The solution is to create the “.inf” file that informs the Windows installer to load the appropriate drivers to the system and make correct registry entries every time Windows boots. Installation of the “.inf” file is required prior backing up the physical machine so that after the restore, the correct driver is loaded and detects the VMware IDE/SCSI controller.
Quest provides the following device driver “.inf” files:
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“vm_ide_2008.inf”: IDE device driver for Windows Server 2008 |
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“vm_lsi_2008.inf”: SCSI device driver for Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 |
NOTE: The device driver must be installed on the source (physical) machine, but the type of device driver must match the target (virtual) machine. For example, to migrate a Windows Server 2008 physical machine with a SATA driver to a VM with a SCSI driver, install “vm_lsi_2008.inf” on the physical machine. For all supported configurations, see Supported physical to virtual configurations. |
You can download the device driver “.inf” files from the Quest website.
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Copy the required device driver, for example, “vm_ide_2008.inf,” to the physical machine. |
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Locate the file on the physical machine, right-click it, and select Install from the menu. |
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The following configurations are currently supported for Windows Server 2008 (32/64-bit).
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