RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

2006-10-08 Thread RM 
On Thu, 5 Oct 2006 10:12:40 -0400, Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF
NASIC/SCNA [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:

See I thought that as well, but if I were missing something in my
MassStorageControllers section, then it would not even boot up to the
splash screen, it would just BSOD with inaccessible boot device.

I believe this is true.  That BSOD would occur before Windows switches
to graphical mode.

I suspect you have a HAL problem.  Look at Device Manager on the 2650
and the 2850.  Look under Computer.  Does the 2650 say Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC and the 2850 say ACPI
Multiprocessor or ACPI Uniprocessor?  If so, this is the problem.

There is no *supported* method for swapping out these two HAL's.  Google
around, a swapout can be done, however.  Otherwise you'll need two
images.

RM
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RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

2006-10-08 Thread Brian Desmond 
I'd poke around what DOS utilities Dell ships that you can do as part of your 
imaging process. Compaq I can pull this off I'm sure, and Dell usually gets the 
message within a few years to have the same wise idea, but no guarantees. 

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

c - 312.731.3132


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 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir-
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF
 NASIC/SCNA
 Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 8:07 AM
 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 The hardware consists of Dell PowerEdge's 2650s-2850s.  Is there a way
 to disable the hyperthreading?  I guess I will check for the kb article
 Mark mentioned, unless someone knows.
 
 
 Nathaniel V Bahta
 Sr. Systems Administrator
 General Dynamics Information Technology
 (937)257-4757
 
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir-
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond
 Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 2:06 PM
 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 What brand of hardware is it? Maybe disable it as part of your imaging
 process and enable it when complete?
 
 Thanks,
 Brian Desmond
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
 c - 312.731.3132
 
 
  -Original Message-
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir-
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF
  NASIC/SCNA
  Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 12:23 PM
  To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
  Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
  Youre exactly right Mark, hyperthreading is enabled on the hardware
  that reboots and not enabled on the hardware that does not.  Is there
  a best practice for a situation like this?
 
 
  Nathaniel V Bahta
  Sr. Systems Administrator
  General Dynamics Information Technology
  (937)257-4757
 
 
 
  -Original Message-
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir-
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Parris
  Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 11:33 AM
  To: ActiveDir.org
  Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
  The constant reboot is often a different HAL, multiproc, singleproc,
  damn hyperthreading, or APCI non APCI,
 
 
  Mark Parris
 
  Base IT Ltd
  Active Directory Consultancy
  Tel +44(0)7801 690596
 
 
  -Original Message-
  From: Mark Parris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 14:30:35
  To:ActiveDir.org ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
  Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
  Look on the Altiris website for Hardware idependent installs v2 - you
  can disect all the info out of this document.
 
 
 
  Mark Parris
 
  Base IT Ltd
  Active Directory Consultancy
  Tel +44(0)7801 690596
 
 
  -Original Message-
  From: Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF NASIC/SCNA
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 08:35:57
  To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
  Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
  That’s what I have been trying to do, but using one image for all of
  my different hardware types has not worked.  Specifically I can get
  the image to apply via PXE, but once it boots up to go through the
  SYSPREP mini-setup, the splash screen appears and it reboots, it just
  keeps doing that.  The same image works fine on another version of
 the
  PowerEdge, but on the other model it just continuously reboots.
 
 
  Nathaniel V Bahta
  Sr. Systems Administrator
  General Dynamics Information Technology
  (937)257-4757
 
 
 
  -Original Message-
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir-
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond
  Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:22 AM
  To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
  Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
  PXE Boot into an unattended install?
 
  Thanks,
  Brian Desmond
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
  c - 312.731.3132
 
 
   -Original Message-
   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir-
   [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF
   NASIC/SCNA
   Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:11 AM
   To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
   Subject: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
  
   List,
  
   I have been looking at several options to restore a failed DC from
  the
   ground up.  ADS seems to look promising, but its hard to get one
   SYSPREP image for all of my DCs even though they are all flavors of
   Dell PowerEdge, it has proven difficult.  Does anyone know of a
 good
   solution to restore a DC from the ground up utilizing a network
   connection, without inserting disk and going through the steps.
  
   Thanks,
   Nathaniel V Bahta
   Sr. Systems Administrator
   General Dynamics Information Technology
   (937)257-4757
  
  
  
   -Original Message-
   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir-
   [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Parris
   Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:24 AM
   To: ActiveDir.org
   Subject

RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

2006-10-06 Thread Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF NASIC/SCNA 
The hardware consists of Dell PowerEdge's 2650s-2850s.  Is there a way to 
disable the hyperthreading?  I guess I will check for the kb article Mark 
mentioned, unless someone knows. 


Nathaniel V Bahta
Sr. Systems Administrator
General Dynamics Information Technology 
(937)257-4757 

 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 2:06 PM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

What brand of hardware is it? Maybe disable it as part of your imaging process 
and enable it when complete?

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

c - 312.731.3132


 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF 
 NASIC/SCNA
 Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 12:23 PM
 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 Youre exactly right Mark, hyperthreading is enabled on the hardware 
 that reboots and not enabled on the hardware that does not.  Is there 
 a best practice for a situation like this?
 
