HP B6960-90078 manual Enhanced Automated Disaster Recovery of a Windows System

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Enhanced Automated Disaster Recovery of a Windows System

Enhanced Automated Disaster Recovery of a Windows System

Enhanced Automated Disaster Recovery (EADR) is a fully automated Data Protector recovery method for Windows clients and Cell Manager, where user intervention is reduced to minimum. For details on supported operating systems, refer to the HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Software Release Notes.

The EADR procedure for Windows platforms collects all relevant environment data automatically at backup time. During configuration backup, data required for temporary DR OS setup and configuration is packed in a single large DR OS image file and stored on the backup tape (and optionally on Cell Manager) for each backed up client in the cell.

In addition to this image file, a Phase 1 startup information (stored in the P1S file), required for correct formatting and partitioning of the disk is stored on the Cell Manager. When a disaster occurs, EADR Wizard is used to restore the DR OS image from the backup medium (if it has not been saved on the Cell Manager during the full backup) and convert it to a disaster recovery CD ISO image. CD ISO image can then be burned on a CD using any burning tool and used to boot the target system.

Data Protector then automatically installs and configures DR OS, formats and partitions the disks and finally recovers the original system with Data Protector as it was at the time of backup.

You have to perform a new backup and prepare a new DR CD after each hardware, software or configuration change. This also applies to any network configuration changes, such as change of IP address or DNS server.

The recovered volumes are:

•the boot partition

•the system partition

•the partitions containing Data Protector

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