At the end....

This is the link, you need be logged in SpiceWorks.

http://event.on24.com/wcc/r/1157451/C4A0A894122254F096B8B937A0D1905A

any news about the video ?

Are this tools valid for Amazon Glacier too?

It was a Hoax

http://www.infoworld.com/article/3057676/it-management/that-man-who-deleted-his-entire-company-with-a-line-of-code-it-was-a-hoax.html#tk.rss_all

@Dashrender said:

Is that a client server application? i.e. something has to be installed client side as well?

Yes It's the typical Server/Client Application.
Server only works in W2000 W2003 and client in W2000 or Xp.

It's not possible to upgrade because of all the change done in the original model, next version Navison 4.0 can be install in W7 and W2008.

@vmnomad said:

@iroal I am wondering if VMware ThinApp could help you to run Navision Client on W2008

I made the test but It crashes, only solution was use Xp mode in W7.

Now the problem It's what to do with Windows 10 users, Xp mode is not included in W10..

@Dashrender said:

@iroal said:

@Dashrender said:

@iroal said:

@scottalanmiller said:

So the first questions....

1. Can 2003 R2 be updated to 2008 or newer? That might help a lot.
2. Can you retire any of the workloads or update them?
3. Can any of the workloads be moved off of windows?

Unfortunately Navision Attain Server 3.0 can just only be execute in W2003 so the answer to the three questions is no. 8(

If it were me, and I had the install software for Navision, I would try to install it on win2008 server - if it works great, if not, well you know for sure now. In either case, I'm sure you're talking about a piece of software that no longer actually has company support, so the fact that the support documentation says 2003 is not relevant.

I tried but It didn't work, It just work in W2000 or W2003.

Oh wow - that's even more telling about how probably poor the coding is. Sorry Bro.

I've spend days trying to create at least a portable version for Navision Client, and It was impossible.

@vmnomad said:

I have spent a couple of days before I figured out how to P2V W2003 R2 server and put all my steps in a short blog post herelink text

Nice Tutorial, thank you.

@Dashrender said:

@iroal said:

@scottalanmiller said:

So the first questions....

1. Can 2003 R2 be updated to 2008 or newer? That might help a lot.
2. Can you retire any of the workloads or update them?
3. Can any of the workloads be moved off of windows?

Unfortunately Navision Attain Server 3.0 can just only be execute in W2003 so the answer to the three questions is no. 8(

If it were me, and I had the install software for Navision, I would try to install it on win2008 server - if it works great, if not, well you know for sure now. In either case, I'm sure you're talking about a piece of software that no longer actually has company support, so the fact that the support documentation says 2003 is not relevant.

I tried but It didn't work, It just work in W2000 or W2003.

I'll use same key, I'll try to activate via phone, in case It does not work I'll buy a new Oem License in Ebay.

@DustinB3403 said:

@iroal my only question to this is why not P2V the system and reactive the system with a new product key.

Or purchase a 2003 R2 key, and build a new VM and then setup the environment, importing the data etc. Yes you have to spend on licensing, but you have to anyways.

Can I buy an W2003 OEM license or I need a Retail version ?

I've seen W2003 Oem in Ebay

@scottalanmiller said:

So the first questions....

1. Can 2003 R2 be updated to 2008 or newer? That might help a lot.
2. Can you retire any of the workloads or update them?
3. Can any of the workloads be moved off of windows?

Unfortunately Navision Attain Server 3.0 can just only be execute in W2003 so the answer to the three questions is no. 8(

@coliver said:

@iroal said:

@scottalanmiller said:

The problem is that you have lost the license you mean? Windows 2003 can just be virtualized, I believe. No special license needed.

It's an OEM license, so it cannot be used for the virtualization, isn't it?

From my understanding, and past Microsoft officials, you can run the OEM license virtualized as long as it is on the same physical hardware.

It's other server so It's not the same physical hardware

@scottalanmiller said:

The problem is that you have lost the license you mean? Windows 2003 can just be virtualized, I believe. No special license needed.

It's an OEM license, so it cannot be used for the virtualization, isn't it?

Hi.

I've an old server with W2003 R2 installed, in this server we have and old ERP, Navision Attain 3.0, it's still in use for his historic data.

I want to virtualize this machine because have same hardware problems.

The problem are the licences for Windoes 2003 for the virtual machine.

How can I get a W2003 Retail Licence now?

Is there any alternative?

I use Veracrypt, It's fully compatible with Truecrypt.

It's free and very similar to Truecrypt, I use it with Dropbox and Google Drive.

@scottalanmiller

Please let me know when they upload the video.

@Breffni-Potter said:

@iroal said:

Why dual controller are not a risk mitigation?

Here is an expert drawing to illustrate the problem.

How can dual controllers go wrong.

Motherboard is not included in the controller?

@scottalanmiller said:

(dual controllers is not a risk mitigation measure)

Great explication.

Why dual controller are not a risk mitigation?

What's best alternative to this example ?

@Dashrender said:

@MattSpeller said:

Microsoft P2V converter called Disk2VHD. Rips it super quick, does it while logged in to windows, dumps it into a (kind of) convenient format (VHD, mountable in disk management)

100% free, does not need to be installed, application is under 1mb

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/ee656415.aspx

Can you restore that to bare metal?

Yes, you can do it.

There will be problems with the drivers, but nothing that you can resolve.