Re: Backup Verification Best Practise

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We are testing a full restore. It's sometimes a challenge with different
hardware but if we can restore to different hardware we can for sure restore
to the same hardware. And yes, IMHO USB is the way to go.

So far (reaching for a piece of wood) we have not had a case where the SBS
wizard generated backup did not work at any client site.

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Claus
"Arthur" <mynewsgroupaccount@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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So if the restore is to different hardware what exactly are you testing ?
Is it just that the files get restored and verified correctly ? I guess
that offering this as a service is a lot easier with USB drives
eliminating the need to have different tape format drives available?

"Claus" <cjobes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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This is a dilemma that most small companies face. The rule that "the only
good backup is a backup that has been tested successfully" is sometime
difficult to achieve and does preset cost. We offer test restores as part
of our service to our clients and use a dedicated server in our lab. It
does have it's limitations because of different hardware and the client
has to pay for it.

Other than that, we have moved away from tapes to USB drives. We find
them more reliable and we keep several backups off site.

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Claus
"Arthur" <mynewsgroupaccount@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Just wondered what is the sensible approach to testing backups in a
small business environment.
I guess that a period test restore of files is sensible but it doesn't
prove that a tape/disk is fully functional for disaster recovery ?
It's also not practical in cost terms to restore to a full blank server
for most small business environments.
I would be interested to hear what others do or if there is a best
practise document anywhere.





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