You have a Windows server on another provider and you have to migrate it to Clouding, this article will save you a lot of time especially if you were planning to move all the data manually. There is the option to create an image of your server and clone it as is to Clouding, this article is applicable to Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2012 and 2016. The only downside of cloning a server this way is that if one day you expand the server disk you will have to extend the partition manually.
Important information
If you need to migrate your Windows server to Clouding, contact our support team first by emailing soporte@clouding.io. In your message, let us know that you need a copy of Paragon to carry out the migration. We’ll send you the software so you can use it during the process.
We will open Paragon and click on the tools button in the upper right corner and click on "Legacy Features":
Then we click on "Smart backup" and accept the first window, select "Disks or partitions" and check the "Basic MBR" of the disk (or disks) we want to add to the image. If we would like to exclude some partition of some disk, we simply uncheck it:
Next, choose where to save the image. It can be on another disk or an FTP server, but the destination must be hosted on Clouding. This will allow us to carry out the migration at no cost.
Select the destination, finish the wizard and apply the changes.
Server migration to Clouding
For us to restore the image to a Clouding server, you must save it on an FTP server hosted in your own Clouding account. This is the procedure we use to carry out the migration.
If you don’t have an FTP server yet, you can follow this guide to set one up quickly on Windows: How to install an FTP server on Windows with FileZilla Server
Once you’ve created the image and it’s available on the FTP server, contact our support team to request the restoration. If you have any questions about the process, get in touch with our support team.