How to move Sims to a new server yet keep it there?

[Sonic007]

My Windows 2008 Sims server has broken, yet works. Some failed raid drives and Windows messup. I can use Sims but Windows is not allowing shares or services to work properly.

So this works but not well.

 

I can access the sims server and simsroot directory and have backups of the sql database.

 

I’d quite like to create a new Win 2008 VM and install Sims.

 

Can I do it and have both incase it messes up?

 

So keep the original and port everything to new server and once happy then decommission the dodgy sims server?

 

Or do I have to Un-attach the database and backup all passwords and everything?

I’ve not done this with sims so would appreciate your views and how to proceed.

 

Thankyou.

Edited October 6, 2019 by Sonic007

[3s-gtech]

You can run both - that’s pretty much how you should do an upgrade, but be clear on the switchover point as that is when the change to live data will occur - and there’s risk of data loss if people connect to the wrong instance and change anything in there. Best to isolate the old machine or put SQL into single user mode.

[fiza]

Why create a new 2008 VM? It's end of support in January 2020 isn't it?

[Sonic007]

Just because thats the current environment this server is built around on the physical machine.

 

I'm creating a new network after Christmas.