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October 26, 2008
Bare Metal Recovery of Windows 2000 Servers Using Bacula and BartPE
I was far less certain about restoring our Windows 2000 systems from bare metal. The file set that can be used on a Windows 2000 system intentionally bypasses a number of system files which cannot be backed up due to the Windows kernel file locking mechanisms which prevent a simple copy. Volume Shadow Copy (finally) corrected this problem, but that service was only available on Windows 2003 and above, and it's not a good idea to make that upgrade just for that feature.
So, we embarked on a project to determine if we could recover a Windows 2000 system from bare metal using only Bacula backups. There were many false starts. Several pitfalls. We did some things to these systems that would make a Microsoft Professional Support Services engineer shake with fear, anger, and revulsion. In the end though, we can recover our Windows systems from catastrophic failure fairly quickly.
This guide is divided into three sections which I'll call Bliss, Panic, and Relief.
Bare Metal Recovery of Windows 2000 Servers Using Bacula and BartPE
Posted by thdyck on October 26, 2008
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