Comments on: how to clone mirrored scsi drives to larger array on win2k3 domain controller

By: pressler2904

pressler2904 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:50:47 +0000

As Elegant describes above, the key is to backup your data first (even to tape if that’s what’s available, but Ghost, Acronis or any other imaging software, even LiveState, should work), create the new array(arrays) and restore DATA ONLY. If you include the volume metadata, you’ll either fail the restore, or overwrite the new array size(s) and end up with the old array size(s) on your new hardware.

Look at the knowledge base article(s) on the storage controller manufacturer’s website (LSI, Adaptec, etc…) for adapter specific “gotcha’s” or suggested techniques.

By: elegant

elegant — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:33:41 +0000

The PDC side of things shouldnt matter, as far as the Active Directory is concerned it wont care (It isnt NT is it? Not sure of the entire method if that is the case!) that there is a larger c and/or f drive to play with. You only have problems with AD if you move to a new server and usually the primary NIC will change.

I dont know if Acronis Enterprise method will work exactly as above, but I am 99% sure it will.

I have done this process without the change in HDD controller and it was fine, no reason to believe it wont work from all of the forum posts etc that I have seen where people have changed hardware.

By: cgsconsulting

cgsconsulting — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:37:00 +0000

Thanks Elegant

The client wants to go cheap.

Do you think this would work? If I chose to mirror a C: image and a F: to usb w/ acronis enterprise (already own that) then installed a sata controller used its bios utility to create a C: array and then booted to acronis and did an hir restore of the c: image to the newly created c: drive. Then after verifying the system is booting restore the f drive.

also any foreseeable issues because it is a pdc?