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January 16th, 2013 06:00
Bootstrap clone to storage node : recovery when no local drive on the server?
Hello.
Our Networker server (7.6.1) has no physical drive directly attached, only a local disk as a drive (DiskBackup Tier) to save bootstrap.
We also have a storage node with a library and 3 LTO drives.
We will clone bootstrap to storage node's library (if it's a good idea).
I'm looking for the way I can restore the bootstrap if I loose my networker server :
I know I can't restore bootstrap directly from the storage node.
How can I restore the bootstrap without any LTO drive on the server ?
Is it possible to "copy" data from the drive to a reconfigured local drive (DiskBackup Tier) and then restroe the server ?
Is ther any other idea or solution ?
Is there any other way to restore the server's bootstrap ?
Thanks.
masonb
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January 18th, 2013 01:00
Stephanie,
Cover from raid or disk replication onto another disk on same site would give you a copy locally, however given the importance of the backup server within the environment presenting an LTO via fibre over that distance should be possible or attaching a standalone LTO drive directly via SCSI would also give you option.
Be careful though as if you just backup to LTO locally or clone to tape bootstrap/index backups the tape can hold several hundreds/thousands (depending on your environment size) before becoming full and becomes single point of failure (we have had customers in the past where there were many months worth of bootstraps on tape and hardware failure chewed the tape and they were exposed).
Regards,
Bill Mason
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January 17th, 2013 12:00
Unfortunatelly, mmrecov does not have -s switch meaning you can run it only from server. If I were you, I would share one LTO drive with server just for the purpose of cloning bootstrap and index db.
Stephnane_
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January 18th, 2013 00:00
When the NSR server and his storage nodes are separated by some kilometers, it's hard to share a drive
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But thanks for your answer.