Best practice migration 10.4.11 G4 PPC to Intel server

We are ready to upgrade our aging server to a new Intel system. I am wondering the easiest approach. The current server is not running the Universal 10.4. I don't believe there is any viable option that doesn't require lots of hands on rebuilding to move from 10.4 PPC to 10.4 Universal. If that is true, I figure the best route might be to upgrade to 10.5.1. Can I take a backup drive and do this on the Intel machine? I am thinking it will not go for this and I likely have to upgrade on a PPC system and then clone that over to the Intel. Will the format of the drive effect this? I am thinking it will in which case I am thinking my only solution is the topicdesk tool for migrating email as the rest will not be a big hassle. Thanks for any thoughts!

Paul,
I tested this on a borrowed Intel workstation, so I was only able to run it for about a day or so. In that short time I did not encounter any problems.
The GUID Partition table is available in Disk Utility (Applications/Utilities). Select the hard disk, then the Partition tab should appear. Select the number of partitions then click options. You will see the GUID as one of the options.
You can use CCC to clone from a boot drive to another disk. Before I started cloning, I turned off all services and disconnected the network cable.
It seems like Leopard loads all the files it needs to run on an Intel box.
As long as the target disk has enough space, it does not have to match the size of the source drive. It's generally best, to erase the target disk before cloning.
One last thing, if you are trying to upgrade a production server, I would use CCC to clone the current 10.4.x set up to a disk image. That way you have something to fall back to if anything goes wrong.
Let me know how it goes.
Henry

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