Re: [Networker] Technical advisory out today about Windows 2008 disaster

Yup, that's what it is saying. Microsoft has clarified that it is notpossible to do a disaster recovery to a running system on any windowsplatform. So the documented DR procedure is not supported by Microsoftfor Windows 2008.As I've talked with people who are running NetBackup and TSM and theyare all having the same problems with BMR/DR and Windows 2008 -- I haveto accept that Microsoft caught the backup/recovery industry by surprisewith that clarification.

Bottom line -- NetWorker cannot do DR for Windows 2008 right now. I'msure EMC is working hard on changing that, but I haven't heard anythingthat can be stated in public about that work.


Frank

On 11/24/09 8:08 AM, joey.admin AT gmail DOT com wrote:

If I understand this correctly, then it's not possible to do a disaster
recovery of Server 2008 with NetWorker!?

unless you use NetWorker in conjuction with a Windows utility to take the
system state backup.

Somehow this is not completely clear in this article esg109074 on Powerlink.
And the MS article it points to, is not making things more clear.

Wow!

Joey



2009/11/21 Browning, David <DBrown AT lsuhsc DOT edu>

Just added some steps to our disaster recovery on Windows 2008 servers.

Check this out on powerlink:

EMC Technical Advisory esg109074: NetWorker: Support for Disaster
Recovery of Windows 2008

David M. Browning Jr.
IT Project Coordinator Enterprise Backups and Help Desk




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Re: [Networker] Technical advisory out today about Windows 2008 disaster recovery