Question : Problem: Symantec Ghost and Microsoft SQL Server 2005

hello community -

I need to take a snaphot of a server running microsoft SQL Server 2005.

The tool utilised will be Symantec Ghost.

Does anybody know of any issues, problems, unknowns, risks.

I am planning to stop the SQL Services before cloning, or is this even necessary since I will boot into WinPE and then clone.

Any helpful planning, preparation tips to avoid disaster appreciated.  Please help.

Answer : Problem: Symantec Ghost and Microsoft SQL Server 2005

you only need to do a sysprep if you are going to deploy the image to multiple machines.  if its just for a back up of the computer to be used in case of hard drive failure  then there is no need to do a sysprep. and i really wouldn't run sysprep  on a production system that is already up and running.  its only for a new installation before any mission critical data is on the drive.

--wild