Zvi,
Sounds to me that you should be considering something like network
server installation
i.e floppy disk boot to network server based setup for win 95 and NT 4
WKS.
This way you can create an image install (This obviously requires disk
space on an NT server)
with all your data protected by the ADSM client backups.
Zvi Bar-Deroma wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a couple of PCs running WIN 95/NT-WS which are located in public
> areas, and therefore are prone to "disasters" (this is a university, in
> other words, a very hostile-to-the-computers environemnt). The configuration
> is quiet static, and we need to be able to restore very quickly the machines
> in case of disasters.
>
> I was thinking of installing the ADSM client, and then, either make a backup
> and from time to time, when we change configs (that happends infrequently)
> make additional backups, OR archive the config, and when we change configs
> make another archive.
>
> When we have to restore the machines (being prone to hazards, I am considering
> these restores/retrievals always as "bare metal" ones), from the redbook:
> "ADSM Client Disaster Recovery: Bare Metal Restore", it seems to me that one
> can create boot diskettes, which will allow a quick setup (not a complete WIN*
> installation), and then start the RESTORE (or file retrieval from archive)
> operation.
>
> Questions:
>
> 1. Is the above correct, ie, can I use both methods (backup/archive) to get a
> good "backup" which will be ready for restore after boot from floppies ?
>
> 2. Are both methods reliable ? Is there one method more/less reliable than the
> other one.
>
> 3. How about "special" files - hidden files, LFNs, short cuts ? Is the use
> of lfnb and eruzip described in the above redbook required ? Does the
> use of these utils solve all problems with "special" files ?
>
> 4. Can I expect a significant performance difference in the RESTORE operation
> between the 2 methods ? Why ?
>
> 5. Any other gotchas about my setup or suggestion ?
>
> I'll be using the V. 3 client, with a V. 2 server running on an AIX machine,
> which will later be upgraded to V. 3.
>
> Thanks for any input.
>
> /Zvika
>
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