Disaster Recovery using NTBackup

[RLS]

I am using NTBackup to create individual server (Advanced
Server 2000) backup files in a network folder. I then use
NTBackup to create a tape containing that network folder
which contains all of the backup files.

To test a disaster recovery situation I am using a "Hot"
server containing a fresh version of Advanced Server 2000.
In that server is a tape drive from which I wish to
restore one of the backup files from the tape.

I cannot get the NTBackup (restore) to run directly from
the tape. I can restore the tape to a network location and
then restore the server.

I am using an unmanaged tape library in all cases.

I think the problem is in the process to create a catalog
from the tape.

Any ideas?????

 

[Cameron Dorrough]

I am using NTBackup to create individual server (Advanced
Server 2000) backup files in a network folder. I then use
NTBackup to create a tape containing that network folder
which contains all of the backup files.

To test a disaster recovery situation I am using a "Hot"
server containing a fresh version of Advanced Server 2000.
In that server is a tape drive from which I wish to
restore one of the backup files from the tape.

I cannot get the NTBackup (restore) to run directly from
the tape. I can restore the tape to a network location and
then restore the server.

I am using an unmanaged tape library in all cases.

I think the problem is in the process to create a catalog
from the tape.

Any ideas?????

So you are using NTBackup to copy NTBackup catalogs to tape?? Not a good
idea..

Make your file backups if you want to, but the backup to tape should be
files straight from your hard drive plus Systemstate.

As a test, try doing a backup of C:\ and Systemstate to tape and see if you
can recover that to your new box.

HTH,
Cameron

 

[RLS]

-----Original Message-----


So you are using NTBackup to copy NTBackup catalogs to tape?? Not a good
idea..

Clarification.... Using NTBackup to create a tape
containing multiple backup files created by NTbackup on
multiple servers.

Make your file backups if you want to, but the backup to tape should be
files straight from your hard drive plus Systemstate.

Clarification.... Each server is running NTBackup
resulting on a backupfile in a shared network folder.

As a test, try doing a backup of C:\ and Systemstate to tape and see if you
can recover that to your new box.

Clarification....I can do that... and I can recover any
server from the backup file on the network. I just cannot
recover a server from the tape that contains multilple
backup files. I can get it to catalog the first backup
file on the tape but I cannot get it to skip past the
first file and catalog any succeding backup file.

HTH,
Cameron

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Thanks...

RLS