Backup and Restore

[Rahimjohar]

Hi there, I was wondering what will be the best way to replicate a running live server. We have a server (ServerA) with ISA and Websense on a single server that I want to backup and restore to a new server.

I have tried to backup ServerA and restored on a newley build server (ServerB) using redirect option, restored finished secessfully but the server did not reboot (hal.dll errors). I fixed the boot issue by running Windows Server repair.

I just want to backup old server and restore on a new server, with all the apps and configuration intact.    

[Dev_T]

The best tool would be Symantec System Recovery. You can try downloading the trial from the lik

http://www.symantec.com/business/system-recovery-server-edition

Secondly : We wont be able to perform a re-directed restore of System State and Shadow Copy components

[AmolB]

If you are trying to restore the entire server then the new server has to be identical(similar hardware)

of the old server.