Also note that R2 is not an SP, it is simply an upgrade on top of SP1. So,
while I would still start with a recovery server at R2 if that was what I was
recoverying you can not slipstream R2 into a bootal CD. As such the inplace
upgrade process will need to be run with a Win2K3 SP1 slipstreamed
If I have Win2K3 SP1 server that I want to recover then I build a new Win2K3
server leaving it in a work group. I copy out the hall.dll and ntoskrnl.exe. I
then run the restore. I then copy back those files. My instructions do state to
copy out all the sytem files and then back in but I've never
My original post regarding W2K BMR's was from memory and I recalled for some
reason that the system files weren't copied back immediately after the
system_object restore. I thought that this was because they were locked/owned
by the OS. I checked this morning and realised that this is not the ca
This is interesting, since my experience has been that we have had more success
with W2K than W2K3 (using the copy-out/restore/copy-back you describe). I
always seem to run into a brick wall with the way W2K3 does it's
replace-on-reboot for system files being restored. Maybe I'm trying to copy
While the recovery console could be used you can also choose to copy the files
out, perform the restore and then copy the files back before you reboot. You
only need to use the RC if you forget to copy the files back before you reboot.
I've posted the use of the "in-place" upgrade many times to
We routinely do BMR on AIX and Linux boxes to unlike machines with
success.
Our LAN guys rebuild WIndows and Netware boxes from the install media
and then restore data volumes.
David Ehresman
University of Louisville
>>> "Gill, Geoffrey L." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 9/22/2006 7:15 PM
>>>
>What kind of
Geoff
In my mind, the MS Recovery Console is the key to achieving successful
restores back to dissimilar h/w in the Wintel area. After installing
your vanilla MS OS (that is to be restored over), you need to take a
copy of the OS files that are specific to your h/w. Then, if they are
overwritten w
>What kind of system are you concerned with?
I'm looking for some basic info on all platforms anyone has experience with,
Windows being the biggest concern. After hearing some remarks this morning
in a meeting concerning bringing back a server from scratch, and how long it
took, I'm flabbergasted.
Recovery of Windows to dissimilar hardware is possible. Here are some keys.
1) There is a process called an "In-Place" upgrade. This is a process that is
run by booting to windows installation media after a server has been recovered.
Then you go through the optoins as if to install Windows
Christie BMR claims to be able to do this for at least Windows, and
possibly other platforms. They also support (I believe) Linux and
Solaris. I have seen presentations about their product that looked
impressive, but I have no personal experience with their product. ...Paul
At 11:42 AM 9/
-Geoffrey L. Gill wrote: -
>As it relates to trying to restore a system to "unlike hardware" what
>sort of results does anyone have they might like to share. I've got
>some folks wanting to push this requirement on me and, since I have
>never tested this, I'm not comfortable with it.
What
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