Mehdi, Usually the redbooks give a great representation of reality, but like you discovered yourself, Microsoft disagrees on some things. It is not required that give the recovery server the same name, as long as you specify the proper servername when restoring. We do it like this almost all the time. You have to be carefull with restoring a server while the originating server is still live. Make sure you unplug the network-cable after the restore, but before the boot sequence is initiated when you do a reboot. You will have duplicate servers and duplicate ip addresses on the network if you don't. When rebooted, rename the server and change the IP address if applicable, and plug the network. Now you should have a clone of the originating server, but using a different servername.
The problem with giving the recovery server the same name is even worse if you decide to put it in the same nt-domain. You have to remove the computer entry from the domain, after the restore is complete, and re-join the domain after the reboot, resulting in an additional reboot. This is because the SID of the recovery computer will be different that the original SID of the originating server. This of course is not smart if the original server is still live. Ilja G. Coolen _____ ABP / USZO CIS / BS / TB / Storage Management Telefoon : +31(0)45 579 7938 Fax : +31(0)45 579 3990 Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Intranet : Storage Web <http://intranet/cis_bstb/html_content/sm/index_sm.htm> _____ - Everybody has a photographic memory, some just don't have film. - -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Amini, Mehdi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Verzonden: vrijdag 8 februari 2002 14:16 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: Testing A WIN2k Server restore Hi All, I have finally found a server that I can do a test restore. According to the Redbook SG24-6141-00 I have to Name the computer the same as the one I am trying to recover. My problem is that the recovering Server is still in production and I would like to do a test recovery of this server. I have installed Minimum OS on this second machine, and it is in its own work Group. But when I try to name the Server the same as the recovering server, I get a message that a duplicate name found on the Network. How can I name the second server as the same as the first server and at the same time be able to see the TSM Server without connecting the our main Network? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Mehdi Amini LAN/WAN Engineer ValueOptions 3110 Fairview Park Drive Falls Church, VA 22042 Phone: 703-208-8754 Fax: 703-205-6879 ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender by email, delete and destroy this message and its attachments. **********************************************************************
