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warmy18
Level 3
16 years ago

Windows 2008 R2 Restore fails

Hi,

I'm having a great deal of trouble restoring windows 2008 R2 using Backup exec 12.5 service pack 3.

This is a domain controller and I am restoring C drive and system state and service state as per my usual restore routines.

The server starts to boot but then fails and just keeps restarting, trying to repair the installation fails. Appears to try and boot so doesn't look like a boot. device problem.

I have restored many, many windows 2000 and 2003 boxes but the restore procedure does not appear to work for windows 2008 R2.

I am not restoring the utility partition so that may be were I'm going wrong.  Has anybody restored windows 2008 R2 and can give me some pointers.

Thanks

Mark
 
  • Hello,

    We wont be able to restore on a different hardware. You will need the Disaster Recovery Specalist Software "Backup Exec System Recovery" which supports restore on different hardware.

  •  Well isn't that just fantastic! Hardly an advance in backup technology remove support for different hardware!

    Mark
    MCP,MCSA,MCSE,A+,N+,CCNA,MCITP,MCTS,MCITP-EA,BCSP,CSSA
  • Yes, You are absolutely RIGHT....... frustrating.............but cant help.....I faced the same problem on one of my customer's end........

  • Yes, You are absolutely RIGHT....... frustrating.............but cant help.....I faced the same problem on one of my customer's end........

    Backup Exec is file level backup and not a Block level backup like Backup Exec System Recovery.....

  • not with DC

    but with 2008 SP2 Standard (not r2)

    restoring to SAME hardware........

    any ideas?