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I have never done it but this article tells you how to do the remote install which is pretty common.

This article tells you how to move the database to another machine. Presumably this would allow you to migrate between both methods.

Personally I would try to pick the option you are hoping to stick with because in my experience with microsoft, installation instructions are more reliable than migration instructions.

jimconstable
Thanks for the extra resources. I had figured that the moving the database back end would be very similar to just restoring a database and re-pointing the service, and this confirmed that notion was correct.
Wes