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Need to replace server, need advice

Asked by: jeffschick
Hello,
We have consistently been having issues with our PERC cards on our Dell PE2950 and 1950s. We are considering replacing the server in hopes to get away from the constantly failing perc cards. Do you know of any really reliable servers that do not fail? And, if we were to upgrade, would it be possible to transfer our Server 2003 license and also to get our programs and settings on the new server without reinstalling everything from scratch? We currently use BackupExec System Restore 8 on the server. Thanks!
Jeff

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2012-02-22 at 15:45:31ID27600091
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