2 hidden partitions & 3 normal windows partitions.When we try a normal backup, it fails within seconds with an error EC8F17B7: Cannot create recovery points. Now our SBS 2013 is virtualised, however, SSR 2013 no longer works. We did a P2V conversion to a VMware ESXi 5.1 host using SSR 2013 - worked just fine. I need a solutionWe have a SBS 2011 Server with SSR 2013 installed. At the very least, we would expect to see an officially documented Symantec technical statement about backward compatibility, transition, conversion tools, etc.
After all, if there was a simple conversion path, I am sure your marketing people would have made a clear, bold statement about this in trying to retain Norton Ghost users.Our assumption, therefore, is that SSR is not 100% backward compatible and therefore we should be advising clients NOT to uninstall Norton Ghost, NOT to install the new SSR 2013, BUT to switch to Acronis True Image instead.Is our assumption a reasonable one? If not, where is the documentation about transition and conversion from Ghost to SSR? Obviously we are not going to risk our reputation or damage to clients based on casual and possibly ambiguous comments in a forum. The absence, in your message to Norton Ghost users, of any reference to backward compatibility suggests that the two products are completely different. The 309 page SSR 2013 User's Guide does not have the word 'ghost' in the text. It clearly states that Ghost must first be uninstalled, but nowhere is there any up front statement of 'backward compatibility'. I need a solutionWe have recently received notification that Norton Ghost has been discontinued and consequently a free 60-day trial of SSR 2013 is being offered. So, I need to make sure I will not restore the newest snapshot if I use the lastest backup (with reserved partition).Thanks for any help in advacne.
After restoring, however, it is not bootable.I read this article:,and found I may not (didn't) include the System Reserved Partition (non-EFI system) or EFI System Partition (EFI-enabled system), mentioned in the article, in the backup job.So how should I do now?Can I only backup a System Reserved Partition and then restore it (and how to do it)? Or should I do full system backup (including System Reserved Partition), and restroe the reserved partition.What I am concerned here is I need to restore a certain snapshot, not the newest one. Support for FAT, FAT32.I need a solutionI use SSR 2011 to backup a full C (Windows Sever 2008 R2) on an IBM x3650 server.Currently I need to restore the server to another server with a certain snaphot (say, snapshot on August 1) for testing. Hardware RAID only supported with Ghost32.exe in Pre-OS environment (MS WinPE or similar) Windows Vista Business/Enterprise/Ultimate, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server SP3, Windows Server 2003 Standard/Enterprise SP1, Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard/Enterprise, Windows XP Professional SP2
Single boot system (no dual boot support)Ĭurrent DOS drivers for workstation network cards Video display supporting 256 colors at 800 by 600 resolutionĦ4/32-bit Windows OS including Vista(Business/Enterprise/Ultimate), Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional (excluding support for 64-bit Itanium processors)
Symantec Ghost "Server" and ConsoleMicrosoft Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista Business/Enterprise/Ultimate, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server SP3, Windows Server 2003 Standard/Enterprise SP1, Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard/Enterprise, Windows XP Professional SP2
The minimum hardware and software requirements to run Symantec Ghost Solution Suite vary according to the specific Suite components you choose to install.