Depends on whether the p2v process is vss aware. If you don't KNOW the answer is yes, I'd recommend you stop them.
Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Shih, Henry [mailto:hms...@ci.livermore.ca.us] Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 1:23 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: P2V on Exchange 2003 Are there any issues or problems while performing VMware P2V on the physical Exchange server? Do you have to stop the Exchange databases before the P2V? Thanks. Henry Shih System Administrator www.ci.livermore.ca.us<http://www.ci.livermore.ca.us>