Restore to different hardware
1. Confirm that the destination server has matching processor HALs to production (i.e. if production is single processor HAL, new server needs to be single processor HAL, and multiprocessor needs to be restored to a multiprocessor). The can be confirmed by going to Device Manage-> Computer.
-If there is a mismatch in HAL, perform the following:
-Go to Device Manager. Expand the Computer container and double-click the computer's HAL name (e.g., ACPI Multiprocessor PC) to open a Properties dialog box.
-Go to the Driver tab and click Update Driver to launch the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard.
-Click Next, then select the option to display a list of known drivers. Select ACPI Single Processor.
-Reboot when prompted
2. Confirm that new server is at the same Service Pack level as the production system.
3. Give the new server a temporary name (eg, win2ktemp)
4. Add the server to a workgroup. Reboot when prompted
5. Change the duplex of the NIC to 100/Full duplex
6. Create the drive structure to be the same as the production system that is being restored (c: d: cd-rom, etc) by going to Disk Management by right clicking on My Computer and going to Manage.
7. Go to Start-Run, and type in regedit
8. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE-System-CurrentControlSet-Services-TCPIP
9. Change the value of the “START” entry to “2” and close the registry editor
10. Right click on My Computer, and select Properties. Click on the Advanced tab. Click on the Startup and Recovery button and uncheck the Automatically Reboot option. Do not reboot if prompted.
11. If PcAnywhere was installed on the production machine, install it by taking the defaults on the new server. Skipping this step may cause issues with video drivers after the restore.
12. In device manager, uninstall Network Adapters that will not be used during the restore and any Display Adapters that are listed. Choose “NO” if prompted to restart after uninstalling devices
13. Stop all non-critical services. If IIS is installed on the destination server, make sure IIS Admin service is stopped.
14. Install Veritas client from media. See additional documentation.
15. From Veritas Master Server, within the Veritas Backup Archive and Restore interface, confirm that the client server and the destination server are correct.
16. Select the entire system to be restored from the desired date of restore
17. Navigate to c:\ and deselect boot.ini
18. Navigate to System State\Boot Files and deselect ntdetect.com and ntldr
19. Kick off the restore
20. Choose to restore to original location and to overwrite existing files
21. After restore is finished, from device manger, uninstall any remaing NICS
22. Reboot the server
23. If you are unable to log into the domain, log in locally as administrator.
24. Check device manager to confirm that devices have been installed properly. Network adapters may need to be uninstalled after reboot. If there are conflicts or errors with the NICs after rebooting, right click and choose to uninstall. Then click the button to scan for hardware changes and NICs should be found and installed correctly.
25. Assign the correct production IP information either via DHCP reservation or statically on the server itself.
26. If the you were unable to log into the domain, add the server to the domain at this time.
27. Uninstall any Compaq or Dell specific management applications that may be installed (i.e Comaq Survey, Compaq NIC agent, Dell Openmanage, etc)
