Installation guide

Chapter 23. Migrating to KVM from other hypervisors using virt-v2v
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virt-v2v/software/. virt-v2v will display an error similar to Example 23.1, “Missing
Package error” if software it depends upon for a particular conversion is not available.
Example 23.1. Missing Package error
virt-v2v: Installation failed because the following files referenced in the
configuration file are required, but missing:
rhel/5/kernel-2.6.18-128.el5.x86_64.rpm
rhel/5/ecryptfs-utils-56-8.el5.x86_64.rpm
rhel/5/ecryptfs-utils-56-8.el5.i386.rpm
To obtain the relevant RPMs for your environment, repeat these steps for each missing package:
1. Login to Red Hat Network
2. Select Channels
3. Use the Filter by Product Channel function to select the channel for the version of Red
Hat Enterprise Linux running on the virtualized guest. In the case of the example shown in
Example 23.1, “Missing Package error”, the channel is Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5.3.
4. Select the Packages tab
5. Use the Filter by Package function to locate the missing package
6. Select the package exactly matching the one shown in the error message. For the
the example shown in Example 23.1, “Missing Package error”, the first package is
kernel-2.6.18-128.el5.x86_64
7. Select Download Package at the bottom of the package details page
8. Save the downloaded package to the appropriate directory in /var/lib/virt-v2v/
software. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, the directory is /var/lib/virt-v2v/
software/rhel/5
Preparing to convert a virtualized guest running Windows
Before a virtualized guest running Windows can be converted, ensure that the following steps are
completed.
Important
Virtualized guests running Windows can only be converted for output to Red Hat Enterprise
Virtualization. The conversion procedure depends on post-processing by the Red Hat Enterprise
Virtualization Manager for completion. See Section 23.4.2, “Configuration changes for Windows
virtualized guests” for details of the process. Virtualized guests running Windows cannot be
converted for output to libvirt.
1. Obtain the Guest Tools ISO
As part of the conversion process for virtualized guests running Windows, the Red Hat Enterprise
Virtualization Manager will install drivers using the Guest Tools ISO. See Section 23.4.2,
“Configuration changes for Windows virtualized guests” for details of the process. The Guest Tools
ISO is obtained as follows: