Chapter 4: Windows Disaster Recovery

This chapter explains how to recover from a disaster on a host computer in the following configurations:

•NetWorker release 7.x server or storage node on Microsoft Windows

.NET or Windows 2000

•NetWorker release 7.x client on Microsoft Windows .NET, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000, or Windows NT 4.0

Note: The term autochanger refers to a variety of robotic data storage devices, including autoloaders, carousels, datawheels, jukeboxes, and near-line storage.

Note: Although a Microsoft Removable Storage library can be an autochanger or a stand-alone drive, the NetWorker software provides optional Removable Storage support for autochangers only. For more information, refer to the Legato NetWorker Administrator’s Guide, Microsoft Windows Version.

This chapter includes the following sections:

•“Disaster Recovery Summary Procedures” on page 48

•“Disaster Recovery of Multiple Computers” on page 51

•“Replacing a Hard Drive” on page 52

•“Performing Windows ASR Recovery” on page 53

•“Repairing a Windows NT 4.0 Operating System Installation” on page 57

•“Recovering a Windows Installation” on page 60

•“Recovering a NetWorker Server” on page 66

•“Recovering a NetWorker Client or Storage Node” on page 82

•“Recovery of DHCP and WINS Databases” on page 87

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