 
 Nathaniel V Bahta
 Sr. Systems Administrator
 General Dynamics Information Technology
 (937)257-4757
 
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Parris
 Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 11:33 AM
 To: ActiveDir.org
 Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 The constant reboot is often a different HAL, multiproc, singleproc, 
 damn hyperthreading, or APCI non APCI,
 
 
 Mark Parris
 
 Base IT Ltd
 Active Directory Consultancy
 Tel +44(0)7801 690596
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Mark Parris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 14:30:35
 To:ActiveDir.org ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 Look on the Altiris website for Hardware idependent installs v2 - you 
 can disect all the info out of this document.
 
 
 
 Mark Parris
 
 Base IT Ltd
 Active Directory Consultancy
 Tel +44(0)7801 690596
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF NASIC/SCNA
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 08:35:57
 To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 That’s what I have been trying to do, but using one image for all of 
 my different hardware types has not worked.  Specifically I can get 
 the image to apply via PXE, but once it boots up to go through the 
 SYSPREP mini-setup, the splash screen appears and it reboots, it just 
 keeps doing that.  The same image works fine on another version of the 
 PowerEdge, but on the other model it just continuously reboots.
 
 
 Nathaniel V Bahta
 Sr. Systems Administrator
 General Dynamics Information Technology
 (937)257-4757
 
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond
 Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:22 AM
 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 PXE Boot into an unattended install?
 
 Thanks,
 Brian Desmond
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
 c - 312.731.3132
 
 
  -Original Message-
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF 
  NASIC/SCNA
  Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:11 AM
  To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
  Subject: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
  List,
 
  I have been looking at several options to restore a failed DC from
 the
  ground up.  ADS seems to look promising, but its hard to get one 
  SYSPREP image for all of my DCs even though they are all flavors of 
  Dell PowerEdge, it has proven difficult.  Does anyone know of a good 
  solution to restore a DC from the ground up utilizing a network 
  connection, without inserting disk and going through the steps.
 
  Thanks,
  Nathaniel V Bahta
  Sr. Systems Administrator
  General Dynamics Information Technology
  (937)257-4757
 
 
 
  -Original Message-
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Parris
  Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:24 AM
  To: ActiveDir.org
  Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory 
  Troubleshooter.
 
  SOAD has a lovely GUI and lots of flashing lights
 
 
  Mark Parris
 
  Base IT Ltd
  Active Directory Consultancy
  Tel +44(0)7801 690596
 
 
  -Original Message-
  From: Yann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 20:11:12
  To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
  Subject: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory 
  Troubleshooter.
 
  Hello all,
 
  I don't know if it is the right place
  I'm about to test 2 AD Troubleshooters products and I have to choose 
  one them to monitor,tshoot our AD infrastructure:
  Spoltligh on Active Directory (SOAD) and Netpro Active Directory

Re: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

2006-10-06 Thread Mark Parris 
Yes, 

In the BIOS, I always turn it off when using ESX server, can't recall the exact 
path though.

Mark
Mark Parris

Base IT Ltd
Active Directory Consultancy
Tel +44(0)7801 690596


-Original Message-
From: Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF NASIC/SCNA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 08:06:58 
To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

The hardware consists of Dell PowerEdge's 2650s-2850s.  Is there a way to 
disable the hyperthreading?  I guess I will check for the kb article Mark 
mentioned, unless someone knows. 


Nathaniel V Bahta
Sr. Systems Administrator
General Dynamics Information Technology 
(937)257-4757 

 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 2:06 PM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

What brand of hardware is it? Maybe disable it as part of your imaging process 
and enable it when complete?

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

c - 312.731.3132


 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF 
 NASIC/SCNA
 Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 12:23 PM
 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 Youre exactly right Mark, hyperthreading is enabled on the hardware 
 that reboots and not enabled on the hardware that does not.  Is there 
 a best practice for a situation like this?
 
 
 Nathaniel V Bahta
 Sr. Systems Administrator
 General Dynamics Information Technology
 (937)257-4757
 
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Parris
 Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 11:33 AM
 To: ActiveDir.org
 Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 The constant reboot is often a different HAL, multiproc, singleproc, 
 damn hyperthreading, or APCI non APCI,
 
 
 Mark Parris
 
 Base IT Ltd
 Active Directory Consultancy
 Tel +44(0)7801 690596
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Mark Parris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 14:30:35
 To:ActiveDir.org ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 Look on the Altiris website for Hardware idependent installs v2 - you 
 can disect all the info out of this document.
 
 
 
 Mark Parris
 
 Base IT Ltd
 Active Directory Consultancy
 Tel +44(0)7801 690596
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF NASIC/SCNA
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 08:35:57
 To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 That’s what I have been trying to do, but using one image for all of 
 my different hardware types has not worked.  Specifically I can get 
 the image to apply via PXE, but once it boots up to go through the 
 SYSPREP mini-setup, the splash screen appears and it reboots, it just 
 keeps doing that.  The same image works fine on another version of the 
 PowerEdge, but on the other model it just continuously reboots.
 
 
 Nathaniel V Bahta
 Sr. Systems Administrator
 General Dynamics Information Technology
 (937)257-4757
 
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond
 Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:22 AM
 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 PXE Boot into an unattended install?
 
