Re: backup solution for sbs?
From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 07/25/04
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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 17:27:46 -0400
Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] wrote:
> The "bare metal" in SBS 2003 is not like the SBS 2000. Just ask Wayne
> who toasted his SBS 2003. It's not quite the same. System state is
> backed up.
Yes, true - and in W2k using regular ole NTBackup I always select system
state, as well. I guess I was thinking the question concerned a 'true
disaster recovery' restore such as BE and Arghserve have (or claim to have).
>
>
>
http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/d/8/bd8e1a40-d202-429a-8eb7-26300d62bcc9/BKU_BkupRstr.doc
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> Restoring Your Server
> After a system failure or other disaster, you can restore your server
> from your latest successful backup. In the event of a software
> failure, you can restore to the same computer or you can restore to
> new hardware. You can also restore individual files and e-mail
> messages if they were permanently deleted.
>
> WARNING
> If you are restoring to a different computer than that which was
> originally running Windows Small Business Server 2003, make sure that
> the following items are the same on the original and the new computer:
> • SCSI controller. You can restore to a computer that has an IDE
> controller if the original computer had SCSI.
> • Motherboard chip set.
> • Number of processors.
> • Hard disk size. The new computer’s hard disk should contain matching
> volumes the same size or larger than those on the original computer.
> • Drive letter of the boot partition.
> We recommend restoring to the same brand and model of the original
> computer.
>
>
> Important
> If you upgraded your server from Small Business Server 2000, you need
> to create a floppy disk to use when you boot from the CD before you
> begin the restore. To create the disk, copy Winnt.sif and Winnt.bat
> from the \SBSSUPPORT\UpgradeRestore folder on Windows Small Business
> Server 2003 Disc 3 to a floppy disk. In Winnt.sif, be sure that
> TargetPath under [Unattended] is set to the same installation
> directory used before the restore. The default in Small Business
> Server 2000 is TargetPath=Winnt. In Winnt.bat, be sure that the drive
> letter is the same as the drive letter of your CD drive. The default
> is D:\.
>
>
> Important
> Before restoring your server, disconnect any external disk drives,
> such as USB or IEEE 1394 drives, from the server.
> In the event of a system failure, use the following procedures to
> restore your server from the latest successful backup. You must
> perform the following tasks in order:
> • Install the operating system.
> • Restore the server from backup media.
> • Verify the success of the restore and rejoin client computers to the
> network.
>
> To install the operating system
>
> Important
> It is recommended that you do not use this procedure to migrate the
> operating system to new hardware, because having both the original
> hardware and the new hardware on the network can cause name-resolution
> conflicts, network-service conflicts, and other problems.
> 1. If you did not upgrade from Small Business Server 2000, turn on the
> computer and insert the Windows Small Business Server 2003 Disc 1 or
> the DVD (if available) into the drive. When a message appears
> prompting you to boot from the CD, press any key.
> -Or-
> If you upgraded from Small Business Server 2000, ensure that the
> computer BIOS is set to boot from CD (for information about how to do
> this, see the documentation from your computer manufacturer). Insert
> the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive and the Windows Small
> Business Server 2003 Disc 1 into the CD drive, and then turn on the
> computer. When a message appears prompting you to boot from the CD,
> press any key.
> 2. When the Welcome to Setup page appears, press ENTER.
> 3. On the Windows Licensing page, read the agreement, and then press
> F8.
> 4. Select the partition where you want to restore your operating
> system. If you have not yet partitioned your disk drive, you must do
> so at this time. Follow the instructions in the wizard.
>
> Note
> The partition to which you restore your operating system must have the
> same drive letter as it did prior to the restore.
> 5. Select NTFS as the file system for the partition.
> Setup copies temporary files to a Windows installation folder on your
> computer. This takes a few minutes. After copying is complete, Setup
> restarts your computer, and the Installing Windows portion of the
> operating system installation begins.
> 6. On the Regional and Language Options page, customize your regional
> and language options if necessary.
> 7. On the Personalize Your Software page, enter the information you
> want for each field.
> 8. On the Your Product Key page, enter your product key.
> 9. On the Computer Name and Administrator Password page, enter the
> same administrator password that you used previously.
>
> Note
> It is strongly recommended that you enter a standard computer name and
> an administrator password (do not leave these fields blank). A
> standard computer name is a unique name of up to 15 characters: A-Z,
> a-z, 0-9, and the hyphen (-).
> 10. On the Date and Time Settings page, verify the information.
> The Finalizing Windows portion of the operating system installation
> begins. After the operating system is installed, your computer
> restarts.
>
> To restore the server from backup media
> 1. As soon as the computer restarts, press F8 to open the Windows
> Advanced Options Menu.
>
> Note
> If a logon screen appears before the Windows Advanced Options Menu
> appears, log on using the administrator account, cancel any setup
> screens that appear, and restart the computer. Hold down F8 while the
> computer restarts to ensure that you get the Windows Advanced Options
> Menu.
