Hello All,
Could you please assist me with the best practice to convert an Active Directory Domain Controller, My scenario is as below:
I have 3 nodes works together:
Thanks in advance
I believe this covers what you need
Hi,
Tasks to perform before conversion
To prepare for conversion:
1. If the source is a domain controller, special considerations must be made. VMware does not recommend virtualizing an active domain controller with Converter.
continue reading from the article:
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Convert Hyper-V to VMware VM
A Guide to Converting Hyper-V VMs to VMware by NAKIVO
ARomeo
I really Appreciate your kindly assistance, Very helpful links.
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But in my situation i have a complex DC servers & i would get more benefits if i converted directly instead of creating a new VM if i could know a safe path to convert it. !!
In addition, I have two file servers working in a fail-over cluster (Shared LUN (RDM)) between them. any suggestion about the steps of how to convert them ?
Thanks
Hi,
this AndrewTheGiant answer in the post summarizes the steps on how to virtualize a Windows cluster very clearly.
Or
Using VMware Converter to convert Microsoft Cluster (MSCS) nodes to virtual machines
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Virtualizing existing domain controllers in VMware vCenter Converter
ARomeo