Disaster recovery NEED HELP....
Hi.
Have a 2003 SBS server that 2 drives in Raid 5 failed...
Have restored server with Acronis image. But that image is 45 days old do to an full USB drive...
Have a fresh Backup Exec (9.1) backup to tape.
Server is up and running "45-days" old. Have cataloged the tape and see Data drive backup, Excahange and SQL bakup ok from yesterday.
What do I do?
If I just restore Exchange, SQL and Data Drive and rest of server is 45-days old. Will that work?
Do I need to do a Disaster recovery?
Have looked around abit on Disaster recovery by backup exec.
Trying to make a Bootable CD, it gives an error when copying from Win sbs 2003 install cd (to long directory name)
Made an Disaster recovery from an another SBS 2003 server - ok. But it has difrent partitions sizes etc. Can I use that? Also diffrent Bacup Exec (10.1)
Understood that the servername.DR file holds info on drive partitioning and controller driver etc. But that DR file that supposed to update itself with every backup is several years old (from before I changed to larger drives.
If I don't recover AD (just Exc, SQL and Data) I can change passwords - no problem (10 users only)
Or is there some thing else that will force a disater recovery?
Thank you for all inputs!
Have a 2003 SBS server that 2 drives in Raid 5 failed...
Have restored server with Acronis image. But that image is 45 days old do to an full USB drive...
Have a fresh Backup Exec (9.1) backup to tape.
Server is up and running "45-days" old. Have cataloged the tape and see Data drive backup, Excahange and SQL bakup ok from yesterday.
What do I do?
If I just restore Exchange, SQL and Data Drive and rest of server is 45-days old. Will that work?
Do I need to do a Disaster recovery?
Have looked around abit on Disaster recovery by backup exec.
Trying to make a Bootable CD, it gives an error when copying from Win sbs 2003 install cd (to long directory name)
Made an Disaster recovery from an another SBS 2003 server - ok. But it has difrent partitions sizes etc. Can I use that? Also diffrent Bacup Exec (10.1)
Understood that the servername.DR file holds info on drive partitioning and controller driver etc. But that DR file that supposed to update itself with every backup is several years old (from before I changed to larger drives.
If I don't recover AD (just Exc, SQL and Data) I can change passwords - no problem (10 users only)
Or is there some thing else that will force a disater recovery?
Thank you for all inputs!
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Hi.
I tried to run backup exec from normal Windows boot, and restore exchange and SQL + C: and D: drive.
Job failed with error : "an error occurred on a querryto a database master
RESTORE DATABASE must be used in signle user mode when tryin to restore the master database
Access denied"
What do I do?
I tried to run backup exec from normal Windows boot, and restore exchange and SQL + C: and D: drive.
Job failed with error : "an error occurred on a querryto a database master
RESTORE DATABASE must be used in signle user mode when tryin to restore the master database
Access denied"
What do I do?
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Hi.
Since it's seemes that all SQL databases restored ok exept master databse. (master database beeing 45 days old, from restored image) do I need to restore master database?
Running restore of Exchange again now. (have dimounted and marked it "can be restored)
Also. Do you recomend, when this is done to restore System state in Directory Services Restore Mode?
I chose to restore everything during first restore in "normal" windows and only got error on SQL master DB and exchage.
Thank you mucho
Since it's seemes that all SQL databases restored ok exept master databse. (master database beeing 45 days old, from restored image) do I need to restore master database?
Running restore of Exchange again now. (have dimounted and marked it "can be restored)
Also. Do you recomend, when this is done to restore System state in Directory Services Restore Mode?
I chose to restore everything during first restore in "normal" windows and only got error on SQL master DB and exchage.
Thank you mucho
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Hooked of everything and went with default settings on job.
If this goes wrong I can restore from Image again to an 45 day old (working) version, and try again.
Please comment.
Thanks