03-19-2014 06:05 AM
Hi,
I'm going to test a restore from a complete backup of my Windows server 2008 with Symantec backupexec 2012 from a tape drive.
I boot on the disaster recovery cd
I install the RAID driver
I load the recovery file *.DR
If I want restore the entire computer, the restore works !! no problem
My question :
Is it possible to restore only the system state from a complete backup ?
When I load the recovery file *.DR , I see my partition (C: system, D: data) and the system state but I can't uncheck the partition for only restore for example the system state.
The option "recovery the entire computer" is unchecked yet...
Thanks
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03-20-2014 07:18 PM
See this document
http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO23132
Unless you are restoring AD, there is no need to put the machine in some special mode to restore the system state.
03-19-2014 06:21 AM
Hi,
I'd assume that the whole reason behind an SDR backup is to restore the entire server. You'd need to do a separate backup of the System State to restore it individually.
Thanks!
03-19-2014 06:32 AM
thank you for that clarification
03-19-2014 08:39 AM
03-20-2014 12:42 AM
OK so in which case il'ts better to only restore system state ?
I think I'm going to do a complete backup of my server every day.
Do you think it's a good idea to reserve a special tape to make a backup with only C: drive and system state ?
03-20-2014 01:14 AM
03-20-2014 01:28 AM
As I said in previous message, I can't restore only C: drive and system state from a complete backup maked with symantec backup exec so if I wish to restore C: drive and system state without change DATA, so I guess it's necessary that I have another tape to backup C: drive and system state.
03-20-2014 03:59 AM
I can't restore only C: drive and system state from a complete backup maked with symantec backup exe
As previous advised, if you don't use SDR and do a manual restore, you can restore the C: drive and system state from any backup.
03-20-2014 08:11 AM
how can I make a manual restore ?
I have to boot on the option (F8) "repair computer" or "restore active directory" ?
Can I use Symantec backup exec on this mode ?
03-20-2014 07:18 PM
See this document
http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO23132
Unless you are restoring AD, there is no need to put the machine in some special mode to restore the system state.