[Cialug] W2K Server P2V on VBox

[Dan Hockey]

Does Win2k pro count? I used WinImage to move win2k from a hdd from a dead box and saved it as a VDI for Vbox.I had to remove some old drivers that were getting confused on startup, other than that it wasn't too bad. 

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--- On Wed, 3/31/10, Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:

From: Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org>
Subject: Re: [Cialug] W2K Server P2V on VBox
To: "Central Iowa Linux Users Group" <cialug at cialug.org>
Date: Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 11:07 AM

My friend did this exact thing and is now running his win2k app on a
free VMWare server. At the time (maybe now, maybe not) there was a
free migration tool that did it all for him.

On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 4:23 PM, Dave Weis <djweis at internetsolver.com> wrote:
>
> Can you use vmware instead of vbox? Their p2v will fix the hal and the drivers en route to the VM.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org
>> [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of L. V. Lammert
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 10:18 AM
>> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
>> Subject: [Cialug] W2K Server P2V on VBox
>>
>> We need to replace a W2K server for a client, and it appears
>> that VBox might be a good solution (run the old W2K Server
>> image in a VM).
>>
>> Unfortunately, the available notes seem to be oriented
>> towards a desktop migration (e.g. trashing the current system
>> by changing HAL drivers before copying the drive thereby
>> rendering the original system nonfunctional).
>>
>> Might anyone have some experience with a successful
>> migration? Especially copying off the OS & creating a working
>> VM from it while the original system is still viable?
>>
>>       TIA,
>>
>>       Lee
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