This section provides information about moving a healthy and a functioning SMS 2003 site server, in a primary or secondary site, from one computer to another. This might be necessary if the current site server computer is exhibiting signs of imminent hardware failure, or if the lease expires on a server hosting SMS roles.
Swapping the site server computer consists of the following basic steps:
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Preparing for the hardware swap.
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Building the new site server.
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Restoring the SMS site data.
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Repairing and synchronizing the data.
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Verifying the functionality of the new site server.
A site server computer swap process is somewhat similar to a site recovery process. However, because the current site server is properly functioning, you can plan and completely control the operation. The operation is significantly simpler then a recovery operation, and no data is expected to be lost.
Because a hardware swap operation is similar to a site recovery operation, you can use the Recovery Expert to perform this operation. The Recovery Expert is designed to handle this scenario, and when you run it, it provides the appropriate tasks for a hardware swap operation.
To swap the computer of a site server by using the Recovery Expert
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Set up the Recovery Expert Web site if necessary. For more information about setting up and running the Recovery Expert, see Chapter 15, "Backup and Recovery."
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Run the Recovery Expert.
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Perform the prescribed tasks in the prescribed order. Use the SMS Site Repair Wizard and other repair tools as instructed by the Recovery Expert.
For information about the Recovery Expert, and about using it to swap hardware, see Chapter 15, "Backup and Recovery."
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