Restoring Servers - to dissimilar hardware

[Guest Mrpush]

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]

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

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> 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]

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

>

>