NetBackup Test Active Directory Restore
HI There! We are looking to perform a NetBackup (vers 7.5) Test Recovery of Active Directory. We want to recover one of our DCs (which are virtual) into a test DR environment. This test environment i...
Catalog backup is designed for this purpose.
Easiest will be to config Catalog Backup to a USB drive (create Storage Unit first) and also write the DR-file to this drive.
Recover catalog on the DR master server (server needs to have same hostname as production master server), configure devices and ensure original backup media (e.g. tape) is available to restore from.
Catalog recovery is covered in the Disaster Recovery chapter of NBU Troubleshooting Guide: http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC5180
