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Moving workloads to new servers
The task of moving a workload to a new server often seems simple enough, but the process is plagued with gotchas. Here’s what to watch for before making the move to new hardware. Tip
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Immediate steps for Windows disaster recovery
In an unpredictable world, disaster recovery planning isn't always enough. These guidelines can help Windows admins ensure business continuity when the worst happens. Tip
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Data Protection Manager 2007: Relief from branch office backup headaches
The ability to easily back up applications is just one of the key improvements Microsoft made to Data Protection Manager 2007. In this article, Microsoft MVP Gary Olsen breaks down the basics of DPM and offers some helpful backup tips for Windows adm... Tip
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Exploring the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit: Confdisk.exe
Another great tool from the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit is the Disk Configuration Utility, which you can use to recover failed disks in a cluster. Systems administrator Tim Fenner breaks down the basics of using Confdisk.exe. Tip
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Exploring the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit: Clusterrecovery.exe
The free Clusterrecovery.exe tool from Microsoft helps restore server cluster resources, replace failed disks, recover from disk signature changes and migrate data to a different disk on the shared bus. Tip
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When to use third-party tools in place of NTBACKUP
NTBACKUP can be unreliable when you need to perform a restore or large-scale backup operation. Learn about the the third-party backup software programs, Like Backup Assist, that admins can use instead of NTBACKUP. Tip
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Can freezing a hard drive that's crashed restore it to life?
You may be able to bring a hard drive that has crashed or cannot mount back to life by leaving it in the freezer overnight. Not every hard drive having problems responds to this treatment, but in some cases it does seem to work. But why? Here's the t... Tip
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Move from PATA to SATA could complicate data recovery
The transition from PATA hard drives to SATA hard drives could make data recovery more difficult. Tip
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Perform bare metal restore of Windows Server 2003 using NTBACKUP
NTBACKUP is not an ideal tool for performing a bare metal install. However, if your backups were made using NTBACKUP, you don't have much choice in terms of using Automated System Recovery backup. Tip
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Use ASR to restore cluster disk signatures
Sometimes a cluster disk signature gets overwritten and the cluster can no longer identify shared disks or read volume information. If this happens, an administrator can restore cluster disk signatures using Automated System Recovery (ASR). Tip