How can I restore a VM to a new server?
I have a vmWare ESXi server that the RAID controller has failed on it.
I have a second ESXi server with available space.
How can I pull the image off the hard drive from the old machine and boot it up on the working server?
If I connect the drive to the new server, the raid controller will only recognize it if I "Create New Logical Disk". Doing this will wipe the data.
Any suggestions?
I have a second ESXi server with available space.
How can I pull the image off the hard drive from the old machine and boot it up on the working server?
If I connect the drive to the new server, the raid controller will only recognize it if I "Create New Logical Disk". Doing this will wipe the data.
Any suggestions?
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Not the same raid array.
The "New" server is already configured with Raid5 and is currently running 3 other VM's. I need to find a way to connect this drive to the machine without destroying data and allow ESXi to mount it as an additional datastore. I don't know how to do this.
The "New" server is already configured with Raid5 and is currently running 3 other VM's. I need to find a way to connect this drive to the machine without destroying data and allow ESXi to mount it as an additional datastore. I don't know how to do this.
Restore the VM from your backups to the new server, or replace the bad RAID controller with a good one, that should theoretically allow you to normally start it with the array intact.
The other possibility is to use the services of a recovery agency, but that probably will be pretty costly...
The other possibility is to use the services of a recovery agency, but that probably will be pretty costly...
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what RAID level did the old server use?
RAID1 should be relatively easy to connect one drive to another server
RAID5 depends on the controller
Are both RAID Array's the same?