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terainfo
Level 3
13 years ago

DUVIDAS CASO DESASTRE

Ola pessoal tudo certo?

Primeiramente antes de parecer um abuso gostaria de comentar que li e reli varias vezes o manual porem ainda tenho duvidas.. ridicula para alguns porem pra mim é uma dificuldade..

utilizo o bkp exec 2010 r2.. com uma unidade de fita lto4

ta tudo funcionando, estou fazendo bkps full diarios (apenas arquivos do servidor de dados).. nada mais q 300 giga.

notei que o proprio sistema gera um catalogo de referencia aos backups realizados e em qual fita esse backup foi atribuido para uma futura restauração.

uma pergunta ridicula:

em caso de re-instalação do sistema backup exec, imaginem uma pane no servidor que roda o backup exec.. como irei ter acesso a posição desses backups e midias? imagino que o sistema chega cru, sem fitas catalogadas e muito menos onde estao esses backups organizados..

Obviamente que tudo se trata do caso de um desastre.. imaginem que o servidor faz backup em si proprio., ou seja, a unidade de fita e o sistema de backup estão na mesma maquina..  fora o caso de desastre. ta tudo ok, sei como resturar!

 

Muito obrigado..

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  • pkh's avatar
    pkh
    13 years ago

    Again, to restore BE to what it is before any crash, you need to copy the Data and Catalog directories under the BE installation directory.

    On you new system, after you have installed BE,

    1) you need to catalog the tape to which you have backed up the Data and Catalog directories.  

    2) You then re-direct restore them to another directory.  

    3) Shutdown BE.

    4) replace the existing Data and Catalog directories with the old ones.

    5) start up BE again and you would have restored BE to what it was during the time of the backup

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  • VJware's avatar
    VJware
    Level 6
    13 years ago

    Keep a copy of the Data & Catalog folders in an alternate safe location, so that in case of DR of local media server, you can still bring up your Backup Exec with the saved database...

    EDIT*** you could also consider the IDR option for creating local media server's recovery media..

  • terainfo's avatar
    terainfo
    Level 3
    13 years ago

    tks Vjware for your reply.

    other question, in case of lost backup exec database, my backup is totaly lost?

    sorry, not enter in my mind two tasks, one, backup of all data, two, backup database of the system backup in other location.. ..   is confuse to me!

     

    tks again

  • newsolutionBE's avatar
    newsolutionBE
    Level 6
    13 years ago

    Hi

     

    Backupexec perform maintanence everyday at 4am were it create bedb.bak file in C-program file-symantec-backupexec-data folder so if you have backup of this file  on tape or on some other location like backup on share we can always get your database for backupexec back again

  • terainfo's avatar
    terainfo
    Level 3
    13 years ago

    hi, tks... i can save this file in other location.. is not a problem..

     when vj not reply, in case of restore, you know what happens if i lost the B.E database???

    save the bedb.bak is a correct procedure to backup b.e database?

     

    tks so much 

  • newsolutionBE's avatar
    newsolutionBE
    Level 6
    13 years ago

    Hi

    In case if you your server crashes & you rebuild new server with same name & same version of backupexec then you can use beutility to reload from backup by placing bedb.bak file in C-program file-symantec-backupexec-data folder or if you have backup of data & catalog folder then you can just copy paste the data & catalog in C-program file-symantec-backupexec & you will see all your previous configuration is back

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH27585

    Thanks

  • terainfo's avatar
    terainfo
    Level 3
    13 years ago

    tks again newsolution..

    i go to creat a new task diary to backup the file c:\programfiles\symatec\backupexec\data\bedb.bak in a network sharing.

    in your case, in your ambient, how to make this?

    Thanks

  • newsolutionBE's avatar
    newsolutionBE
    Level 6
    13 years ago

    Hi

    If you have existing backup job taking backup of C drive of Media server itself esnure you include that file & do backup to tape or If you just want to backup that single file then make a new job to configure to backup that file & then backup it to tape or you can make remote b2d folder by gonig to devices tab & then make remote b2d folder by specifying the remote server name having some space. My suggestion would be backing up that file to tape would be perfect so even when your server is lost you just have to rebuild the server with same name & same domain & same backupexec version then perfrom inventory for the tape & then catalog tape & you will see that file restore the file first & then use beutility to reload from backup

    By which you will get you confiugration backup

    Thanks

  • terainfo's avatar
    terainfo
    Level 3
    13 years ago

    I understand, (sorry my English is not the best lol) then I add the file to bedb.bak own tape all backup jobs. even "losing" this catalog on a possible disaster I can mount the tape to attach new installation of backup exec and rescue bedb.bkp the file, put it in the correct folder from the backup exec and a simple reload again should show all my media catalog and backups again, is it?

     

    thanks so much, I'm sorry so many questions, my job depends on it and my head too:)

  • pkh's avatar
    pkh
    Moderator
    13 years ago

    @terainfo - you should bear in mind what information are kept where.  The BEDB only stores things like your jobs, job history, policies, devices and a few other things.  It does not keep information on what files are backed up and on which media.  This information is kept in in the catalogs in the Catalog directory.  That is why you are previously adviced to keep a copy of BOTH the Data and Catalog directories.  You would need both these directories to successfully restore BE to what it was before a crash.  Restoring just the BEDB will only give you a partial restore.

    I don't do anything special.  I just make sure that I backup the entire C: drive of the media server.  This should include the Data and Catalog directory.  As long as you know where they are, you can get them.