Disaster Recovery Guide for Windows 2008 and RHEL 5.x platforms with external disk support

4.4.6 Running the restore process

Change directory path to '\Windows\System32\OB2DR\bin'. Run 'omnidr.exe' in Disk Delivery

mode (this requires some specific command-line parameters to be specified). The restore session starts

after this step. Use the 'Wpeutil' command to restart the machine.

Notes

• Disk Delivery Disaster Recovery is not supported for Microsoft Cluster Server.

• RAID is not supported. This includes software RAIDs (fault-tolerant volumes and dynamic disks).

• Internet Information Server (IIS) Database, Terminal Services Database and Certificate Server

Database is not restored automatically during Phase 2. They can be restored on the target system

using the standard Data Protector restore procedure.

5. Guidelines for Creating a Disaster Recovery for Linux

5.1 Backup

Perform a full backup of the entire Linux machine.

5.2 Restore

5.2.1 Minimal Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 install

For a successful installation of the Linux operating system, follow these steps.

5.2.2 Boot from a RHEL 5.5 OS boot CD

A RHEL 5.5 OS boot CD is inserted into the disk drive and the system is booted from the CD.

5.2.3 Preparing the disk partition

The new hard disk is partitioned in a similar way as the old hard disk was partitioned.

5.2.4 Configuring the IP address and completing the installation

The IP address of the new system needs to be configured and the packages can be unpacked. For a

minimal installation, uncheck all packages except 'Base' in the 'Base System' category.