Sure: just to be clear though,  you create a separate Sid called junk and 
create a basic remedy ars itsm suite and the just repoint to the real db. 
Why not ? I have done it!   Make sure not to point and loose your real db 

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> On Oct 11, 2013, at 16:19, "Sanford, Claire" 
> <claire.sanf...@memorialhermann.org> wrote:
> 
> **
> I’m going to hijack this thread for a moment!!
>  
> Would this work for me with all of my Service Pack install woes!
>  
> 1)      Stand up a new server
> 2)      Install service packs as overwrite and not upgrade
> 3)      Then point to existing DB?
>  
> I am so gun shy after having these installs fail 8+  times.  I have my test 
> machine that is “fresh”  I have not had a failure on it yet.  So would this 
> work?
>  
>  
>  
> ITSM 7.6.04 SP2
> ARS 7.6.04 SP3
> Oracle 11.2.0.3.0 - 64bit Production
> Win 2008 Server
>  
> Claire Sanford
> Information Systems Division
> Memorial Hermann Healthcare System
> claire.sanf...@memorialhermann.org
>  
>  
>  
> From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) 
> [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Jason Miller
> Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 3:00 PM
> To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
> Subject: Re: 7.6.04 ver switch from 32 bit to 64 bit
>  
> **
> I like that idea!  I was going to recommend building a new 64-bit ITSM server 
> with a new junk DB.  Once the server is build you cut it over to the existing 
> DB.  With your method the installers won't need to do any of the DB work that 
> done during a fresh install; just build the app server.
>  
> Jason
>  
> 
> On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 5:29 AM, patrick zandi <remedy...@gmail.com> wrote:
> **
> I had a thought.. this might be a time to do a server group... 
> Build a fresh box -- 64bit, add as a server group
> Rebuild Original box -- add back in to server group.
> Make one the Admin / integration /  Reconcil server  the other main customer 
> --
> 
> no outages, and now you have redundancy / failover
> 
> Just a thought.
>  
> 
> On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 8:17 AM, Misi Mladoniczky <m...@rrr.se> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I would do a fresh install, and point the installer to your database copy.
> 
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> 
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> > Looking to get some advice if there would be any problem with copying
> > registry entries and directory structure when switching over from 32 bit
> > Win 2003 environment to 64 bit Win 2008. Plan is to use a copy of the
> > existing database, copy over registry and directory strcture to the new
> > appl server and then reinstall just Remedy 7.6.04.
> >
> > Alternatively, thinking of using a DB copy and doing a fresh install with
> > BMC_LOADAPP_SKIP set so that the applications are not loaded into the DB.
> > We're currently already on 7.6.04 version, this is just to switch operating
> > systems and to switch to a 64 bit impementation. any advice appreciated!!
> >
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