Repairing Windows NT 4.0

The NetWorker server you will use for the recovery includes in its Administrator list the account you will use to recover the REPAIRDISK save set.

For details about meeting these requirements, refer to the Legato NetWorker

Administrator’s Guide, Microsoft Windows Version.

How to Use the NetWorker User Program to Create an ERD

To create an ERD using the NetWorker User program:

 

1.

Start the NetWorker User program.

 

2.

Insert a blank, formatted disk in the A: drive.

 

3.

Click the Recover toolbar button.

 

4.

In the Source Client dialog box, select the computer you are recovering

 

 

and click OK.

 

5.

In the Destination Client dialog box, select the computer you are using to

 

 

create the ERD and click OK.

 

 

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6.

Mark the REPAIRDISK save set for recovery.

7.

From the Options menu, select Recover Options.

 

8.

In the Relocate Recovered Data To dialog box, enter A:\ and click OK.

 

9.

Click the toolbar Start button to begin recovery of the REPAIRDISK save

 

 

 

set to the disk in the A: drive.

Important: If the REPAIRDISK save set is larger than 1.44 MB, it will not fit on a disk. This is a known limitation of the Windows NT 4.0 operating system; no workaround is available.

How to Use the NetWorker recover Command to Create an ERD

Important: The NetWorker recover.exe program is located in <NetWorker_install_path>\bin. There is also a Windows system command named recover.exe, located in %SystemRoot%\System32. To avoid executing the Windows version of recover.exe when attempting to execute the NetWorker command, you should do one of the following:

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Legato NetWorker, Release 7.0

Disaster Recovery Guide