Thanks Michael. We've done test restores of our databases, and the timings would be roughly equivalent to this!
What I'm wondering is how others back up the server itself - OS, Exchange Server application, drives etc. to enable fastest recovery of the system; which we would then be restoring the database backups onto? We were using an .ovf image from a VMware P2V for the server itself, but restoring this does not seem to be the most time-effective method. Thanks, Killian Sargent ICT Operations Cúram Software Ltd. Phone: +353 1 4323205 Fax: +353 1 4323090 Email: [email protected] ____________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 12 May 2010 13:19 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange 2007 Backup & DR Restore Take whatever your backup time is, multiply by 2. That's what restoration is going to take you - assuming you've done it before and know what you are doing. You can possibly shave that down to 1.75 with regular practice. To make it faster, you are going to have to look at other technologies than tape-based backup and restore (or combine them with other technologies). Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -----Original Message----- From: Killian Sargent [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 7:29 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange 2007 Backup & DR Restore RTO not specified yet, but aiming to get it measured in hours rather than days! Databases total approx 250GB. Thanks, Killian -----Original Message----- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 11 May 2010 19:04 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange 2007 Backup & DR Restore What is your RTO and how large are your databases? Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -----Original Message----- From: Killian Sargent [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 10:13 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Exchange 2007 Backup & DR Restore Hi gang, We are currently using Backup Exec 11d to back up our Exchange 2007 Servers (on Windows Server 2003). We are looking at our disaster recovery restore options and I'm wondering what everyone else does currently. We have been using VMware to take a P2V of the live servers and restoring those images from tape, then applying the Backup Exec Exchange restores onto them, but have run into serious time issues with this practice (it's useful for testing/mailbox restores though). Do you backup the entire server, backup the server image and the databases separately? Granular or not? Other options? I'm interested in a worst-case scenario where we need to get everything back from tape; assume access to a tape drive and blank servers (hardware or virtual) only. We're looking at DR sites, SAM replication, SCR etc. separately so wondering what our options are in the mean time. Speed of recovery of email service and data is key. Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 1 x Hub/CAS 2 x Mailbox servers Active/Passive CCR nodes All feedback appreciated. Thanks, Killian The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended addressee please contact the sender and dispose of this e-mail. Thank you. The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended addressee please contact the sender and dispose of this e-mail. Thank you.
