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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU 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: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU >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: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU >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
