[GRLUG] W2K Server P2V on VBox

[Bill Littlejohn]

VMware Converter will handle the P2V migration for you and generate
the vm disk image with the modified HAL without changing the source
system. I've run this on NT4, 2K server, and 2K3 server without issues
on the source systems.
http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/
Virtualbox is capable of using VMware vmdk disk files, but I'm not
sure how robust that is in practice. You may want to convert the disk
using qemu tools:
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/howto-convert-vmware-image-to-virtualbox-image.html
Then, I've always just followed the instructions here:
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Migrate_Windows
-Bill

On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 11:25 AM, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:
> We need to replace a W2K server for a client, and it appears that VBox
> might be a good solution (run the old W2K Server image in a VM).
>
> Unfortunately, the available notes seem to be oriented towards a desktop
> migration (e.g. trashing the current system by changing HAL drivers before
> copying the drive thereby rendering the original system nonfunctional).
>
> Might anyone have some experience with a successful migration? Especially
> copying off the OS & creating a working VM from it while the original
> system is still viable?
>
>        TIA,
>
>        Lee
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