Move entire database instance to new hard drive

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

Hello Archi,
You cannot move entire instance it would require uninstall.But you can move user and system databases to drive which you desire.
SQl server service restart will be required
Move system databases
http://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/1604/move-all-sql-server-system-databases-at-one-time/
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms345408.aspx
Move user database
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms345483.aspx
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/5c0e5ba5-1e1a-4c38-ac92-3e5c50ac6c7b/moving-database-from-one-drive-to-another-on-same-server
First move user database then system database
Hope this helps
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