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Thanks guys but I have to power down my server to take an image. Is there any tool that take live image of running server?
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Hi,<br />
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I am going to start playing with SCCM 2012 that is running on physical server; therefore, I want to take a snapshot of it.<br />
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Is there any way of doing that? Or Am I using the wrong terminology? <br />
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The main purpose is to take snapshot of the current state.
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Hi,

I am going to start playing with SCCM 2012 that is running on physical server; therefore, I want to take a snapshot of it.

Is there any way of doing that? Or Am I using the wrong terminology? 

The main purpose is to take snapshot of the current state.

Thanks guys but I have to power down my server to take an image. Is there any tool that take live image of running server?

How to take snapshot of physical server?

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