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Wed Jul 23 03:21:15 CDT 2008
1. Is it possible without upgrade to Windows 2003? Yes, this is a
physical-to-virtual migation. Can use VMWare Convertor, for example.
2. How to upgrade? Can do in-place upgrade, keeping all settings:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938496
If you use HSM, there will be specifics. Plan carefully, allow for rollback,
test.
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"Mark Bohlsen" <MarkBohlsen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:87F86823-DE58-4477-BCA3-E9639C4E641E@microsoft.com...
>I have a Windows 2000 subordinate CA in my domain that I want to upgrade to
> 2003. I would like to create a VMware virtual Windows 2003 virtual server
> and make it my CA because the physical hardware is old. Is this possible
> without upgrading the 2000 server to 2003? If it's not possible and I
> have
> to upgrade the exisiting server to 2003 along with certificate services,
> what
> steps do I take to make sure I have proper backups of my CA that are
> required
> if the upgrade does not go well for some reason? Any help would greatly
> be
> appreciated.