[THIN] Re: Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Migration Toolkit Available
- From: Durf <stygmata@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 22:29:35 -0500
The infrastructure requirements are a bit heavy, I have to say. Not
exactly suitable for a consultant wanting to take away a customer's
network-in-a-bottle.
On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 15:54:04 -0500, Matt Kosht
<matt.kosht@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Cool. I can finally get rid of those dang NT 4.0 servers!
>
> >>> jimkenz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 11/8/2004 10:54:26 AM >>>
>
>
> I wanted to pass this information on. Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 now
> available has released a toolkit to "migrate" a physical server to become a
> virtual server.
>
> This will be the must have product until the next MS OS upgrade!
>
> I have heard rumblings that MVS 2005 pricing will change and be much more
> expensive along the lines of VMWare. Now would be the time to pick it up
> while the price is "CHEAP".
>
> Get the migration kit at:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/evaluation/vsmt.mspx
>
> A free, downloadable tool for Virtual Server 2005, Virtual Server Migration
> Toolkit (VSMT) simplifies the migration of an operating system and installed
> applications from a physical server to a server running within a virtual
> machine that is provided and managed by Virtual Server 2005. With Virtual
> Server 2005, you can set up multiple virtual machines running different
> operating systems and applications on the same physical computer.
>
> You can use VSMT to create images of physical computers and deploy them in
> virtual machines running on Virtual Server 2005. With VSMT, you can migrate
> source computers running the following operating systems to virtual machines
> in Virtual Server 2005:
> *
> Windows NT 4.0 Server with Service Pack (SP) 6a, Standard and Enterprise
> Editions
> *
> Windows 2000 Server SP 4 or later
> *
> Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP 4 or later
> *
> Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition
>
> Note: VSMT is intended to be used by IT professionals and consultants and
> requires use of a combination of native and add-on tools for Windows Server
> 2003. Users of VSMT should have proficiency with Dynamic Host Configuration
> Protocol (DHCP), PXE, and Windows Server 2003 Automated Deployment Services
> (ADS). Additionally, you must have knowledge of the operating system that you
> are migrating, some scripting knowledge, and knowledge of the legacy hardware
> environment from which you are migrating.
>
> Regards,
> Jim Kenzig
>
> http://thin.net
>
>
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