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Target server requirements
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Operating system—Your target operating system will depend on the kind of target
you are using.
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Physical or existing virtual—If your target is a physical server or an existing
virtual server, it can have any of the following Windows operating system
editions.
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Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, Standard, Web, Small Business
Server, Enterprise x64, or Standard x64
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Windows Server 2003 or 2003 R2 Enterprise, Standard, Web, Small
Business Server, Enterprise x64, or Standard x64. Each of the
Windows 2003 operating systems require Service Pack 1 or later.
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Provisioned virtual—If your target will be provisioned (automatically created
during the migration process) you must have a physical host machine where
Storage Mirroring Data Migration can create the new virtual server. Your
physical host machine can be either of the following operating systems.
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Windows 2008 Hyper-V
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VMware ESX 3.01 or later with HotRemove patch #692138 with an
existing virtual machine running Windows Server 2003 or 2003 R2
Enterprise or Standard Edition. The existing virtual must have Storage
Mirroring Data Migration installed and licensed on it before you can
start the migration process. The architecture (32-bit or 64-bit) of the
source and existing virtual must be the same. When you are ready for
cutover the existing virtual will create the new virtual server, mount
disks, format disks, and so on.
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System memory—There are different memory requirements depending on the
system architecture you are using. Be sure you have at least the minimum amount
of memory for your environment. You should consider having at least the
recommended amount of system memory.
Architecture Minimum System Memory Recommended System Memory
32-bit 128 MB At least 512 MB
64-bit 512 MB At least 1024 MB
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Disk space for program files—This is the amount of disk space, approximately
130 MB, needed on the target to hold the Storage Mirroring Data Migration
program files.