From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christian Svensson >Don't forget that you also need to have a unique FLOPPY involved for each >server. How many wants to manage x hundreds of floppies?
This is incorrect. No floppies are involved in my BMR processes for Windows. (Floppies are generally required for ASR-based BMR processes; unfortunately, ASR restores also require other conditions that do not scale well, or are not available in many server rooms.) >Mark, how can you make dissimilar hardware with your PE CD? >When you restore the full OS image/backup to your new hardware. How do you >change the registry and adding the new drivers? Are you boot up the Windows >CD again and then let it repair your server? I don't worry with dissimilar hardware issues within the Windows PE (or Bart PE) CDs. You can manipulate dissimilar hardware issues with judicious use of hal.dll and ntoskrnl manipulation. >Do you know how much changes it does with your Windows Server? Have you let >Security division look at your machine after that? The machines almost always come back exactly the way they were built (including the SID, I believe). Christian, I do wish you'd be more forthcoming about the fact that Christie, the company that makes the BMR application you often recommend, is your employer. -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Senior TSM consultant
