Unlike the old days of image backup, any SnapBack image can be restored to ANY drive regardless of drive type, size or parameterization, as long as the new drive is as large or larger than the original.

How it works

On restore SnapBack detects both the drive type of the backup which is stored on tape and the drive type that the backup is being restored to. If they are both SCSI drives or identical IDE drives the image on tape is sent directly to the new drive with no intervention. If the drive types are dissimilar Snapback re-parameterizes the data as it restores to the new drive.

What about the unused space if you restore to a larger drive?

Simple, on Windows servers you simply add a new partition to utilize the additional space or use one of the popular tools to resize the partition.

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