Disaster Recovery Question

[Phillip_Vong]

I just got V10 and just started using Veritas Backup Exec. Before I read through the whole manaul, I thought I would just ask the question here first. Please forgive a newbie for asking a stupid question.

I have a very simple network with 3 servers.

SRV1 = Win 2003 running DC/DNS/DHCP
SRV2 = Exchange 2003
SRV3 = Win 2003 as SQL/File server

I use Veritas Exec 10 and I backup everything every night.

If I were to buy 3 additional servers and named it the same and with all the same information as the production server, do you think I can just retore from my backup tapes on these backup servers with no problem? I will litterally call everything the same as the production servers and I'll even use the same set of IPs.


Even crazier scenerio. Would it work if I just got 1 new server and loaded it up with RAM and ran VMware? Storage is not an issue.

Thanks in advance.

Phil

[Ken_Putnam]

1) as long as the machines are similar enough to require all the same drivers, should work fine

2) Dunno, you'll have to wait for someone else on this one

[Hawk37]

Using VMWare you do not have to have a 1:1 and hardware does not have to be exact. You can have your vm sessions at your DR site ready to go with the BE agents installed.

[Phillip_Vong]

Hawk37 - Thanks for the reply.

Have you actually tested the VM solution to see if your restore items to your DR site using different hardware?

[Phillip_Vong]

Using VMWare, I was able to retore the files fairly easily without having the same hardware.