Can Database can be restored temporarily - when server failed?
Well currently we got stuck in the captioned situation, and got very frustrated in passed couple weeks. My only question is, is it possible to restore the database before original server recovered?
Let me elaborate a little more. Backup Exec 15 was set up at our only server several years ago, which went well until couple weeks ago. The mainboard of Lenovo blade type server much likely reached the end of its life, and it turns out a long period of pending time for new spare part delivery.
The backup data has been stored in a NAS directly connected to the server, with LAN cable, and it functions well throughout the time.
After the server failed, we have been asking around if the database in NAS can be restored, for the temporary use, while most activities in company simply stopped. The Backup Exec dealers in town cannot give us a solution, which raise our doubt, whether it is impossible to restore without original hardware, or the cost would be very high, or certain condition must be matched, or what-so-ever.
This message is not written by IT expert, but just an user, so we are probably wrong technically. Nevertheless, we feel that Backup Exec cannot properly protect data when we need it to. It is a story from Hong Kong, and we hope to hear the answers from experts here. Thank you!