 Thanks,
 Brian Desmond
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
 c - 312.731.3132
 
 
  -Original Message-
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF 
  NASIC/SCNA
  Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:11 AM
  To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
  Subject: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
  List,
 
  I have been looking at several options to restore a failed DC from
 the
  ground up.  ADS seems to look promising, but its hard to get one 
  SYSPREP image for all of my DCs even though they are all flavors of 
  Dell PowerEdge, it has proven difficult.  Does anyone know of a good 
  solution to restore a DC from the ground up utilizing a network 
  connection, without inserting disk and going through the steps.
 
  Thanks,
  Nathaniel V Bahta
  Sr. Systems Administrator
  General Dynamics Information Technology
  (937)257-4757
 
 
 
  -Original Message-
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Parris
  Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:24 AM
  To: ActiveDir.org
  Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory 
  Troubleshooter.
 
  SOAD has a lovely GUI and lots of flashing lights
 
 
  Mark Parris
 
  Base IT Ltd
  Active Directory Consultancy
  Tel +44(0)7801 690596
 
 
  -Original Message-
  From: Yann [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

2006-10-05 Thread Brian Desmond 
PXE Boot into an unattended install?

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

c - 312.731.3132


 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir-
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF
 NASIC/SCNA
 Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:11 AM
 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 List,
 
 I have been looking at several options to restore a failed DC from the
 ground up.  ADS seems to look promising, but its hard to get one
 SYSPREP image for all of my DCs even though they are all flavors of
 Dell PowerEdge, it has proven difficult.  Does anyone know of a good
 solution to restore a DC from the ground up utilizing a network
 connection, without inserting disk and going through the steps.
 
 Thanks,
 Nathaniel V Bahta
 Sr. Systems Administrator
 General Dynamics Information Technology
 (937)257-4757
 
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir-
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Parris
 Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:24 AM
 To: ActiveDir.org
 Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory
 Troubleshooter.
 
 SOAD has a lovely GUI and lots of flashing lights
 
 
 Mark Parris
 
 Base IT Ltd
 Active Directory Consultancy
 Tel +44(0)7801 690596
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Yann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 20:11:12
 To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory
 Troubleshooter.
 
 Hello all,
 
 I don't know if it is the right place
 I'm about to test 2 AD Troubleshooters products and I have to choose
 one them to monitor,tshoot our AD infrastructure:
 Spoltligh on Active Directory (SOAD) and Netpro Active Directory
 Troubleshooter.
 Does someone have any experiences with the 2 products and could tell me
 what are the pros and cons of each of them ?
 
 Thank you,
 
 Yann
 
 
 
 
 
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RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

2006-10-05 Thread Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF NASIC/SCNA 
That’s what I have been trying to do, but using one image for all of my 
different hardware types has not worked.  Specifically I can get the image to 
apply via PXE, but once it boots up to go through the SYSPREP mini-setup, the 
splash screen appears and it reboots, it just keeps doing that.  The same image 
works fine on another version of the PowerEdge, but on the other model it just 
continuously reboots. 


Nathaniel V Bahta
Sr. Systems Administrator
General Dynamics Information Technology 
(937)257-4757 

 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:22 AM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

PXE Boot into an unattended install?

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

c - 312.731.3132


 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF 
 NASIC/SCNA
 Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:11 AM
 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 List,
 
 I have been looking at several options to restore a failed DC from the 
 ground up.  ADS seems to look promising, but its hard to get one 
 SYSPREP image for all of my DCs even though they are all flavors of 
 Dell PowerEdge, it has proven difficult.  Does anyone know of a good 
 solution to restore a DC from the ground up utilizing a network 
 connection, without inserting disk and going through the steps.
 
 Thanks,
 Nathaniel V Bahta
 Sr. Systems Administrator
 General Dynamics Information Technology
 (937)257-4757
 
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Parris
 Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:24 AM
 To: ActiveDir.org
 Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory 
 Troubleshooter.
 
 SOAD has a lovely GUI and lots of flashing lights
 
 
 Mark Parris
 
 Base IT Ltd
 Active Directory Consultancy
 Tel +44(0)7801 690596
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Yann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 20:11:12
 To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory 
 Troubleshooter.
 
 Hello all,
 
 I don't know if it is the right place
 I'm about to test 2 AD Troubleshooters products and I have to choose 
 one them to monitor,tshoot our AD infrastructure:
 Spoltligh on Active Directory (SOAD) and Netpro Active Directory 
 Troubleshooter.
 Does someone have any experiences with the 2 products and could tell 
 me what are the pros and cons of each of them ?
 
 Thank you,
 
 Yann
 
 
 
 
 
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RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

2006-10-05 Thread Ken Schaefer 
Why do you need one sysprep image of all you DCs? Can't you just make one
sysprep image in total (and just add all the necessary drivers for each
model?). Alternatively there is an ADS image mounting tool you can use if you
need to make slight modifications to a captured image to cater for different
devices.

