Hello every body,
Here is my need : migrate a Windows XP RO virtual machine running on Virtual
Server EE 2005 R2 SP1 in Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 Standard Edition with 4
Go of RAM
to an other server with the same OS, same VSEE 2005 SP1, same caracteristics
(only 2 Go of RAM).
In practice it's not difficult, it's built for this.

The specificity of my Windows XP machine, is that runs a network application
witch is licenced by the mac address.
Also, in the first time in year 2005 I take care to install it in a virtual
machine to be independant of hardware and fix static mac address in the
caracteristics of the Virtual machine, Good idea, this worked fine, because
since 2005 I change twice host server and each version of virtual server, I
had never any problem with Windows XP or Application licence.
Today, I need to change at new time the host server, I got problem, in the
VM, the network card indicates that the cable is un-plugged in good case on
'internal network' no communication with DHCP server on internal network !!
I tried many things :
Fixed IP
DHCP Client
Change / Delete / Network Card in virtual machine and in virtual server.
Change / Delete / virtual network in virtual server.
Nothing works fine : cable unplugged or no communication with network.
int ip Reset and winsock reset in netsh console.
Many reboot of host and guest OS.
Fix ACL on .vnc directory to "Network Service" Full control.

Only one way : change the MAC Address to dynamic or change the Fixed MAC
address in VSEE console, but in this cases, the application became
unregistered.
I precise also : the problem of connection is independant if the application
is running or not.
I precise that the productive virtual machine is running fine on an other
independant physical network waiting final migration, there is no conflict of
MAC address on the labs network.

Please, help me, I think VSEE keeps virtual MAC address history, but where ??

Some one have an idea ?

Best Regards

Serge

Hi,

I don't work much with Virtual Server, but for VPC guests there is a
..vmc file, and in there, there's a section like this:

<ethernet_controller id="0">
<virtual_network>
<id type="bytes">XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX</id>
<name type="string">XXXXXXXXXXXXXX</name>
</virtual_network>
<ethernet_card_address
type="bytes">0003FFXXXXXX</ethernet_card_address>
</ethernet_controller>


That <ethernet_card_address> stanza is the MAC address that the guest
sees, so maybe check your .vmc file for that, and put in the MAC address
that you want there?

Jim



On 3/14/2010 6:25 PM, Serge wrote:

> Hello every body,
> Here is my need : migrate a Windows XP RO virtual machine running on Virtual
> Server EE 2005 R2 SP1 in Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 Standard Edition with 4
> Go of RAM
> to an other server with the same OS, same VSEE 2005 SP1, same caracteristics
> (only 2 Go of RAM).
> In practice it's not difficult, it's built for this.
>
> The specificity of my Windows XP machine, is that runs a network application
> witch is licenced by the mac address.
> Also, in the first time in year 2005 I take care to install it in a virtual
> machine to be independant of hardware and fix static mac address in the
> caracteristics of the Virtual machine, Good idea, this worked fine, because
> since 2005 I change twice host server and each version of virtual server, I
> had never any problem with Windows XP or Application licence.
> Today, I need to change at new time the host server, I got problem, in the
> VM, the network card indicates that the cable is un-plugged in good case on
> 'internal network' no communication with DHCP server on internal network !!
> I tried many things :
> Fixed IP
> DHCP Client
> Change / Delete / Network Card in virtual machine and in virtual server.
> Change / Delete / virtual network in virtual server.
> Nothing works fine : cable unplugged or no communication with network.
> int ip Reset and winsock reset in netsh console.
> Many reboot of host and guest OS.
> Fix ACL on .vnc directory to "Network Service" Full control.
>
> Only one way : change the MAC Address to dynamic or change the Fixed MAC
> address in VSEE console, but in this cases, the application became
> unregistered.
> I precise also : the problem of connection is independant if the application
> is running or not.
> I precise that the productive virtual machine is running fine on an other
> independant physical network waiting final migration, there is no conflict of
> MAC address on the labs network.
>
> Please, help me, I think VSEE keeps virtual MAC address history, but where ??
>
> Some one have an idea ?
>
> Best Regards
>
> Serge