Consolidation is a highly touted benefit of Microsoft Virtual Server. Being able to merge five or more older servers into one new one saves energy and frees up needed rack space or floor space. What's confusing is how to consolidate in the right way. In order to boost the odds for success, you have to address the nitty-gritty technical details and create a step-by-step plan for before and after the physical migration.
Migrating a computer into Virtual Server is typically done with Microsoft's Virtual Server Migration Toolkit, or VSMT. Microsoft has provided detailed instructions on how to use VSMT, so rather than recapitulate those instructions here, this article will be about the other things you need to do before, during and after a migration.
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