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Conference decwet::windows-nt

Title:Windows NT
Notice:See note 15.0 for HCL location
Moderator:TARKIN::LIN.com::FOLEY
Created:Thu Oct 31 1991
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:6086
Total number of notes:31449

5998.0. "How to move NT system disk ?" by ONOIS1::DARAS () Mon May 12 1997 11:24

    	Hi all,
    
       How to move Windows/NT system disk (Fat partiton and NTFS
    partition) from one disk to another disk ?
    
       The system is an AS1000 with Windows/NT 3.51
       The Windows/NT system disk is actually on the internal SCSI.
       The new system disk will be on a KZPSC controller.
       The disk array will be splitted.
      
       Is NT backup a good way to do this ?
       What about the registry on a new system device ?
    
       Thanks
       Didier D.
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5998.1mirror setMPOS01::naiad.mpo.dec.com::mpos01::cerlingI'[email protected]Tue May 13 1997 07:577
	The easiest way would be to create a software mirror set.  Then when
	the disks are mirrored, break the mirror set and modify the boot
	information so that the system looks at the new location for the
	bootable system disk.

tgc
5998.2PCBUOA::KRATZTue May 13 1997 08:523
    Mirror, break strategy.
    
    True, but isn't that for NT server only tho?
5998.3MPOS01::naiad.mpo.dec.com::mpos01::cerlingI'[email protected]Wed May 14 1997 07:227
	True, it would be for server only.  I guess I made an assumption when
	I saw it was on an AS1000 and that it was going to include a RAID
	controller.  Though that does not mean server, I see server running
	in that environment 99 times out of 100.

tgc
5998.4BIGUN::nessus.cao.dec.com::MayneA wretched hive of scum and villainyFri May 16 1997 00:485
The last time I looked (just now, in the SOC) AS1000A only supports Windows NT 
Server. If you can't create a mirror, you're running an unsupported 
configuration.

PJDM