Yes but the cost is so much better as is the administration of the base hardware. By the end of the year I am suppose to be down to 3 physical boxes from 5 and no new boxes scheduled for purchase before I retire. One of the physicals will be an external Web server.
Jon On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 6:45 AM, John Hornbuckle < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's what I ended up doing, and it seems to have worked fine. Hyper-V > assigned a new MAC address to the new server, and sysprep took care of the > SID. > > > > I'm absolutely loving Hyper-V. I don't have any experience with VMWare, so > I can't compare them, but as a server virtualization noob I have to say this > is just the coolest. > > > > Of course, if my physical server that's hosting multiple virtual servers > konks out, I'll probably end up cussing the technology and longing for the > days when one server being down only meant that one server was down rather > than many… > > > > > > > > > > *From:* Ken Schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 23, 2008 7:17 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Copying VHD Files > > > > You don't need to do any of that (the export/import stuff) > > > > Just create your base machine, and shut it down (e.g. after sysprep) > > > > Then copy/rename the VHD file. Create a new machine in Hyper-V, and say to > use an existing hard disk. Point it to the VHD you copied. Run NewSID if you > didn't sysprep your base image. > > > > Cheers > > Ken > > > > *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Thursday, 24 July 2008 1:52 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Copying VHD Files > > > > Simple answer yes but you do have some loops to go through to use the > machine as separate machines. You will have to export them base machine and > then re-import the machine. > > > > Done right is not too bad. > > > > Jon > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
