[THIN] Re: Ghost
- From: "Chris Lynch" <lynch00@xxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 08:45:50 -0700
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Well, one thing you did mention, but it was out of order. BEFORE you
create the Ghost image, and you are planning on applying this image to
another server with different hardware (especially with a different mass
storage controller), you will need to install the driver using the
ADD/REMOVE HARDWARE wizard. If not, and Windows doesn't have a driver
for the different mass storage device, you will get the infamous STOP
0X7B INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE error upon startup. You could also get
INVALID BOOT DEVICE as a message.
Chris
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Pavlo Ignatusha
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 6:47 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Ghost
If you are talking on a server with different hardware - yes it is
possible. The only requirement for ghost is that drive space on the
destination computer equals or greater than the amount of data in the
ghost image. Example:
Original server had 16 Gb drive (or array) with data worth 5Gb on it.
You do a ghost image of it and you end up having *.gho file 5Gb large.
This 5 Gb image could be applied on any server with hard drive (array)
5Gb or more.
If you have different hardware on the destination server you will have
to reinstall the drivers and stuff. The other thing to watch out for is
SID that server gets when it join NT/2000 domain. This thing is unique
for each member of the domain and you will have to change it on the
destination server as well (I think Ghost Walker does this for you).
The bottomline is: you usually want use ghost for a backup of your
server to quickly restore it (to the same server) or you use it for
rapid deployment and in this case you install OS, patches and fixes and
create ghost image before joining the domain. The apply this image to
all your servers with same hardware.
Hope this helps,
Pavlo Ignatusha
Systems and Network Coordinator
Pembroke General Hospital
Tel. (613) 732-3675 ext.6150
Fax. (613) 732-9986
www.pemgenhos.org
"All that matters is love and work" - Sigmund Freud.
-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Robinson, Nick
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 9:29 AM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Ghost
Can someone tell me if I image a server using ghost, can I
reinstall it on a different server?
Nick
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