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Restore after disaster Torben Olsen – Systems Programmer

Restore after disaster Torben Olsen – Systems Programmer. Oslo 28-30. August 2014. Proof of the possibility of full restore in another environment Outside the parliament. The grand test of restore.

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Restore after disaster Torben Olsen – Systems Programmer

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  1. Restore after disasterTorben Olsen – Systems Programmer Oslo 28-30. August 2014 Proof of the possibility of full restore in another environment Outside the parliament

  2. The grand test of restore • The goal of the test was to ensure the possibility to get all system up and running in a hosted datacenter, if all server environments, including the on-premise backup/restore control server was destroyed. • The test included recreation of the necessary backup servers, the AD, part of the exchange environment and part of the SQL servers. • (Folketinget was the first customer demanding a test including recreation of the backup/restore control server

  3. The general setup

  4. The general setup

  5. Step 1: Create a new backup/restore CommandServer • Windows 2008 installation. • CommVault-cs installation • From CommVault software DVD   • IP addresses and host name should be found. • SQL Database path could also be found in the design document • Installing CommCell implemented   • Check the SQL database paths are correct. • Reinstall all CommVault patches • Installing the Media Agent and Virtual Server Agent   • CommCell server installed time : 100 min

  6. Step 2: Getting the AD back • One Domain Controller was restored as a image

  7. Restore of the Domain Controller

  8. Step 3: Make sure the restored Domain controller is the one in charge - Seizing the DC

  9. The restored Domain Controller is now the master.

  10. Step 4: Get exchange back as a image • Ex2012mb01 has been restored. It took almost 11 hours. • All databases were mounted without error after VMware restore.

  11. Step 5: Test of the Exchange DB restore, in case of corrupt DB in the image restore • Restore of one exchange data via CommVault. • Stop the following services, as they will try to address in the database under restore: • Microsoft Exchange Mailbox Assistants • Microsoft Exchange Search Indexer

  12. Step 6: SQL restore • Complete server restore as image. Then, just as with exchange, a DB restore was tested.

  13. Conclusion • Restore the test was conducted and was shown that it was possible to restore servers in ATEA's data center from remote backup copy. • There was established a physical server in the data center with a copy of remote backup data. It took about 2 hours to restore CommVault servers and be ready to restore. • Then, a ESX server was set , where the servers was restored . • Restore speed test be comparable to the production environment. • Domain controller was restored and all domain roles were forced to run on this server. • Subsequently restored other servers and it was possible to log on to the FT accounts. • Exchange server had 1 restored data store and it was mounted correctly. • SQL Server was also restored, and it was possible to log on and data was correct in the tables.

  14. Thank you for your attention

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