Imaging Dell Server
Hi,
I currently have a web server which has a small partion for the C drive, the space available is only 1.5 Gb, I have looked at ways of reducing the drive but it's simply growing on a daily basis. I have decided to buy a new Dell server and I want to image my existing web server with Acronis True Image and transfer this to the new box, is this quite easy to do?
Do you have to have the OS installed on the new machine or does the image copy over everything. Also will the 12Gb C partion be copied over as I want this to be much bigger on the new server.
Cheers
I currently have a web server which has a small partion for the C drive, the space available is only 1.5 Gb, I have looked at ways of reducing the drive but it's simply growing on a daily basis. I have decided to buy a new Dell server and I want to image my existing web server with Acronis True Image and transfer this to the new box, is this quite easy to do?
Do you have to have the OS installed on the new machine or does the image copy over everything. Also will the 12Gb C partion be copied over as I want this to be much bigger on the new server.
Cheers
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Yes, you migrate the old servers operating system with all its functions to the new server. After the migration I would test if everything works as it should and I suggest to leave the old server powered off for two weeks or so.
If no problem occur after that time and noone complains that something don't work, you can use the other server for something else.
If no problem occur after that time and noone complains that something don't work, you can use the other server for something else.
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Hi Jblond,
Im really interested in going the VMware ESXi route now, I have bought a new Dell server which is perfect for Virtualization.
Could you provide me with some more info on how to set up my new server and migrate my old one.
Also Im a little confused about Virtualization. I want my web server virtual and was thinking of making my BES server virtual too on the same server.
What will the performance be like if you have mulitple servers running on one and only one network card/cable going into the server, can you have multiple IP address on the one server?
Is there any limit on the amount of virtual servers you can have ? and are there any programs that will not be suitable for running virtual.
Thanks
Im really interested in going the VMware ESXi route now, I have bought a new Dell server which is perfect for Virtualization.
Could you provide me with some more info on how to set up my new server and migrate my old one.
Also Im a little confused about Virtualization. I want my web server virtual and was thinking of making my BES server virtual too on the same server.
What will the performance be like if you have mulitple servers running on one and only one network card/cable going into the server, can you have multiple IP address on the one server?
Is there any limit on the amount of virtual servers you can have ? and are there any programs that will not be suitable for running virtual.
Thanks
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not really sure how virtualization works?
cheers