[SOLVED] CPU & motherboard for Server 2008 R2 recovery image ?

[Steviebone]

I need to build a system to load a windows server 2008 image for recovery. How do I know what cpu/motherboard combos will allow me to load up a server 2008 R2 system image? I'm assuming drivers would be the issue...

 

[Eximo]

Use a VM, should avoid most compatibility issues.

 

[Steviebone]

Thank you for your reply. I have never used VMs. What is the performance hit? Can a VM run multiple cores/threads. Can I load an existing image onto a VM without reinstalling the OS from scratch? Are there compatibility issues with older OS's?

 

[USAFRet]

Thank you for your reply. I have never used VMs. What is the performance hit? Can a VM run multiple cores/threads. Can I load an existing image onto a VM without reinstalling the OS from scratch? Are there compatibility issues with older OS's?

What is the purpose behind this "recovery"?

To recover data?
Or for continuing operation?


VMs are a very common method for having multiple "systems" running on a single physical host.

 

[Eximo]

Thank you for your reply. I have never used VMs. What is the performance hit? Can a VM run multiple cores/threads. Can I load an existing image onto a VM without reinstalling the OS from scratch? Are there compatibility issues with older OS's?

Yes, you can assign various resources to a VM.

You choose the environment that suites the intended OS. No you don't need to re-install the OS generally, it should just treat itself as if it is running on new hardware. That may or may not go smoothly, but it is certainly easier to deal with than locating old hardware to bring back an old image file.