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Old 2003 Server Going How do I put it into New Machine.

I have an old Sever running windows 2003 running  out of options. I want to put that hard drive into new up to date mMachine. Is theere a way to do it. I tried to clone it ut the Server doesn't even see it. Riunning Window 2003 laster sever patches. Intell both machines.

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Why not backup all of your data and just restore it once you have your new server ready?  If you remove the hard-drive from one server and use it as the boot-up OS hard-drive on another, you will run into a lot of driver problems (controllers, mobo, video, chipset drivers....)
You could use Macrium.  It is a great utility that I use frequently (also free).

http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.asp
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I don't think you can do that with 2003 server. I cloned my hard disk with Acronis. The other server sees it but says there is no OS. It does see win 2000 sever though. So I am not so sure you can do that.
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JOe
Try to use Acronis Universal Restore , it comes as a plug in for Acronis True Image Echo Server and it designed for this purpose.
You really just need to do a new install on a new machine and then migrate the users/email/policies, etc from the old server.  Trying to clone, or use the old drive is kinda a waste of time.  If you want to do that, you need to have a machine that has the same components as the old one - probably not what you really want  to do. if you have the new machine, you should just to a new install on it and run it in parallel to the old one until you get everything migrated over.
1.  Acronis True Image Echo Server for Windows
2.  Acronis Universal Restore

This is rock soilid.  I moved a RAID1 to a RAID1 PERC 6/i

Trust me.  It is the best :)
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So I have to do all this just to upgrade my 2003 server to a new machine. That is insaine. So did microsoft think when you bought a server it would nevef go bad and when it did there was no easy way to get it up back and running. There has to be an easer way than that what would happen if my server when bad. There is no way to take that hard disk out and put it in another machine?
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I have been called in to do this on one server that is it's own domane...no other server is being used.  Do I still have to do all this and why can't I just repair it like other Microsoft Os.
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Jor
The idea is you install a new 2003 server to replace the existing one. The simplest and most efficient way to do this is as described, essentially join the new machine to the existing domain, and then move all the services and data to it, then remove the old one.

If you do this then all the data and settings get cleanly transferred and you don't have to waoory about the hardware being different and different drivers etc being required - this is the accepted method  of replacing any Domain controller.
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can I do this with just the old server hard dirve or do I need the old  PC  server Up and running. In other words could  the  PC running and then migrate the setting from the old server slave drive in the new maching.
 
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