In Part 1 of this series, I delved into the installation of the
dom0 and domU. In this, Part 2, I deal with data migration from a standalone system (the system being migrated into the virtual environment) to a newly created DomU (a new virtual machine which is going to replace the stand-alone system).
Migration Methods
When it comes to data migration, it can be said that just like any other system admin’s tasks, only your imagination can pose limitations on how you may approach the assignment. This essentially means that your creativity in tackling this task depends on the following:
- Your understanding of the system being migrated and the environment around it.
- The tools that you have on hand.
Depending on the understanding I have, I pondered for a while on how to approach the task. Then, I concluded that I could either migrate the whole stand-alone system (migrate the whole system) as it is; or simply migrate fundamental roles’ related data (migrate only necessary services’ related data).
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