{"id":48538,"date":"2021-06-01T09:00:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T07:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=48538"},"modified":"2023-08-20T14:57:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T12:57:21","slug":"migrating-a-citrix-xenserver-vm-to-vmware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/migrating-a-citrix-xenserver-vm-to-vmware\/","title":{"rendered":"Migrating a Citrix XenServer VM to VMware"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49361 size-full\" title=\"migrate-xen-vm-to-vsphere-01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/migrate-xen-vm-to-vsphere-01.jpg\" alt=\"migrate-xen-vm-to-vsphere-01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you need to migrate a Citrix XenServer VM to VMware vSphere platform, there is a specific procedure to follow since a <strong>direct migration is not supported<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The migration procedure is composed by three steps: export, disk conversion, finalization.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Export XenServer VM to VMware<\/h2>\n<p>To export a XenServer virtual machine, login to the <strong>XenCenter<\/strong> and locate the cluster to process.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49363 size-large\" title=\"migrate-xen-vm-to-vsphere-02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/migrate-xen-vm-to-vsphere-02-600x327.jpg\" alt=\"migrate-xen-vm-to-vsphere-02\" width=\"600\" height=\"327\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Search for the VM to export.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49365 size-large\" title=\"migrate-xen-vm-to-vsphere-03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/migrate-xen-vm-to-vsphere-03-600x318.jpg\" alt=\"migrate-xen-vm-to-vsphere-03\" width=\"600\" height=\"318\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To finalize the export, the <strong>VM must be powered off<\/strong>. Right click the desired VM and select <strong>Shut Down<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49367 size-large\" title=\"migrate-xen-vm-to-vsphere-04\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/migrate-xen-vm-to-vsphere-04-600x362.jpg\" alt=\"migrate-xen-vm-to-vsphere-04\" width=\"600\" height=\"362\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Yes<\/strong> to confirm.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49369 size-full\" title=\"migrate-xen-vm-to-vsphere-05\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/migrate-xen-vm-to-vsphere-05.jpg\" alt=\"migrate-xen-vm-to-vsphere-05\" width=\"356\" height=\"126\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The VM is being powered off.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49371 size-large\" title=\"migrate-xen-vm-to-vsphere-06\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/migrate-xen-vm-to-vsphere-06-600x349.jpg\" alt=\"migrate-xen-vm-to-vsphere-06\" width=\"600\" height=\"349\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the shutdown operation has been completed, right click the powered off VM and select <strong>Export<\/strong>. Keep in mind that XenServer cannot export VMs <strong>bigger than 2 TB<\/strong>. The source VM is <strong>not deleted<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-49373\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/migrate-xen-vm-to-vsphere-07-600x365.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"365\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>This article has been written for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.starwindsoftware.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">StarWind blog<\/a>\u00a0and can be found in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.starwindsoftware.com\/blog\/migrating-a-citrix-xenserver-vm-to-vmware\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this page<\/a>. It covers the full procedure to <strong>migrate a Citrix XenServer VM to VMware<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Finalize the conversion<\/h2>\n<p>Open the vSphere Client, right click the just created VM and select <strong>Edit Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-49424\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/migrate-xen-vm-to-vsphere-31-600x368.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"368\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Add New Device<\/strong> and select <strong>CD\/DVD Drive<\/strong> to install the device since <strong>VMware Tools installation<\/strong> will require it. Keep in mind the <strong>Network adapter<\/strong> configured after the creation is <strong>set to E1000 type<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-49426\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/migrate-xen-vm-to-vsphere-32-600x474.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"474\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Power on the virtual machine to check if everything works as expected.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-49428\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/migrate-xen-vm-to-vsphere-34-600x318.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"318\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The virtual machine is now running on the vSphere platform. Make sure the source virtual machine on XenServer is not powered on to <strong>avoid IP address conflict<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Read the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.starwindsoftware.com\/blog\/migrating-a-citrix-xenserver-vm-to-vmware\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full article<\/a>\u00a0on StarWind blog.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"signature\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/firma.jpg\" alt=\"signature\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you need to migrate a Citrix XenServer VM to VMware vSphere platform, there is a specific procedure to follow since a direct migration is not supported. 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