Converting existing SCO V.5.0.5 to a VM


 
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Old 11-21-2011
Converting existing SCO V.5.0.5 to a VM

I have an old SCO v.5.0.5 system that is getting very long in the tooth and I am wanting to convert it to a VM and run it. What would be the best platform for taking that on? I've done some crazy things with Hyper-V, XenServer, VMWare and KVM, but looking for what would do it best.

Thanks in advance,
Joe
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Old 11-23-2011
ditto.... if anyone has done this successfully
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Old 12-31-2011
I actually did this last week on a 5.0.4 system. The only thing that hung me up was the IDE driver. Trick is to install the VM compatible scsi driver before you shutdown the physical machine, then at boot: hd=Sdsk Sdsk=blc(0,0,0,0)
replace blc with whatever the scsi controller should be. I am putting together a write-up of what I did right now in fact. Will post back when I have something ready.
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Old 06-11-2012
Could you post the summary?
I want to convert a physical Unix machine to a virtual.
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Old 06-12-2012
ditto...I too want to convert from a physical sco UNIX server to VM...
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Old 06-26-2012
Re,

Thanks!!!
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Old 07-15-2012
Tuned in watching !
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