Fudd049
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Perform a bare metal restore for SBS 2003
I have and old IBM x226 server running SBS 2003. I need to perform a bare metal restore to new hardware before the old server dies. I have tried using Acronis but the new hardware platform uses UEFI and Acronis does not support this or even recognize the new RAID array. I have thought of using ASR but again the new hardware does not recognize floppy disk drives. There must be a simple effective way of doing this without resorting to a swing migration.
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Shadow protect will allow you do this but the demo version will not allow restore to new hardware. It is probably the tool of choice with SBS.
Alternatively you could convert it to a virtual machine using disk2vhd or VMWare converter.
http://www.storagecraft.com/shadow_protect_SBS.php
I have seen demos of Symantec's product as well. They claim they can do so, but I have not heard any stories directly from anyone using the product.
http://www.symantec.com/business/backup-exec-system-recovery-windows-small-business-server-edition
Alternatively you could convert it to a virtual machine using disk2vhd or VMWare converter.
http://www.storagecraft.com/shadow_protect_SBS.php
I have seen demos of Symantec's product as well. They claim they can do so, but I have not heard any stories directly from anyone using the product.
http://www.symantec.com/business/backup-exec-system-recovery-windows-small-business-server-edition
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Thanks David, Shadow Protect has done the job. Unfortunately Rob David has beaten you to it with the solution so I feel obliged to award him the points, but thanksanyway
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I was due to try this option in due course but this answer confirmed the path I should take and led to a quicker resolution
No problem Fudd049, glad it worked for you. Did you use the demo version or purchase a copy? When you said you would "try" that option I assumed you were going to use the demo copy, which I understood wouldn't restore to new hardware. Curious if it did. I know the purchased copy will without a problem.Thanks,
--Rob
--Rob
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I know of an independent consultant who has a subscription to the IT edition and he was able to perform this for me.
Ah, yes that would work.
Thanks.
Thanks.
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