Problem with Machine startup after physical to virtual

Superfly

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Mar 5, 2013
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Hi Guys,

i have tryed to virtualise a very old physical machine in our firm (SCSI Disks).
But i have big Problems to start it in the virtual enviroment. I have tryed 2 different ways.

First here are one info Screen for you from the physikal machine (seeing the Volumes with fdisk):

Bild1.jpg


The first one:

I have copyed the disks with the command:

dd if=/dev/sda | ssh root@TargetProxmoxHere "cat > /var/lib/vz/images/111/sda.raw"

Then i have one big file. I think those are all the Harddrives from the machine in one .raw Image but i am not Sure.

When i boot the machine i have got the following error after the Boot Option Screen:

Bild2.JPG


The second one:

I have copyed the disks with the command:

dd if=/dev/sda1 | ssh root@TargetProxmoxHere "cat > /var/lib/vz/images/111/vm-111-disk-1.raw"
dd if=/dev/sda2 | ssh root@TargetProxmoxHere "cat > /var/lib/vz/images/111/vm-111-disk-2.raw"
dd if=/dev/sda3 | ssh root@TargetProxmoxHere "cat > /var/lib/vz/images/111/vm-111-disk-3.raw"
dd if=/dev/sda4 | ssh root@TargetProxmoxHere "cat > /var/lib/vz/images/111/vm-111-disk-4.raw"
dd if=/dev/sda5 | ssh root@TargetProxmoxHere "cat > /var/lib/vz/images/111/vm-111-disk-5.raw"

I have mounted the disks like this:

vm-111-disk-1.raw -> ISCSI 0:0
vm-111-disk-2.raw -> ISCSI 0:1
vm-111-disk-3.raw -> ISCSI 0:2
vm-111-disk-4.raw -> ISCSI 0:3
vm-111-disk-5.raw -> ISCSI 0:4


When i boot the machine i have got the following error directly at the beginning:

Bild3.JPG

Why doesn´t it work? I hope you can help me. I´ve you need more information please write me.
 
Hi guys,

i have a little Update for you.
I have seen that there is a second physical Volume (sdb).

Bild4.jpg.png

No i have made a copy from sda and sdb an mounted it on SCSI 0:0 and 0:1
I have made the copy with dd and this command:

dd if=/dev/sda | ssh root@TargetProxmoxHere "cat > /var/lib/vz/images/111/sda.raw"
dd if=/dev/sdb | ssh root@TargetProxmoxHere "cat > /var/lib/vz/images/111/sdb.raw"

But after mounting the raw images i have the same Error like before.

Bild2.JPG

I have try to mount the disks with a Knoppix Live CD.
After i have a made a vgchange -ay the Logical Volumes was active and i can mount them.
Why are the System dont wanna boot. I doesn´t understand the Problem and have no more ideas *cry*
Please help me.
 

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