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--- server:esxi_move [2016/01/16 10:04] – ashley
+++ server:esxi_move [2016/09/02 23:51] (current) – ashley
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-====== Moving server to esxi ======
+====== ESXI notes ======
-====Prepare migration server====
+====Backups====
-  *build 64 bit server with nas4free. 9.2.972 not not 9.3
+see [[server:esxi_build]]
-  *install virtualbox bits if possible under 9.2
-  *move servers onto it
-====Prepare existing server====
+==== Monitor with cli====
-  *stop cron jobs on transcode server
+  esxcli hpssacli  cmd -q "controller slot=2 show config detail"
-  *stop cron jobs on nas4free
+or
-  *uncheck "empty trash" on plex"
+  /opt/hp/hpssacli/bin/hpssacli ctrl all show config detail
-  *Copy cron jobs into files
-  *Copy THIS page into laptop
-====Backup existing server====
+====Edit card with CLI====
-  *copy films
+Surface scan speed (delay in seconds)
-  *copy media
+  esxcli hpssacli  cmd -q "controller slot=2 modify ssd=1"
-  *copy data
+Rebuld priority
-  *copy users
+  [root@esxi:~] esxcli hpssacli  cmd -q "controller slot=2 modify rp=medium"
-  *copy backups
+Read/Write ratio (in that order)
-  *mount media as shares
+  [root@esxi:~] esxcli hpssacli  cmd -q "controller slot=2 modify cr=50/50"
-  *zip up plex folder onto external windows media
-====Shutdown and Move server to Bench====
-  *install raid card
-  *install usb/sata card
-  *install 128gb ssd externally
-  *install 32gb ssd onto ODD port
-  *connect drives to new raid card
-  *set up raid on ssd drives only at this point
-  *install latest esxi 6
-====Test prior to committing====
-  *Copy windows 7 VM into esxi and start up
-  *Can it do pcie card passthrough allowing esata and usb3?
-  *Can it write at over 50MBps
-  *If not install windows 7 natively
-====Move server to roof rack====
-  *Copy owncloud VM into esxi and start up
-  *change locations in plex to match new server name
-  *install raid software
-  *install ups software
-  *set up raid on data disks
-  *start copying media back
-  *set up file shares
-====Move machines====
-  *Convert mail, efw25, virtualbox images into esxi
-  *Move owncloud VM into esxi (already a vmdk)
-  *Install tinylinux as squeezebox server
-  *shutdown old virtualbox
-====Tidy Up====
-  *Re-enable trash emptying on plex
-  *Re-enable crons jobs
-  *Recreate scripts from nas4free onto transcoder server
-  *Install vm scripts on linux machnies; http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1022525
-====Backups====
-see [[server:esxi_build]]