How to Restore full system to an Identical Server (2008)

[ThomasAJ]

I bought 2 identical servers (1 is the emergency server).

So I set up Server 2008 on box 1 and did a full system backup.
I was surprised it did not ask for a CD/DVD to burn boot info - not to worry
I said.

I have now gone thru all the HELP in Server 2008 backup and Technet (OK so
maybe I missed some - don't be picky ) and I cannot find any info about
how to restore to another box.

The closest I get is a mention in "Recovering Your Server" about "Windows
Setup disc or a separate installation of the Windows Recovery Environment" in
the TOOL column. But it does not go on to explain 'how to'. Heck I even
looked in my "Windows Server 2008 for Dummies" book but you'd think I was
trying to work out how to go to Mars for all the help it was.

(Oh BTW don't you just love books that take up pages and pages going thru
say a wizard but not adding any other comments.)

Server 2 has no OS deliberately. I just want to recover to it.
--
Regards
Tom

 

[Meinolf Weber]

Re: How to Restore full system to an Identical Server (2008)

Hello ThomasAJ,

You should take a look at this ones:
Backup:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770266.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753528.aspx

Recovery:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753920.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755163.aspx

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> I bought 2 identical servers (1 is the emergency server).
>
> So I set up Server 2008 on box 1 and did a full system backup.
> I was surprised it did not ask for a CD/DVD to burn boot info - not to
> worry
> I said.
> I have now gone thru all the HELP in Server 2008 backup and Technet
> (OK so maybe I missed some - don't be picky ) and I cannot find
> any info about how to restore to another box.
>
> The closest I get is a mention in "Recovering Your Server" about
> "Windows Setup disc or a separate installation of the Windows Recovery
> Environment" in the TOOL column. But it does not go on to explain 'how
> to'. Heck I even looked in my "Windows Server 2008 for Dummies" book
> but you'd think I was trying to work out how to go to Mars for all the
> help it was.
>
> (Oh BTW don't you just love books that take up pages and pages going
> thru say a wizard but not adding any other comments.)
>
> Server 2 has no OS deliberately. I just want to recover to it.
>

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: How to Restore full system to an Identical Server (2008)

Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:
> Hello ThomasAJ,
>
> You should take a look at this ones:
> Backup:
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770266.aspx
>
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753528.aspx
>
> Recovery:
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753920.aspx
>
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755163.aspx


....or something like Acronis TrueImage Echo Server or equivalent
Storagecraft product. I like image-based backups for this sort of thing. If
the hardware is truly identical, you don't need the additional universal
restore agent, but I usually get it.

>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>
>> I bought 2 identical servers (1 is the emergency server).
>>
>> So I set up Server 2008 on box 1 and did a full system backup.
>> I was surprised it did not ask for a CD/DVD to burn boot info - not
>> to worry
>> I said.
>> I have now gone thru all the HELP in Server 2008 backup and Technet
>> (OK so maybe I missed some - don't be picky ) and I cannot find
>> any info about how to restore to another box.
>>
>> The closest I get is a mention in "Recovering Your Server" about
>> "Windows Setup disc or a separate installation of the Windows
>> Recovery Environment" in the TOOL column. But it does not go on to
>> explain 'how to'. Heck I even looked in my "Windows Server 2008 for
>> Dummies" book but you'd think I was trying to work out how to go to
>> Mars for all the help it was.
>>
>> (Oh BTW don't you just love books that take up pages and pages going
>> thru say a wizard but not adding any other comments.)
>>
>> Server 2 has no OS deliberately. I just want to recover to it.

 

[ThomasAJ]

Re: How to Restore full system to an Identical Server (2008)

I have Acronis for my desktop but I will not pay $1000 for software that they
sell for $100 (ish) for the desktop just because it's called a server -
that's why I paid $1000 (ish) for identical hardware.
--
Regards
Tom


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:
> > Hello ThomasAJ,
> >
> > You should take a look at this ones:
> > Backup:
> > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770266.aspx
> >
> > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753528.aspx
> >
> > Recovery:
> > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753920.aspx
> >
> > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755163.aspx
>
>
> ....or something like Acronis TrueImage Echo Server or equivalent
> Storagecraft product. I like image-based backups for this sort of thing. If
> the hardware is truly identical, you don't need the additional universal
> restore agent, but I usually get it.
>
> >
> > Best regards
> >
> > Meinolf Weber
> > Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> > confers no rights.
> > ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> > ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
> >
> >
> >> I bought 2 identical servers (1 is the emergency server).
> >>
> >> So I set up Server 2008 on box 1 and did a full system backup.
> >> I was surprised it did not ask for a CD/DVD to burn boot info - not
> >> to worry
> >> I said.
> >> I have now gone thru all the HELP in Server 2008 backup and Technet
> >> (OK so maybe I missed some - don't be picky ) and I cannot find
> >> any info about how to restore to another box.
> >>
> >> The closest I get is a mention in "Recovering Your Server" about
> >> "Windows Setup disc or a separate installation of the Windows
> >> Recovery Environment" in the TOOL column. But it does not go on to
> >> explain 'how to'. Heck I even looked in my "Windows Server 2008 for
> >> Dummies" book but you'd think I was trying to work out how to go to
> >> Mars for all the help it was.
> >>
> >> (Oh BTW don't you just love books that take up pages and pages going
> >> thru say a wizard but not adding any other comments.)
> >>
> >> Server 2 has no OS deliberately. I just want to recover to it.
>
>
>
>