Here's the procedure for restoring Windows 2000 to different hardware that I developed and tested fairly well. It was developed around Legato Networker, but should work for any sort of backup/restore.
Windows 2000 Server Recovery to Different Hardware 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 This document describes a method to restore Legato backups of a Windows 2000 server to different hardware than the original system. This procedure was developed and tested using Legato client version 6.0.3 and Windows 2000 service pack 2. 2. PROCEDURE 2.1 Install Windows 2000 server on the target hardware. Install the same level service pack as on the original system. Insure that the disk partitions have the same drive letters, are large enough, and are of the same type (NTFS, FAT32, etc). The server must also have the same name and IP address. Record the IP address for later use. 2.2 Install the Legato Client. 2.3 Run the Legato client. Select "Recover". On the "Options" menu, select "Recover Options...", "Overwrite Existing File". 2.4 Mark all data drives as well as "SYSTEM DB", "SYSTEM FILES", and "SYSTEM STATE". 2.5 Navigate through the file hierarchy and unmark C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\HAL*.DLL. 2.6 Start Recovery 2.7 After recovery is complete, attempt to reboot. The reboot process will fail. 2.8 Boot to Windows 2000 CDROM. If needed, hit F6 and load SCSI drivers. 2.9 At the "Welcome to Setup" screen, hit "ENTER" to install Windows 2000. 2.10 Hit F8 to agree to the license terms. 2.11 Hit "R" at the prompt to "repair" the existing Windows 2000 installation. 2.12 Complete the Windows 2000 installation and reboot. 2.13 Re-install the appropriate Windows 2000 service pack. 2.14 Re-install the appropriate version of IE. 2.15 Re-install any hotfixes that were installed originally. 3. CLEANUP 3.1 If desired, remove unneeded devices and drivers via the device manager. 3.2 Verify that the network card TCPIP settings can be viewed. If you receive an error stating that you must install a network card before you can set TCPIP parameters, follow the procedure in Appendix A. 3.3 Verify applications. APPENDIX A 1. REINSTALL NETWORK CARD 1.1 From the control panel device manager, delete the network card. 1.2 Start regedit. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interf aces. 1.3 Each subkey represents a network interface. Delete the subkey that represents the ethernet adapter (look at the subkey's IPAddress entry and match to the server's IP address). 1.4 Use the control panel "Add/Remove hardware" applet to search for new hardware. It should find the ethernet adapter and install drivers for it (you may need a third party disk). 1.5 The ethernet adapter will be installed to use DHCP for settings. Change the network card to the appropriate settings (IP address, DNS, WINS, speed, duplex). -----Original Message----- From: Les Bessant [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 6:02 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Recovery MS Exchange server from a backup (Disaster Recovery) Yup. Did a test about six months ago[1] with a company called NDR[2][3]. The procedure they use (for NT4 Server[4]) is this: Basic install of OS Restore data partitions, make sure they're OK Restore system/boot partition *DO NOT REBOOT* Edit necessary registry keys to match their hardware[5] Reboot Server comes up, no nasty BSODs, all working This was from one model of Compaq to another. They tell me they can do the same if the customer's hardware is of a different brand, with little more difficulty. [1] Oooh!! Time for the next one :) [2] http://www.ndr.co.uk/ [3] A name which always makes me laugh... [4] Slightly different for Win2K, but they say it works... [5] They've had a lot of practice, and have this nicely worked out Les Bessant MCSE mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] IT Manager, Sanderson Townend & Gilbert Acting in a personal capacity http://www.tiggercam.co.uk - Coming soon: the new, improved Tiggercam!! -----Original Message----- From: Jean-Claude [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 09 September 2002 15:29 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Recovery MS Exchange server from a backup (Disaster Recovery) Exchange server 5.5: disaster recovery Has anyone recover MS Exchange server at a disaster recovery site. We are in the process of implementing a disaster recovery procedure and would like to know whether we can recover to a different Compaq hardware. Rather than reinstalling the OS, we would like to restore everything from the backup tape. Our exchange server is currently installed on a Compaq Presario 1600. Our recovery site has Compaq DL 380. 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