Hi, We are running MOSS 2007 SP1 (v 12.0.0.6219) 6 server farm with 2 WFE, 1 index server, 1 app server, and 2 sql server 2005 sp2 dbs in cluster. How can I create a separate farm which is an exact replica of my parent farm. The plan is to create a similar environment as our production so that we can do various testing like upgrading to SP2, change admin password, etc. Considering I am using a single server or 2 servers (1 Sharepoint and 1 database), how can I achieve this? I've heard that we can take a backup of Windows AD and create a new one in isolated environment, can a similar thing be done on SharePoint farm. I'm not sure how to do this but if I somehow take a complete backup (close to 1.3 TB data) from Central Admin will it be possible to restore it to a new farm (if I provide a db with same name as production). Regards, Manoj

Hi, You can backup and restore an entire SharePoint farm but you still need to configure the topology for the new farm. For more information, please refer to: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262412(office.12).aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263427(office.12).aspx Hope it is helpful!Seven

Thanks Seven. Regards, Manoj