Building a hypervisor

Draft

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Friday

Prepare for rebuild

Tuesday

Upgrade hypervisor to XCP-NG

Wednesday

Upgrade VM to newer Windows Server version

Thursday

Install previous software

1

Prepare the resources for the rebuild

Download the XCP-NG ISO file from their website

Ensure there is a machine with sufficient attached storage to hold all important VM exports

Ensure that any legacy VMs are exported and uploaded to a Myhealth archive (e.g. Medical Director VM, closed site VM)

Ensure access to the iDRAC/IMM/IPMI/iLO, as well as sufficient licensing for remote console and mounting images remotely

2

Prepare the machine for rebuild

Safely shut down all running VMs

Export any VMs that need to be reinstalled on the machine

Shut down the hypervisor

Open the virtual console and mount the XCP-NG installer image

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