[CentOS] virtualizing Windows in Cetnos

[R Lists06]

Or, right after you download the free VMWare Server, download their free P2V
Migration tool (also at www.vmware.com) and use that to migrate the server
instance into VMWare Server.

The catch you have to deal with is, you need two physical systems not just
one.  Where do you install CentOS and VMWare, before you virtualize the SBS
server?  Not on the same disks, that's for sure...

If you have a whole weekend to do this over, use a workstation with lots of
disk space as your "swing" server - install VMWare Server (any host OS will
do) on that workstation.  
* Install the P2V tool on the workstation.  
* Use the P2V tool to migrate the SBS server into a VM on your workstation.
* Shut down the original SBS server.  Boot the SBS VM and *MAKE SURE IT
WORKS 100%* before continuing.
* Install linux on the original SBS server, overwriting the old SBS hard
disks.
* Install VMWare Server on your new linux server.
* Shut down SBS VM on your workstation, and COPY the files over to the linux
server.
* Import the VM into VMWare Server on the linux server.
* Boot the SBS VM... make sure it works before continuing.
* Delete the VM from your workstation
* Uninstall VMWare tools from your workstation
* Done!

There are quite a few technotes in the VMWare knowledgebase about moving VMs
from one server to another.  The free "VMWare Server" product is closest to
the "GSX Server" and/or "Workstation" products, so technical information on
those two should apply (more-or-less) to the free edition too.

-Adam Thompson



Adam,

Step 1 : backup original server and/or data (one or more times) etc before
doing anything.

 - rh

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Robert - Abba Communications

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