Guest scale Posted December 5, 2007 Posted December 5, 2007 Simple question when you create an ASR set for a server it wants to create a floppy disk(s). Can you change this so you can have it create it to a usb thumb drive instead? Alot of of hte newer servers dont have floppy drives at all and i want to be able to utilize the ASR features on our new servers. is there an option to create these elsewhere? Everything i have read says you need a floppy disk to create the ASR set.
Guest John John Posted December 5, 2007 Posted December 5, 2007 Re: Windows Server 2003 ASR Creation....do you need a floppy You can create the backup set without creating the floppy diskette but you cannot initiate an ASR Restore without the floppy diskette. The ASR restoration process will only work with the floppy diskette, it will not work with any other media source. You can fit a floppy to the server or use a USB floppy drive, or use another disaster recovery solution. HOW TO: Re-Create a Missing Automated System Recovery Floppy Disk in Windows Server 2003 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325854 John scale wrote: > Simple question > > when you create an ASR set for a server it wants to create a floppy disk(s). > > Can you change this so you can have it create it to a usb thumb drive > instead? Alot of of hte newer servers dont have floppy drives at all and i > want to be able to utilize the ASR features on our new servers. > > is there an option to create these elsewhere? Everything i have read says > you need a floppy disk to create the ASR set.
Guest scale Posted December 5, 2007 Posted December 5, 2007 Re: Windows Server 2003 ASR Creation....do you need a floppy great...thanks...that was the exact answer i was looking for. Time to find me a USB floppy :) Thank you "John John" wrote: > You can create the backup set without creating the floppy diskette but > you cannot initiate an ASR Restore without the floppy diskette. The ASR > restoration process will only work with the floppy diskette, it will not > work with any other media source. You can fit a floppy to the server or > use a USB floppy drive, or use another disaster recovery solution. > > HOW TO: Re-Create a Missing Automated System Recovery Floppy Disk in > Windows Server 2003 > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325854 > > John > > scale wrote: > > > Simple question > > > > when you create an ASR set for a server it wants to create a floppy disk(s). > > > > Can you change this so you can have it create it to a usb thumb drive > > instead? Alot of of hte newer servers dont have floppy drives at all and i > > want to be able to utilize the ASR features on our new servers. > > > > is there an option to create these elsewhere? Everything i have read says > > you need a floppy disk to create the ASR set. >
Guest John John Posted December 5, 2007 Posted December 5, 2007 Re: Windows Server 2003 ASR Creation....do you need a floppy You're welcome. Be sure to test the USB floppy drive to be sure that it works properly during the text mode setup portion of the Server 2003 setup. I'm not 100% sure about server 2003 but with XP not all USB drives are compatible: A connected USB floppy disk drive does not work when you press F6 to install mass storage drivers during the Windows XP installation process http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916196 If it doesn't work for the F6 routine it wont work for F2 and ASR. The article mentions Windows XP but I believe the same may also apply to Server 2003. John scale wrote: > great...thanks...that was the exact answer i was looking for. Time to find me > a USB floppy :) > > Thank you > > "John John" wrote: > > >>You can create the backup set without creating the floppy diskette but >>you cannot initiate an ASR Restore without the floppy diskette. The ASR >>restoration process will only work with the floppy diskette, it will not >>work with any other media source. You can fit a floppy to the server or >>use a USB floppy drive, or use another disaster recovery solution. >> >>HOW TO: Re-Create a Missing Automated System Recovery Floppy Disk in >>Windows Server 2003 >>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325854 >> >>John >> >>scale wrote: >> >> >>>Simple question >>> >>>when you create an ASR set for a server it wants to create a floppy disk(s). >>> >>>Can you change this so you can have it create it to a usb thumb drive >>>instead? Alot of of hte newer servers dont have floppy drives at all and i >>>want to be able to utilize the ASR features on our new servers. >>> >>>is there an option to create these elsewhere? Everything i have read says >>>you need a floppy disk to create the ASR set. >>
