> Michael,
> 
> Sure, the restore should work fine, but I am not sure I understand 
> your question. Why not just do the restore? Then you will know if it
> succeeds or not. Or am I missing something?
> 
> Please report back to the list with your results. Good luck.

I am waiting for the tapes to be delivered from offsite, which won't get 
here until this afternoon. At the moment, I am rebuilding the machine - 
still in the OS + Service Pack reinstall phase. If there was something I 
needed to do differently from what I outlined below, it would be better to 
know in advance, rather than waste time on a restore procedure that is 
missing a step, etc.


> 
> On Aug 22, 2013, at 8:37, "Michael Leone" <Michael.Leone AT PHA.PHILA DOT 
> GOV> 
wrote:
> 
> > I'm sure I know the answer, but I will ask anyway. I have a NW 7.6.2.1 

> > client (it's Win 2003) that I need to do a full system recovery (i.e., 
a 
> > DR level recovery) on. And my NW server is 8.0.1. This should not be 
an 
> > issue, correct?
> > 
> > I ask, because I suddenly realized that I recalled reading something 
about 
> > recoveries about earlier clients and NW 8.x servers. And I can not 
find 
> > that reference now.
> > 
> > I think I should have no problem, It was a FULL backup, made to this 
> > server. Perhaps what I read had to do with full recoveries from 8.x 
server 
> > to clients from tapes made earlier than 8.x? I wish I could remember 
(or 
> > find) the reference,
> > 
> > Anyway, as long as I have the tapes, and follow the correct Windows 
2003 
> > client DR procedure (install OS; install OS patches; install same 
version 
> > of NW; do full restore of all data *except* the NW binaries; choose 
> > "Overwrite" option), it should all Just Work,. I did this a few times 
back 
> > when I was using a 7.6.x server. Should all be the same now.
> > 
> > Correct?
> > 
> > -- 
> > Michael Leone
> > Network Administrator, ISM
> > Philadelphia Housing Authority
> > 2500 Jackson St
> > Philadelphia, PA 19145
> > Tel:  215-684-4180
> > Cell: 215-252-0143
> > <mailto:michael.leone AT pha.phila DOT gov>