I am totally new to sharepoint so please explain (or link) like I am five. I have done a virtual to virtual migration of a sharepoint server from Hyper-V to ESXi. Right now I get "cannot connect to the configuration database" when I try to access sharepoint. The server name is the same. Different IP\MAC addr. I did not do the original install and the server is not in production, but it would be wonderful to have it working.
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Does the old server still exist? Try to create a sql alias that points to the "old" server name on all servers in the farm to the current SQL server.– MikeCommented Jan 27, 2014 at 20:24
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By 'server name' are you referring to the URL to access the SharePoint site or the machine name of the server itself?– Dave WiseCommented Jan 27, 2014 at 20:25
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The old server does exist, but it is on a different domain on the same physical network.– PhilosopheneCommented Jan 27, 2014 at 20:26
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@DaveWise By server name, I mean the name of the server.– PhilosopheneCommented Jan 27, 2014 at 23:04
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if you have the SQL Alias then its pretty easy.
If you dont setup the SQL alias then its long way....
- Install the SharePoint on new server, same patches
- Run the Config wizard and create new Config DB.
- Now create new web applications & services App.
- Now restore the Content DB from Old farm SQL server to new Farm SQL Server.Link
Few good resrources:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/7b784ac2-bbdb-4c80-ae93-3b457c8a5e5c/move-sharepoint-2010-farm-to-new-server?forum=sharepointadminprevious
answered Jan 27, 2014 at 22:42
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Since I used a V2V conversion from Hyper-V to ESXi, the server install and data are already installed on the 'new' machine. It is essentially the same machine on different virtual hardware. Commented Jan 27, 2014 at 23:03