FYI:
I was able to restore the C: drive and System_State to the same location(
with overwrite existing files) and the host came back just fine.
I added an additional step to recover the Removable Storage Management
database.
*C:\Program Files\VERITAS\NetBackup\bin\W2KUtil -rsm -restore*
Thanx
-Shyam
On 7/10/06, WEAVER, Simon <simon.weaver at astrium.eads.net> wrote:
>
> *Greg*
> *Talk to Wintel - can you find out what they use please, then I can
> respond :-)*
>
>
>
> *Regards*
>
> *Simon Weaver
> 3rd Line Technical Support
> Windows Domain Administrator*
>
> *EADS Astrium Limited, B32AA IM (DCS)*
> *Anchorage Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5PU*
>
> *Email: **Simon.Weaver at Astrium-eads.net* <Simon.Weaver at Astrium-eads.net>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* Hindle, Greg [mailto:Greg.Hindle at constellation.com]
> *Sent:* 10 July 2006 14:28
> *To:* WEAVER, Simon; Shyam Hazari
> *Cc:* veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
> *Subject:* RE: [Veritas-bu] Windows OS restore
>
> I am not sure what the wintel team uses to try and recover the server
> before they call the backup team to perform a restore. We perform full
> systems backups with checkpoints. But we do not use VSP because of the
> problems it creates. The wintel team uses a imaging tool where they can
> build a server in about 20 minutes with all the base OS settings in tact. We
> then perform a full system restore to the same box using the win2option to
> tell netbackup we are going back to the same server. After the restore is
> done, we reboot the server expecting to come back up as is. But as tech
> support explained their are always registry keys that do not get backed up
> because they are in use etc. We have tried this in a windows 2000 and
> windows 203 server. Same issues. The server sometime will not reboot and
> will keep rebooting. When we use a diag boot cdrom we get in but the
> applications so not seem to work either. We have even tried installing
> windows in a dummy directory doing a full restore, editing the boot.inifile
> to point to the correct version and even that does not work. We had
> support on the line for 6 hours and the senior level engineers etc. But no
> matter what we could not get it working.
>
>
> Greg Hindle
> Constellation Energy
> Data Management & Recovery
> Room 500, 1068 N. Front St.
> Baltimore, MD 21202
> 410-470-1552
> *greg.hindle at constellation.com* <greg.hindle at constellation.com>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* WEAVER, Simon [mailto:simon.weaver at astrium.eads.net]
> *Sent:* Monday, July 10, 2006 9:10 AM
> *To:* Hindle, Greg; Shyam Hazari
>
> *Cc:* veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
> *Subject:* RE: [Veritas-bu] Windows OS restore
>
>
> *Greg*
> *That is ABSOLUTELY awful !!!! Which brings me onto my next point.....
> what disaster recovery tools do you use NOW for your windows OS ??*
>
>
>
> *Regards*
>
> *Simon Weaver
> 3rd Line Technical Support
> Windows Domain Administrator*
>
> *EADS Astrium Limited, B32AA IM (DCS)*
> *Anchorage Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5PU*
>
> *Email: **Simon.Weaver at Astrium-eads.net* <Simon.Weaver at Astrium-eads.net>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* Hindle, Greg [mailto:Greg.Hindle at constellation.com]
> *Sent:* 10 July 2006 14:00
> *To:* Shyam Hazari
> *Cc:* veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [Veritas-bu] Windows OS restore
>
> The fix for us was to install a fresh copy of the Os and ap0plications.
> We then restored the application data. Never an easy process. We were on
> support line for 6 hours doing this with Symantec support and everything
> they had us do would never allow the server to be restored in full and have
> it boot with all the apps in tack etc. After wasting so much time we
> installed a fresh copy of the server build by image and reinstalled the
> apps. Took about 2 hours and the server was back up. It was not a happy
> experience.
>
>
> Greg
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Shyam Hazari [mailto:shazari at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, July 10, 2006 8:57 AM
> *To:* Hindle, Greg
> *Cc:* veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [Veritas-bu] Windows OS restore
>
>
>
> So what was the fix ?
