[THIN] Re: Using a Ghost image to build a new server

  • From: "Michel Roth" <mrdizzz@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 11:55:38 +0200

Hi Angela,

I know it's tempting to clone a server however it's not recommended as far
as I'm concerned. There's always some setting that you didn't take into
account that will cause conflicts. The time saved with cloning will be lost
in troubleshooting weird problems afterwards.

If you do want to go ahead with it, make sure that your server drives are
not remapped, depending on your version of Ghost, this could leave you with
an inaccessable server.

Citrix also has a document up on server cloning. The docuement pertains to
CPS4 but contains enoug info to get you going:
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX107406&searchID=-1

Good luck!

Regards,
Michel Roth.

On 8/9/06, Angela Smith <angela_smith9@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 

Hi

I need to build a new server to add to my Citrix farm.  I dont want to
manually build this.  I have a ghost image of an existing system that I
want
to use for a new server.  All hardware is the same.  The Ghost image
contains:

Windows 2000 Std SP4
Metaframe XP 1.0
Server is in domain
Server is in Citrix farm
Lots of apps

Image is not SYSPREPed.  Its a straight Ghost.  Applications are not name
specific.

Do I simply do the following to get this new server up and running:
- remove server from domain
- rename server to new name
- Change SID
- change IP

Do I need to uninstall/reinstall Metaframe?  Will this server be reliable?
Ive seen documents that explain how to create a ghost SYSPREP image but
not
a document for me scenario (ie existing std ghost image)

Thanks

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