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BMR is designed to restore a server onto the same hardware.

Well that's not entirely true, On the windows side of things, they have=20
something called Dissimilar System Restore.

It allows you to restore the system onto a piece of hardware with a=20
differing hal(multi or single cpu), network cards and disk controller.

I've been doing alot of BMR testing over the last two months.

I just did a dissimilar system restore this past weekend. It worked good=20
for me.

The only problem i ran into is that if application installers use the 8.3=20
converted file names (using ~1) in the file/directory this information is=20
not transferred at the file system level. I'll have to place a service=20
call with veritas about that.

Expect BMR testing to take longer then you think.
Karl-Fr=E9d=E9ric R=F6ssing
Technical Analyst
Federated Insurance Companies of Canada
http://www.federated.ca maintenant disponible en Fran=E7ais

veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu wrote on 04/19/2004 10:05:37 AM:

> Our NT guys seem to have an opportunity for improvement with backups
> of system state.
> If a box crashes they have trouble re-deploying  because the system=20
> state backup requires all the same hardware components.
> Is bare metal a good solution?
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> James Shuster
> Senior UNIX Engineer
> jshuster AT etrade DOT com <mailto:jshuster AT etrade DOT com>
> 4005 Windward Plaza Drive
> Alpharetta, GA 30005
> tel: (678) 319-7218
> fax: (678) 624-6949
> mobile: (404) 433-1876
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<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif">BMR is designed to restore a server
onto the same hardware.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif">Well that's not entirely true, On the
windows side of things, they have something called Dissimilar System Restor=
e.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif">It allows you to restore the system
onto a piece of hardware with a differing hal(multi or single cpu), network
cards and disk controller.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif">I've been doing alot of BMR testing
over the last two months.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif">I just did a dissimilar system resto=
re
this past weekend. It worked good for me.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif">The only problem i ran into is that
if application installers use the 8.3 converted file names (using ~1) in
the file/directory this information is not transferred at the file system
level. I'll have to place a service call with veritas about that.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif">Expect BMR testing to take longer th=
en
you think.<br>
</font>
<hr><font size=3D3>Karl-Fr=E9d=E9ric R=F6ssing<br>
Technical Analyst<br>
Federated Insurance Companies of Canada<br>
http://www.federated.ca maintenant disponible en Fran=E7ais</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D2><tt>veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu wrote on 
04/=
19/2004
10:05:37 AM:<br>
<br>
&gt; Our NT guys seem to have an opportunity for improvement with backups<b=
r>
&gt; of system state.<br>
&gt; If a box crashes they have trouble re-deploying &nbsp;because the
system <br>
&gt; state backup requires all the same hardware components.<br>
&gt; Is bare metal a good solution?<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; ------------------------------------------<br>
&gt; E*TRADE Financial<br>
&gt; James Shuster<br>
&gt; Senior UNIX Engineer<br>
&gt; jshuster AT etrade DOT com &lt;mailto:jshuster AT etrade DOT com&gt;<br>
&gt; 4005 Windward Plaza Drive<br>
&gt; Alpharetta, GA 30005<br>
&gt; tel: (678) 319-7218<br>
&gt; fax: (678) 624-6949<br>
&gt; mobile: (404) 433-1876<br>
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&gt; Veritas-bu maillist &nbsp;- &nbsp;Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT 
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