Classic DR vs WSB vs OSSR Classic Windows
Classic DR vs WSB vs OSSR § Classic Windows DR works, but not supported by MS § Supported by MS until 10/2009. § See http: //support. microsoft. com/kb/249694 for details § Net. Worker Disaster Recovery guide has been updated for NW 7. 6 SP 1 § New section “Special MS recovery procedure” contains updated DR procedure for AD and cluster § Avamar 5. 0 introduce OSSR support: Offline System State Recovery § Net. Worker support for OSSR is scheduled for NW 7. 6 SP 2 EMC CONFIDENTIAL—INTERNAL USE ONLY 1
WSB: Windows Server Backup § For Net. Worker only § Currently only way of doing a Disaster Recovery supported by Microsoft for Windows 2008 § Technical note available on Power. Link for DR with WSB and both Net. Worker or NMM EMC CONFIDENTIAL—INTERNAL USE ONLY 2
OSSR: Windows Offline System State Restore § Uses customized Win. PE image with embedded NW client to perform ASR procedure. § Recover of the complete system files from the image without anything installed on the recover host § Same procedure will be used by both NW and Avamar § If used, PXE server needs to be on the same network segment as the backup server § Boot image is/will be available for download on Powerlink § u. EFI based systems are not supported EMC CONFIDENTIAL—INTERNAL USE ONLY 3
OSSR: Windows Offline System State Restore cont. § New saveset is introduced on NW: DISASTER_RECOVERY § Full backup of critical drive needed by NW § Full System backup needed by Avamar § For NW, double amount of data backed up once in DISASTER_RECOVERY, once C: § Same applies to Avamar but data since data is de-duplicated, it is noticeable. § Recovery UI will open after booting up Win. PE image § Need to enter specific info and once done reboot the host EMC CONFIDENTIAL—INTERNAL USE ONLY 4
EMC Net. Worker Windows Disaster Recovery • Windows Versions Supported – Windows Server 2008 R 2 SP 1 (RTM, SP 1) x 64 • Including Server Core Installation Role – Windows Server 2008 (SP 2 or later) x 86/x 64 • Including Server Core Installation Role – Windows 7 (RTM, SP 1) x 86/x 64 – No support for: • • Windows Server 2008 on IA 64 Windows Server 2003 or 2003 R 2 Windows Vista / Windows XP Windows Storage Server (all versions) • Net. Worker Versions Supported – Net. Worker Server/Storage Node 7. 6 SP 1 or later – Net. Worker Server/Storage Node 7. 5 SP 2 or later EMC CONFIDENTIAL—INTERNAL USE ONLY 5
EMC Net. Worker Windows Disaster Recovery EMC CONFIDENTIAL—INTERNAL USE ONLY COMING Q 1 2011 6
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