P to V (Hyper V) a SBS 2011 server
Hi
I have a project where i need to turn my SBS 2011 physical server into a hyper v VM.
Should i be using Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter 3.0 to undertake this or possible System Center 2012?
I have a Server 2012 R2 Hyper V Core server ready to take the VM.
WIll doing this leave the physical server intact incase there are any conversion issues?
thanks
I have a project where i need to turn my SBS 2011 physical server into a hyper v VM.
Should i be using Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter 3.0 to undertake this or possible System Center 2012?
I have a Server 2012 R2 Hyper V Core server ready to take the VM.
WIll doing this leave the physical server intact incase there are any conversion issues?
thanks
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Which tool should i look at using?
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ASKER
Does it benefit me to use the SCVMM?
Also i am going from a non dell server to a dell.
Does the underlying hardware change affect me when it comes to P to V?
Also i am going from a non dell server to a dell.
Does the underlying hardware change affect me when it comes to P to V?
Yes, the hardware will change from physical to virtual.
If you do not own SCVMM, I would not bother purchasing it to do a P2V, but SCVMM works better, than the FREE Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter 3.1.
If you do not own SCVMM, I would not bother purchasing it to do a P2V, but SCVMM works better, than the FREE Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter 3.1.
ASKER
thanks.
I understand about the hardware changing from physical to virtual, just concerned about the current hardware drivers for raid etc and if there will be any kind of booting issue after the p to v.
I have experienced issues with sbs 2011 in the past when changing physical raid controller.
I understand about the hardware changing from physical to virtual, just concerned about the current hardware drivers for raid etc and if there will be any kind of booting issue after the p to v.
I have experienced issues with sbs 2011 in the past when changing physical raid controller.
A successful Physical to virtual conversion, converts the OS, and injects the drivers to work with the virtual hardware.
if you virtual machine does not BOOT, the conversion has failed.
you may want to read the first few lines of my EE Article, although it states VMware, the first few paragraphs are relevant to any P2V.
HOW TO: FAQ VMware P2V Troubleshooting
if you virtual machine does not BOOT, the conversion has failed.
you may want to read the first few lines of my EE Article, although it states VMware, the first few paragraphs are relevant to any P2V.
HOW TO: FAQ VMware P2V Troubleshooting
ASKER
ok thats great.
thanks for your advice.
thanks for your advice.
Make sure that both physical and virtual are not on the network at the same time, and once you have switched over to virtual server, you cannot go back to the physical.