choy1977
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Installing virtual machines on to sbs 2011
Hi we have a client who has an sbs 2011 server quite a beefy one with plenty of processing power.
They want to be able to transfer a couple of virtual machines to the environment.
Would this be done using vm workstations on the sbs or some form of esxi ?
Bit of a newbie on this so just looking for advice on best way to go about it.
They have some legacy software that they want to still be able to access but it's on an old server that is currently very unstable and just old.
Thanks for your help...
Chris
They want to be able to transfer a couple of virtual machines to the environment.
Would this be done using vm workstations on the sbs or some form of esxi ?
Bit of a newbie on this so just looking for advice on best way to go about it.
They have some legacy software that they want to still be able to access but it's on an old server that is currently very unstable and just old.
Thanks for your help...
Chris
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Could we virtualise using say windows 2012 ?
Yes, adding the Hyper-V role you will then be able to add and Host Virtual Machines.
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Thanks great cheers
@choy1977 - Thanks and I was happy to help.
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If you use ESXi, you would need to create a P2V of your existing SBS2011, install ESXi, and then transfer SBS2011 back to ESXi as a VM.
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