Migrate Existing Windows Server 2003 to Parallels Desktop VM

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ddfrye

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Has anyone tried to migrate an existing Windows Server 2003 (Standard, 32bit) machine to a Parallels Desktop VM? Will Parallels Desktop run such a server OS in the first place? Will Parallels Transporter work to migrate this OS?
 
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I have attempted it, but migrating the server using Parallels Transporter failed every time. I have now installed Windows 2003 SBS Server onto an Xserve running the latest version of Parallels, so far it is working very well. I am currently in the process of manually shifting all of the data over. If you do manage to successfully migrate using the Transporter, you will need a new activation from Microsoft.
 
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Robbiesaviour said:
I have attempted it, but migrating the server using Parallels Transporter failed every time. I have now installed Windows 2003 SBS Server onto an Xserve running the latest version of Parallels, so far it is working very well. I am currently in the process of manually shifting all of the data over. If you do manage to successfully migrate using the Transporter, you will need a new activation from Microsoft.
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It's good to know someone has at least gotten the OS to run as a VM in Parallels Desktop. It's too bad about Transporter not working to migrate it.
 
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ddfrye said:
It's good to know someone has at least gotten the OS to run as a VM in Parallels Desktop. It's too bad about Transporter not working to migrate it.
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Hi ddfrye,

You shouldn't have any problem while migrating Windows 2003 as it's supported by Parallels Transporter Agent:

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Follow this article for migration steps: http://kb.parallels.com/115007

Thanks,
Looran
 
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