Restoring Backup Image to a smaller LUN using Backup Exec System Recovery Server Edition.

I think you should finish the restoration, right?

Not yet, it is going to be done this Saturday.

I've downloaded BESR 2010 and wondering if this new version can be worthwhile to try :-)

Yes, it's new version and there are lots of new feture for the BESRMS.
If you are just running BESR on few computers, it's better to forget BESRMS than trying it.
But anyway, it should be same for the "Resize restored drive" check-box for you.

oh OK, yes only 2 Servers that i manage using BESR 8.5.5 now.

So in this case i shall install BESR MS on the main backup / mgmt. Server and then i can then manage both just by installing the agent not the full BESR product on each server, CMIIW ?

Yes. If you would try Altiris, there are lots of new fetures. Altiris is like a central platform to let you manage many kind of resources.

Hi BJLJ,

I was able to restore finally after struggling with the Error Code:

Error: "V2iSR.exe - Application Error. The exception unknown software exception (0xC000417) occurred in the application at location 0x008DEE3E..." while restoring a recovery point using Symantec Recovery Disk

I found out that is due to the ESXi partitions still exist in the target server, OK I finally reconfigure the partition using 3rd party Disk partitioning tool.

But then after the restore process, my OS is infinitely restarting ?

I didn't check restore anyware (the server difference is the SCSI controller from PERC 6/i into SAS6i/r) I've also restore each partitions using "Restore Disk signature" options already and only mark the C drive partitions as boot/active ?

Yes the target server was preformatted with acronis to have three partitions smaller than the original server.

Does restoring the partition in different order can ruin this process ?

No need to do in this way.
You may refer to the chapter 10 for the part of "Restoringmultiple drives by using a systemindex file".
That should be the answer for you. :)

Which document is that ?

Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 8.5 User Guide
http://support.veritas.com/docs/305673

For 8.5, it should be chapter 14 - Recovering a computer.

5 In the View recovery points by list, select one of the following options:
System
"This type of recovery operation uses a system index file (.sv2i) to restore a computer that has multiple drives."

Hi BJLJ,
I'm using BESR 2010, and each partitions saved into a .V2i not .sv2i.
but I'll check that out anyway.

THanks for the reply

The .sv2i file is a system index file, it's still the same mechanism in BESR 2010.

Hm I'm facing hard times now, eventhough I already create the same numbers of partitions as in the backup but with smaller size and also restore it in the same order the restored OS still in boot loop.

BTW, if you have different storage or networking device in the new server, you'd better to add the driver in the customized srd iso.

http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/323051.htm

OK, i"m now trying to create the SRD from the guide above as per my target server hardware and then drag n drop the Driver into the INF dir. and see how it goes from there.