Create image of Windows Server 2008 Standard
I am taking over a network. This is a very small network. I want to create an image of the server as it is. This is a Windows Server 2008 Standard. It has no RAID or anything, just very simple. I have used Acronis in the past for workstations but I have never attempted a server image. Can you suggest first either a version of Acronis that will work for my needs and also any suggestions or cautions you see fit to mention. Thanks
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Microsoft virtual server and then cloning... interesting. Do you have any resources about the cloning part so I can read up first?
Yes - Microsoft Virtual Server and VMware both make products
Vmware:
Vmware:
How to --> Petri - two part article
- http://www.petri.co.il/vir
tual_conve rt_physica l_machines _to_virtua l_machines _with_vmwa re_convert er.htm - http://www.petri.co.il/vir
tual_conve rt_physica l_machines _to_virtua l_machines _with_vmwa re_convert er_2.htm
- http://www.microsoft.com/w
indowsserv ersystem/v irtualserv er/default .aspx - http://technet.microsoft.c
om/en-us/l ibrary/cc7 64232.aspx - http://technet.microsoft.c
om/en-us/l ibrary/bb7 40912.aspx - http://technet.microsoft.c
om/en-us/v irtualserv er/bb67667 4.aspx
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im still working on this... will report back
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still working on it.
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the acronis is more familiar to me but I split the points up because I will look into the virtualization at a later date... thanks
- The MS and VM tools above are
- You can always take clone every so often
If you need dynamic snapshots over time then tools like Acronis are your ticket