Hi, one major problem I have/see in using 1) is the lack of restore of partition information. That has to be done manually. IMHO that should be a few lines of code that must Tivoli add to TSM.
Regards, ..-- TSM_User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Opps, below I said "you can" get disimilar hardware to work with ASR. I meant >you can't. > >Sorry. > >TSM_User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >1) You can use TSM to run an online image backup. Then TSM and WinPE to create >an offline image restore. > >2) You can use ASR. > >3) You can simply use the Install OS, Install Client, Restore system state, >then restore OS drive. > >You can get ASR to work with dissimilar hardware but you can run through an >In-Place upgrade after the image restore or after the regular restore. It is a >seperate mini install that you run after the restore from the MS installation >media. Basically it re-enumarates the hardware but leaves all the software >intact so your not prompted for server name, key and stuff like that the >second time around. I've used this method to go from old MCP motherboards to >new ACPI. I've went from single processor machines to dual. From one raid >controller to another. It all works. > >I have nothing against Cristie. I'll just say that when you go through the >process using the In-Place upgrade it is hard to justify the cost per server >to save a few hours. If Cristie was $25 US per server then I'd recommend you >get it for every server in your shop. But I belive the cost is many $100's >which I can't justify when the manual process works so well and only hads 5 >minutes of work time and about 1.5 hours to the restore. > >Kyle > > > > >"Prather, Wanda" wrote: >My 2 cents: > >TSM recovery with Windows ASR (WIn2K3 and XP only, not Win2K) is >terrific, because >1) you don't have to create images ahead of time >2) TSM saves the data you need every time it runs a backup >3) it is not impacted by hardware changes >4) it doesn't cost anything >5) it doesn't' require additional software to be installed on >the client > >BUT, if you are planning to use it in an offsite DR situation, >you have the problem that Microsoft doesn't >restoring the System Object from one machine to another. >Full instructions for use are in the TSM client manual. > >Christie BMR may be better depending on your circumstances >1) you have to walk through a process of saving the system >config to TSM or a floppy BEFORE you need it >2) it's another piece of software to be licensed, installed and >configured on all your clients >3) extra cost > >BUT, it's the onlye thing I know of that SUPPORTS a bare-metal >restore from one Windows machine to the other. >Could vastly simplify your offsite recovery at a DR site. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >Stapleton, Mark >Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 3:04 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: Windows server imaging > > >I wouldn't bother spending the money. You can rebuild a Windows TSM >client with just TSM in three majorly different ways, depending upon >your circumstances, and a myriad of methods within each way. > >-- >Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >IBM Certified Advanced Deployment Professional >Tivoli Storage Management Solutions 2005 >IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert (CATE) AIX >Office 262.521.5627 > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>Behalf Of Terry McColgan >>Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 12:14 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: Windows server imaging >> >>Christie BMR - t >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Richard Mochnaczewski >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 8:40 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Windows server imaging >> >> >>Hi Everybody, >> >>I've been reading up on the various image/restore methods for Windows >>servers . What do users favour ? >> >>Rich >> > > >--------------------------------- >Yahoo! Mail >Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp
