New Virtual Machine.

To migrate or import a system from a non-everRun 7.x source, see Migrating From Avance or everRun MX Systems for considerations, and then see one of the following topics depending on your needs:

• Migrating a Physical Machine or Virtual Machine to an everRun 7.x System (most VMs or PMs, including everRun MX- and Avance-based VMs)

  Use the P2V client (virt-p2v) to transfer a PM or VM directly over the network to a new VM on the everRun system.

• Importing an OVF File from an everRun MX System (everRun MX-based VMs only)

  Use XenConvert to export a VM from the everRun MX system to OVF and Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) files on a network share, and then use everRun Availability Console to import those files to the everRun 7.x system.

• Importing an OVF File from an Avance System (Avance-based VMs only)

  Use Avance Management Console to export a VM from the Avance Unit to OVF and raw tar hard disk files on a management PC or network share, and then use everRun Availability Console to import those files to the everRun 7.x system.

To migrate or import a VM from another everRun 7.x system, or to duplicate or restore a VM on the same everRun 7.x system, see one of the following topics:

• Migrating a Physical Machine or Virtual Machine to an everRun 7.x System

  Use the P2V client (virt-p2v) to transfer a VM directly over the network to a new VM on another everRun 7.x system or on the same everRun 7.x system.

• Managing Snapshots

  Use the everRun Availability Console to create a snapshot of the source VM and export the snapshot to OVF and VHD files on a network share.

• Importing an OVF File from an everRun 7.x System

  Use the everRun Availability Console to import OVF and VHD files to another everRun 7.x system or back to the same everRun 7.x system.

  Replacing a Virtual Machine from an OVF File

  Use the everRun Availability Console to import OVF and VHD files back to the same everRun 7.x system to overwrite and restore an existing VM from a previous backup copy.

Related Topics

Managing Virtual Machines