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From: Tom Hill on 4 Mar 2010 17:11 Is it possible to image a Windows 2008 server as a backup strategy? I currently use Norton Ghost to automatically maintain a backup image on a desktop PC, and would like to do the same with a 2008 file server. I tried using Symantec Ghost Solution Suite but am unable to image the host server with it. Am I missing something?
From: Ace Fekay [MVP-DS, MCT] on 4 Mar 2010 21:26 "Tom Hill" <tomhill(a)tech2go.ca> wrote in message news:ext8se%23uKHA.4752(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Is it possible to image a Windows 2008 server as a backup strategy? > I currently use Norton Ghost to automatically maintain a backup image on a > desktop PC, and would like to do the same with a 2008 file server. > I tried using Symantec Ghost Solution Suite but am unable to image the host > server with it. > Am I missing something? > I used to use Ghost to clone workstations, laptops in a corporate environment. I've even used it to image Windows 2000 and 2003 servers in a classroom environment. However, I have not used it for 2008 because most of the class setups that we now use are VM based. What I can tell you is there are certain limitations when it comes to servers, such as it doesn't support RAID config. It may also have limitations when using the client with teamed NICs, as well as possible issues with 64 bit systems, depending on the version of GSS. For server backups, I like to rely on tape, as well as enabling Shadow Copies. I believe Altiris will do the trick for what you want to do, but I haven't tried that yet with server configs. I know of two major prior customers that use it on their domain controllers, despite my warnings not to use it, because using it to recover a DC can introduce numerous issues within AD, such as USN Rollbacks and other replication issues to the point the image is useless. Without knowing specifics, as well as not having personally used it for something like what you are trying to do, I would highly suggest to contact Symantec support. Have you contacted them yet? -- Ace This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. Please reply back to the newsgroup or forum for collaboration benefit among responding engineers, and to help others benefit from your resolution. Ace Fekay, MVP, MCT, MCITP EA, MCTS Windows 2008 & Exchange 2007, MCSE & MCSA 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003 Microsoft Certified Trainer Microsoft MVP - Directory Services If you feel this is an urgent issue and require immediate assistance, please contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers.
From: Kerry Brown on 6 Mar 2010 12:12 "Tom Hill" <tomhill(a)tech2go.ca> wrote in message news:ext8se#uKHA.4752(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Is it possible to image a Windows 2008 server as a backup strategy? > I currently use Norton Ghost to automatically maintain a backup image on > a desktop PC, and would like to do the same with a 2008 file server. > I tried using Symantec Ghost Solution Suite but am unable to image the > host server with it. > Am I missing something? Have you tried the built in Server 2008 backup? It works very well for smaller environments. Even in a larger environment it can be useful. It creates an image you can use to restore from bare metal by booting from DVD, USB, or PXE. -- Kerry Brown MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
From: Juraj on 7 Mar 2010 03:39 Have you tried ShadowProtect? You can make snapshot everyhour and in case of a disaster you can load it into VM? Pretty goof for $800...
From: Phillip Windell on 8 Mar 2010 10:37
The Windows backup built into 2008 is already "image based". It uses VHD image files. I used to hate the utility, but I have softened somewwhat on it. There are mulitple retore methods with it, as Kerry Brown was mentioning. If you start using Virtualization you can leave all this grief behind because you just keep copies of your VM Images. You also don't have to worry about situaitons with "differenet hardware" being a problem. -- Phillip Windell The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft, or anyone else associated with me, including my cats. ----------------------------------------------------- "Tom Hill" <tomhill(a)tech2go.ca> wrote in message news:ext8se%23uKHA.4752(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Is it possible to image a Windows 2008 server as a backup strategy? > I currently use Norton Ghost to automatically maintain a backup image on > a desktop PC, and would like to do the same with a 2008 file server. > I tried using Symantec Ghost Solution Suite but am unable to image the > host server with it. > Am I missing something? |