I have been trying to clone a Windows 2003 Standard or 2003 Enterprise Server Running IIS 6.0 and Complus Server Applications. I would like to complete a P2V where in, I copy the server and then change the machine name and settings using the sysprep functionality in tandem with the Vmware converter clone process. Each and every time of me doing this process I have been unsuccessful in regards to getting the website to function in its entirety. The converter tool with Sysprep has done its job of completly converting the machine so that it boots up and turns on. However when I try to access the local website I encounter a page cannot be displayed. I also encounter an error message that states the SID ID's do not match when I execute and IISreset. It further goes on to say that the site does successfully restart.

Here is what I noticed, After doing the conversion.

The IWAM and IUSER accounts were not renamed to match the machine name after the clone was completed.
I had to reapply the correct IUSR account to the Authentication and access control on default website and other sites, after I renamed it to match the new IUSR and IWAM accounts.

After doing all of this, I did an IISreset, and IIS still would not come up. I think it has to do with the metabase being out of sync.

Has anyone cloned an IIS 6.0 web server and changed the machine names during the clone? Are there steps out there that Microsoft has provided in regards to how to clone an IIS 6.0 server to a new machine with a different machine name.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks ALL.