Converting .TIB file to Virtual Machine for SBS 2000

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We used Acronis Backup & Recovery for SBS to make an .ISO (burned to CD) & .TIB file (saved to external Drive) for the complete SBS 2000 Server . We would like to turn this into a Virtual Machine preferably using VMWare Workstation 8 that is installed on Windows 7 Pro 64-bit laptop.

We have read through the Acronis & VMWare forums, but found nothing specific to these (2) products. What are the specific steps to accomplish our goal?

Thank you!

Mon, 07/30/2012 - 16:18
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Install Agent Core, Agent for Windows and Management console on a physical machine ( may be the host (Windows 7 Pro) , another workstation VM or any other. Run product, choose 'recover', select 'new virtual machine' and 'vmware workstation' type. Universal Restore will apply necessary drivers.
Link to the topic in the userguide - http://www.acronis.com/support/documentation/ABR11/index.html#5076.html

The only thing that can prevent this - is if it's impossible to install the product on a workstation OS with SBS key. So you have to either get trial workstation key or create a fresh SBS installation only to run this conversion.

Mon, 07/30/2012 - 17:59
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Thank you for the reply. On Win7 host, I tried installing the SBS version and installing the Agents but even with an SBS key or Workstation trial key it would not install. I downloaded the Workstation trial, and it only has the Agent for Windows.

I was curious what you meant by creating a fresh SBS installation- do you mean creating a VM using SBS as the guest OS? Then follow with installing the Acronis Agents?

Thank you.

Tue, 07/31/2012 - 19:36
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and it only has the Agent for Windows.

It's normal. You can restore to a 'new vm' in 'vmware workstation' format with this agent. Agent for Hyper-V/for ESX is needed only if you recover to a new VM on a virtualization host that is managed by it.

I was curious what you meant by creating a fresh SBS installation

Yes. I suggested it because it's better than installing workstation trial on the host because trial will expire in 15 days.

As SBS version includes Universal Restore, other possibility is extract drivers (after you install the product, they are located in program files/common files/Acronis/...?/DriversPack/...? ) that are used by Universal Restore in convertion process, boot the new VM from bootable media and apply them to restore with UR.

Wed, 08/01/2012 - 03:15