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Easy migration with Ghost??????
Can anyone help me out here? I am getting ready to implement a new server. I need this server to basically be the same as my current server except that its on brand new hardware. I am running IIS and numerous things that I don't want to have to reconfigure. I have a copy of Norton Ghost 2003. Can I make a ghost image of this server and transfer it? I know the hardware is different (IBM xSeries 340 to 235), however I'm going to turn around and upgrade to W2K3 so I'm not horribly worried about drivers, they should get fixed with the OS upgrade. I just really want to move all my configurations to the new box. Can anyone offer any words of wisdom on this? Thanks!!!
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KaliKoder, Thanks for the suggestions! You've done this before I take it. Have you ever used the Microsoft FSMigrate tool? Would it be cleaner? What about veritas and a backup? What about removing the server from the domain? Does sysprep do that or should I do it manually? I'm just researching my options. I have to do this Saturday!!! I was going to hand reconfigure everything but decided that would be quite a bit of work!! Thanks for the help!!!!
Hello NARoberts,
- Yes I have done it before :o)
- The MS FS Migration tool, I have never used it, but its mainly used for File and Print Server migration, Is this server a File and Print Server also ? I thought its only a web server. If it is a File Server, you would need to check on permissions for the share on the new server, you might also have to redo the shares on the new server. What I recommend, is to Ghost the way I mentioned, and then run the FS Migration tool. More information available at: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/upgrading/nt4/tooldocs/msfsc.mspx
- Yes Veritas Backup can also do it, however, in that case you would need to build the new server first, with just the base OS, and then restore data on top of it from Tapes. You would need to check Veritas site on how to do this, if you cant find it let me know of your Veritas backup software (BackupExec 8, 9 , Netbackup ? etc) and I can point you to it.
- Sysprep instructions recommend that you remove the server from domain first, before you sysprep. However if you dont, sysprep would do it anyways for you.
Good Luck!
- Yes I have done it before :o)
- The MS FS Migration tool, I have never used it, but its mainly used for File and Print Server migration, Is this server a File and Print Server also ? I thought its only a web server. If it is a File Server, you would need to check on permissions for the share on the new server, you might also have to redo the shares on the new server. What I recommend, is to Ghost the way I mentioned, and then run the FS Migration tool. More information available at: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/upgrading/nt4/tooldocs/msfsc.mspx
- Yes Veritas Backup can also do it, however, in that case you would need to build the new server first, with just the base OS, and then restore data on top of it from Tapes. You would need to check Veritas site on how to do this, if you cant find it let me know of your Veritas backup software (BackupExec 8, 9 , Netbackup ? etc) and I can point you to it.
- Sysprep instructions recommend that you remove the server from domain first, before you sysprep. However if you dont, sysprep would do it anyways for you.
Good Luck!
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KaliKoder,
Thanks for the help! Yes, this is a file/print/IIS/AD server!! I only had 3 to work with! Thanks for all your suggestions, I think I have what I need now. I just wanted to verify stuff before I started!!!!!
Thanks for the help! Yes, this is a file/print/IIS/AD server!! I only had 3 to work with! Thanks for all your suggestions, I think I have what I need now. I just wanted to verify stuff before I started!!!!!
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