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Started By Commodore, Sep 07 2011 05:45 PM
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#1 Commodore

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Posted 07 September 2011 - 05:45 PM

I needed to swap out an SSD in a Windows 7 64 bit client system today and I have to say if someone asks you “Why Windows Home Server 2011", just say "Restore Restore Restore", because that is about how long it takes. The USB Client Restore Key required no drivers and the whole process took less then 15 minutes!

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Posted 07 September 2011 - 06:18 PM

You're helping me get warm fuzzies about WHS 2011.

Thanks for recounting your experience!
WHS-V1: HP EX-487: 4*WD20EARX, Athena AP-MFATX30, 4GB G.Skill, E5200, Stablebit Scanner-|-
WHS-2011: HP N54L G7, Kingston ECC 8GB KVR1333D3E9SK2/8G, OS: 256GB M4, 5*ST3000DM001, WD PCIe USB3, R640L, Stablebit DrivePool & Scanner -|-
Test Labs: HP N40L, G.Skill 16GB F3-1333C9D-16GAO, rr2720 -|- HP N40L, Kingston ECC 16GB KVR1333D3E9SK2/16G -|-
S2012 Hyper-V Lab: Lian-Li K9WX, GA-Z77X-UD5H, i7-3770, 32GB G.Skill, 240GB Corsair GT + various HDD's-|-
Desktop W8P64: HAF 932,GA-X58A-UD3R,i7-930,12GB,240GB Corsair GS + various HDD's,HD5850,Samsung Series9 & 213T+Planar PX2710MW,C920 -|-
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Posted 07 September 2011 - 06:32 PM

Let me ask a very newbe question how do you create the Reastore USB client key?
I just started my testing and have just put my basic server together after the first one failed before I could do my testing. I was just about to try a restore this weekend.
I was also looking for that post that talked about connecting a drive direct to the server and performing the local restore and then moving it into my pc.

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Posted 07 September 2011 - 06:45 PM

Well I thnk I found what you used
if you go to your computers and backup
highlight the computer you want to restore
select Additional client computer backup task I see on this one a tab with tools and it shows Computer Recover

i'm guessing this is what you used?

Let us know as I will try this for sure

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Posted 07 September 2011 - 07:35 PM

Exactly how I made the key; just used the "Additional client computer backup task" wizard. My USB key is a Patriot XT which speeds up the initial USB boot process and I set the key aside so it will be there should I ever require it. Knowing how the process works and what I should expect should a drive ever fail is a great relief.

I can say from previous experience that the WHS 2011 client restore was faster and easier that WHS Version 1. Score for WHS 2011!

I still need to get familiar the server restore which is apparently done with the installation ISO. This can be done with a DVD or an 8GB USB key which I used to install WHS2011. I will let you know if it presents any issues.

Edited by Commodore, 07 September 2011 - 07:39 PM.

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Posted 08 September 2011 - 03:00 PM

I still need to get familiar the server restore which is apparently done with the installation ISO. This can be done with a DVD or an 8GB USB key which I used to install WHS2011. I will let you know if it presents any issues.


Please post your experience with server restore as I haven't been able to get one to work.
WHS 2011 - ANTEC 300, GIGABYTE GA-H67A-UD3H-B3 LGA, I3-2100, 8GB GSKILL RIPJAW DDR3 RAM, 250 GB SCORPIO BLACK OS DRIVE, RocketRaid 2640x4 SGL 8TB RAID 5 ARRAY. HTPC - SILVERSTONE GD05B, GIGABYTE GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3, I3-2125, 8GB GSKILL RIPJAW DDR3 1600, 60GB OCZ AGILITY OS DRIVE, 250 GB SCORPIO BLACK DATA DRIVE, SILVERSTONE STRIDER 500W PSU. Laptop - Dell 1640 Studio XPS, P8800 CPU, 8GB RAM, 120GB Vertex 3 HDD.

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Posted 08 September 2011 - 05:37 PM


Please post your experience with server restore as I haven't been able to get one to work.


Yes, I'd like to know what you found that works (and especially how you did it :) )
WHS-V1: HP EX-487: 4*WD20EARX, Athena AP-MFATX30, 4GB G.Skill, E5200, Stablebit Scanner-|-
WHS-2011: HP N54L G7, Kingston ECC 8GB KVR1333D3E9SK2/8G, OS: 256GB M4, 5*ST3000DM001, WD PCIe USB3, R640L, Stablebit DrivePool & Scanner -|-
Test Labs: HP N40L, G.Skill 16GB F3-1333C9D-16GAO, rr2720 -|- HP N40L, Kingston ECC 16GB KVR1333D3E9SK2/16G -|-
S2012 Hyper-V Lab: Lian-Li K9WX, GA-Z77X-UD5H, i7-3770, 32GB G.Skill, 240GB Corsair GT + various HDD's-|-
Desktop W8P64: HAF 932,GA-X58A-UD3R,i7-930,12GB,240GB Corsair GS + various HDD's,HD5850,Samsung Series9 & 213T+Planar PX2710MW,C920 -|-
HTPC3 W8P64WMC: GD05B, GA-Z68MX-UD2H-B3, i5-2500K, 16GB G.Skill, Corsair GTX 240GB, Crucial M4 256GB , C910, Camtasia-|-
Laptop W8P64WMC: Acer 1810T, 4GB RAM, 240GB Corsair GT SSD-|-
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