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NETWARE 5.1 - CREATE A DUPLICATE SERVER FOR BACKUP

I have a client running Netware 5.1 on a (A)HP-ML330 G2 Netserver - mirrored SCSI drives.
We picked up a refurbished (B)ML-330 G2 to setup as a backup machine.
I want to avoid reinstalling Netware on the backup machine from scratch.
I need a method to duplicate the the original drives from the "A" for use in the "B" server.
I am thinking I can install a SCSI controller into a Windows-PC and run a program like Acronis to duplicate the drives (one at a time). Not sure if the Windows Operating System would "see" the SCSI drives since they are probably not a std windows format.

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gortm001

Check out TID 10061300 on http://support.novell.com

I think it just describes what you want to do, without doiing scary sh*t like cloning Netware volumens ;-)

Still tons on info on that site, even for the old versions of Netware.

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Hi gortm001 - thanks for the suggestion. I read the article, and it calls for a fresh install of Netware on the second server - I hoped to avoid this.

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Hi deroode - appreciate the help. One of my problems is that over the years we have made so many adjustments to the original install that I can't remember them all. The biggest problem is that somewhere back in time we had to change "frame-types". I have no idea of where to "look" at what the frame-type settings are, so that if I have to install from scratch I will have the documentaion.
Thanks - Richie

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