Greetings! We would like to upgrade our finance server 2K3 to 2K8.
But that upgrade requires an upgrade from FRS to DFS.
Since this can cause issues we'd like to test it first on our new server in two VMs.
Our new server has ESXi 5 installed on it.
The 2K3 is on VMW4.
My question involves creating an image of the 2K3 in VMW4 and deploying that to an ESXi 5 VM.
Ultimately our new 2K8 finance server will reside on VMw5.
I guess an image is the way to go? If so any thoughts on what image software to use and the process or pitfalls.
I bought the "Mastering VMWare vSphere 5" but there is absolutely nothing about creating an image of a server in one VM and deploying it to another.
Thanks in advance