Don't worry about the Host's they maintain a license for some time when they can't communicate with a License server. While you can do a migration export the DB and re import, I always find it's best to start over fresh if you have all the pieces you need. Also you can do a P2V of the server itself, I've run my VC as a guest for years with no issue.
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