Cheers
Ken

: -Original Message-
: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir-
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF
: NASIC/SCNA
: Sent: Thursday, 5 October 2006 10:11 PM
: To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
: Subject: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
: 
: List,
: 
: I have been looking at several options to restore a failed DC from the
: ground up.  ADS seems to look promising, but its hard to get one
: SYSPREP image for all of my DCs even though they are all flavors of
: Dell PowerEdge, it has proven difficult.  Does anyone know of a good
: solution to restore a DC from the ground up utilizing a network
: connection, without inserting disk and going through the steps.
: 
: Thanks,
: Nathaniel V Bahta
: Sr. Systems Administrator
: General Dynamics Information Technology
: (937)257-4757
: 
: 
: 
: -Original Message-
: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir-
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Parris
: Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:24 AM
: To: ActiveDir.org
: Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory
: Troubleshooter.
: 
: SOAD has a lovely GUI and lots of flashing lights
: 
: 
: Mark Parris
: 
: Base IT Ltd
: Active Directory Consultancy
: Tel +44(0)7801 690596
: 
: 
: -Original Message-
: From: Yann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
: Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 20:11:12
: To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
: Subject: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory
: Troubleshooter.
: 
: Hello all,
: 
: I don't know if it is the right place
: I'm about to test 2 AD Troubleshooters products and I have to choose
: one them to monitor,tshoot our AD infrastructure:
: Spoltligh on Active Directory (SOAD) and Netpro Active Directory
: Troubleshooter.
: Does someone have any experiences with the 2 products and could tell me
: what are the pros and cons of each of them ?
: 
: Thank you,
: 
: Yann
: 
: 
: 
: 
: 
:  Découvrez un nouveau moyen de poser toutes vos questions quel que soit
: le sujet ! Yahoo! Questions/Réponses pour partager vos connaissances,
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RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

2006-10-05 Thread Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF NASIC/SCNA 
I don’t need one sysprep image OF all my DCs, it’s one sysprep image in total, 
just as you said.  I added the necessary drivers for each model and used 
imgmount /mount to modify the sysprep.inf [SysprepMassStorage] section and to 
add the drivers for the different RAID controllers. 


Nathaniel V Bahta
Sr. Systems Administrator
General Dynamics Information Technology 
(937)257-4757 

 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken Schaefer
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:32 AM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

Why do you need one sysprep image of all you DCs? Can't you just make one 
sysprep image in total (and just add all the necessary drivers for each 
model?). Alternatively there is an ADS image mounting tool you can use if you 
need to make slight modifications to a captured image to cater for different 
devices.

Cheers
Ken

: -Original Message-
: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir-
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF
: NASIC/SCNA
: Sent: Thursday, 5 October 2006 10:11 PM
: To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
: Subject: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
: 
: List,
: 
: I have been looking at several options to restore a failed DC from the
: ground up.  ADS seems to look promising, but its hard to get one
: SYSPREP image for all of my DCs even though they are all flavors of
: Dell PowerEdge, it has proven difficult.  Does anyone know of a good
: solution to restore a DC from the ground up utilizing a network
: connection, without inserting disk and going through the steps.
: 
: Thanks,
: Nathaniel V Bahta
: Sr. Systems Administrator
: General Dynamics Information Technology
: (937)257-4757
: 
: 
: 
: -Original Message-
: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir-
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Parris
: Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:24 AM
: To: ActiveDir.org
: Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory
: Troubleshooter.
: 
: SOAD has a lovely GUI and lots of flashing lights
: 
: 
: Mark Parris
: 
: Base IT Ltd
: Active Directory Consultancy
: Tel +44(0)7801 690596
: 
: 
: -Original Message-
: From: Yann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
: Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 20:11:12
: To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
: Subject: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory
: Troubleshooter.
: 
: Hello all,
: 
: I don't know if it is the right place
: I'm about to test 2 AD Troubleshooters products and I have to choose
: one them to monitor,tshoot our AD infrastructure:
: Spoltligh on Active Directory (SOAD) and Netpro Active Directory
: Troubleshooter.
: Does someone have any experiences with the 2 products and could tell me
: what are the pros and cons of each of them ?
: 
: Thank you,
: 
: Yann
: 
: 
: 
: 
: 
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RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

2006-10-05 Thread Brian Desmond 
Unattended install doesn't require an image ... it automates windows setup.

You're probably missing something in your MassStorageControllers section.

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

c - 312.731.3132


 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir-
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF
 NASIC/SCNA
 Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:36 AM
 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 That’s what I have been trying to do, but using one image for all of my
 different hardware types has not worked.  Specifically I can get the
 image to apply via PXE, but once it boots up to go through the SYSPREP
 mini-setup, the splash screen appears and it reboots, it just keeps
 doing that.  The same image works fine on another version of the
 PowerEdge, but on the other model it just continuously reboots.
 
 
 Nathaniel V Bahta
 Sr. Systems Administrator
 General Dynamics Information Technology
 (937)257-4757
 
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir-
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond
 Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:22 AM
 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 PXE Boot into an unattended install?
 
 Thanks,
 Brian Desmond
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
 c - 312.731.3132
 
 
  -Original Message-
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir-
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF
  NASIC/SCNA
  Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:11 AM
  To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
  Subject: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
  List,
 
  I have been looking at several options to restore a failed DC from
 the
  ground up.  ADS seems to look promising, but its hard to get one
  SYSPREP image for all of my DCs even though they are all flavors of
  Dell PowerEdge, it has proven difficult.  Does anyone know of a good
  solution to restore a DC from the ground up utilizing a network
  connection, without inserting disk and going through the steps.
 
  Thanks,
  Nathaniel V Bahta
  Sr. Systems Administrator
  General Dynamics Information Technology
  (937)257-4757
 
 
 
  -Original Message-
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir-
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Parris
  Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:24 AM
  To: ActiveDir.org
  Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory
  Troubleshooter.
 
