using Ghost.exe with SQL database

  • we want to use Ghost to roll out some remote servers and we would like to have our SQL database on the image. can a database be Ghosted? what changes need to be made after the image is installed.

  • SQL Server should really be installed after the computer name is changed, having said that

    check the following link from MS

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143799.aspx

    ensure each clone is prepped properly (new SID and computer name)

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  • In answer to your question about imaging the database - yes it can be done. I wouldn't do it until after the computer name as been changed as stated by Perry. I wouldn't necessarily use it for anything more than the initial machine build.

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