I was able to restore a Windows 2003 Server using Bart PE. The only problem I ran into while doing my testing was restoring a non-scsi based client onto scsi-based server hardware. This failed due to drive complications which happens with every backup solution so I wasn't that worried about it.
When I restored the server onto a similar hardware platform the server came up nice and clean and is still running. I have not tried Windows 2000 but I would be interested in helping validate your procedure. David Wilson Network Security Engineer PAETEC Communications, Inc. Voice: (585) 340 8209 Mobile: (585) 259 0963 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian McDonald Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 12:52 PM To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] BartPE for WinNT/Win2K On Wednesday 12 October 2005 11:52, Phil Stracchino wrote: > MaxxAtWork wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'm already using bacula to keep backup of some Unix servers. > > Now I was thinking about extending its usage to create > > bare metal recovery procedures for some Windows workstations. > > > > I read on the bacula documentation about the solution with BartPE kit, > > and I understood that I'd need a Win 2003/XP to create the .iso file. > > However what is not clear to me is whether is possible to use it (together > > with bacula) to backup & restore old Win NT/2K. > > Did anybody try that? > > The BartPE method supports only XP. As far as I know, the only way to > do a bare-metal recovery on an NT/2K system is to boot the system from a > Linux CD such as Knoppix, mount the disk, and perform a raw backup of > the Windows partition, then restore the same way when it needs restoring. Like I said - I've done it with Win2K. It wasn't pretty, and definitely not for the feint of heart, but it worked and didn't cost me $600/server for some imaging software. Yes, I'll do a write up. I don't have the resources to do as broad a testing of the method as some of you do anyway, so I could use some help/validation. :) Brian -- Brian McDonald Never confuse being nice with being a tool. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Power Architecture Resource Center: Free content, downloads, discussions, and more. http://solutions.newsforge.com/ibmarch.tmpl _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Power Architecture Resource Center: Free content, downloads, discussions, and more. http://solutions.newsforge.com/ibmarch.tmpl _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
