RE: Re: Going Virtual - A Home Server Experience

[Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey, thanks David.

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of David Balharrie
> Sent: 13 May 2009 13:44
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Going Virtual - A Home Server Experience
>
> You need VMware Converter - http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/
> It's free and works well. When you hot clone make sure you stop
> services like exchange & sharepoint.  Hot cloning a DC isn't
> recommended, but I have got away with it before.
>
> If you want to use your True Image images with Converter then it
should
> be possible. There is some information here
> http://www.acronis.com/pr/2008/01/pr01-16-wmware-converter.html
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Paul Gale
> Sent: 13 May 2009 13:13
> To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Going Virtual - A Home Server Experience
>
> Anyone know if there's a way to convert an existing W2k8 server
install
> into an ESXi virtual install? (preferably free).
>
> I.e. I have two W2K8 domain servers with a spread of exchange server,
> sharepoint server and a load of other MS stuff running on them spread
> over two boxes. It'd be a nightmare to re-install both from scratch. I
> do back them up using Acronis True Image but not sure if these images
> can somehow be used?
>
> Paul.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> > Of Paul Bendall
> > Sent: 13 May 2009 12:35
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Going Virtual - A Home Server Experience
> >
> > One thing with Virualisation that is annoying is you can't
virtualise
> > the Mac OS. From my reading this is because the Mac OS licence
> forbids
> > installation on non-Apple hardware. Oh well I might have given
MacOS
> a
> > try but not if I can't virtualise and am forced to buy their
over-
> > priced hardware.
> >
> > Paul
> >
>
>
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