Re: SBS2003 Server Move
From: SuperGumby [SBS MVP] (not_at_your.nellie)
Date: 10/25/04
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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 01:06:41 +1000
with the similarity of the boxes you should be able to move the drives and
boot.
If she boots and has a single processor HAL installed she will use one
procesor until you change HALs.
I suggest starting her the first few times in DSRM. This will allow Prug n
Pray to settle the hardware differences.
The adorable M's notes at
http://www.smallbizserver.net/Default.aspx?tabid=99 are going to be helpful.
"Nick" <Nick@NTWorks.no.spam.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> The HAL is my main 'unknown'! RAID is no problem between the two servers.
> If it goes/went pear shaped, it would be inconvenient, rather than
> catastrophic - but it'd be nice to know if anyone knows if a 1=>2 CPU
> upgrade (which is what it effectively is, as the servers are the same)
> needs anything other than adding the second CPU....
>
> Nick
>
>
> "SuperGumby [SBS MVP]" <not@your.nellie> wrote in message
> news:e9uGNepuEHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> possibly.
>> actually, more like probably.
>>
>> is RAID involved? Do both boxes have a similar type of RAID?
>>
>> If you do do a move this way you will also probably need to change to a
>> MPS HAL, but it may actually already be loaded. The single processor HAL
>> can be expected to run but not use the 2nd processor.
>>
>> or aybe it will go pear shape, in whic case you fallback to your planned
>> fallback, don't you?
>>
>> "Nick" <Nick@NTWorks.no.spam.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:u3UjaZpuEHA.3900@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> We've got 2 Dell servers of the same model. One (currently running the
>>> SBS) has a single processor, the other has 2 (faster) processors. Can I
>>> just take the hard disks out of the first server and put them into the
>>> second to gain the 2 CPU advantage?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Nick
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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