Question : Problem: Full system restore from HP DL360 G4 to HP DL360 G5

Hello,

I am planning to do ntbackup restore (system partition + system state) of windows 2003 running on HP DL360 G4 to DL360 G5. As the SmartArry controller are different 6i on G4 and P400i on the G5, I was wondering if it will create a boot issue after the restore --> windows 2003 not starting

I never tried this so I will appreciate any help on this

Many thanks
S.

Answer : Problem: Full system restore from HP DL360 G4 to HP DL360 G5

Yes, you will usually have problems when restoring to dissimiliar hardware.

You could try to use Acronis Echo Server with Universal Restore. It's a cloning program that will let you choose which controller driver to load when performing the restore to the new server. I've used it before and it works great.

www.acronis.com