I've a SBS2008 server which is built upon Server 2008 (not R2).
We back it up to tape at the moment but only the data folders and the exchange mailboxes and data recovery is fine as long as we have a working system. If we have a disaster and have to start from scratch, its going to be a problem.
I've been thinking about using the built in server backup to create a system image that we can restore from and then use the latest tape to bring back the most recent data folders and mailbox information.
My question is can I use a 4TB disk to backup and restore from. I'm assuming a 4TB disk will be a GPT partition. Am I likely to be able to boot the server install DVD, choose the repair my server option and then successefully be able to restore from an image on a GPT partition?
For some reason in my head, I'm not sure if the GPT side of things will cause a problem.
We back it up to tape at the moment but only the data folders and the exchange mailboxes and data recovery is fine as long as we have a working system. If we have a disaster and have to start from scratch, its going to be a problem.
I've been thinking about using the built in server backup to create a system image that we can restore from and then use the latest tape to bring back the most recent data folders and mailbox information.
My question is can I use a 4TB disk to backup and restore from. I'm assuming a 4TB disk will be a GPT partition. Am I likely to be able to boot the server install DVD, choose the repair my server option and then successefully be able to restore from an image on a GPT partition?
For some reason in my head, I'm not sure if the GPT side of things will cause a problem.