Hey everyone, I need to move my two virtualized domain controllers to different physical servers. I could shut them down and transfer them, but I wanted to get your thoughts on the best approach. Have any of you done this before? Are there any specific tools to help with the migration? I have Veeam and I'm not sure if it can assist. Also, if you can think of any potential pitfalls I should watch out for, that would be great! Just to note, I'm using Hyper-V. Thanks!
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A solid approach is to keep one controller online while you migrate the other. This way, you maintain some functionality even during the move.
It might not be best practice, but I’ve live migrated DCs from Hyper-V to Hyper-V without any issues using the built-in tools. Just make sure your setup can handle it.
Why not just power down one, move it, and once it’s up, do the same for the other? Seems straightforward and should be manageable.
It really depends on your hypervisor and its migration capabilities. I still use VMware and don’t have the license for live migration, so I do it the way you described: shut one down, move it, then power it back on, letting it run for a bit to check for errors. It worked fine for me, though I learned the hard way about a 2TB thick provisioned VHD on my first move—it took forever!
Yeah, that’s a good idea! I’m just being extra cautious with this.