How to Migrate to a New Server with Different Hardware Easily?
How to migrate to a new server with different hardware easily?
I’m going to show you how to migrate server to new hardware with two powerful Windows Server migration tools separately:
Move server to new hardware with Windows Server Backup
Transfer server to new hardware via AOMEI Backupper Server
Move server to new hardware with Windows Server Backup
Windows Server Backup (WSB) is a backup and recovery tool for Windows Servers which was first introduced in Windows Server 2008. Since it is not installed by default, you need to install it by yourself. Go Server Manager > Add roles and features and follow the Add Roles and Features Wizard to finish the installation.
To move server to new hardware, you need to perform bare metal recovery with the help of WSB. Learn detailed server migration steps below. Take Windows Server 2012 as an example:
1. Run Windows Server Backup on the old server machine and create a backup for bare metal recovery. It is recommended to backup to an external hard drive or network location, so you can access it on the new server machine.
2. Boot the new server with Windows Server 2012 installation media. Select language, time and currency preferences. Then, click Repair your computer.
3. Select Troubleshoot > Advanced options > System Image Recovery. Then, select the operating system you wish to recover.
4. In the “Re-image your computer” screen, select the system image you want to restore and click Next.
Tips:
The most recent image is selected by default. You may choose another one by clicking Select a system image. In the next screen, you can choose from the list or click the Advanced button to search for an image on the network.
If the system image is saved on an external drive, connect it to the new server and click Refresh.
5. If you have no problems with the disk format or partition, you can click Next at the “Choose additional restore options” page.
6. Click Finish and then Yes to confirm reimaging your computer. The restore process will begin and could take from a few minutes to a few hours.
Note: The operating system may fail to boot on your new server because of dissimilar hardware of CPU, motherboard or HDD controller. To fix it, you can install additional drivers required for the hardware configuration on your new server.
Transfer server to new hardware via AOMEI Backupper Server
The whole process of performing bare metal recovery with WSB seems complicated and error-prone. Besides, you may encounter boot issue after restoring to a new server. Is there a superior way to migrate to a new server? AOMEI Backupper Server is the answer.
It supports both Windows PC operating systems (Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP) and Windows Server operating systems (Windows Server 2016/2012/2008/2003, etc).
There are four types of backup available: System/Disk/Partition/File Backup.
With the Universal Restore feature, you can restore the image files to dissimilar hardware without concerning about boot failure!
Learn how to perform Windows Server 2012 backup and restore to different hardware via AOMEI Backupper Server below:
1. Connect a USB drive to the old server machine. Install and run AOMEI Backupper Server to create bootable media with it.
2. Click “Backup” and select “System Backup” to backup the operating system. It is recommended to choose a network location to save the backup image.
3. Connect the bootable USB flash drive to the new server machine. Boot from the USB by changing boot order in BIOS.
4. You’ll see loaded AOMEI Backupper Server once login. Click “Restore” and then “Select Image File”.
5. Select “Share/NAS” > “Add Network Location”. Type the network path for the system image and click “OK”. Type username and password if it is needed.
6. Navigate to the image file, select the right image and click “OK”.
7. Select “Restore this system backup” and tick “Restore system to other location” in the bottom.
8. Select the drive on the new server as the restoration destination and click “Next”.
9. In the “Operation Summary” page, preview the operation to be executed. Then, tick “Universal Restore” and click “Start Restore”.
Notes:
If your new server is using an SSD, you can tick “SSD Alignment” to optimize the performance of the SSD.
After restoring, you may need to install drivers on the new server, such as graphics card driver, audio driver, NIC driver. And then the target computer can be used normally.
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