Chapter 2: Preparing for a Disaster

This chapter contains information on preparing for a disaster.

This chapter includes the following sections:

•“Preparing for Disaster” on page 21

•“Gathering the Key Information” on page 22

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Preparing for Disaster

You should back up important data on a scheduled basis. The more time and effort you invest in incorporating, maintaining, and testing a backup solution, the better prepared you are in the event of a disaster.

Ensure that servers are backed up regularly using a backup group. Otherwise, a bootstrap is not saved (backups performed using the command line or the NetWorker User program do not save the NetWorker server bootstrap). You should also use a local backup device on the server to back up the server’s bootstrap.

Always perform a scheduled backup of the NetWorker server after upgrading to a new release of NetWorker software. This ensures that an upgraded version of the bootstrap is saved.

The bootstrap information can be printed from the savegrp.log file, which is located in the nsr directory. For instructions on how to configure the NetWorker software to send bootstrap information directly to a printer or to a specified e-mail address, refer to the appropriate Administrator’s Guide. If the bootstrap is backed up to a pool other than the preconfigured pools, save the name of the pool along with the bootstrap.

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