ADS requires one enterprise server but can deploy other versions... ********************** Charlie Kaiser MCSE, CCNA Systems Engineer Essex Credit / Brickwalk 510 595 5083 **********************
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Frank Abagnale > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 1:23 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Ghost Imaging HP Proliant Servers.. > > Brian, > > Thanks for your response, I haven't looked into ADS. Your > website indicates that ADS requires Windows 2003 Enterprise, > because of licensing and costs, deploying 10 x Windows 2003 > Enterprise versions would not be cost effective for us, > especially since we don't require the functionality Windows > 2003 Enterprise provides. 2003 Standard is sufficient for our > requirements. Does ADS Support this as well? or do does your > blog mean the actually ADS server needs to be Windows 2003 > Enterprise, but it can deploy 2003 standard builds? > > Thanks > > Frank > > > Brian Desmond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You have multiple problems here: > > > > The SmartArray card has no RAID config. The default > varies though my experience is it RAID5s the first four > drives and shuts down the remaining two in a DL380G4. > > > > Ghost likely does not have a driver enabling it to see > the scsi disk. You will need to modify the config.sys and add > CPQs dos driver > > > > > > If you search the Compaq support & drivers section, you > want he smartstart scripting toolkit. It will show you how to > script the hardware setup before you load your image. I would > recommend you instead of Ghost here use PXE boot and > Microsoft ADS. There's even a long post at the top of my blog > - briandesmond.com detailing all the steps to get it working > with Proliant hardware - my test environment was DL380G4s. > For server imaging, ADS is FAR more powerful than Ghost. > > > > --Brian > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Frank Abagnale > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 5:13 AM > To: Active > Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: Ghost Imaging HP Proliant Servers.. > > > > Hi all, > > > > Having read a few recent mails regarding server > imaging, it's interesting to hear how 'easy' it has been for > those who have responded. I have been having difficulties > trying to create an image, I will explain further... > > > > I have 10xHP Proliant 380's G4, to save time I thought > I would configure one of the Proliant Servers (RAID 1 for > OS), install a basic installation of Windows 2003 Standard, > sysprep it then create a ghost image of this file so I could > install the image on the remaining 9 Proliant Servers. > > > > So I created a standard image, sysprep'd it then > rebooted, I ran ghost and this is where the issue began, it > did not recognise the disks (in RAID 1) for me to be able to > ghost the drive, is there any docs or drivers or steps I have > missed or need to look at? > > > > I know my information is vague, but I tried this over a > month ago so my memory is pretty poor. > > > > Anyone with some advice where I should be looking? > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
