I have the same question as WaynardS, except I have a 5.0 vCenter server/database that I want to move to a new VM. I would like to change the OS (currently 2008, move to 2012 R2) and SQL (currently SQL 2008, move to SQL 2012 R2). We are using a distributed switch, which complicates things as well. So the question is, can I just build the new VM/SQL server, backup the 5.0 DB and move it to the new machine, restore it in the new version of SQL and install 5.5 pointing to that DB and all will work (assuming I brought over the SSL certs and kept the same name/IP address for the vCenter server)? If I don't move the ADAM database, is it just security permissions that are lost or do lose anything else? Isn't licensing info in there as well?
Thanks,
Bob