How to virtualize a Domain Controller
First off a domain controller is always a scary thing to p2v but it can actually be a fairly straightforward process to complete. In our network our DC’s also have other roles and services installed on them which made the easiest and proper way of just creating a new DC within the virtual environment then demoting and removing the old physical one rather difficult. So p2v was really our only option. If you follow these instructions then you wont go far wrong with p2ving your domain controller. 1/ Investigate your domain controllers services and see if you also have any transactional databases on there as well or anything that may be sensitive to consistancy (such as SQL/Oracle/backup software or AV). 2/ Write down the services that are associated with any DB’s or picky software you mayRead More…