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Gregg Hill
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 Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:32 pm Post subject: Duplicating a user's DC for testing purposes |
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Hello!
I want to duplicate a client's DC and Exchange server to do some testing of
disaster recovery procedures before the stuff hits the fan. I have a backup
of their 2000 Standard domain controller and their 2000 Server running
Exchange 2000.
The Exchange server is a clone, and the DC is a Dell PowerEdge 2800. Is
there a way to make the backup of the Dell work on a non-Dell test system?
The test system is an IBM clone, Intel motherboard with a Pentium III CPU.
The Dell has a Xeon CPU.
I tried just restoring the image and it boots, but hangs after the mup.sys
driver is loaded (at least that is the last one showing on screen).
Is there any way to do this scenario?
Thank you!
Gregg Hill |
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Pegasus (MVP)
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| Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:22 am Post subject: Re: Duplicating a user's DC for testing purposes |
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"Gregg Hill" <bogus@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:emdAvELZGHA.3880@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
| Quote: | Hello!
I want to duplicate a client's DC and Exchange server to do some testing
of
disaster recovery procedures before the stuff hits the fan. I have a
backup
of their 2000 Standard domain controller and their 2000 Server running
Exchange 2000.
The Exchange server is a clone, and the DC is a Dell PowerEdge 2800. Is
there a way to make the backup of the Dell work on a non-Dell test system?
The test system is an IBM clone, Intel motherboard with a Pentium III CPU.
The Dell has a Xeon CPU.
I tried just restoring the image and it boots, but hangs after the mup.sys
driver is loaded (at least that is the last one showing on screen).
Is there any way to do this scenario?
Thank you!
Gregg Hill
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From Win2000 onwards it became difficult to port Windows
installation to different hardware. These links might help:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/upgrading/nt4/tooldocs/msfsc.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/ads.mspx |
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Gregg Hill
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| Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:57 am Post subject: Re: Duplicating a user's DC for testing purposes |
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Pegasus,
I keep seeing people say that you can just take out the old hard drive and
pop it into a new system, then boot into Directory Services Restore Mode and
have it redetect the hardware. I cannot get that to work, since it will not
even boot into DSRM. It hangs after the mup.sys driver line on the screen.
I am going to try to boot off of a 2000 Server CD and do a repair
installation jus tot see if that works, but all I have is 2000 Enterprise. I
need to find a 2000 Standard CD.
Gregg Hill
"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
news:%23zIgZFNZGHA.2376@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
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"Gregg Hill" <bogus@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:emdAvELZGHA.3880@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
Hello!
I want to duplicate a client's DC and Exchange server to do some testing
of
disaster recovery procedures before the stuff hits the fan. I have a
backup
of their 2000 Standard domain controller and their 2000 Server running
Exchange 2000.
The Exchange server is a clone, and the DC is a Dell PowerEdge 2800. Is
there a way to make the backup of the Dell work on a non-Dell test
system?
The test system is an IBM clone, Intel motherboard with a Pentium III
CPU.
The Dell has a Xeon CPU.
I tried just restoring the image and it boots, but hangs after the
mup.sys
driver is loaded (at least that is the last one showing on screen).
Is there any way to do this scenario?
Thank you!
Gregg Hill
From Win2000 onwards it became difficult to port Windows
installation to different hardware. These links might help:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/upgrading/nt4/tooldocs/msfsc.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/ads.mspx
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Pegasus (MVP)
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| Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:04 pm Post subject: Re: Duplicating a user's DC for testing purposes |
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People who claim that you can port a Win2000/XP disk from
one PC to another would have tried it with identical hardware,
or their experience is limited. In most cases it simply does not
work. Either the system hangs while loading the mup.sys driver
or else it generates the dreaded "Incaccissible boot device"
error. Here are a few more articles on this issue, this time not
server-specific:
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q249694
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q314082
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q292175.ASP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;824125
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q315341
"Gregg Hill" <bogus@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:usJxBiQZGHA.3328@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
| Quote: | Pegasus,
I keep seeing people say that you can just take out the old hard drive and
pop it into a new system, then boot into Directory Services Restore Mode
and
have it redetect the hardware. I cannot get that to work, since it will
not
even boot into DSRM. It hangs after the mup.sys driver line on the screen.
I am going to try to boot off of a 2000 Server CD and do a repair
installation jus tot see if that works, but all I have is 2000 Enterprise.
I
need to find a 2000 Standard CD.
Gregg Hill
"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
news:%23zIgZFNZGHA.2376@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
"Gregg Hill" <bogus@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:emdAvELZGHA.3880@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
Hello!
I want to duplicate a client's DC and Exchange server to do some
testing
of
disaster recovery procedures before the stuff hits the fan. I have a
backup
of their 2000 Standard domain controller and their 2000 Server running
Exchange 2000.
The Exchange server is a clone, and the DC is a Dell PowerEdge 2800. Is
there a way to make the backup of the Dell work on a non-Dell test
system?
The test system is an IBM clone, Intel motherboard with a Pentium III
CPU.
The Dell has a Xeon CPU.
I tried just restoring the image and it boots, but hangs after the
mup.sys
driver is loaded (at least that is the last one showing on screen).
Is there any way to do this scenario?
Thank you!
Gregg Hill
From Win2000 onwards it became difficult to port Windows
installation to different hardware. These links might help:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/upgrading/nt4/tooldocs/msfsc.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/ads.mspx
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Gregg Hill
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| Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 6:01 pm Post subject: Re: Duplicating a user's DC for testing purposes |
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Pegasus,
Thank you for all the links. I will give them a good read.
Gregg Hill
"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
news:Oj68poRZGHA.4920@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
| Quote: | People who claim that you can port a Win2000/XP disk from
one PC to another would have tried it with identical hardware,
or their experience is limited. In most cases it simply does not
work. Either the system hangs while loading the mup.sys driver
or else it generates the dreaded "Incaccissible boot device"
error. Here are a few more articles on this issue, this time not
server-specific:
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q249694
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q314082
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q292175.ASP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;824125
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q315341
"Gregg Hill" <bogus@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:usJxBiQZGHA.3328@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Pegasus,
I keep seeing people say that you can just take out the old hard drive
and
pop it into a new system, then boot into Directory Services Restore Mode
and
have it redetect the hardware. I cannot get that to work, since it will
not
even boot into DSRM. It hangs after the mup.sys driver line on the
screen.
I am going to try to boot off of a 2000 Server CD and do a repair
installation jus tot see if that works, but all I have is 2000
Enterprise.
I
need to find a 2000 Standard CD.
Gregg Hill
"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
news:%23zIgZFNZGHA.2376@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
"Gregg Hill" <bogus@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:emdAvELZGHA.3880@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
Hello!
I want to duplicate a client's DC and Exchange server to do some
testing
of
disaster recovery procedures before the stuff hits the fan. I have a
backup
of their 2000 Standard domain controller and their 2000 Server running
Exchange 2000.
The Exchange server is a clone, and the DC is a Dell PowerEdge 2800.
Is
there a way to make the backup of the Dell work on a non-Dell test
system?
The test system is an IBM clone, Intel motherboard with a Pentium III
CPU.
The Dell has a Xeon CPU.
I tried just restoring the image and it boots, but hangs after the
mup.sys
driver is loaded (at least that is the last one showing on screen).
Is there any way to do this scenario?
Thank you!
Gregg Hill
From Win2000 onwards it became difficult to port Windows
installation to different hardware. These links might help:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/upgrading/nt4/tooldocs/msfsc.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/ads.mspx
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