NetWorker V7.3, Disaster Recovery Guide

Chapter 2: Preparing for a Disaster

This chapter includes the following sections on preparing for a disaster.

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"Backing Up Data" on page 17

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"Gathering the Key Information" on page 18

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Backing Up Data

Back up important data on a scheduled basis. The more time and effort invested in incorporating, maintaining, and testing a backup solution, the better prepared you are in the event of a disaster.

Ensure that servers are backed up regularly as part of a backup group.

Otherwise, a

bootstrap

is not saved (backups performed by using the command line or the NetWorker User program do not save the NetWorker server bootstrap). You should also use a local backup device on the server to back up the server’s bootstrap.

Always perform a scheduled backup of the NetWorker server after upgrading to a new version of NetWorker software. This ensures that an upgraded version of the bootstrap is saved.

The bootstrap information can be printed from the savegrp.log file, which is located in the nsr directory. For instructions on how to configure the

NetWorker software to send bootstrap information directly to a printer or to a specified e-mail address, refer to the NetWorker Administrator’s Guide. If the bootstrap is backed up to a pool other than the preconfigured pools, save the name of the pool along with the bootstrap.

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