OK, let me rephrase that... "don't even think cloning DCs or backing up DCs using tools similar to ghost THAT ARE NOT AD AWARE in production environments (at least ghost versions 8 and lower are not AD aware... Not sure if ghost 9 is AD aware)
New departmental standards... So you want to create a new image to "distribute" to the current HW? * Choose one hardware model to create the image * Install the OS and configure accordingly * Add drivers for the other HW models you have in your ORG * Use the Deployment tools (especially SYSPREP) * Create an image of the configuration while it is not joined to the domain * When distributing restore the image.... SYSPREP runs.... Enter a computername (if it an existing previous computername reset the computer account in AD), join to domain et voila The quick and dirty explanation ;-) #JORGE# -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Shukovsky Jr Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 14:50 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] best practice? I was talking about pc's. The reason for reimage is for new departmental standards ( look and feel ). I do not have luxury of SMS. Yes, same domain, same hardware, same name, just new image. I am having issues with removing, pushing new image and rejoining. Some seem to work and others are coming up disabled?? Just wanted to ask if anyone is familiar or knows better way. BUT....as for DC's. I do "image" dc's using Symantec Livestate Recovery ( formerly PowerQuest V2i ). It works wonderfully. I primarily use for backups. I have not had to recover a server in production ( and hope I do not have to ) but I have in lab 10+ times and servers are as clean as ever. You should take a look. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jorge de Almeida Pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 2:55 AM Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] best practice? > In his mail he is talking about DOMAIN MEMBERS and not DCs. If he is talking > about DCs I agree with Brett -> don't image DCs... Don't even think about > it! > > Concerning imaging DOMAIN MEMBERS and rejoining... > I'm not sure what you want to acchieve...why do you want to rejoin the > computers? Same domain? Other domain? Same HW, Other HW? > > Cheers, > #JORGE# > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brett Shirley > Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 03:08 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] best practice? > > Never, ever, EVER image a Win2k or Win2k3 Domain Controller ... or ADAM > server. I don't know about memebers, just adding knowledge about DCs, as I > don't think I've ever mentioned it here before. > > Cheers, > -Brett Shirley [msft] > > as is, caveat emtpor, status quo, etc > > > > On Tue, 3 May 2005, John Shukovsky Jr wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > Question, you want to re-image pc's that are domain members. You want to > immediately rejoin domain using same name. Site is single W2k DC/GC on 3 > hour replication cycle with fsmo holders. > > > > Should you remove from domain, image and rejoin or just image rejoin and > reset computer account? 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