  SOAD has a lovely GUI and lots of flashing lights
 
 
  Mark Parris
 
  Base IT Ltd
  Active Directory Consultancy
  Tel +44(0)7801 690596
 
 
  -Original Message-
  From: Yann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 20:11:12
  To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
  Subject: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory
  Troubleshooter.
 
  Hello all,
 
  I don't know if it is the right place
  I'm about to test 2 AD Troubleshooters products and I have to choose
  one them to monitor,tshoot our AD infrastructure:
  Spoltligh on Active Directory (SOAD) and Netpro Active Directory
  Troubleshooter.
  Does someone have any experiences with the 2 products and could tell
  me what are the pros and cons of each of them ?
 
  Thank you,
 
  Yann
 
 
 
 
  
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RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

2006-10-05 Thread Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF NASIC/SCNA 
See I thought that as well, but if I were missing something in my 
MassStorageControllers section, then it would not even boot up to the splash 
screen, it would just BSOD with inaccessible boot device. 


Nathaniel V Bahta
Sr. Systems Administrator
General Dynamics Information Technology 
(937)257-4757 

 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 9:45 AM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

Unattended install doesn't require an image ... it automates windows setup.

You're probably missing something in your MassStorageControllers section.

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

c - 312.731.3132


 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF 
 NASIC/SCNA
 Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:36 AM
 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 That’s what I have been trying to do, but using one image for all of 
 my different hardware types has not worked.  Specifically I can get 
 the image to apply via PXE, but once it boots up to go through the 
 SYSPREP mini-setup, the splash screen appears and it reboots, it just 
 keeps doing that.  The same image works fine on another version of the 
 PowerEdge, but on the other model it just continuously reboots.
 
 
 Nathaniel V Bahta
 Sr. Systems Administrator
 General Dynamics Information Technology
 (937)257-4757
 
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond
 Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:22 AM
 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 PXE Boot into an unattended install?
 
 Thanks,
 Brian Desmond
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
 c - 312.731.3132
 
 
  -Original Message-
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF 
  NASIC/SCNA
  Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:11 AM
  To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
  Subject: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
  List,
 
  I have been looking at several options to restore a failed DC from
 the
  ground up.  ADS seems to look promising, but its hard to get one 
  SYSPREP image for all of my DCs even though they are all flavors of 
  Dell PowerEdge, it has proven difficult.  Does anyone know of a good 
  solution to restore a DC from the ground up utilizing a network 
  connection, without inserting disk and going through the steps.
 
  Thanks,
  Nathaniel V Bahta
  Sr. Systems Administrator
  General Dynamics Information Technology
  (937)257-4757
 
 
 
  -Original Message-
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Parris
  Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:24 AM
  To: ActiveDir.org
  Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory 
  Troubleshooter.
 
  SOAD has a lovely GUI and lots of flashing lights
 
 
  Mark Parris
 
  Base IT Ltd
  Active Directory Consultancy
  Tel +44(0)7801 690596
 
 
  -Original Message-
  From: Yann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 20:11:12
  To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
  Subject: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory 
  Troubleshooter.
 
  Hello all,
 
  I don't know if it is the right place
  I'm about to test 2 AD Troubleshooters products and I have to choose 
  one them to monitor,tshoot our AD infrastructure:
  Spoltligh on Active Directory (SOAD) and Netpro Active Directory 
  Troubleshooter.
  Does someone have any experiences with the 2 products and could tell 
  me what are the pros and cons of each of them ?
 
  Thank you,
 
  Yann
 
 
 
 
  
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Re: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

2006-10-05 Thread Mark Parris 
Look on the Altiris website for Hardware idependent installs v2 - you can 
disect all the info out of this document.



Mark Parris

Base IT Ltd
Active Directory Consultancy
Tel +44(0)7801 690596


-Original Message-
From: Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF NASIC/SCNA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 08:35:57 
To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

That’s what I have been trying to do, but using one image for all of my 
different hardware types has not worked.  Specifically I can get the image to 
apply via PXE, but once it boots up to go through the SYSPREP mini-setup, the 
splash screen appears and it reboots, it just keeps doing that.  The same image 
works fine on another version of the PowerEdge, but on the other model it just 
continuously reboots. 


Nathaniel V Bahta
Sr. Systems Administrator
General Dynamics Information Technology 
(937)257-4757 

 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:22 AM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

PXE Boot into an unattended install?

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

c - 312.731.3132


 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF 
 NASIC/SCNA
 Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:11 AM
 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 List,
 
 I have been looking at several options to restore a failed DC from the 
 ground up.  ADS seems to look promising, but its hard to get one 
 SYSPREP image for all of my DCs even though they are all flavors of 
 Dell PowerEdge, it has proven difficult.  Does anyone know of a good 
 solution to restore a DC from the ground up utilizing a network 
 connection, without inserting disk and going through the steps.
 
 Thanks,
 Nathaniel V Bahta
 Sr. Systems Administrator
 General Dynamics Information Technology
 (937)257-4757
 
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Parris
 Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:24 AM
 To: ActiveDir.org
 Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory 
 Troubleshooter.
 
