Enhanced Automated Disaster Recovery Specifics - HP Data Protector A.06.11 Recovery Manual

1. Using the Data Protector GUI, recycle the medium or media with the backup of
the partitions that remain to be restored for enabling the medium or media to
be imported in the IDB. For more information on recycling media, see the online
Help index: "recycling media". Sometimes it is not possible to recycle a medium
since Data Protector keeps it locked. In such a case stop Data Protector processes
and delete the \tmp directory by running the following commands:
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008:
Data_Protector_home\bin\omnisv -stop
del Data_Protector_program_data\tmp\*.*
Data_Protector_home\bin\omnisv -start
Other Windows systems:
Data_Protector_home\bin\omnisv -stop
del Data_Protector_home\tmp\*.*
Data_Protector_home\bin\omnisv -start
2. Using the Data Protector GUI, export the medium or media with the backup of
the partitions that remain to be restored. For more information on exporting
media, see the online Help index: "exporting, media".
3. Using the Data Protector GUI, import the medium or media with the backup of
the partitions that remain to be restored. For more information on importing
media, see the online Help index: "importing, media".

Enhanced Automated Disaster Recovery specifics

Two additional steps are required in Phase 0 if you are recovering Windows Cell
Manager using Enhanced Automated Disaster Recovery:
• Disaster recovery CD for the Cell Manager should be prepared in advance.
IMPORTANT:
Perform a new backup and prepare a new DR CD after each hardware, software, or
configuration change. This also applies to any network changes, such as change of IP
address or DNS server.
• In addition to the Cell Manager, you should save the updated SRD file of the Cell
Manager on several secure locations as a part of the disaster recovery preparation
policy, because the SRD file is the only file in Data Protector where information
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