I have written backup/restore scripts for the console database and associated files that should make transferring simple.
Just do a basic install on the new machine then restore from the backup cabinet on the new machine; the new server instance will need to have the ELS license added to it separately since my scripts don't pick that up, but that's the main thing you'd need to do by hand.
Grab the scripts by registering with a Google account at http://groups.google.com/group/gss-scripts