I can confirm for HP servers, that the ASR recovery process works also with HP usb floppy drives. Regards Stefan Holzwarth
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im > Auftrag von Prather, Wanda > Gesendet: Dienstag, 17. April 2007 21:38 > An: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Betreff: Re: WinTel Bare Metal Restore > > I believe someone posted to the list a long time ago that an > external/portable USB-connected floppy will work. > But I haven't personally done it. > > ________________________________ > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager on behalf of Len Boyle > Sent: Mon 4/16/2007 10:30 PM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: WinTel Bare Metal Restore > > > > Wanda > > With ASR is there a work around for a client that does not > have a floopy disk drive? > > len > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Prather, Wanda > Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 10:20 PM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] WinTel Bare Metal Restore > > For XP and 2003, see the TSM Client Manual for Windows > instructions for ASR (Automated System Recovery). > It's a MIcrosoft thing which TSM supports. > Works, if you follow the instructions exactly. > > > ________________________________ > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager on behalf of Johnson, Milton > Sent: Mon 4/16/2007 10:43 AM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: WinTel Bare Metal Restore > > > > Due to the lack of recent religious wars on this forum, I'm forced to > ask: > > What is the best method to back-up and perform a reliable and > successful Bare Metal Restore of a WinTel platform (Windows NT/Server > 2000/2003/XP/etc.) using a TSM AIX server? Methods requiring > a third party solution are acceptable. Solutions allowing a > BMR to dis-similar hardware are preferable. > > Personally I view the need to do a BMR on a WinTel platform > as an opportunity to bring up another AIX server, but that is > yet another religious war. > > Thanks, > Milton >