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<div>Hi Alberto,<br /><br />RT doesn't really care if it is running on a physical server or a virtual one, so I would say you should start with getting a good solid OS install on Hyper-V. Make sure it meets your performance requirements and has the require RT components on it and running properly and securely. Then perform the typical RT data migration:<br /><br />1. Install RT in your preferred way - binary package for your distro, if available or tarball<br /><br />2. Configure RT to your environment and test it<br /><br />3. Use whatever tools that come with your database to dump the database and move that database dump to the new RT system<br /><br />4. On the new RT system drop the current database - to get rid of the basic test database - and then create a blank new RT database. Make sure you use the same database name as it was previously (whatever database name you dropped)<br /><br />4. Import the data (again with the database tools) and perform the required RT upgrade steps - see the included (with the software) RT README and UPGRADE instructions<br /><br />5. Test your new RT instance and make sure the data converted properly and that it is working as expected<br /><br />The above steps assume that this is a test environment and that your current production will still be running. Therefore, you will most likely have to repeat steps 3-5 again once you are satisfied with your tests and you want to perform the actual migration. <br /><br />I should also add that the above steps are an outline. There are many other little steps that a person will need to perform to prepare the system for RT, ensure the database is running correctly and securely, perform a proper database dump to ensure the data is consistent and other typical Linux system management and database management tasks. There is a lot of documentation about processes like these on the RT wiki. If you haven't spent any time there, you should - there is many years worth of knowledge there. <br /><br />Hope this helps to get you started. <br /><br />Mike </div>
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<div>Thanks for your responses. It sounds that the
better option is to build a new VM (Hyper-V Supported). Some
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<div>* When I build the VM, what type of configuration must I
do? Is it just the OS, or do I also install RT (what
version)?</div>
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<div>* What directories (objects) must I backup, in
order to properly restore to the new VM?<br/></div>
<div>* Do any of you have the process documented, I remember
reading that some of you have done this a zillion times
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<div>Thanks,</div>
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<div>Hi Alberto,<br/>
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We use RT on Hyper-V. We built a new VM instance and performed a
data migration for our physical implementation. We did this because
our flavor and version of Linux was not supported well on Hyper-V.
The newer kernels are pretty good and I saw very good performance.
Basically make sure your distro supports the synthetic drivers for
hyper-v and you will be good to go.<br/>
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<div>All,</div>
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<div>I have a physical server running RT, and I want to virtualize
it to Hyper-V. Can some provide some guidance on what will
the best process to follow? Or, are there any potential
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<div>Thanks,<br clear="all"/>
AVazquez</div>
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