perform p2v for failover clustering database servers
Pre-Migration Preparation
Network Configuration
Storage Considerations
Migration Process
- Notify users about planned downtime.
- Ensure all applications are closed properly.
- Stop any running services related to the database.
- Use the operating system's shutdown command.
- Confirm that the servers are powered off.
- Select an appropriate P2V migration tool.
- Install and configure the tool on a management server.
- Choose the physical servers to capture images from.
- Initiate the image capture process.
- Verify the integrity of captured images.
- Select the virtual environment for deployment.
- Use the P2V tool to convert images to VM format.
- Specify resource allocation for the VMs.
- Review conversion logs for errors.
- Complete the conversion process.
- Power on the newly created virtual machines.
- Install any required virtualization drivers.
- Install tools for performance monitoring.
- Update the operating system to the latest version.
- Test the functionality of all applications.
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