Guest Will Sellers Posted December 5, 2007 Posted December 5, 2007 Re: Windows Server 2003 ASR Creation....do you need a floppy I have played with ASR but that gets cumbersome with many servers. Would Backup.exec do the same thing as ASR? "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message news:uAQuHDzNIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > You're welcome. Be sure to test the USB floppy drive to be sure that it > works properly during the text mode setup portion of the Server 2003 > setup. I'm not 100% sure about server 2003 but with XP not all USB drives > are compatible: > > A connected USB floppy disk drive does not work when you press F6 to > install mass storage drivers during the Windows XP installation process > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916196 > > If it doesn't work for the F6 routine it wont work for F2 and ASR. The > article mentions Windows XP but I believe the same may also apply to > Server 2003. > > John > > scale wrote: > >> great...thanks...that was the exact answer i was looking for. Time to >> find me a USB floppy :) >> >> Thank you >> >> "John John" wrote: >> >> >>>You can create the backup set without creating the floppy diskette but >>>you cannot initiate an ASR Restore without the floppy diskette. The ASR >>>restoration process will only work with the floppy diskette, it will not >>>work with any other media source. You can fit a floppy to the server or >>>use a USB floppy drive, or use another disaster recovery solution. >>> >>>HOW TO: Re-Create a Missing Automated System Recovery Floppy Disk in >>>Windows Server 2003 >>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325854 >>> >>>John >>> >>>scale wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Simple question >>>> >>>>when you create an ASR set for a server it wants to create a floppy >>>>disk(s). >>>> >>>>Can you change this so you can have it create it to a usb thumb drive >>>>instead? Alot of of hte newer servers dont have floppy drives at all and >>>>i want to be able to utilize the ASR features on our new servers. >>>>is there an option to create these elsewhere? Everything i have read >>>>says you need a floppy disk to create the ASR set. >>>
Guest John John Posted December 8, 2007 Posted December 8, 2007 Re: Windows Server 2003 ASR Creation....do you need a floppy Yes, and better. John Will Sellers wrote: > I have played with ASR but that gets cumbersome with many servers. > Would Backup.exec do the same thing as ASR? > > "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message > news:uAQuHDzNIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > >>You're welcome. Be sure to test the USB floppy drive to be sure that it >>works properly during the text mode setup portion of the Server 2003 >>setup. I'm not 100% sure about server 2003 but with XP not all USB drives >>are compatible: >> >>A connected USB floppy disk drive does not work when you press F6 to >>install mass storage drivers during the Windows XP installation process >>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916196 >> >>If it doesn't work for the F6 routine it wont work for F2 and ASR. The >>article mentions Windows XP but I believe the same may also apply to >>Server 2003. >> >>John >> >>scale wrote: >> >> >>>great...thanks...that was the exact answer i was looking for. Time to >>>find me a USB floppy :) >>> >>>Thank you >>> >>>"John John" wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>You can create the backup set without creating the floppy diskette but >>>>you cannot initiate an ASR Restore without the floppy diskette. The ASR >>>>restoration process will only work with the floppy diskette, it will not >>>>work with any other media source. You can fit a floppy to the server or >>>>use a USB floppy drive, or use another disaster recovery solution. >>>> >>>>HOW TO: Re-Create a Missing Automated System Recovery Floppy Disk in >>>>Windows Server 2003 >>>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325854 >>>> >>>>John >>>> >>>>scale wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Simple question >>>>> >>>>>when you create an ASR set for a server it wants to create a floppy >>>>>disk(s). >>>>> >>>>>Can you change this so you can have it create it to a usb thumb drive >>>>>instead? Alot of of hte newer servers dont have floppy drives at all and >>>>>i want to be able to utilize the ASR features on our new servers. >>>>>is there an option to create these elsewhere? Everything i have read >>>>>says you need a floppy disk to create the ASR set. >>>> > >
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