>
> Thanx
>
> -Shyam
>
>
> On 7/10/06, Hindle, Greg <Greg.Hindle at constellation.com> wrote:
>
> > Good luck. This has never worked for us. Very rarely do we get a full
> > system restore of windows and have it boot just fine.
> >
> >
> > Greg
> > ------------------------------
> > *From:* veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:
> > veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu] *On Behalf Of *Shyam Hazari
> > *Sent: *Monday, July 10, 2006 8:48 AM
> >
> > *To:* WEAVER, Simon
> >
> > *Cc:* veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
> > *Subject:* Re: [Veritas-bu] Windows OS restore
> >
> >
> > I did the restore as per the DR document. Now the host is continuously
> > rebooting. I found the following technote, Will give it a shot.
> >
> > http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/251163.htm
> >
> > Thanx
> >
> > -Shyam
> >
> >
> > On 7/10/06, WEAVER, Simon <simon.weaver at astrium.eads.net > wrote:
> > >
> > > *Shyam*
> > > *It should be covered in the disaster recovery document....*
> > > **
> > > *But as long as you have a bare OS and the NetBackup client is
> > > installed and the client has been configured as before, you should be able
> > > to perform a FULL RESTORE from a last known backup tape. *
> > > **
> > > *The Restore can be carried out on the client, or the MASTER SERVER
> > > that usually performs the backup for this client.*
> > > **
> > > *Come back to the list if we can assist*
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > *Regards*
> > >
> > > *Simon Weaver
> > > 3rd Line Technical Support
> > > Windows Domain Administrator*
> > >
> > > *EADS Astrium Limited, B32AA IM (DCS)*
> > > *Anchorage Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5PU *
> > >
> > > *Email: **Simon.Weaver at Astrium-eads.net*<Simon.Weaver at
> > > Astrium-eads.net>
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > *From:* Shyam Hazari [mailto: shazari at gmail.com]
> > > *Sent:* 10 July 2006 13:17
> > > *To:* veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
> > > *Subject:* [Veritas-bu] Windows OS restore
> > >
> > >
> > > One of our Windows system crashed during patch install. It has been
> > > rebuilt now. I need to restore the OS from tape. I am looking for a
> > > procedure. Is there a technote or a procedure I can follow ?
> > >
> > > Much appreciated.
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > -Shyam
> > >
> > > This email is for the intended addressee only.
> > > If you have received it in error then you must not use, retain,
> > > disseminate or otherwise deal with it.
> > > Please notify the sender by return email.
> > > The views of the author may not necessarily constitute the views of
> > > EADS Astrium Limited.
> > > Nothing in this email shall bind EADS Astrium Limited in any contract
> > > or obligation.
> > >
> > > EADS Astrium Limited, Registered in England and Wales No. 2449259
> > > Registered Office: Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1
> > > 2AS, England
> > >
> >
> > >>> This e-mail and any attachments are confidential, may contain legal,
> > professional or other privileged information, and are intended solely for
> > the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, do not use the
> > information in this e-mail in any way, delete this e-mail and notify the
> > sender. CEG-IP1
> >
> >
> This email is for the intended addressee only.
> If you have received it in error then you must not use, retain,
> disseminate or otherwise deal with it.
> Please notify the sender by return email.
> The views of the author may not necessarily constitute the views of EADS
> Astrium Limited.
> Nothing in this email shall bind EADS Astrium Limited in any contract or
> obligation.
>
> EADS Astrium Limited, Registered in England and Wales No. 2449259
> Registered Office: Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2AS,
> England
>
> This email is for the intended addressee only.
> If you have received it in error then you must not use, retain,
> disseminate or otherwise deal with it.
> Please notify the sender by return email.
> The views of the author may not necessarily constitute the views of EADS
> Astrium Limited.
> Nothing in this email shall bind EADS Astrium Limited in any contract or
> obligation.
>
> EADS Astrium Limited, Registered in England and Wales No. 2449259
> Registered Office: Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2AS,
> England
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL:
http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/pipermail/veritas-bu/attachments/20060711/4e79d7dd/attachment-0001.html
|
