Disaster Recovery Summary Procedures

Disaster Recovery Summary Procedures

The following summary procedures are intended to be used as a guide to the detailed procedures required for performing NetWorker disaster recovery on any supported Microsoft Windows platform. Experienced NetWorker administrators may find that these summary procedures are sufficient for most tasks. Users who want more information should refer to the detailed instructions in subsequent sections of this chapter.

NetWorker Server Recovery Summary Procedure

To perform a disaster recovery on a NetWorker server:

1. Replace the hard drive, if necessary. For detailed instructions, see “Replacing a Hard Drive” on page 52.

2. Reinstall the operating system, if necessary. For detailed instructions, see “Recovering a Windows Installation” on page 60.

Note: For a guide to the detailed instructions for each of the remaining steps, see the task list under “Recovering a NetWorker Server” on page 66.

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3. Reinstall the NetWorker software, if necessary.

 

4. Configure the storage device. Depending on the configuration, do one of

 

 

 

 

the following:

 

 

• If you are using a stand-alone storage device, configure the device

 

 

and load the volume that contains the latest bootstrap.

 

 

• If you are using an autochanger with Removable Storage disabled,

 

 

run the following commands from the command prompt:

 

 

a. Run jbconfig to create a NetWorker Autochanger resource.

 

 

b. Run nsrjb -vHEto reset the autochanger.

 

 

c. Run nsrjb -Iv-S # to inventory the backup tape in slot # (the tape

 

 

that contains the latest bootstrap).

 

 

d. Run nsrjb -lnv-S # -fdevice_name to load the backup tape in slot #

 

 

into the device.

 

 

• If you are using an autochanger with Removable Storage enabled:

 

 

a. Use the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Removable

 

 

Storage snap-in to inventory the autochanger.

 

 

b. Use the NetWorker Administrator program to create a Device

 

 

resource for each drive in the autochanger.

 

 

c. Use the Removable Storage MMC snap-in to mount the tape that

 

 

contains the bootstrap.

 

 

 

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