Paul
Fri May 02 07:04:54 PDT 2008
If you have to retire a DC then see my article on Decommissioning a DC at:
http://www.pbbergs.com/windows/articles.htm
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Paul Bergson
MVP - Directory Services
MCTS, MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
2008, 2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT4
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"cosimo" <cosimo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> O.K. Paul
> I understand this!
> But rebuild a system with active directory users, computers, gpo's, etc...
> is a very difficult taks.
> Is there a reliable alternative solution? A different backup software for
> example ? Wich is your opinion (and experience)?.
> Thanks in advance.
> Cosimo
>
> "Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]" wrote:
>
>> You are fortunate to get this to work. The hardware drivers, etc... from
>> a
>> 4 - 5 year old is much different than today's machines. I wouldn't
>> expect
>> to have a lot of luck doing this and I wouldn't even if I could. You
>> have
>> (Hopefully) patched, upgraded the o/s (Hope not, better to do a rebuild),
>> etc... the system will run with less clutter after years of use. Of
>> course
>> this is just my opinion.
>>
>> --
>> Paul Bergson
>> MVP - Directory Services
>> MCTS, MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
>> 2008, 2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT4
>>
>>
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>>
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>> "cosimo" <cosimo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0E204156-FA1C-447D-A7A6-444CA9DD1582@microsoft.com...
>> > Recently I've attempted to perform a Windows Server 2003 DC Primary
>> > Restore,
>> > originally installed on an HP Proliant ML310 server - PIV 2,4 GHz - N.2
>> > SCSI
>> > Disk - N. 2 Nic - 512 MB RAM, on a new HP Proliant ML110 G5 server -
>> > Pentium
>> > 1,8 GHz Dual Processor - N. 2 SATA Disk - N.2 NIC card - 512 MB RAM.
>> > But when the restore was completed (using NTBackup) and the new server
>> > was
>> > restarted was impossible to use mouse or keyboard that where completly
>> > inactive.
>> > Then I've restarted the server in safe mode but mouse and keyboard was
>> > inactive too.
>> > I've tried to use USB mouse and keyboard (not PS2) but the result was
>> > the
>> > same.
>> > At this point I've finded on microsoft KB that this is a problem
>> > related
>> > to
>> > different hardware on the two server and was suggested to perform an
>> > "upgrade
>> > on place" of the Operating System by the original CD.
>> > By this way it was possible to restore the server.
>> > But the question is: for the next years, having on my networks (I'm a
>> > Network consultant for many Companies and SMB) many servers 4-5 years
>> > old
>> > (as
>> > the Proliant ML310) when they well be too old or irremediably damaged
>> > well
>> > be
>> > possible to restore their system on new (very different) servers?
>> > Thanks in advance.
>> > Ing. Cosimo MERCURO
>> >
>>
>>
>>