Scenario:
Upgrading Windows 2003 File Server to a 2012 Server.
Both on the same VM server.
Setup:
Windows 2003 Server VM instance name FILESERV
FILESERV01.VMDK - C:\ Drive
FILESERV02.VMDK - D:\ Drive where all the files are stored.
Windows 2012 Server VM instance name FILE
One VMDK for the C drive.
Resolution on migrating the files?
Old fashion days you would use xcopy or robocopy to copy/move files while keeping the data info the same.
Being this is a VM environment with one server, could I just detach the FILESERV02.VMDK from the FILESERV instance and then attach it to the FILE instance? I am expecting some modifications to Windows and permissions but would this work?