Free SharePoint?

Shuey

@Carnival-Boy Cool, I'll look into that.

If I was going to try a P2V of this server, what would be the best way to go about it?

I could consider a cold clone (the only disc I have available to try this is the VMware cold clone 3.0.3 disc; not sure if that will work or not)
Another option I was considering is installing VMware Standalone Converter, then booting into DSRM mode and performing the P2V. Once the server was successfully converted, I'd shutdown the existing server, fire up the virtual, and make sure the IP was the same.

Thoughts on these options, or other possibilities?

scottalanmiller

Every aspect here sounds more like management not valuing IT the business.

IT isn't a thing, really, it's just another word for business in a situation like this. If it appears that owners don't value IT, that's just a proxy for them not seeing the business as important or viable.

scottalanmiller

@Shuey said in Free SharePoint?:

@Carnival-Boy Cool, I'll look into that.

If I was going to try a P2V of this server, what would be the best way to go about it?

I could consider a cold clone (the only disc I have available to try this is the VMware cold clone 3.0.3 disc; not sure if that will work or not)

Another option I was considering is installing VMware Standalone Converter, then booting into DSRM mode and performing the P2V. Once the server was successfully converted, I'd shutdown the existing server, fire up the virtual, and make sure the IP was the same.

Thoughts on these options, or other possibilities?

The best case scenario is that the P2V jacks AD totally and forces a total rebuild of the environment that allows you to demonstrate to the owners that bad-IT is just another term for "wasting money" and that would give you a chance to start fresh.