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Yes this is our last server running server 2003 and is used mostly as an internal file sharing server for our design group. I've been working on getting approval for purchasing and upgrading this server. <br />
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thank you for the suggestions!
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Yes this is our last server running server 2003 and is used mostly as an internal file sharing server for our design group. I've been working on getting approval for purchasing and upgrading this server.

thank you for the suggestions!

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Every 2012 and 2016 license comes with a license for 2 VMs. &nbsp;It may be easier than you think to get the license you need.
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Every 2012 and 2016 license comes with a license for 2 VMs.  It may be easier than you think to get the license you need.

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thank you for the assistance! successfully converted the server last night.
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thank you for the assistance! successfully converted the server last night.

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Im looking to convert one of my physical servers (server 2003 SPK2) to a VM to host on my hyper-V server (Server 2012 R2)<br />
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Is there a server backup software that can image the entire disk (1 physical disk 2 partitions) then restore the image to the Hyper-v server?
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Im looking to convert one of my physical servers (server 2003 SPK2) to a VM to host on my hyper-V server (Server 2012 R2)

Is there a server backup software that can image the entire disk (1 physical disk 2 partitions) then restore the image to the Hyper-v server?

physical server to VM

Virtualization is the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, including (but not limited to) a virtual computer hardware platform, operating system (OS), storage device, or computer network resources. Virtualization is usually the creation of a system that executes separate from the underlying hardware resources, or the creation of an entire desktop for systems located elsewhere, similar to thin clients.

Virtualization

Software is any set of instructions that directs a computer to perform specific tasks or operations. Computer software consists of programs, libraries and related non-executable data (such as documentation). Computer software is non-tangible, contrasted with computer hardware, which is the physical component of computers. Software written in a machine language is known as "machine code". However, in practice, software is usually written in high-level programming languages than machine language. High-level languages are translated into machine language using a compiler or interpreter or a combination of the two.

Software

Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.

Windows Server 2012

Hyper-V is a native hypervisor; it can create virtual machines on x86-64 systems and supersedes Windows Virtual PC as the hardware virtualization component of the client editions of Windows NT. A server computer running Hyper-V can be configured to expose individual virtual machines to one or more networks. Hyper-V Server supports remote access via Remote Desktop Connection. Administration and configuration of the host OS and the guest virtual machines is generally done over the network.