> 2. Select Directory Services Restore Mode (Windows Domain Controllers
> Only).
> 3. Log on by using the administrator password. In the Safe Mode dialog
> box, click OK.
>
> Important
> If you have external disk drives, click Start, click Administrative
> Tools, click Disk Management, and then connect your drives. Using Disk
> Management, configure your drives exactly as they were previous to the
> restore. After your drives are configured, restart your computer. As
> soon as the computer restarts, press F8 again to open the Windows
> Advanced Options Menu, and then select Directory Services Restore Mode
> (Windows Domain Controllers Only).
> 4. Make sure that the backup media is accessible to the system.
> 5. Click Start, click Run, and then type ntbackup to open the Backup
> Utility.
> If you backed up to tape and the Backup Utility does not recognize the
> tape, the Recognizable Media Found dialog box appears. In the Action
> dialog box, select Allow Backup Utility to use the media.
> 6. When the wizard starts, on the Welcome page, click Advanced Mode.
> 7. On the Backup Utility menu, click Tools, click Options, and then
> click the Restore tab.
> 8. Select Always replace the file on my computer, and then click OK.
> 9. On the Restore and Manage Media tab, double-click the tape or file
> corresponding to your last full backup.
> If you are restoring from tape, click the tape name to expand and
> select the date corresponding to the last successful backup.
> If you are restoring from disk or from a network share, right-click
> File in the navigation pane, click Catalog File, type the path or
> browse to your backup file, double-click the file, and then click OK.
>
> Note
> If you are restoring from a network share, make sure that the IP
> address of the server you are restoring to and the computer where the
> network share is located are in the same address range. For example,
> set the server’s IP address to 192.168.1.1 and the IP address of the
> computer where the network share is located to 192.168.1.100. When
> the restore is complete, change the client computer’s TCP/IP settings
> to obtain an IP address automatically. You need to authenticate to
> the computer where the network share is located using the Local
> Administrator account on the computer where the network share is
> located.
> 10. To restore your hard disks and system state, select the check
> boxes for the drives you want to restore and the system state. Do not
> check Microsoft Information Store.
>
> Caution
> Do not select any drives that were not corrupted or formatted for
> restoring. Only select the drives that you want to restore, because if
> you restore a working drive, you lose any new data created on the
> drive after the backup took place.
>
>
> Note
> Exchange Server and all its data are restored from the drive or drives
> on which they are installed.
> If you double-click the drives, an estimated completion time for the
> restore is displayed during the restore.
> 11. Under Restore files to, make sure that Original location is
> selected.
> 12. On the Restore and Manage Media tab, click Start Restore.
> 13. In the Warning dialog box, click OK.
> 14. In the Confirm Restore dialog box, click Advanced. On the Advanced
> Restore Options page, ensure that the following four check boxes are
> selected:
> • Restore security settings.
> • Restore junction points, and restore file and folder data under
> junction points to the original location.
> • When restoring replicated data sets, mark the restored data as the
> primary data for all replicas.
> • Preserve existing volume mount points.
> 15. Click OK, and then click OK again.
> The server restore begins. This might take several hours depending on
> the amount of data.
> 16. When the restore is complete, click Report to verify that the
> system state and all files were recovered.
> There might be a few files for which the Backup Utility was unable to
> set the short file name. The files in the following list will not
> affect the functionality of the system if the short file names are
> not set: • \Documents and Settings\Administrator\Recent\*
> • \Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
> Data\Microsoft\Crypto\* • \WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\DataColl\*
> • \WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\History\*
>
> Important
> If files not in the preceding list have short file names that cannot
> be set, your system may not function correctly. To avoid this problem,
> ensure that the drives you restored were formatted correctly before
> restoring.
> 17. Remove the operating system CD from the CD drive.
> 18. Close the Backup Utility, reboot your server, and then log on.
>
> Important
> If you are restoring to different hardware, some services might fail
> due to hardware differences. Windows needs to detect all of the
> devices on the system, which can take several hours. Log on to the
> server to begin this process. After all device drivers have been
> installed, restart the server.
> If you are restoring to the same hardware, verify that no services set
> to start automatically failed to start after the server restarted. If
> any services did not start, you need to manually restart them. After
> the server has restarted, some devices might need to be detected
> again by Windows. If the following message appears, click Yes. Make
> sure that no services failed after the reboot.
> Windows has finished installing new devices. The software that
> supports your device requires that you restart your computer. You
> must restart your computer before the new settings will take effect.
> Do you want to restart your computer now?
>
>
> Note
> After you restart your computer, there may be a Continue Setup icon on
> your desktop. Delete this icon if it is present.
> 19. After your computer restarts, if you are restoring to hardware
> that has different network adapters, you must verify the IP address
> of each card in the system and change it, if necessary, by using the
> following procedure:
> a. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Network
> Connections.
> b. Right-click a network connection, and choose Properties.
