Re: DR

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In news:88AE179F-5E34-4369-82BC-085477D353F2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Skc <Skc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
> We have a SBS2003 machine and we want to implement a DR plan (DRP).
>
> We use this machine as a file server, so it also contains in addition
> to user's mailboxes a whole host of files which our users access on a
> daily basis. Each client maps to the server's shared out volumes to
> access data.
>
> We want to implement a DR plan, whereby we can "warm start" offsite
> in case of a major incident/natural disaster. We use BrightStor
> ArcServe for SBS, so in effect we would like to make sure our offsite
> tape storage can assist us in creating a "warm start" in case of a
> major problem.
>
> We currently keep our tapes offsite but we do not have an offsite tape
> drive/server in case of a problem.
>
> There are software and other tools out there for doing backups online
> etc... but this is new to me and i need to know more.
>
> Please can someone assist?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Skc

Get some spare hardware & tape drive & do some testing in house on a
separate lab network. This is a very good idea - keeps your skills
sharpened, and makes sure you actually have good backups, instead of useless
tapes.


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