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If disaster strikes - what then!

hongevo
Level 3

Hi all

 

Long time BEWS user, but not very knowledgable with it. I know enough to set it up from scratch to do the basic things, but..

 

I dawned on me the other day that if disaster really struck, what good is a backup system if I dont know how to utilise it properly to restore quickly?

 

I know how to restore files, no problem. What I am talking about is a complete server failure or something similar.

 

At the moment I am backing up System State for example, but I have no idea what this is or how/when to restore from it.

 

So the question is - what can BEWS12 restore, how, and under what conditions?

 

A few examples I am thinking of:

 

DC Server loses it array (say multiple disks fail and an array rebuild is not possible)

Media Server fails

A server becomes unbootable due to possible registry corruptions

 

etc

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Ken_Putnam
Level 6

The Admin Guide is your friend  Smiley Tongue

 

Look in the index for

 

Disaster Preparation and Disaster Recovery

hongevo
Level 3

I dont think I kept it haha.

 

I will look to see if I can download it somewhere.

Ken_Putnam
Level 6