Hi all,

I have an existing Virtual Server 2005 R2 instance running with a few VMs. I
have setup a new Windows 2008 host w/ HyperV installed. Now how can I
migrate my VS2005 VMs over to the new HyperV host? Any help would be much
appreciated!

TIA!

Make a copy of the .vhd. Boot from the copy and uninstall the virtual
machine additions. Move the copy to the Hyper-V server. Create a virtual
machine in Hyper-V that has similar specifications to the virtual machine in
VS 2005. You may need to use a legacy network adapter depending on the guest
OS. Point the virtual machine to the .vhd you copied over. Make sure you
have an ISO or other installation media available for the guest OS at the
same service pack level. Boot the vm. If the guest is Windows a new HAL may
be installed and you'll be asked to reboot. Do it. If it's Windows XP don't
allow the installation of new hardware just yet. Install the virtual machine
additions. Reboot when/if requested. You can now change the NIC to
integrated and clean up any hardware or network settings that got messed up.

--
Kerry Brown
MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/




"Param R." <paramr@newsgroup> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I have an existing Virtual Server 2005 R2 instance running with a few VMs.
> I have setup a new Windows 2008 host w/ HyperV installed. Now how can I
> migrate my VS2005 VMs over to the new HyperV host? Any help would be much
> appreciated!
>
> TIA!