 SOAD has a lovely GUI and lots of flashing lights
 
 
 Mark Parris
 
 Base IT Ltd
 Active Directory Consultancy
 Tel +44(0)7801 690596
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Yann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 20:11:12
 To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory 
 Troubleshooter.
 
 Hello all,
 
 I don't know if it is the right place
 I'm about to test 2 AD Troubleshooters products and I have to choose 
 one them to monitor,tshoot our AD infrastructure:
 Spoltligh on Active Directory (SOAD) and Netpro Active Directory 
 Troubleshooter.
 Does someone have any experiences with the 2 products and could tell 
 me what are the pros and cons of each of them ?
 
 Thank you,
 
 Yann
 
 
 
 
 
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 soit le sujet ! Yahoo! Questions/Réponses pour partager vos 
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Re: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

2006-10-05 Thread Mark Parris 
The constant reboot is often a different HAL, multiproc, singleproc, damn 
hyperthreading, or APCI non APCI,


Mark Parris

Base IT Ltd
Active Directory Consultancy
Tel +44(0)7801 690596


-Original Message-
From: Mark Parris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 14:30:35 
To:ActiveDir.org ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

Look on the Altiris website for Hardware idependent installs v2 - you can 
disect all the info out of this document.



Mark Parris

Base IT Ltd
Active Directory Consultancy
Tel +44(0)7801 690596


-Original Message-
From: Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF NASIC/SCNA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 08:35:57 
To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

That’s what I have been trying to do, but using one image for all of my 
different hardware types has not worked.  Specifically I can get the image to 
apply via PXE, but once it boots up to go through the SYSPREP mini-setup, the 
splash screen appears and it reboots, it just keeps doing that.  The same image 
works fine on another version of the PowerEdge, but on the other model it just 
continuously reboots. 


Nathaniel V Bahta
Sr. Systems Administrator
General Dynamics Information Technology 
(937)257-4757 

 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:22 AM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

PXE Boot into an unattended install?

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

c - 312.731.3132


 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF 
 NASIC/SCNA
 Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:11 AM
 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 List,
 
 I have been looking at several options to restore a failed DC from the 
 ground up.  ADS seems to look promising, but its hard to get one 
 SYSPREP image for all of my DCs even though they are all flavors of 
 Dell PowerEdge, it has proven difficult.  Does anyone know of a good 
 solution to restore a DC from the ground up utilizing a network 
 connection, without inserting disk and going through the steps.
 
 Thanks,
 Nathaniel V Bahta
 Sr. Systems Administrator
 General Dynamics Information Technology
 (937)257-4757
 
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Parris
 Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:24 AM
 To: ActiveDir.org
 Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory 
 Troubleshooter.
 
 SOAD has a lovely GUI and lots of flashing lights
 
 
 Mark Parris
 
 Base IT Ltd
 Active Directory Consultancy
 Tel +44(0)7801 690596
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Yann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 20:11:12
 To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory 
 Troubleshooter.
 
 Hello all,
 
 I don't know if it is the right place
 I'm about to test 2 AD Troubleshooters products and I have to choose 
 one them to monitor,tshoot our AD infrastructure:
 Spoltligh on Active Directory (SOAD) and Netpro Active Directory 
 Troubleshooter.
 Does someone have any experiences with the 2 products and could tell 
 me what are the pros and cons of each of them ?
 
 Thank you,
 
 Yann
 
 
 
 
 
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 soit le sujet ! Yahoo! Questions/Réponses pour partager vos 
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RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

2006-10-05 Thread Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF NASIC/SCNA 
Yeah that’s what I used to make my sysprep.inf file.  It is very informative, 
better than MS's stuff by all means.   


Nathaniel V Bahta
Sr. Systems Administrator
General Dynamics Information Technology 
(937)257-4757 

 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Parris
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 10:31 AM
To: ActiveDir.org
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

Look on the Altiris website for Hardware idependent installs v2 - you can 
disect all the info out of this document.



Mark Parris

Base IT Ltd
Active Directory Consultancy
Tel +44(0)7801 690596


-Original Message-
From: Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF NASIC/SCNA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 08:35:57
To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

That’s what I have been trying to do, but using one image for all of my 
different hardware types has not worked.  Specifically I can get the image to 
apply via PXE, but once it boots up to go through the SYSPREP mini-setup, the 
splash screen appears and it reboots, it just keeps doing that.  The same image 
works fine on another version of the PowerEdge, but on the other model it just 
continuously reboots. 


Nathaniel V Bahta
Sr. Systems Administrator
General Dynamics Information Technology
(937)257-4757 

 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:22 AM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

PXE Boot into an unattended install?

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

c - 312.731.3132


 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF 
 NASIC/SCNA
 Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:11 AM
 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 List,
 
 I have been looking at several options to restore a failed DC from the 
 ground up.  ADS seems to look promising, but its hard to get one 
 SYSPREP image for all of my DCs even though they are all flavors of 
 Dell PowerEdge, it has proven difficult.  Does anyone know of a good 
 solution to restore a DC from the ground up utilizing a network 
 connection, without inserting disk and going through the steps.
 
 Thanks,
 Nathaniel V Bahta
 Sr. Systems Administrator
 General Dynamics Information Technology
 (937)257-4757
 
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Parris
 Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:24 AM
 To: ActiveDir.org
 Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory 
 Troubleshooter.
 
