I'm running SQL Server 2012 over Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 on a Hyper-V host (also on 2008 RS SP1).
I used a fixed sized virtual disk and I don't care for how I allocated the space. So I just wanted to create a new virtual disk, then take the entire instance and move it from the existing VHD to the new one.
Is this possible?
I also researched trying to shrink a VHD -- that seems to be equally as daunting and potentially fraught with issues.
I also looked into moving the entire instance from one server to another (build a new server then move the instance), but what I seemed to find is that this is not supported.
I have a mission-critical database on the SQL Server (though it's not that large), and currently have a test of SharePoint in the same instance. Is this best practice? One instance for all the databases? I was also thinking of using SQL Server as a back end for an Apache web server.
Any ideas? (Thanks in advance!)
Noel Stanford Oveson
ArchiTech89
MCITP, MCTS, CCNA, CCNA Security
Berlin, Germany