Chapter 4: Windows Disaster Recovery
•Install the NetWorker client or storage node software to provide a storage device for the NetWorker server to use. For information, see “Task 2: Reinstall the NetWorker Client or Storage Node Software” on page 83.
•Recover the NetWorker server. For information, see “Recovering a NetWorker Server” on page 66.
•Perform the remaining tasks to recover the client or storage node. For more information, see “Task 3: Recover the NetWorker Client or Storage Node Data” on page 84 and “Task 4: Verify the NetWorker Client or Storage Node Recovery” on page 86.
Task 1: Satisfy the NetWorker Client or Storage Node Recovery Requirements
To recover a NetWorker client or storage node requires:
• The same release and patch level of the NetWorker software that was in use prior to the disaster
• The installation path of the NetWorker software prior to the disaster.
• Backup or clone volumes that contain the NetWorker client or storage
node’s data
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Note: If you routinely move NetWorker backup media to an offsite location for safekeeping, ensure that you have all necessary volumes available to avoid delays during a recovery. You can run the mminfo
Task 2: Reinstall the NetWorker Client or Storage Node Software
If the NetWorker client or storage node software is not properly installed and running on the host computer, you must reinstall it, as follows:
1.To install the NetWorker client or storage node software, refer to the appropriate NetWorker installation guide.
•If the NetWorker installation kit is available on a shared drive, you can install it over the network.
•Install the NetWorker software to the same path location it occupied prior to the disaster.
•To update the NetWorker software, first recover the NetWorker client or storage node to its predisaster state, then perform the update.
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