I came across a customer where 10 servers were still running on windows 2000 server
I used VMware vSphere 5.5 so you can’t use VMware convert 5 or higher because windows 2000 isn’t supported anymore.
here are the steps i made
- make sure all the windows 2000 server are on SP4 (http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=4127) and Update rollup 1 (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=18997)
- make sure you stop service that can cause problems ( antivirus, SQL, exchange, oracle,..)
- install VMware convertor 4.0.1 on your windows 2000 server
- install sysprep tools on the sever where you installed convertor
- 2003 : Path : C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersApplication DataVMwareVMware vCenter Converter Standalonesysprep2k
- 2008 : C:ProgramDataVMwareVMware vCenter Converter Standalonesysprep2k
- start to convert your machine but chose local machine to workstation image. place the image on a shared disk over the network not on local disk since the windows 2000 disks might be too small.
- on another pc over you can use the vcenter server, install the VMware convertor 5.x
- start the convertor 5.x and chose workstation image to vcenter server and import them into vcenter server
- edit the settings from the VM (more RAM, correct Nic assignment but leave the CPU alone since you might run into activate OS again)
- start the vm and install vmware tools for better VGA, memory and input tools performance
- uninstall unnecessary drivers and hidden hardware
hope this helps some one but you don’t run into much windows 2000 server now a days.
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