Move Exchange 2010 SP2 from Physical to Virtual

I am currently running Exchange 2010 on a server which is hugely underutilised so am hoping to virtualize Exchange and other servers on this machine.
What is the best way to move/convert Exchange?
I will require this machine to be reinstalled with Server 2008 R2 server core to run only Hyper-V.
I thought of backing up (to multiple locations, just in case!!), reinstalling the server with core + Hyper-V, then restoring the backup to a new VM.
Or should I use the Sysinternals Disk2vhd tool first. Convert to VHD, then reinstall server with core and add the VHD as a new VM?
The Exchange databases and logs are on a separate RAID 5 array which would be left untouched so would making this disk available to the Exchange VM would allow it to continue where it left off after the server was restored from backup to the new VM?
I also read it is not recommended to use P2V tools with Exchange, but since I am required to reinstall the machine what choice do I have? In that case should I install Exchange on another server, move all databases and users to that server, reinstall old server,
install Exchange VM, then move all databases and users onto the new VM?
The more I think about this, the more my head spins, so any insight is appreciated.
Thanks.

hi,
>>>Could I do all this reconfiguration using a trial license on the other server?
Details of products and services, you can contact Microsoft product and service center.
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/contact_microsoft_customer_serv?&fr=1
hope can help you
thanks,
castin
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