Since I'm not small businees, no I didn't. I also didn't go to Fenway.....I opted to go see X-Men down at Boston Common :)
On 6/19/06, Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
BTW when you get the TechEd DVD .. listen to it.
Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] wrote:
> And you didn't go to Jeff Middleton's TechEd session on DR for Small
> business did you?
>
> We're a single DC folks.. hello... it works.
>
> We're not enterprise and that means best practices for you are not
> best practices for us.
>
> Acronis works.
>
> Big boys can't image DCs.. we can. We're little..we're agile and we
> can do it.
>
> Big server land can't ...and that's fine...but the rules of big server
> land stop at the gates of SBSland... it's a whole diff ball game for
> us. (Fenway was cool btw)
>
>
> Paul Glenn wrote:
>
>> I attended a Disaster Recovery of AD class at TechEd this past week.
>> One thing they said was to NEVER EVER rely on a ghost image for DR.
>> Their reasoning was the whole SID situation.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>> On 6/17/06, *Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]*
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
>>
>> And us SBSers will say that sometimes that single DC with a DR
>> strategy
>> in place can be less issue than multiple domain controllers.
>> (please
>> note the "DR strategy" phrase there.. this is planned ahead of time)
>>
>> What is the size of the firm and what is the tolerance of downtime.
>> Start from there. Plan your DR process.
>>
>> Almeida Pinto, Jorge de wrote:
>>
>> > Only in an AD environment with ONE DC in the AD FOREST, there
>> would
>> > not be much of an issue. Although I still recomment to use a
>> supported
>> > method.
>> > No matter how many DCs, using a supported method/tool/procedure,
>> you
>> > will always be ready for it.
>> > As soon as you get a second DC, the image thing won't work that
>> good
>> > anymore.
>> >
>> > For more info also see:
>> > http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/jorge/archive/2006/03/08/597.aspx
>> >
>> > I also recommend to have AT LEAST 2 DC in each AD domain (and
>> backup
>> > at least 2, preferably more if you have more DCs) for if something
>> > goes wrong with one DC. In that case while one DC is still
>> running you
>> > can repair the other or promote another DC into the AD domain.
>> If you
>> > only have one DC, AD will be available again as soon as that
>> single DC
>> > is up and running again.
>> >
>> > Met vriendelijke groeten / Kind regards,
>> > Ing. Jorge de Almeida Pinto
>> > /Senior Infrastructure Consultant/
>> > /MVP Windows Server - Directory Services/
>> > //
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>> >
>> >
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> on behalf of Jose
>> Medeiros
>> > *Sent:* Sat 2006-06-17 08:01
>> > *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > *Cc:* Medeiros, Jose; ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
>> <mailto:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org>
>> > *Subject:* [ActiveDir] Ghost Backup or Image for Active Directory
>> > Server and Exchange Server
>> >
>> > Hi Amit,
>> >
>> > Well first you'll need to buy Symantec Ghost Corporate Edition
>> so you
>> > have the 32 bit version. Then if you have a server such as a HP
>> > Proliant DL-580 with a 6400 Smart Raid Controller you'll need
>> to add
>> > the Raid controller driver to your bootable CD Rom that you'll
>> have to
>> > create so it can access the Raid Disk Array.
>> >
>> > If you Want to create your own Bootable CD, I would recommend
>> you use
>> > Microsoft WinPE or Bart's PE http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
>> <http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/>.
>> >
>> > Barts also allows you to use Acronis http://www.acronis.com/
>> which may
>> > be less expensive then Ghost Corporate, however I have only used
>> Ghost
>> > Version 8, 32Bit and can attest that it works ( I've imaged
>> several
>> > hundredservers with it at ADP Payroll Systems ).
>> >
>> > Hope this helps, the rest is up to you and requires that you
>> read the
>> > documentation with each product.
>> >
>> > Best Wish's,
>> >
>> > Jose Medeiros
>> > http://www.myspace.com/josemedeiros1
>> >
>> >
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > *From:* Amit Kapoor <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
>> > *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>
>> > *Sent:* Friday, June 16, 2006 10:39 PM
>> > *Subject:* [ExchangeList] Ghost Backup or Image for Active
>> > Directory Server and Exchange Server
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I have windows 2000 domain controller and windows 2003
>> server on
>> > which exchange 2003 is installed.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I want to take Ghost Backup or an operating system image of
>> the
>> > server. So that in case of crisis the same can be recovered
>> in few
>> > minutes.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Please help me and guide me how can I take the ghost backup
>> of the
>> > servers and how do I test restore of the ghost image.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Amit
>> >
>> >
>> >
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