This was a backup using Windows 2008 Server Backup tool. It does a shadow copy backup basically. I have NEVER done a restore using this program yet, only just started using the Windows 2008 Backup tool (I mostly use Symantec BackupExec for my major server, but this smaller one we opted for Window 2008 Server Backup tool built in to the OS).
No software raid. ALL hardware RAID. RAID 1 for the OS, and a single disk (RAID 0) for the backup drive (there is NO drive letter for this drive as Windows 2008 backup tool somehow controls the drive WITHOUT making a drive letter... its kinda odd) ---- Jon Harris <jk.har...@gmail.com> wrote: > First question I would have was what type of backup did you do? Did you do > files or did you do the image. If it was an image I beleive you start from > a CD and tell it to restore the image from backup. If it was files then you > will need to know what the Smart Start will and will not do. Was this a > software RAID? > > Jon > > On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 7:26 PM, <jesse-r...@wi.rr.com> wrote: > > > I have a Windows 2008 x32 server (HP Proliant ML310 G5p) that just crashed. > > When booting, its giving me a C000000218 error (the registry cannot load > > the hive, etc.). The server is also a domain controller. > > > > Few things to note: > > 1. I have other DCs in this domain so I'm not so concerned about that. > > 2. Logical disks setup was a RAID 1 array (containing OS), and a RAID 0 > > array (1 single disk - used as the Windows 2008 backup device) > > 3. I should have a valid data backup on the single logical disk (raid 0) > > > > I was condidering reinstalling the OS using HP Smart Start CD, but I am > > leary in that I believe using Smart Start to reinstall the OS will WIPE the > > RAID 1 array and data on it, I do NOT want to do this. I'm having difficult > > getting clarification from HP whether I can use Smart Start WITHOUT touching > > the partitioning/data (english is a problem). > > > > What would you recommend? > > > > My first thought is to try and install Windows 2008 manually from a CD to a > > new directory (c:\windows2). Once the OS is built, I should have an idea > > whether the data on the disk is corrupt, and if necessary, restore from the > > backup disk (located on the single physical disk in a raid0 array). > > > > My second thought is to boot from a Windows 2008 CD into the recovery > > console and try a disk repair, etc.? It's been years since I done this so > > I'm kind of fuzzy on the process, but I vaguely recall this is something > > that can be done? > > > > Ideas welcome. > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
