Was researching the 3GB switch that could be used in the boot.ini file to extend Windows 2003 to more fully utilize memory when more than 3GB exists (think pre x64 days) – This is not recommended to be used with SBS and the SBS BPA will call your attention to this as is the case with why I did this research.
Overall this is a handy guide for many switch options.
Boot INI Options Reference
Mark Russinovich
Published: November 1, 2006
Introduction
There are number of BOOT.INI switches that are useful for driver developers that wish to test their drivers under a variety of different system configurations without having to have a separate machine for every one. For example, limiting the amount of memory NT sees can be useful for stressing memory loads, and limiting the number of processors for testing scalability. I’ve compiled a complete list of the options that BOOT.INI currently supports. This list is reproduced in the Startup, Shutdown and Crashes chapter of Windows Internals, where you’ll find more information about the boot process.
Note: to see what options a system has booted with examine HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SystemStartOptions.
Boot INI Options Reference
Categories: Admin Tools & Tips · Performance · SBS · Windows Server 2003
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Categories: Certification · SBS
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If you find that there is missing information after the migration has completed (or someone in organization suspects this) then you need to access your NTBackup created media and potentially recover data. But Windows Server 2008 no longer has NTbackup; Vista did the same thing.
What to do? Download the above nifty utility or go to a Windows 2003 Server you still have access to. With the utility you can keep it all in house at the business network which keeps thing simple.
KISS is a DU-IT best practice.
Categories: Disaster & Recovery · Migration · SBS · Windows Server 2008