 SOAD has a lovely GUI and lots of flashing lights
 
 
 Mark Parris
 
 Base IT Ltd
 Active Directory Consultancy
 Tel +44(0)7801 690596
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Yann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 20:11:12
 To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory 
 Troubleshooter.
 
 Hello all,
 
 I don't know if it is the right place
 I'm about to test 2 AD Troubleshooters products and I have to choose 
 one them to monitor,tshoot our AD infrastructure:
 Spoltligh on Active Directory (SOAD) and Netpro Active Directory 
 Troubleshooter.
 Does someone have any experiences with the 2 products and could tell 
 me what are the pros and cons of each of them ?
 
 Thank you,
 
 Yann
 
 
 
 
 
  Découvrez un nouveau moyen de poser toutes vos questions quel que 
 soit le sujet ! Yahoo! Questions/Réponses pour partager vos 
 connaissances, vos opinions et vos expériences. Cliquez ici:
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RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

2006-10-05 Thread Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF NASIC/SCNA 
Youre exactly right Mark, hyperthreading is enabled on the hardware that 
reboots and not enabled on the hardware that does not.  Is there a best 
practice for a situation like this? 


Nathaniel V Bahta
Sr. Systems Administrator
General Dynamics Information Technology 
(937)257-4757 

 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Parris
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 11:33 AM
To: ActiveDir.org
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

The constant reboot is often a different HAL, multiproc, singleproc, damn 
hyperthreading, or APCI non APCI,


Mark Parris

Base IT Ltd
Active Directory Consultancy
Tel +44(0)7801 690596


-Original Message-
From: Mark Parris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 14:30:35
To:ActiveDir.org ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

Look on the Altiris website for Hardware idependent installs v2 - you can 
disect all the info out of this document.



Mark Parris

Base IT Ltd
Active Directory Consultancy
Tel +44(0)7801 690596


-Original Message-
From: Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF NASIC/SCNA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 08:35:57
To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

That’s what I have been trying to do, but using one image for all of my 
different hardware types has not worked.  Specifically I can get the image to 
apply via PXE, but once it boots up to go through the SYSPREP mini-setup, the 
splash screen appears and it reboots, it just keeps doing that.  The same image 
works fine on another version of the PowerEdge, but on the other model it just 
continuously reboots. 


Nathaniel V Bahta
Sr. Systems Administrator
General Dynamics Information Technology
(937)257-4757 

 

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:22 AM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

PXE Boot into an unattended install?

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
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 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF 
 NASIC/SCNA
 Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:11 AM
 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 List,
 
 I have been looking at several options to restore a failed DC from the 
 ground up.  ADS seems to look promising, but its hard to get one 
 SYSPREP image for all of my DCs even though they are all flavors of 
 Dell PowerEdge, it has proven difficult.  Does anyone know of a good 
 solution to restore a DC from the ground up utilizing a network 
 connection, without inserting disk and going through the steps.
 
 Thanks,
 Nathaniel V Bahta
 Sr. Systems Administrator
 General Dynamics Information Technology
 (937)257-4757
 
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Parris
 Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:24 AM
 To: ActiveDir.org
 Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory 
 Troubleshooter.
 
 SOAD has a lovely GUI and lots of flashing lights
 
 
 Mark Parris
 
 Base IT Ltd
 Active Directory Consultancy
 Tel +44(0)7801 690596
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Yann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 20:11:12
 To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory 
 Troubleshooter.
 
 Hello all,
 
 I don't know if it is the right place
 I'm about to test 2 AD Troubleshooters products and I have to choose 
 one them to monitor,tshoot our AD infrastructure:
 Spoltligh on Active Directory (SOAD) and Netpro Active Directory 
 Troubleshooter.
 Does someone have any experiences with the 2 products and could tell 
 me what are the pros and cons of each of them ?
 
 Thank you,
 
 Yann
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

2006-10-05 Thread Mark Parris 
What is do here is usually enable hyperthreading or disable it if applicable or 
swap the hal out, a KB article is available on microsoft to do this.




Mark Parris

Base IT Ltd
Active Directory Consultancy
Tel +44(0)7801 690596


-Original Message-
From: Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF NASIC/SCNA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 12:22:41 
To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

Youre exactly right Mark, hyperthreading is enabled on the hardware that 
reboots and not enabled on the hardware that does not.  Is there a best 
practice for a situation like this? 


Nathaniel V Bahta
Sr. Systems Administrator
General Dynamics Information Technology 
(937)257-4757 

 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Parris
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 11:33 AM
To: ActiveDir.org
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

The constant reboot is often a different HAL, multiproc, singleproc, damn 
hyperthreading, or APCI non APCI,


Mark Parris

Base IT Ltd
Active Directory Consultancy
Tel +44(0)7801 690596


-Original Message-
From: Mark Parris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 14:30:35
To:ActiveDir.org ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

Look on the Altiris website for Hardware idependent installs v2 - you can 
disect all the info out of this document.



Mark Parris

Base IT Ltd
Active Directory Consultancy
Tel +44(0)7801 690596


-Original Message-
From: Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF NASIC/SCNA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 08:35:57
To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

That’s what I have been trying to do, but using one image for all of my 
different hardware types has not worked.  Specifically I can get the image to 
apply via PXE, but once it boots up to go through the SYSPREP mini-setup, the 
splash screen appears and it reboots, it just keeps doing that.  The same image 
works fine on another version of the PowerEdge, but on the other model it just 
continuously reboots. 


