Updating And Editing The System Recovery Data (Srd) - HP Data Protector A.06.11 Recovery Manual

Data Protector A.06.1 1 introduces changes in the encryption model compared to
Data Protector A.06.00. The encryption keys are stored on the Cell Manager so the
disaster recovery client must either be connected to the Cell Manager to get the
encryption key or you must provide the encryption key on a removable medium. For
details on encryption concepts, see the online Help index: "encryption".
Two disaster recovery scenarios are possible:
• Recovery of a client where you can establish a connection to the Cell Manager.
No additional encryption-related preparations are needed for such a scenario,
as Data Protector automatically obtains the encryption keys.
• Disaster recovery of a Cell Manager or standalone client recovery, where you
cannot establish a connection to the Cell Manager. You must provide the
encryption keys when prompted.
The keys are not part of the disaster recovery ISO image and are exported to the
key file. You must manually store the keys to a separate removable media. Ensure
that you have always an appropriate copy of the keys for each backup that is
prepared for disaster recovery. If the encryption key is not available, disaster
recovery is not possible.

Updating and editing the system recovery data (SRD)

System recovery data (SRD) is a text file in the Unicode (UTF- 1 6) format that contains
information required for the configuration and restore of the Windows target system.
A SRD file is generated when CONFIGURATION backup is performed on a Windows
client and then stored in:
• On a Windows Cell Manager:
Data_Protector_home\Config\Server\dr\srd
• On a UNIX Cell Manager: /etc/opt/omni/server/dr/srd/
IMPORTANT:
When IDB is not available, information about objects and media is stored only in SRD
file.
The SRD filename on the Cell Manager is identical to the hostname of the computer
where it was generated - for example computer.company.com.
After the CONFIGURATION backup, the SRD contains only system information required
for installation of the DR OS. In order to perform a disaster recovery, additional
information about backup objects and corresponding media must be added to the
36 Planning and preparing for a disaster recovery