I'm a little unsure of the exact sequence to move my Sharepoint 2007 Virtual server from VS2005 to Hyper-V. In my enviroment, my sharepoint machine and SQL machine are on 2 different boxes. SQL 2005 is on Hyper-V and Sharepoint is on Virtual Server 2005. Do I shutdown the SQL VM before I move Sharepoint??? Will the new VM and SQL sync back up without any help?? Also, what happens to the SQL database if the new Sharepoint VM (on Hyper-V) has issues or problems?? Does that make my SQL server out of sync with my old Sharepoint VM??? I have done multiple moves between VS2005 and Hyper-V so I really familiar with the process. I usually keep the old VM around for a while after moving just in case there is a problem. I can always blow away the new VM and crank up the old. Viola! I'm back to square one. Any ideas?? Thanks, Brian

You do *not* need to turn of the SQL server - think of the process as a very long reboot of your web front end server while it comes up on a new HyperV host. I would, however suggest removing the Vistual Seriver Extensions from the WFE before copying the VHD over to the HyperV host - it will make configuring the Integration Services simpler in HyoerV. Good luck!Chris McNulty MCSE/MCTS/MSA/MVTS http://www.kma-llc.net | blog http://blogs.kma-llc.net/microknowledge | twitter @cmcnulty2000