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    Imaging software for servers?

    Does anyone know of any imaging software I can use to image a server to a network location. This server uses a RAID array on some compaq smartarray controller or other.
    I am planning on making a change to a server that may make it unbootable and I want quick disaster recovery without any faffing around.
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    Norton Ghost 2003 ? Will image to the network, not sure of the version, but the latest one runs in Windows and images in real time, saves messing around rebooting the PC in and out of windows.

    However, because you have a RAID array it might not be quite as easy as just taking the image.

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    give drive snapshot a whirl

    http://www.drivesnapshot.de/en/

    its as good a ghost but a lot cheaper
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    Forget what I said. Norton Ghost doesnt work on Windows Server 2003! Im going to give Drive snapshot a go.

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    Acronis True Image is the best of the lot that I have tried. I used to image a 2003 SBS before having it's partitions redone on new disks
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shorty
    Acronis True Image is the best of the lot that I have tried. I used to image a 2003 SBS before having it's partitions redone on new disks
    Great program, which I now use instead of Norton.

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