User manual PLATESPIN POWERCONVERT

[. . . ] PlateSpin PowerConvert User Guide PlateSpin PowerConvert User Guide Copyright 2005 -1­ Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 PowerConvert Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 PowerConvert Server Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Please see APPENDIX A for information on adding drivers for target physical servers. Simply drag-and-drop the discovered source server to the discovered physical target server to configure the conversion job 1. Set the Job Configuration options to specify settings for use during the conversion job PlateSpin PowerConvert User Guide Copyright 2005 - 35 ­ KEEP SOURCE SERVER OFFLINE ­ Enabling this option keeps the source server offline to guarantee no hostname or IP address conflicts after the conversion has completed RUN IMMEDIATELY ­ Select to start the conversion job when executed RUN AT A LATER TIME ­ Enable to select a specific date and time for the conversion to run PlateSpin PowerConvert User Guide Copyright 2005 - 36 ­ USER NAME ­ Enter valid administrator credentials for the source server PASSWORD ­ Enter a valid password for the administrator account TEST ­ Click this button to test the entered credentials SAVE (ENCRYPTED LOCALLY) ­ Enable to save the entered credentials for use during future conversions RECEIVE EVENT NOTIFICATIONS ­ Enable to be sent e-mail notifications when the job enters a completed, recoverable error or failed state RECEIVE PROGRESS NOTIFICATIONS ­ Enable to be sent regular e-mail notifications for a specified interval of time INTERVAL TIME ­ Enter the time in minutes for e-mail notifications to be sent E-MAIL FORMAT­ Select to receive e-mail notifications in HTML or plain text format PlateSpin PowerConvert User Guide Copyright 2005 - 37 ­ SEND TO ADDRESSES ­ Use the ADD and REMOVE buttons to build a list of e-mail address which will receive the notifications. CONFIGURE ­ Click this button to configure TCP/IP settings for use during the conversion process on both the source server and target virtual machine 2. A conversion job is auto configured so the created target server will be created with the same settings as the original source. The network configuration can be modified to meet the requirements for the converted server a. Modify the Network Identification settings to configure the host name and domain/workgroup registration of the created target server PlateSpin PowerConvert User Guide Copyright 2005 - 38 ­ HOST NAME ­ Enter the desired host name for the target server GENERATE NEW SYSTEM IDENTIFER (SID) ­ Enable this option for the create target server to be assigned a new SID during the conversion DOMAIN / WORKGROUP - Enter the domain or workgroup the target server will be part of DOMAIN CREDENTIALS ­ If the target server will be part of a domain, enter valid credentials which have permission to add machines to the domain b. Modify the Network Connection settings to configure the TCP/IP properties for the network adapters on the created target server PlateSpin PowerConvert User Guide Copyright 2005 - 39 ­ CONNECT USING ­ Select the network adapter of the physical source server to use for this connection OBTAIN AN IP ADDRESS AUTOMATICALLY ­ Select this option to use DHCP for this connection USE THE FOLLOWING IP ADDRESS ­ Select this option to assign a static IP address for this connection PlateSpin PowerConvert User Guide Copyright 2005 - 40 ­ c. Modify the Drive Configuration settings to select the volumes to copy during the conversion. COPY ­ Select the volumes to be copied during the conversion NEW FREE SPACE ­ To resize the volume during the conversion, enter the desired amount of free space (Will automatically adjust NEW SIZE) NEW SIZE ­ To resize the volume during the conversion, enter the desired size (Will automatically adjust NEW FREE SPACE) TO DISK ­ Select which hard drive the volume will be copied to on the physical target server PRESERVED PARTITIONS ­Click this column to determine if an existing vendor partition should remain intact during the conversion. Review the conversion job for any errors ­ marked by show what needs to be resolved before the conversion job can start. Position the mouse cursor over the error markers for detailed information. . Review the order for any warnings ­ marked by configurations options which should be confirmed prior to starting the conversion. Position the mouse cursor over the warning markers for detailed information. Click Start to schedule the conversion job. PlateSpin PowerConvert User Guide Copyright 2005 - 41 ­ PlateSpin Flexible Image Jobs PlateSpin Flexible Images are a powerful tool for provisioning and data recovery requirements. Data can be captured from a source server and later deployed to virtual or physical target servers. A PlateSpin Flexible Image is made up of an XML file containing configuration data from the source machine being imaged, along with one or more sets of volume data. PlateSpin PowerConvert supports multiple types of volume data as part of a PlateSpin Flexible Image: PlateSpin package, Acronis True Image, Symantec LiveState and raw volume data. Using a PlateSpin Flexible Image is as simple as capturing the source data and importing it to a PlateSpin Image Server. Like peer to peer conversions, image deployment allows for multiple configurable options based on the target platform. Virtual Targets X X X X X X X X X Physical Targets X X X X X X X RAM Assignment Disk layout Volume selection Volume Resizing Number of processors Host name TCP/IP Settings SID Generation Domain/Workgroup Joining PlateSpin PowerConvert User Guide Copyright 2005 - 42 ­ Creating a PlateSpin Image Server Follow these steps to create a PlateSpin Image Server from the PowerConvert client: 1. Perform a server discovery for the system which will host the PlateSpin Image Server 2. In the source server pane of the PowerConvert Client, right click the discovered server and select Install PlateSpin Image Server 3. Enter administrator credentials for the selected server, along with the desired directory for the PlateSpin Image Server installation 4. [. . . ] Failed to mount image: The volume does not contain a recognized file system When installing a PlateSpin Image Server on Windows 2003, the following error message may appear when importing or deploying volume data. To resolve the error, use the Windows services plug-in on the PlateSpin Image Server. Modify the log-on properties for the `PlateSpin Operations Management Controller' service to use an account with local administrative privileges. Security descriptors not intact on deployed server when using volume data from a Symantec Ghost image When creating a PlateSpin Image using Raw Volume Data that was extracted from a Ghost Image, the security descriptors will not be preserved on the VM. [. . . ]