it's possible, but I have a client who has a bunch of ML form factor machines he wants converted to rack - so he has some ML 3** boxes, and I thought DTM would be a good way to get him where he needs to go - P2V would be cool, but I am not sure if that is an option given that the existing DL's would not support multipe OS's given their resources.
2009/10/23 Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> > Considering migration to VMs? > > *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://xeesm.com/AndrewBaker> > *Providing Competitive Advantage through Effective IT Leadership* > > > On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 7:45 AM, Clayton Doige <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi all, I am considering using Double Take Move to migrate some servers >> off of old hardware, and on to newer faster boxes. before I commit i was >> hoping some of you could tell me what you have used to achieve this in the >> past >> >> The advanatages I see with the Double Take product are: >> >> - cost (£207 GBP RRP) >> - hardware agnostic - replicates data, system state, applications on >> to an exisiting OS that already has the required drivers >> - no downtime for migration of data >> - 5 minute cut over >> - no data loss (snapshots can leave new data behind) >> >> So I would be really interested in hearing if you have experienced any >> other products that compare to these features :-) >> >> many thanks >> >> Clayton >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > -- Regards, Clayton [email protected] http://alsipius.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
