[GRLUG] W2K Server P2V on VBox

[Ben DeMott]

I have also used vmware server 2.0 -> It's easy to setup, network
support is good, etc...

BE AWARE!  the conversion tool can 'trash' the tcp/ip / winsock stack...
at a previous employer we did a P2V on several Windows 2003 Servers
and found the network interface constantly 'cutting in and out' (not
being disconnected, just an interruption in transfer every second or
so)
After a week or so of research it turned out that the same exact
configuration had no problems when built from scratch - it was the p2v
conversion process that was causing the issue.
Running winsock fixes, editing registry settings... changing the
vmware network driver, adding a new network interface - NOTHING fixed
the issue...
We had to manually rebuild the server, but this was overall a lot
better - we had a 'base' server to use in the event of a corruption of
the VM to rebuild from in a true 'disaster'.

Maybe they've fixed this in more recent versions of the P2V tool...
not sure, but I always did really like the VMWARE product - especially
on a linux kernel with PAE.

On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 12:06 PM,  <donlumber at comcast.net> wrote:
> I have successfully migrated a clients 2k3 server to a ubuntu box running vmware server 2.0. You can create an image of your current machine with Acronis or Paragon. VMwares converter can covert p2v from that or converter can convert from the running machine. It works well for people requiring new hardware but are happy with current server software etc..
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "L. V. Lammert" <lvl at omnitec.net>
> To: "Grand Rapids LUG" <grlug at grlug.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 11:25:28 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: [GRLUG] W2K Server P2V on VBox
>
> 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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