> c. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties.
> d. For an internal network adapter, change the IP address to the exact
> IP address it had before the backup. In the IP address dialog box,
> type the IP address it had before the backup. In the Subnet mask
> dialog box, type your subnet mask (for example, 255.255.255.0). Leave
> the Default gateway dialog box blank, and in the Preferred DNS Server
> dialog box, type the IP address of the server.
>
> Note
> If the IP address that the server had before the backup is not
> available, you can look it up in DNS Management. Click Start, click
> Administrative Tools, and then click DNS. In the dnsmgmt console,
> expand the server name, expand Forward Lookup Zones and then select
> the internal domain. In the details pane, the server name appears
> with the IP address.
> For an external network adapter, if it had a static IP address, you
> need to change the address. If the adapter had a dynamic IP address
> or if you have only one network adapter, you do not need to change
> the address. To change the IP address, consult your Internet service
> provider (ISP) for its static IP settings. In the Internet Protocol
> (TCP/IP) Properties page, type the IP settings that your ISP provides.
> e. Click Start, click Server Management and then click Internet and
> E-mail. Click Connect to the Internet and follow the instructions in
> the Configure Email & Internet Connection Wizard.
> 20. On the server, click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box,
> type %sbsprogramdir%\backup\prestore.exe, and then click OK. This will
> enable Power Users to add users after the restore.
> 21. Click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Scheduled Tasks,
> select all the ShadowCopyVolume tasks, and press Delete to delete
> these tasks.
> To re-enable retention of previous versions of files, click Start,
> click Server Management, click Backup, and then click Modify Storage
> for Deleted Files and E-mail. Click the check boxes on the Storage
> Allocation for Deleted Files and E-mail page.
> 22. If you chose to exclude client applications from the backup, click
> Start, click Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs, select
> Windows Small Business Server 2003, and then select Change/Remove.
> Follow the on-screen instructions to reinstall your applications. Any
> other items that you chose to exclude from the backup may need to be
> reinstalled as well.
> 23. On the client computer, click Start, click Run, and then type cmd
> to open a command prompt. At the command prompt, type ipconfig /renew
> to reestablish a network connection. Restarting client computers also
> reestablishes a connection to the restored server.
>
> Important
> If you are restoring to new hardware, you must verify that your
> licenses are valid. Click Start, click Server Management and then
> click on the licensing snap-in. If your licenses do not appear in the
> console, move the licenses to the new hardware by clicking Transfer
> Licenses and entering your license codes.
>
>
> To verify the success of the restore
> Perform the following tasks to ensure that the restore was successful:
> 1. Open Server Management, and then confirm that the state of your
> users and computers is the same as it was prior to the restore.
> 2. Make sure that you can connect to the Internet.
> 3. Open http://Companyweb/ and make sure that the site appears.
> 4. Send and receive e-mail.
> If you are unable to confirm the success of the restore, click Start,
> click Server Management, click the Information Center link, and then
> click Community Website or Technical Support to get information about
> your problem.
>
>
> Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] wrote:
>> root wrote:
>>
>>> "Michael" <michael@mikeymall.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23j%23j5gfcEHA.3944@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>> i see...i was always under the impression that the sbs backup is
>>>> only mainly for "data" backup... thus if anything goes wrong, i
>>>> still have to manually reinstall sbs2003 and restore the data
>>>> files.
>>>>
>>>> thanks, i'll try out the backup then
>>>
>>> Wait. I don't think that SBS's backup does bare metal restore so
>>> you have to reinstall the OS. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
>>
>>
>> You're correct AFAIK.
>>
>>>> "Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]"
>>>> <sbradcpa@pacbell.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:uETp6JfcEHA.2812@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>>> Yes... but you think this occurs often or something? ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Michael wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> does the sbs backup allow you to backup the system drives as
>>>>>> well? as in windows boot parititon and system data? 'Coz i need
>>>>>> to backup the
>>>
>>> exact
>>>
>>>> same
>>>>
>>>>>> system drives to another drive. Thus when this server goes down
>>>>>> with data in windows files getting corrupted, i can quickly
>>>>>> restore it with that backup.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Instead of reinstalling the windows and just restoring the data
>>>>>> files and configurations files?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]"
>>>>>> <sbradcpa@pacbell.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:uMb0CCfcEHA.2408@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Why not the built in ntbackup?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Michael wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> hi,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> is there any other backup software that does online backup for
>>>>>>>> sbs2003?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> need a realtime backup software where it can even backup the
>>>>>>>> system
>>>>>>
>>>>>> drives?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Something very similar to GHOST but ghost require u to have a
>>>>>>>> downtime
>>>>>>
>>>>>> to
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> actually backup the system drives. Are there any other backup
>>>>>>>> solution
>>>>>>
>>>>>> that
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> does not require a downtime?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> http://www.sbslinks.com/really.htm
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> http://www.sbslinks.com/really.htm
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