I can confirm this with SBS 2003.
On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Glen Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > My experience when going p2v was that the Dell oem license wont work when > it is virtual. > Virtual machines don't see the real hardware and something in the license > check will fail. > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 2:40 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Opinions on cheap server > > I have NAS I can use as a target. Question: The server has 2003 installed > from Dell on it. I had them buy 2008 R2 via CDW, am I still in licensing > compliance since the 2003 VM will be on the same box that came with 2003? It > hasn't gone anywhere, it'll just be virtualized on the retail 2008 R2 OS... > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Hoffman [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 11:20 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Opinions on cheap server > > Remember to stop the exchange service first if you are going to go live > straight away. > I have a disk2Vhd produced drive arriving in my office tomorrow for a > pre-migration check i.e. we do it virtually and create an issues list. > How about disk2vhd to a partition on the new server? > > Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 25 October 2010 18:43 > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Opinions on cheap server > > Yes, a bare metal backup creates a VHD file. Unfortunately, since you are > starting out with Server 2003, that doesn't do you any good. :-) > > Regards, > > Michael B. Smith > Consultant and Exchange MVP > http://TheEssentialExchange.com <http://theessentialexchange.com/> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 1:40 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Opinions on cheap server > > How did I not think of that? Oh, because I didn't know about it, that's > perfect! > > Hey doesn't 2008 Backup kind of work in the same way? I know it has nothing > to do with what I need to do, but... > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 9:22 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Opinions on cheap server > > Disk2vhd to some network storage. > > Regards, > > Michael B. Smith > Consultant and Exchange MVP > http://TheEssentialExchange.com <http://theessentialexchange.com/> > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 12:20 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Opinions on cheap server > > "Why can't you do a 32-bit VM on your 64-bit server (Hyper-V)? Is there > something demanding its own hardware?" > > I want to do exactly that, but I only have one physical box to work with - > the 2003 server is on the physical box where I intend on putting the Hyper-V > server on. > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 8:30 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Opinions on cheap server > > Double check that the server in question support the AMD-V. Perhaps all > Opterons did (even the old ones) and the motherboard (listed as a Tyan K8SR) > does as well. > > Other than that.... it might work. I bet it's not on VMWares compatibility > list anywhere. > > Why can't you do a 32-bit VM on your 64-bit server (Hyper-V)? Is there > something demanding it's own hardware? > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David Lum > [mailto:[email protected]] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 > 07:44:49 -0700 > Subject: Opinions on cheap server > > > > So - as mentioned before I have a project where I need to "swing" a > > 2003 32-but physical machine onto the same physical server after > > putting 2008 R2 (which is of course 64-bit only) on it. For this > > project I don't currently have extra 64-bit hardware but I saw this > > deal float through and wanted your guys' opinion - as near as I can > > tell this will handle a 64-bit OS and should be enough to P2V the OS in > question. > > > > $150 seems like cheap peace of mind - does anyone have experience with > > Rackable systems? > > http://www.surpluscomputers.com/350222/rackable-systems-dual-opteron-2 > > .0ghz.html > > David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER > > NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION > > (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ < > http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ < > http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ < > http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ < > http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ < > http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ < > http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ < > http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
