On Fri, 2009-10-02 at 13:15 -0700, John R Pierce wrote: > ML wrote: > > HI All, > > > > So I have 5 1U servers (running Windows) that have Ultra 320 SCSI > > Drives in them. > > > > The owner of these boxes wants the drives captured in their current > > states to .iso or .cdr or something where if the need arises the data > > can be viewed, used again, etc. > > > > So what is the best approach? Boot from a Live CD, hook up a USB > > external HD and do what? Can I create a .iso or .cdr (or some other > > portable format) and have it created on the external USB? > > > > Thoughts on this process would be appreciated. > > Maybe not the right tool for the job but I always like using physical-to-virtual tools for archiving installed images. It frees up the hardware for me and I can have access to the data if I need it again by spinning up the VM.