Re: Changing Hardware
From: Josh (bggjosh_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/31/04
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 16:00:36 -0800
I would only do this if the chipsets on the motherboards
are the same. If Server1 has an older BX based
motherboard and Server2 has an NForce2 based chipset then
this will not work. If they're the same chipset then you
have a good chance of suceeding.
>-----Original Message-----
>in doing so, are you wishing to move an SBS 2003 install
from one box to the
>other?
>
>the 2*80's are blank. right?
>
>All three are IDE's. right?
>
>IF SO:
>
>Convert the 20GB drive to dynamic while it is in system A.
>(If you have a spare drive > than 20GB now would be a
good time to software
>mirror your original 20, as a fallback)
>It may be helpful to have the \i386 directory from the
SBS CD1 copied to the
>OS partition.
>Fire up systemB with just the two 80's in it and create
your hardware raid1
>array. At this point it needs to be blank and I'd create
a single raid
>volume, 80GB.
>
>Throw the (hopefully mirror) 20GB drive onto the primary
(probably non raid)
>controller of system B and boot into Directory Services
Restore Mode.
>Hopefully the system will boot pretty well normally and
PnP will start to
>detect the changed hardware. NOTE: BE VERY CAREFUL.
ENSURE YOU ONLY BOOT
>INTO DSRM UNTIL ALL YOUR HARDWARE IS DETECTED AND DRIVERS
ARE INSTALLED.
>Restart as advised by Windows, but always ensure the
system comes up in
>DSRM.
>
>Once the system has accomodated the hardware changes, if
it does, there's a
>strong chance it will. Ensure you have at least a network
card with the
>original internal IP address of systemA and boot
normally. Hopefully you
>can.
>
>The raid array should appear as a blank basic disk,
convert it to dynamic
>and then software mirror your existing partition(s) off
the 20G onto the
>array. Once they are synchronised you should be able to
shutdown, remove the
>20G and boot off the array.
>
>You can, if all is well, then either resize the existing
partitions or just
>use the additional space as a new partition.
>
>If it goes toes up, you fire up the old system in
original condition and
>come back to discuss the problems.
>
>"Max" <Max@Work> wrote in message
>news:ucEYKuoFEHA.2512@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> HI
>> I have 2 servers(Server A and Server B)
>> --------------------------------------------------------
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>--
>> ---------
>> Server A
>> 20GB HD(HD-1) ,Running SBS2000
>> --------------------------------------------------------
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>--
>> ---------
>> Server B
>> 2 80GB HDs(HD-2 and HD-3) ,No OS Installed ,RAID 1
Supported
>> --------------------------------------------------------
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>--
>> ---------
>> What I'd like to do is to move all data in Server A to
Server B
>>
>> I'm wondering if those procedures as shown below work
>>
>> 1.Install HD-1 and HD-2 to Server B
>> 2.Setup RAID support
>> 3.Move HD-1 back to Server A
>> 4.Install HD-3 to Server B
>>
>> Any idea?
>> If Those procedures r wrong
>> What r the right ones?
>>
>> Max
>>
>>
>
>
>.
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