We need technical support migrating Avaya IP Office SE from physical server to VM

[atcphone]

We are a long time Avaya partner looking for technical support migrating Avaya IP Office SE from a physical server to a VM. Looking through forums here I don't much recent discussion on this topic. Does anyone have any experience with IPO virtualization? We're looking to either pay someone to consult or subcontract out the work, if possible. Any tips you might have are welcome, too.

Thanks!

 

[derfloh]

Did it once. Using the backup/restore procedure didn't work for me. So I migrated everything manually but it worked well.

 

[Menniss]

I agree with derfloh the backup/restore procedure should work but its challenging.

We have done this a few times and, in my experience, its simpler to build the new virtual server and copy the configs over. Quicker in the long run and it gives you a chance to have a cleaner build. Make sure the new build is exactly the same version as the existing one.

Upgrade after if you want to upgrade.