AD Restore to different hardware simulation

[silvercas]

I have built a windows 2003 server on different hardware from what AD is running on now. After I install backup exec 9.1 ( for now ) to a different location I proceed to do a full restore in AD non-authoritative mode. once that is done I replace the boot.ini,hal.dll and ntoskrnl.exe to the orgiinally one from the new machine. i do a restart. the new machine fails to boot up full.

i have viewed the following article along with many others

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1135805

.

Anyone done a AD restore to totally different hardware?

 

[steveot]

Not supported by Backup Exec 9.1
Backup Exec is a backup and restore to same hardware.
IDR option the hardware has to be the same as well.
Microsoft has article on how to move a DC to different hardware.

You also may want to look at Backup Exec System Recovery. That is a disk bases backup that will allow you to restore to any hardware

 

[silvercas]

it seems you can do it in conjuction by setting up a ntbackup job

http://www.jack-of-all-trades.org/?p=94

im looking for a free solution incase I need to do this