P2V windows using robocopy servers

Hello

I start a virtualization project where some very large volumes of data must be migrated. The plan is to P2V system first of all partitions, use robocopy to migrate the data from the physical server to the virtual server during a week (while users continue to access the physical box) and finally to make the cut on the virtual machine.

I wonder if anyone has any suggestions on how best to manage the challenges of active directory/SID by doing this. I thought the following process:

  1. P2V system partitions

  2. Change IP and name on the virtual machine computer

  3. Run robocopy

  4. Remove the source server from domain

  5. Source stop server

  6. Remove the target VM to the field

  7. Add again target server to the domain

I'm not really sure, but if this hangs together. I'd be interested to hear from someone who has been through this process.

Neil.

Rather than make the P2V firstly, why not do finally?

01. create a new virtual machine with the same number of volumes than your current physical server (a vmdk per flight) and size according to the needs

02 run robocopy of large volumes, ensuring to copy the ACL to the new virtual machine

03 planning downtime

04. all users instantly and last incremental copy of data

05 P2V system partition

06. in the meantime, close the new virtual machine.

07. rename or move the vmdk containing the flight system in the new virtual machine.  The idea here is to replace the system partition with the P2V version.

08 copying the vmdk from the P2V on the new virtual machine (make sure that the name of the copied file vmdk matches original filename of the vmdk that you have renamed or moved)

09. now that the system partition was replaced by version P2V, stop the physical source server

10. put on your virtual computer

11. clean of the P2V and get right with the correct IP address networking

12. test, test and test again more

You could do the P2V firstly, sysprep, rename, Web redirection, etc., but the approach listed above gives you a bit of an easier help.  If something is wrong or doesn't work, you simply close the virtual machine and feed your physical server to the top.  Then you can rename or replace the initial volume of the system on the virtual machine and get ready to try all over again.

Good luck!

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