Some resources I plan on using when trying to P2V a Windows Vista laptop to use on either RHEL or CentOS KVM.
Right now, the best solution looks to be to convert the physical box to a VM using VMWare vCenter Converter
I haven't ruled out using Xen, but my initial research indicates this may be easier to do on KVM then Xen. KVM appears to be more similar to Solaris Containers, whereas Xen uses paravirtualization. I've had limited experience with Xen, and no experience with KVM, so this should be a good learning exercise. Here's some more resources for reference:
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Managing Windows Bitlocker Drive Encryption (BDE)
A quick and easy way to manage Windows Bitlocker Drive Encryption (BDE).
Making it much easier to image and P2V a machine. This will come in handy when I P2V Windows to run on virtualized hardware, so I can finally make the switch to all open source OS (read: Linux)!
C:\Users\user>manage-bde.wsf -help
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.7
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
manage-bde[.wsf] -parameter [arguments]
Description:
Configures BitLocker Drive Encryption on disk volumes.
Parameter List:
-status Provides information about BitLocker-capable volumes.
-on Encrypts the volume and turns BitLocker protection on.
-off Decrypts the volume and turns BitLocker protection off.
-pause Pauses encryption or decryption.
-resume Resumes encryption or decryption.
-lock Prevents access to BitLocker-encrypted data.
-unlock Allows access to BitLocker-encrypted data.
-autounlock Manages automatic unlocking of data volumes.
-protectors Manages protection methods for the encryption key.
-tpm Configures the computer's Trusted Platform Module (TPM).
-ForceRecovery or -fr
Forces a BitLocker-protected OS to recover on restarts.
-ComputerName or -cn
Runs on another computer. Examples: "ComputerX", "127.0.0.1"
-? or /? Displays brief help. Example: "-ParameterSet -?"
-Help or -h Displays complete help. Example: "-ParameterSet -h"
Examples:
manage-bde -status
manage-bde -on C: -RecoveryPassword -RecoveryKey F:\
manage-bde -unlock E: -RecoveryKey F:\84E151C1...7A62067A512.bek
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.7
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
manage-bde[.wsf] -parameter [arguments]
Description:
Configures BitLocker Drive Encryption on disk volumes.
Parameter List:
-status Provides information about BitLocker-capable volumes.
-on Encrypts the volume and turns BitLocker protection on.
-off Decrypts the volume and turns BitLocker protection off.
-pause Pauses encryption or decryption.
-resume Resumes encryption or decryption.
-lock Prevents access to BitLocker-encrypted data.
-unlock Allows access to BitLocker-encrypted data.
-autounlock Manages automatic unlocking of data volumes.
-protectors Manages protection methods for the encryption key.
-tpm Configures the computer's Trusted Platform Module (TPM).
-ForceRecovery or -fr
Forces a BitLocker-protected OS to recover on restarts.
-ComputerName or -cn
Runs on another computer. Examples: "ComputerX", "127.0.0.1"
-? or /? Displays brief help. Example: "-ParameterSet -?"
-Help or -h Displays complete help. Example: "-ParameterSet -h"
Examples:
manage-bde -status
manage-bde -on C: -RecoveryPassword -RecoveryKey F:\
manage-bde -unlock E: -RecoveryKey F:\84E151C1...7A62067A512.bek
Making it much easier to image and P2V a machine. This will come in handy when I P2V Windows to run on virtualized hardware, so I can finally make the switch to all open source OS (read: Linux)!
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