Guest Mrpush Posted April 24, 2008 Posted April 24, 2008 Hi, I really have become bored of rebuilding servers from scratch. By rebuild, I mean formatting & partitioning drives, installing MS 2003 OS (and Oh those patches!), things like server roles, Programs, etc. and all the setting that go with them. In thinking about solutions, I came to the conclusion that I'm not fully sure that a restore can be performed to dissimilar hardware. I'd like to be able to take disk images and just drop them into either like or new server hardware without having to rebuild anything. (I need to spend my time elsewhere) Hence I would have a picture of the server (less user files that may be backed up by other means) and just drop this image on new hardware. If there a complete solution for this without the need to format and partition drives, intall OS, Programs, etc? Thanks much, Mark
Guest Meinolf Weber Posted April 24, 2008 Posted April 24, 2008 Re: Restoring Servers - to dissimilar hardware Hello Mrpush, Look for Windows deployment service or RIS in the the pre windows 2003 SP2 time. WDS http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/9e197135-6711-4c20-bfad-fc80fc2151301033.mspx?mfr=true RIS http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325862 Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm > Hi, > > I really have become bored of rebuilding servers from scratch. > > By rebuild, I mean formatting & partitioning drives, installing MS > 2003 OS (and Oh those patches!), things like server roles, Programs, > etc. and all the setting that go with them. > > In thinking about solutions, I came to the conclusion that I'm not > fully sure that a restore can be performed to dissimilar hardware. > > I'd like to be able to take disk images and just drop them into either > like or new server hardware without having to rebuild anything. (I > need to spend my time elsewhere) > > Hence I would have a picture of the server (less user files that may > be backed up by other means) and just drop this image on new hardware. > > If there a complete solution for this without the need to format and > partition drives, intall OS, Programs, etc? > > Thanks much, > > Mark >
Guest JohnB Posted April 24, 2008 Posted April 24, 2008 Re: Restoring Servers - to dissimilar hardware This works too: http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/ATICW/ Steps to accomplish the restore: http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/ATICW/universal-restore.html "Mrpush" <Mrpush@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8B2A03D5-CA79-478D-ABF5-E01F56921BF3@microsoft.com... > Hi, > > I really have become bored of rebuilding servers from scratch. > > By rebuild, I mean formatting & partitioning drives, installing MS 2003 OS > (and Oh those patches!), things like server roles, Programs, etc. and all > the > setting that go with them. > > In thinking about solutions, I came to the conclusion that I'm not fully > sure that a restore can be performed to dissimilar hardware. > > I'd like to be able to take disk images and just drop them into either > like > or new server hardware without having to rebuild anything. (I need to > spend > my time elsewhere) > > Hence I would have a picture of the server (less user files that may be > backed up by other means) and just drop this image on new hardware. > > If there a complete solution for this without the need to format and > partition drives, intall OS, Programs, etc? > > Thanks much, > > Mark > >
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