The document outlines procedures for migrating between different versions of Windows Server, with a focus on cluster migrations and requirements for service packs. It includes guidance on building virtual machines in the cloud and provides links to additional resources for specific migration scenarios. The target environments for migration can be on-premises or various cloud solutions.

1. Lai Yoong Seng
Senior Consultant | MVP Hyper-V
Yoongseng.lai@infrontconsulting.com | Infront
http://www.ms4u.info

2. Scenario

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13 Windows 2000
30 Windows Server 2003
31 Windows Server 2003 R2
44 Windows Server 2008
47 Windows Server 2008 R2
56 Windows Server 2012
69 Windows Server 2012 R2

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10. Migration Between Two Multi-Node Clusters
In-Place Migration

11. Source Cluster Node OS Target Cluster Node OS
Windows Server 2008 SP2 Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 R2
Note: The Windows Server 2012 Cluster Migration Wizard requires that the latest
service packs be installed on the source clusters. Windows Server 2008 clusters are
required to be upgraded to Service Pack 2 prior to migration. Windows Server 2008
R2 clusters are required to be upgraded to Service Pack 1 prior to migration.

12. Build Virtual Machine in the Cloud
Migrating an Existing Virtual Machine

13. 80/443
Cloud Service
VPN Tunnel
SQL DB Mirroring / AlwaysOn
Distributed Filesystem Replication ( DFS-R )
Xcopy / Robocopy based Deployments

14. LB
80/443
Cloud Service 1
Cloud Service 2WEB
SQL
AD/DNS
Corp Users
VPN Tunnel

15. Windows Server
2012 R2
Microsoft
Azure
Cloud OS
Network
Evaluate options for each
application and workload
Target | Destinations
On-Premises | Cloud (IaaS, SaaS, PaaS)
4. Migrate3. Target2. Assess1. Discover

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Virtual
Lai’s Blog
Q&A
Step b Step- AD Migration:-
http://blogs.technet.com/b/canitpro/archive/20
14/04/02/step-by-step-active-directory-
migration-from-windows-server-2003-to-
windows-server-2012.aspx
Migrate Hyper-V to Windows Server 2012 R2:-
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/dn486799.aspx
Migrate Vmware to Azure:-
http://blogs.technet.com/b/canitpro/archive/20
14/07/15/step-by-step-migrating-from-
vmware-to-windows-azure.aspx
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