System migrating using Ghost

[Marek Staniewski]

Does anybody tried to use Norton Ghost to migrate the system SBS2003?

If yes then please let me knwo which version can do this?
The system has to be migrated on the same computer. I simply want to change
the disk where the system is residing.
It could be done by using mirroring. Unfortunately the new disk is a little
bit smaller than the old one(?). So mirroring cannot be done.

I suppose that tehre may be also some problems with running the system from
the new hard drive.

Any advise will be appreciated.

Marek Staniewski

[Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]]

Hi Marek,

Use Ghost 2003.

1. Install the Ghost 2003 software on a Win2K or WinXP workstation (not the
server) and then make a set of Ghost Boot floppies using MSDOS as your
operating system on the floppies (requires a MS DOS bootable disk or CD to
copy the files from this to your Ghost Boot Floppies). If you don't have a
Win98 boot disk, try this site...
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
3. Reboot the server and make sure there are no errors in the Event Logs
and that all services are started and running properly.
4. Shut down the server.
5. Install the new drive in the server as SCSI 1 (set jumpers on drive if
necessary) and use Disk Management to format it (or Disk Administrator,
depending on your operating system) --- do a Full format (not a Quick
format) as NTFS.
6. Shut down the server
7. If the original and the new drives are vitually the same size, remove
the new drive as it can be confusing determining which disk you need to
image when using the Ghost DOS interface
8. Boot the server from the Ghost Boot Floppies and image the original
drive to an external USB drive or a spare IDE drive in the server. *
9. Shut down the server
10. Remove the original drive and install the new drive as SCSI 0 (set
jumpers on drive if necessary)
11. Boot the server from the Ghost Boot Floppies and then restore the image
to the new disk.
12. Reboot and "exercise" the new drive to make sure that everything works
as it should and there are no errors in the event logs.

* I find it better to use the "Partition to Image" method to create the
image (selecting all partitions on the original disk) and then use the "Disk
from Image" method to restore the image to the new drive. This will allow
you to resize the partitions on your new drive during the restore process,
if that's desirable.

This process keeps your original drive intact in case there's any problem
with the image restore.

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Merv Porter [SBS MVP]
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[Gus Wagner]

"Marek Staniewski" wrote:

Did it worked great
-install ghost on Xp machine
-shut XP machine
-shut down server
-remove hardrive
-placed in xp machine (slave on ide 0)
-placed new drive in (master on ide 1)
-start xp machine
-tell ghost to ghost old to new
-it reboots and is done in about 20 min
ther rest is obvios
used no floppies old ghost wont work
used 2003

[Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]]

Cool!

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"The days pass by so quickly now, the nights are seldom long"

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