Re: Invalid signature when restoring metabase

From: Bernard (qbernard_at_hotmail.com.discuss)
Date: 01/30/04

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    I'm not sure about the SUS deployment doc, but it looks like it's for same
    box restore without rebuilding the machine. 

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Regards,
Bernard Cheah
http://support.microsoft.com/
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"BG" <bg2@uasystem.ua.edu> ????
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> Bernard, I think you hit the nail on the head.  I use metabase editor on
> another server to export its metabase.  But, I was not doing this on my MS
> SUS server.  I used the MS SUS Deployment documentation on Backup and
> Restore as a procedure.  I guess it assumes that you are backing up and
> restoring to the same OS and box.
>
> "Bernard" <qbernard@hotmail.com.discuss> wrote in message
> news:enJNMtk5DHA.360@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > How do you backup ? if it's via IIS MMC and you reinstall the OS,
> > that backup can't be restore simply due to it contain machine signature
> and
> > etc detail.
> >
> > You should export configuration to file. or use metabase explorer to
> export
> > to file
> > without any machine specific detail.
> >
> > -- 
> > Regards,
> > Bernard Cheah
> > http://support.microsoft.com/
> > Please respond to newsgroups only ...
> >
> >
> >
> > "BG" <bg2@uasystem.ua.edu> ????
> > news:ekD8dTS5DHA.2348@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > I get the message Invalid Signature when I try to restore my IIS
> metabase.
> > > Any ideas? I had to re-install Windows 2003 on this server. I backed
up
> > the
> > > files and restored and now I am attempting to restore the metabase
using
> > the
> > > Backup/Restore Configuration in IIS, when this error occurs.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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