Convert vhd to vmx install#
Convert vhd to vmx update#
Convert vhd to vmx upgrade#
Convert vhd to vmx iso#

If you are using a separate subnet for Provisioning Server 7.1, perform the following:.At login, the Provisioning Server Imaging Wizard should begin creating the VHD file from the existing VMDK.

Convert vhd to vmx update#

Update the VM BIOs boot order to boot from CD-ROM.

Convert vhd to vmx iso#

Mount the boot ISO to the VM in vCenter.

If you decided to create a Boot ISO, perform the following:.

We also stopped and disabled the PXE service on the Provisioning Server 7.1 hosts. This allowed us to continue to use the same subnet but avoid causing disruptions to the Provisioning Server 6.1 environment. NOTE:В For our project, the Provisioning Server 7.1 environment was on the same subnet as the existing Provisioning Server 6.1 environment so we decided to use Boot Device Manager to create a Provisioning Server 7.1 boot ISO and boot this VM from CD.

Select Optimize for Provisioning Services, click Finish.

Review/modify image volumes, click Next.

If you plan on using KMS or MAK activation, select that here and click Next.

Enter a Provisioning Server 7.1 IP or Hostname, click Next.

After the reboot, log in to the VM and perform the following to create the new VHD for Provisioning Server 7.1:.

Convert vhd to vmx install#

Install Provisioning Server Target Device software 7.1, uncheck Launch Imaging Wizard, click Finish and reboot when complete.

For Windows 2008 and Windows 7, install KB2344941, reboot when complete.

For Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7 SP1, install KB2550978, reboot when complete.

Disable IPv6 if enabled on the ethernet adapter.

After the reboot, log in to the VM and perform the following:.

Select defaults and reboot when the install is completed.

After the VM has been rebooted, log in, and install VMware Tools.You may need to manually remove using the sc deleteВ command. NOTE:В After the uninstall is complete, check the services to ensure all Citrix related services are uninstalled from the system. Uninstall Citrix Profile Management and any remaining XenDesktop 5.6 specific features.Uninstall Citrix Virtual Desktop Agent Core Services.For XenDesktop 5.x VMs, log in, and perform the following:.NOTE: If you have difficulty logging in via RDP after the uninstall of XenApp 6.5, try deleting and recreating the RDP-Tcp connection in Remote Desktop Host Configuration Move the XenApp AD computer object to an OU that does not contain XenApp 6.5 specific policy settings.Uninstall any remaining XenApp 6.5 specific features.Uninstall Provisioning Server target device software.Uninstall Citrix Tools for Virtual Machines.For XenApp 6.x VMs, log in, and perform the following:.Right-click on the newly created VM and select Power On.This entry is part 5 of 6 in the series Convert PVS images from XenServer to VMware Once the merge has completed, click Done.OPTIONAL: While Windows makes the magic happen, open resource manager to monitor disk reads and writes on the VHD files. Select Merge Base and Maintenance Mode, click OK.Right-click the image and select VersionвЂ¦.

Part 6: Configure and deploy the image for XenDesktop 7.1.

Part 5: Update the VM for Provisioning Server 7.1.

Part 4: Create a new VMware VM with the converted VMDK.

Part 2: Create a Windows Server 2008 R2 NFS share for vSphere 5.1.Here are the steps we took to complete this task. Rather than rebuild each image, we decided to convert the images from VHD to VMDK and convert back to VHD for PVS 7.1 streaming to vSphere 5.1.

Convert vhd to vmx upgrade#

They also requested an upgrade to Provisioning Server 7.1 as part of the project. They required a conversion of the XenApp and XenDesktop images to VMware vSphere 5.1 to simplify their DR plan. On a recent project, a customer had Citrix Provisioning Server 6.1 delivering XenApp and XenDesktop images to XenServer 6.0.2. This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Convert PVS images from XenServer to VMware