[geeks] MS SBS Server - issues and questions

[Phil Brutsche]

der Mouse wrote:
> You mean Ghost doesn't?

No, it doesn't.  Ghost understands the file system on the partition
(IIRC the understood file systems are FAT, FAT32, NTFS, ext2/ext3) and
gets what it needs to create an *exact* *duplicate* on another
partitions.  It can also expand a partition (ie upgrading to a larger
drive), which is something g4u decidely *can't*.

> That strikes me as a near-critical failing, because it means it can't
> work right unless the filesystem on the partition is (a) one it 
> recognizes and (b) undamaged.
> 
> In particular, this means you mustn't use ghost to save a copy of a 
> damaged partition before you try to repair it.

That is all correct.  Ghost and similar programs (Acronis TrueImage,
Symantec LiveState, possibly others) are intended for use on healthy
volumes - system imaging for mass deployment, disaster recovery,
backup/restore, etc.

-- 

Phil Brutsche
phil at tux.obix.com