Appendix A
Migrating virtual machines from Virtual Server 2005
The act of migrating a virtual machine from Virtual Server 2005 to Hyper-V is a simple process. The following steps outline the method recommended by Microsoft.
1. Launch the existing virtual machine within Virtual Server 2005 and collect the following machine settings:
a. Memory Amount
b. Disk Type\Size
c. CPU Configuration
d. Virtual Network Configuration
e. Network Adapter Settings; IP Address, DNS, etc.
2. Update your virtual machine in terms of patches. There may be patches specific to virtual machine functionality, for example, if your virtual machine is running Windows 2003, Service Pack 2 is required prior to migrating to Hyper-V. Be sure to include all critical Microsoft ...
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