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April 2nd, 2012 08:00
Windows 2003 Server Disaster Recovery / System State
We are currently running Avamar 6.0.1.65 and need to backup a few Microsoft Windows 2003 Servers. We would like to perform Disaster Recovery restores as well thus we have installed both the the Avamar Client and the Avamar Windows Server Recovery Option. In reading the Avamar 6.0 for Windows Servers guide I have a question on the Dataset Configuration.
When selecting the Options for the Windows File System Plugin, the Avamar 6.0 for Windows Servers guide simply tells you to "Enable" the Avamar Sever Restore Option (HBE)" but it does not mention whether you should select the "Back up System State (Windows Server 2003 only)".
Should I be selected this as wouldnt System State be required for the restore, or is System State automatically included when enabling the Avamar Server Restore Option (HBE)? I guess I am a little unclear of these 2 independent options.
Any explanations would be greatly appreciated.
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Ken
ionthegeek
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April 2nd, 2012 12:00
The "Back up System State" option is the Avamar legacy system state backup. The legacy system state backup method runs ntbackup to generate a SystemState.bkf file which is then backed up to the Avamar Server.
If you are using the HBE option, you do not need to select the "Back up System State" option.
kclebak
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April 2nd, 2012 17:00
Thank you very much for the informatin.
In trying to keep a minimum amount of Datasets, Groups etc... I tried enabling the Avamar Server Restore Option (HBE) on my Windows Dataset, which is applied to a group that contains both Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 servers. All of my Windows 2008 Server backups are now Completing with Exceptions, and the error 9908 is that HBE is not installed.
Does this mean to avoid these that I will need to create two (2) datasets and two (2) groups, one 1 HBE enabled dataset/group for my Windows 2003 servers and one 1 non-HBE enabled dataset/group for my Windows 2008 servers?
Thanks
Ken
ionthegeek
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April 3rd, 2012 05:00
That is correct, yes.
Sameer_Khan
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April 3rd, 2012 09:00
You can also use below lag to enable HBE in avtar.cmd on all windows 2003 machines rather than in dataset. So that you don’t have to go for two separate datasets.
--protect-system
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Sameer Khan