Snapshotting a Windows 98 system for VmWare
21 February 2007, 10:33 PM
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Snapshotting a Windows 98 system for VmWare
Hi everyone,
I'm hoping someone can help me here. I have a very complex (ie it has many odd dependancies, custom dlls etc, mission critical 98 box (yes yes 98, mission critical, but it wasn't me) that I need to install on a more powerful VMware box as an image. However the free snapshot tool doesn't seem to work with a windows 98 machine, at least the documentation doesnt mention it, whatsoever.
Anyone done this ?
Cheers
Stuart
I'm hoping someone can help me here. I have a very complex (ie it has many odd dependancies, custom dlls etc, mission critical 98 box (yes yes 98, mission critical, but it wasn't me) that I need to install on a more powerful VMware box as an image. However the free snapshot tool doesn't seem to work with a windows 98 machine, at least the documentation doesnt mention it, whatsoever.
Anyone done this ?
Cheers
Stuart
22 February 2007, 07:21 PM
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I don't believe P2V supports WIndows 98... you may be better to use the image/restore method.
Edit: Just found this: VMTN Discussion Forums: restore windows 98 machine in VM ...
Edit: Just found this: VMTN Discussion Forums: restore windows 98 machine in VM ...
22 February 2007, 07:51 PM
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After reading that on VMTN I'd be tempted to just ghost it.
Or try and get the 'mission critical' app working on a supported OS.
Can you not use depends.exe & sysinternals process explorer (replaces filemon & regmon iirc) and just try and migrate it.. Cant be that hard
Depends if you like a challenge
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Or try and get the 'mission critical' app working on a supported OS.
Can you not use depends.exe & sysinternals process explorer (replaces filemon & regmon iirc) and just try and migrate it.. Cant be that hard
Depends if you like a challenge
David
22 February 2007, 11:13 PM
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A challenge it is indeed. Stupid thing is, its a small app that uses 10% of a pentium 300. So im going to virtualise it no matter. However im going to give it a go within a virtual enviroment and try and migrate it by hand, ie rebuild it. I was looking for the easy way out
Thnks to all and ill keep u updated on progress.
Thnks to all and ill keep u updated on progress.
23 February 2007, 12:19 PM
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Dont you just love esx for migrating
Our 3x DL580 Farm are running around 60 Servers now and we can probably squeeze some more on
David
Our 3x DL580 Farm are running around 60 Servers now and we can probably squeeze some more on
David
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