With mclone I can transfer raw data at the byte level to another system via Ethernet.
Prerequisite Steps Needed:
The steps are below:
Logon to the source machine and note the specs (How much RAM,HDD, File system type, and so forth)
Create a skeleton machine for the conversion, (meaning that when you create a vm with nothing on it, just specs and space with no operating system). Make sure you create the skeleton with the minimum or greater specs mentioned earlier for the source machine.
First download the tool called Trinity from the google or from this link:
http://trinityhome.org/Home/index.php?content=TRINITY_RESCUE_KIT_DOWNLOAD&front_id=12&lang=en&locale=en
Next you will want to establish the ISO on both your datastore and on a mutual location the hyper-V can access.
Now you will need to download Gparted. The link for this is at:
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php
Once you download this you will need to place it as well on the datastore and on a mutual location where the hyper-V can access as an ISO file.
Now you are ready for the conversion.
Do as follows after satisfying the above prerequisites:
Apply the following 5 steps to the Target Machine only
Step 1: Mount the Gparted disk on the target skeleton machine.
Step 2: Boot into Gparted and format the disk and then set the flags to boot / MBR.
Step 3: Apply all changes and then select the drive and set it for format to the source partition type of the source machine so that the target matches the source.
Step 4: You may now power down the skeleton/target machine and attach the trinity ISO and boot it up then select mclone.
Step 5: Now once the mclone menu shows up select the client option.
Source Machine Steps are as follows:
Step 1: Assuming you followed everything as stated earlier you will need to mount the trinity ISO as the boot volume.
Step 2: Boot into Trinity and allow it to boot without interupption and select the mclone option. Now at the menu select Server with limit of 80mbs.
Step 3: Go get something to eat and come back periodically to check the progress via the server / source machine. If it fails it is due to your machine's inability to properly connect to the network.
Step 4: power off once complete
Final Steps:
Depending on how much different HYper's hardware is vs. the ESXi you may need to do some tweaking.
But in conclusion you may get a BSOD; but it will require only for you to do a windows 7 boot repair and all will be fine and your machine will boot and the settings will remain.
- DP Halfaway -
