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*ASB **http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* <http://xeeme.com/AndrewBaker> *Providing Virtual CIO Services (IT Operations & Information Security) for the SMB market…* On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 11:02 PM, J- P <[email protected]> wrote: > so that means i will have to setup a vmware host at the clients site? > can i do that on regular pc/laptop? > > i only know/use hyperv > > > > > > > > > > > > Jean-Paul Natola > > > > ------------------------------ > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] hyperv on pc- > Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 01:42:52 +0000 > > +1 > > 7 years ago we had a local physician pass away. He had written his own > EMR(Electronic health record) system. It sat on a humongous HP Proliant > server and it is a 2003 domain controller as well. Long story short, we > acquired his patients and some to this day will still come by and want > their old charts printed for them. > > Converted to VM and remains today in my ESX farm. I back it up once a > month for safety because I would never be able to duplicate all the screwy > things on it. > > Besides, it is a nice memorial to a great Doc who passed away too soon. > > > > Convert to VM! > > > > dave > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Kramer, Jack > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 13, 2013 5:20 PM > *To:* <[email protected]> > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] hyperv on pc- > > > > VMware converter? > > (sent from a mobile device) > > > On Nov 13, 2013, at 7:00 PM, "J- P" <[email protected]> wrote: > > hi all, > > First off thanks for all the feedback on getting me into the locked out > server- > > it turns out the application they need to get historical data from is a > tiny app that runs on sqlexpress > > ideally i would like to turn this installation to virtual machine (total > size including OS and DB is < 20 gb- > > They dont want this monster (proliant) sitting in their office , and they > do not have nor want any servers in house, is there a way to turn this into > a VM that can be run on a pc / laptop? > > Or do some type of image backup and restore to a regular pc or laptop? > > Since they are only referencing historical data (they changed systems ) > there is no need for redundancy back ups etc... > > > TIA > > > > > > This e-mail contains the thoughts and opinions of the sender and does > not represent official Parkview Medical Center policy. > > This communication is intended only for the recipient(s) named above, may > be confidential and/or legally privileged: and, must be treated as such in > accordance with state and federal laws. If you are not the intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that any use of this communication, or > any of its contents, is prohibited. If you have received this communication > in error, please return to sender and delete the message from your computer > system. > > Parkview Medical Center <http://www.parkviewmc.com> > >
