I am just not sure about how flexible the Windows BMR is. You know, I made a couple of efforts with other products, e. DriveImage and at least one other which I can't recall right now, but after all was said and done I got closest with Windows Backup. The problem with other products seems to be that it's a system drive, which is the problem DriveImage had with it.
I was just trying to avoid having to spend three damn days reconfiguring the server itself. Copying a disk, is copying a disk. If I copied a disk perfectly on another OS, it wouldn't matter, because my copy would be a bit-for-bit the same. A disk image, is simply copying a series of sectors from one drive to another. The architecture of the kernel used on the livecd doesn't matter, so long as it boots on your hardware, which it should. Show 2 more comments. Active Oldest Votes.
Use the paid versions. They will save you a ton of time. Improve this answer. Jonesome Reinstate Monica Jonesome Reinstate Monica 5, 9 9 gold badges 51 51 silver badges 78 78 bronze badges. Add a comment. And even if you somehow manage to do it, then how would you work there with no free space? Tometzky Tometzky 2, 4 4 gold badges 25 25 silver badges 31 31 bronze badges. This method applies to Windows Server , , and including R2.
Some details on entering the recovery environment may be different. Step 1. Insert the Windows Server installation disc on your new server here is server and boot from it.
Step 2. Step 3. All the recovery options will be listed here. Just select it and then choose bare matal backup to be restored. Step 4. If the image is saved on an external hard drive, you should connect the drive to your new server.
Step 5. This might take a while depending on how much data to be restored. When the process is complete, you should be able to boot your old OS on the new server machine. However, it may fail when the destination disk is smaller than the source disk in capacity. Also, it is a little bit complicated for common users. A user who has less server knowledge may make mistakes during the process.
It is able to restore Windows Server backup to different hardware in simple clicks, also provides bootable media creation to boot target computer. More importantly, it has almost no restrictions to server operating system, that is to say, it works on all Server OS including Windows Server , , , , , , etc.
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Need more help? Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help. Click Next after making your selections. Format and repartition disks : check it to delete existing partitions and reformat the destination disks to be the same as the backup. This enables the Exclude disks button which can be used to exclude certain disks from being formatted and partitioned. Only restore system disks : check it to only restore the disks required to run Windows.
No separate data disks will be restored. Install drivers : click it to install device drivers for the hardware that you are recovering to. Advanced : click it to specify whether you want restart and a hard disk scan upon completion. Step 7. Confirm the details for the restoration, and click Finish to proceed. As you see, the process of performing bare metal recovery in Windows Server or R2 is not complicated.
However, the installation disc is a must. If you are not in the mood for full backup, AOMEI Backupper still makes the top choice for differential backup or incremental backup. Create a bootable USB drive on your original server. Backup system volumes via System Backup or backup full server via Disk Backup.
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