Nathaniel V Bahta
Sr. Systems Administrator
General Dynamics Information Technology
(937)257-4757 

 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:22 AM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

PXE Boot into an unattended install?

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

c - 312.731.3132


 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF 
 NASIC/SCNA
 Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:11 AM
 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 List,
 
 I have been looking at several options to restore a failed DC from the 
 ground up.  ADS seems to look promising, but its hard to get one 
 SYSPREP image for all of my DCs even though they are all flavors of 
 Dell PowerEdge, it has proven difficult.  Does anyone know of a good 
 solution to restore a DC from the ground up utilizing a network 
 connection, without inserting disk and going through the steps.
 
 Thanks,
 Nathaniel V Bahta
 Sr. Systems Administrator
 General Dynamics Information Technology
 (937)257-4757
 
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Parris
 Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:24 AM
 To: ActiveDir.org
 Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory 
 Troubleshooter.
 
 SOAD has a lovely GUI and lots of flashing lights
 
 
 Mark Parris
 
 Base IT Ltd
 Active Directory Consultancy
 Tel +44(0)7801 690596
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Yann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 20:11:12
 To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory 
 Troubleshooter.
 
 Hello all,
 
 I don't know if it is the right place
 I'm about to test 2 AD Troubleshooters products and I have to choose 
 one them to monitor,tshoot our AD infrastructure:
 Spoltligh on Active Directory (SOAD) and Netpro Active Directory 
 Troubleshooter.
 Does someone have any experiences with the 2 products and could tell 
 me what are the pros and cons of each of them ?
 
 Thank you,
 
 Yann
 
 
 
 
 
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RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore

2006-10-05 Thread Brian Desmond 
What brand of hardware is it? Maybe disable it as part of your imaging process 
and enable it when complete?

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
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 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir-
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF
 NASIC/SCNA
 Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 12:23 PM
 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 Youre exactly right Mark, hyperthreading is enabled on the hardware
 that reboots and not enabled on the hardware that does not.  Is there a
 best practice for a situation like this?
 
 
 Nathaniel V Bahta
 Sr. Systems Administrator
 General Dynamics Information Technology
 (937)257-4757
 
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir-
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Parris
 Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 11:33 AM
 To: ActiveDir.org
 Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 The constant reboot is often a different HAL, multiproc, singleproc,
 damn hyperthreading, or APCI non APCI,
 
 
 Mark Parris
 
 Base IT Ltd
 Active Directory Consultancy
 Tel +44(0)7801 690596
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Mark Parris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 14:30:35
 To:ActiveDir.org ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 Look on the Altiris website for Hardware idependent installs v2 - you
 can disect all the info out of this document.
 
 
 
 Mark Parris
 
 Base IT Ltd
 Active Directory Consultancy
 Tel +44(0)7801 690596
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF NASIC/SCNA
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 08:35:57
 To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 That’s what I have been trying to do, but using one image for all of my
 different hardware types has not worked.  Specifically I can get the
 image to apply via PXE, but once it boots up to go through the SYSPREP
 mini-setup, the splash screen appears and it reboots, it just keeps
 doing that.  The same image works fine on another version of the
 PowerEdge, but on the other model it just continuously reboots.
 
 
 Nathaniel V Bahta
 Sr. Systems Administrator
 General Dynamics Information Technology
 (937)257-4757
 
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir-
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond
 Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:22 AM
 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
 PXE Boot into an unattended install?
 
 Thanks,
 Brian Desmond
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
 c - 312.731.3132
 
 
  -Original Message-
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir-
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bahta, Nathaniel V CTR USAF
  NASIC/SCNA
  Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:11 AM
  To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
  Subject: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Bare Metal restore
 
  List,
 
  I have been looking at several options to restore a failed DC from
 the
  ground up.  ADS seems to look promising, but its hard to get one
  SYSPREP image for all of my DCs even though they are all flavors of
  Dell PowerEdge, it has proven difficult.  Does anyone know of a good
  solution to restore a DC from the ground up utilizing a network
  connection, without inserting disk and going through the steps.
 
  Thanks,
  Nathaniel V Bahta
  Sr. Systems Administrator
  General Dynamics Information Technology
  (937)257-4757
 
 
 
  -Original Message-
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir-
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Parris
  Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:24 AM
  To: ActiveDir.org
  Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory
  Troubleshooter.
 
  SOAD has a lovely GUI and lots of flashing lights
 
 
  Mark Parris
 
  Base IT Ltd
  Active Directory Consultancy
  Tel +44(0)7801 690596
 
 
  -Original Message-
  From: Yann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 20:11:12
  To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
  Subject: [ActiveDir] choose between SOAD and Netpro directory
  Troubleshooter.
 
  Hello all,
 
  I don't know if it is the right place
  I'm about to test 2 AD Troubleshooters products and I have to choose
  one them to monitor,tshoot our AD infrastructure:
  Spoltligh on Active Directory (SOAD) and Netpro Active Directory
  Troubleshooter.
  Does someone have any experiences with the 2 products and could tell
  me what are the pros and cons of each of them ?
 
  Thank you,
 
  Yann
 
 
 
 
  
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