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Re: Disaster Recovery.........

1998-09-03 14:03:00
Subject: Re: Disaster Recovery.........
From: "Prather, Wanda" <PrathW1 AT CENTRAL.SSD.JHUAPL DOT EDU>
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1998 14:03:00 -0400
Cool -
Can you tell me where to find the unsupported procedure for
restoring to different hardware?

> ----------
> From:         Craig Shreve[SMTP:CShreve AT uniongas DOT com]
> Sent:         Thursday, September 03, 1998 1:34 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu
> Subject:      Re: Disaster Recovery.........
>
> <<File: 22.asp.htm>>
> Hi Tony,
>
> I have had the fortune\misfortune of doing full restores of several of
> our NT servers using ADSM V2.  I ran into some trouble at first because
> the first full-fledged server loss came while we were still hammering
> out our DR procedures, but we now have a very simple and reliable plan
> in place.  Our technician group makes whatever physical repairs are
> necessary and installs NT workstation as the OS in \winntws.  I then
> install the ADSM client using the same node name, and restore everything
> to its original location.  If you go this route, there is one very
> important thing to remember - ADSM backs up the registry to c:\adsm.sys,
> so these files must be moved into c:\winnt35.  We then modify the
> boot.ini file to default to server instead of workstation, reboot, and
> rejoin the domain.  We have gone through this procedure more times than
> I would like, and we have yet to lose anything.
> If the machine is a write-off, Microsoft has an unsupported procedure
> for restoring to different hardware.
>
> Hope this is useful to you.
>
>
> Craig Shreve
> Specialist, Distributed Systems Management
> Union Gas Limited
> (519) 436-4600 x2045
> cshreve AT uniongas DOT com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sinclair, Tony [mailto:TJSinclair AT SNOPUD DOT COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 1998 7:18 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Disater Recovery.........
>
>
> Hi ADSM'ers
>
> I have a request of those of you who are running ADSM V2 - V3 with DRM,
> in a AIX and NT environments.  With your ADSM server AIX 4.2 and above.
>
> I am looking for any and all information, step by step, have done it and
> it works, Disaster Recovery information, don't do this, and don't forget
> to do this....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> We are currently putting together a DR test plan, and we have never had
> the bad luck or opportunity to recover from a disaster(say a 747
> dropping out of the sky and destroying our current site; oh yes ! we are
> very close to an airport, one of Boeing's 747 plants), so I thought I
> would contact the group and ask those of you who have already been
> through a DR restore and recovery,  of not only your ADSM server, but a
> total restore of a client node for a AIX 4.2 node and a NT client for
> information and any possible step by step information for a restore at
> the HOT SITE.
>
> I have most but not all of my Prepare Plan documentation in place, and
> am interested in the how's, what's and why's of the DRM process of the
> Prepare Plan.
>
> I understand that the Redbooks on the subject do cover it quit well, but
> there is no accounting for actually doing it and making it through.
>
> So if those of you that have gone through it and would like to share
> your information, I would be greatly appreciative.  Thanks in advance
> for your help...
>
> Tony Sinclair
> ADSM Admin.
> Snohomish County PUD
> tjsinclair AT snopud DOT com
>
>
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