It is better to create a new VM, install the Windows Server OS (operating system), deploy a Domain Controller (DC) Role, synchronize a new DC with your main DC, demote your old main DC, remove the old DC from Active Directory (AD) Site & Services, and, finally, remove the old domain controller.
Physical computers that should not be convertedĭomain controller that is running on a physical server. Let’s take a look at when physical computers shouldn’t be converted, what issues may occur, and how to avoid possible issues. The conversion of a physical computer to a virtual machine is also known as P2V conversion. General P2V Conversion Features and Recommendations Read to decide which tool best suits your needs. Today’s blog post explains which servers should be converted and tools that can be used for converting physical machines to Hyper-V virtual machines.
Hyper-V is a hardware virtualization platform provided by Microsoft.
For this reason, companies that have physical servers often want to convert at least some of them to virtual machines. Virtualization provides an expansive list of advantages including easy migration, rational consumption of resources, scalability, etc. By Michael Bose How to Convert a Physical Machine to Hyper-V VM
