Quick question: Are cold migrations still the way to go in a P2V?

[esuarez78]

Quick question:  Are cold migrations still the way to go when converting P2V on servers that SQL databases?  I'm looking for a quick answer/explination & possible link for documentation...well and any other help you can provide.  Thanks.

[a_p_]

For SQL server - or basically every server with "dynamic" data - I recommend to either cold convert or at least stop the services to ensure data consistency.

André

[esuarez78]

Thanks Andre.

The cold convert is via a boot CD correct? If so, where would I download the boot CD from?  Is it free like the standalone converter?

[a_p_ · Accepted solution]

The latest VMware vCenter Converter BootCD is part of the VMware vCenter Server 4.0 Update 3 and module. I'm not sure whether this is included/accessible with e.g. the vSphere Evaluation

André

[a_p_]

... you may also want to take a look at http://sanbarrow.com/moa.html and build your own Converter CD.

André