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Compatible hardware to recover an Acronis image of a UEFI based IBM server

Hi, I have a UEFI based server IBM System x3650 M3 (MS Server 2008 R2, two GPT partitioned drives) which gets backed up by Acronis Backup for Windows Server.

I need to find a physical server that I could restore this image to. Can anyone please recommend one that would definitely work and wouldn't cost too much. An identical IBM machine is unfortunately very expensive and a bit hard to get by in the UK.

I do not want to restore into virtual.

noxcho

Any server should be ok. If you use their Universal Restore feature then it must boot from new server as well.
Just make sure that new machine supports UEFI boot.

Martin Andel

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Would there be any specific machine you would go for?

noxcho

Depends on the purpose of this server and your budget.
I am using one of these supermicros: http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/midtower/#dpXeon_E5-2600
If your budget allows it look on HP Gen9 servers or Dell PowerEdge Family. Your main requirement is UEFI boot feature.

Martin Andel

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That might be a bit of an overkill for a machine that will most likely never get turned on. It will sit on our DR site, ready for emergencies. We are required by some UK regulation to have it.

I was thinking about something along these lines: http://www.etb-tech.com/dell-poweredge-r610-2-x-e5506-2-13ghz-quad-core-12gb-3-x-300gb-10k-sas.html

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Martin Andel

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Yeah, I've already asked them for a quote on additional disk and a better RAID card. Hopefully that is going to be the ONE! ;-)