Imaging 2008 server

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Hello,

I am trying to image a 2008 server R2 that has been a little difficult to convert to VM.
I am not sure I am posting in the appropriate area of the forum.
My first attempt was to download Backup and Recovery for Servers.
But I failed to understand how I create a .tib file to convert with VMware converter.
Is this the right product? I used Acronis a long time ago when it was a single product that worked on workstations and servers. Now I am a little lost...
I should mention that the server in question cannot have downtime so I would have to create the .tib file without any service interruptions...
Thanks,

Ozz.

Sat, 06/09/2012 - 19:14
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Vmware converter doesn't support .tib files created by new (or even not so new) version of Acronis. But you can install Backup and Recovery for Server, create a backup of the server and then recover it , specifying 'new virtual machine' as a destination, e.g. as a 'set of files' of vmware workstation type.

"cannot have downtime" is quite a loose term without measurable consequences of actually having it.

Sun, 06/10/2012 - 15:36