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We use Acronis TrueImage for a few servers and it works awesome. I know it is a bit more expensive but it seems to be worth it. Being able to restore a server to completely different hardware with ease is a great thing, not to mention you can use that feature to transfer physical --> Virtual and Virtual ---> physical. Ehren J. Benson, MCSE Windows Systems Administrator [log in to unmask] 517-355-9200 x2569 -----Original Message----- From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Troy Murray Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 9:04 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Bare metal restore software I've used the Home version before on a few Windows 2003 servers. It wouldn't see any disks that weren't basic disks. I also looked at their enterprise version that will backup your servers and have a central console to control it all. I found the centralized console to be half baked (this was last February) and their Universal Restore option (at that time) was an additional purchase. I don't know the cost, or if you use Backup Exec, but they have a version that does server (and desktop) imaging, not sure if its a separate product (was when I considered it) or an option for Backup Exec now. -- Troy Murray On Sep 5, 2007, at 4:24 PM, Laurence Bates <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > As far as I can see, the folk at Acronis are very intransigent about > the > price of their software. I havn't found any deals on the web and > they want > $553 per server (Quantity 25) for educational institutions. That's > the > price of a fairly decent car. I just can't see paying that much for > disk > imaging software. > > For what it's worth, they do a Home version that works with Windows > 2003 but > they do not recommend it for that purpose. I think that it might > work for > simple servers but it cannot see more complex drive setups. > > So I guess that I'm still looking, which is a pity. Acronis could > make so > much more if they charged a reasonable price per copy. That certainly > worked for Microsoft... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter J Murray [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 11:08 AM > To: Laurence Bates > Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Bare metal restore software > > He got us a really good rate on NOD32, so I'm sure he might be able to > work out something with Acronis. > > Laurence Bates wrote: >> Thanks. I might try that. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Peter J Murray [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 10:02 AM >> To: Laurence Bates >> Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Bare metal restore software >> >> I like Acronis too. Perhaps an email to Ron Rivard asking him to >> look >> into negotiating a special rate for MSU. >> >> Laurence Bates wrote: >> >>> I am looking into disk imaging software (again) and finding that the >>> prices for software that will do live image backup for Windows >>> server >>> 2003 are still too high. I like Acronis True Image Server for >>> Windows >>> 9.1 for its convenience but the best price that I have seen it at is >>> $629. What are other people using? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Laurence A. Bates >>> >>> College of Education >>> >>> Michigan State University >>> >>> 217E Erickson Hall >>> >>> East Lansing >>> >>> MI 48824 >>> >>> 517-355-2178 >>> >>> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> __________ NOD32 2507 (20070905) Information __________ >> >> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >> http://www.eset.com >> >> > > > __________ NOD32 2507 (20070905) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com