Chapter 4: Windows Disaster Recovery

 

 

5.

Start a Windows command prompt and change to the

 

 

 

<NetWorker_install_path>\bin directory.

 

 

6.

From the command prompt, run the following command to recover the

 

 

 

NetWorker server’s bootstrap:

 

 

 

mmrecov

 

 

7.

Stop the following NetWorker services:

 

 

 

• NetWorker Backup and Recover Server

 

 

 

• NetWorker Remote Exec Service

 

 

8.

Rename the <NetWorker_install_path>\res.R directory to

 

 

 

<NetWorker_install_path>\res.

 

 

9.

Restart the NetWorker services.

 

 

10. On the Autochanger Operations dialog box, click Reset.

 

 

Task 10: Verify the NetWorker Server Recovery

 

 

To verify the NetWorker server recovery:

 

4

1.

Reboot the NetWorker server host computer and verify that the

 

 

 

 

NetWorker Backup and Recover Server, NetWorker Power Monitor, and

 

 

 

NetWorker Remote Exec services are started.

 

 

2.

Use the Windows Event Viewer to examine the event logs for errors. In

 

 

 

 

 

particular, check for:

 

 

• Service startup errors related to the Windows system state

• Errors regarding the recovery of Windows system-protected files

For information about how the NetWorker software handles the Windows system state and system-protected files, refer to the Legato NetWorker Administrator’s Guide, Microsoft Windows Version.

3.Verify that the NetWorker server and its associated clients are included in a scheduled NetWorker backup.

4.Perform a test backup and restore.

5.Verify that any applications that were running prior to the disaster, such as Microsoft Office, have been properly restored. To check this you can start each application and open a file.

6.If the NetWorker server was previously configured as a domain controller, verify that the drives configured to store the Active Directory database and log files have been recovered.

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