>> is it worth investigating the option to move the physical machine >> running C3 into a virtualised host on C4/5/6 ? >> > How would that help? The problem being addressed is that the software will > no longer be maintained, not that the host hardware is about to crash and > burn. > > If you have applications that only run on C3, then it provides the information necessary for maintaining future C3 installations on newer hardware that C3 does not natively support. I would think it would be sufficient to state that C3 will run inside a virtual container and that you would follow X existing document to setup virtual containers and Y existing document for installing C3. pps - C3 is no longer maintained, migrating to C4/5/6 is recommended.