John Howard : Virtual Server Migration Toolkit (VSMT) Guidelines
"If you're interested in using VSMT (Virtual Server Migration Toolkit) for migrating a physical machine into a virtual machine, there was a new KB article posted up a few days ago which gives you some general guidelines.
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If you want to see the VSMT steps through a series of blogcasts, have a look here ... "
I've not used VSMT yet, but keep thinking about it. I have used Ghost a couple times to migrate a machine to a Virtual PC image and now that I know the tricks (local admin password resetting, HAL replacing) it's pretty easy. Using VSMT seems a little complicated, but in the end looks like a more stable and reliable approach.
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Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Migration Toolkit Beta
Friday, May 06, 2005
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...stable, reliable and most importantly supported :-)
ReplyDeleteYes, VSMT is a really great product, but unfortunately you're right, you do need an understanding of infrastructure to get it setup and working. Great blog, Greg!
lol... Yeah, supported is good. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for the positive feedback..