Hi List,

What is the best practice for restoring a Linux client from backup?
Assuming a hard drive failed and the entire server had to be restored from
backup...

The NetWorker Disaster Recovery manual is a bit vague.  It mentions
reinstalling the OS with the same settings then restoring all files.  The
manual also provides a short list of Unix files that should not be
overwritten.

The NetWorker Recovery Manager appears to only support Solaris and
Windows 2000 -- but not Windows 2003.  Has anyone used it with Linux?

Finally, does anybody have a 3rd party or homegrown method to recover a
linux server from backup?  I've used Knoppix to restore Amanda clients
from backup but Knoppix doesn't include a NetWorker client.

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Regards,

-gordon

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Rosslyn Data Center
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