Backup Server is Destroyed

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Preparing for Disaster

Not only do you need to back up important data on a daily basis, you need to develop and test a plan for recovering your data if a disk crashes or you lose critical data. The more time and effort you invest in cr eating and testing your plan, the better prepared you are if disaster strikes.

Disaster Recovery Requirements

If you have included your Backup server and clients in a scheduled backup, you are well on your way to being prepared for a disaster. With each server backup, Backup creates a special save set called the bootstrapessential for recovering from a disaster. Along with the bootstrap information, you should also keep accurate records of your network, system configurations, and maintain a safe location for all your original software.
The severity of the destroyed or lost data determines the number of procedures you need to perform. To accomplish the most comprehensive disaster recovery, you need the following items:
*Original operating system media and patches
*Original Backup media
*Device drivers and media device names
*Filesystem configuration
*IP addresses and hostnames
*Bootstrap information
*Enabler and authorization codes (under certain circumstances)

Chapter 1

Introduction

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