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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Zvika Bar-Deroma
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