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- Copyright 2000 VERITAS Software Corp. All Rights Reserved.
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- This README.TXT file provides documentation for the Disaster Recovery
- process that supplements the on-line user's manual and help. If information
- in the user's manual or help file conflicts with information presented here,
- the information in this README file should be considered correct and the most
- recent. You may want to print this file for a reference during
- the Disaster Recovery process.
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- How to use this document
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-
- To exit this program hold down the <ALT> key and press 'F'. Then select
- exit from the menu or type 'X'. To scroll through this document use the
- arrow keys.
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- The following subjects are discussed:
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- 1. The Disaster Recovery Process
- 2. Creating the Disaster Recovery Set
- 3. Using a SCSI Device
- 4. Performing Disaster Recovery
- 5. Troubleshooting
- 6. About Your Backup Device
- 7. Changing Hardware Settings During Disaster Recovery
- 8. Backups Protected by Passwords
- 9. Dual Boot Systems
- 10. Disaster Recovery on FAT32 or DBCS Systems
- 11. Disk Compression
- 12. Creating New Backup Sets
- 13. The ASPI Manager software is not installed, BIOS Setting on HP
- Pavilion Systems
- 14. Disk Space Error When Restoring NTFS Backup to FAT
-
- 1. The Disaster Recovery Process
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- Disaster Recovery is the process of restoring an entire Windows
- system in the event of a major system problem, such as a hard disk failure.
- Create a backup immediately so that you are prepared for restore BEFORE you
- have a problem with your system.
-
- In order to recover your system, you must back it up. The more regularly
- and frequently you back up, the more likely you will be able to recover
- your most current data. To recover your Windows system, you must back
- up all files located on your Windows boot drive.
-
- Disaster Recovery takes a few extra steps, but eliminates a lot of extra
- work if a serious problem occurs. If you have made your Disaster Recovery
- Set and back up your system regularly, you can recover all of your
- files at any time. When trouble strikes and you decide you need to restore
- your entire system, you can do it quickly and easily.
-
- NOTE: You cannot perform a selective Disaster Recovery. The file selection
- dialog box will not be available. The entire backup set chosen for recovery
- will be restored.
-
- Usually, you will create your Disaster Recovery Set by selecting "OK"
- when prompted to do so during first launch of the backup software application.
- However, if you did not create Disaster Recovery Set then, you can
- do it now by performing the steps outlined below:
-
-
- 2. Creating the Disaster Recovery Set
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- The first step in securing the data on your system is creating the
- Disaster Recovery Set. The DR Set will contain the information
- necessary to recover your system. The Recovery Wizard will guide you through
- the steps required to create the DR Set with easy-to-follow instructions for
- protecting your valuable data. Once the DR Set has been created, it will
- allow you to recover your system should your hard drive fail, even if your
- Windows operating system will not start.
-
-
- To create the Disaster Recovery Set you will need the following items:
-
-
- - One or more blank, formatted 1.44MB diskettes
- - Windows installation CD
- - Media for your backup device
-
-
- To create your Disaster Recovery Set, simply select "Recovery Wizard"
- from the Tools menu and follow the instructions on the Wizard screens.
-
- NOTE: If you are using a SCSI device for Disaster Recovery, you may be
- prompted for a DOS ASPI driver. Please refer to the topic "Using a SCSI Device"
- in this README for instructions on entering the correct drivers when creating
- Disaster Recovery Set.
-
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- 3. Using a SCSI Device
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- If you are using a SCSI device you will be prompted for the 16-bit DOS
- ASPI driver(s) for your SCSI host adapter. The driver may be located in
- the directory where the SCSI software is installed (e.g. C:\EZSCSI for
- Adaptec). Also some drivers require command line parameters for the
- host adapter to communicate properly with the backup device in MS-DOS.
-
- A field is present for entry of command line parameters if needed. If
- you are unable to locate the SCSI ASPI driver(s) and/or command line
- parameters, refer to your SCSI host adapter user manual or contact the
- manufacturer of your host adapter.
-
- Here is an example of an ASPI driver and its associated command line
- parameters:
-
- ASPI4DOS.SYS /d /z
-
- (where "ASPI4DOS.SYS" is the driver and "/d /z" are the command
- line switches)
-
- NOTE: This driver is used for the Adaptec 154x series of SCSI host
- adapters. Please refer to your host adapter user manual for the drivers
- and command line switches need for your host adapter.
-
-
- 4. Performing Disaster Recovery
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- Before using Disaster Recovery :
-
- 1. First, decide if another recovery method can be implemented instead.
- For example, if the problem appears to be a Windows system problem,
- such as a corrupt registry, try to recover by following the steps
- outlined in your Microsoft Windows User's Manual before using
- Disaster Recovery.
-
- 2. If your hard drive failed completely and you have replaced it,
- Disaster Recovery may be the best method for recovery. However,
- you may also consider re-installing Windows, re-installing your
- backup software, then selectively restoring the rest of the files
- you need.
-
-
- To use Disaster Recovery:
-
- 1. Replace any lost hard drives with comparable drives.
-
- Note: In order to recover all your information, Disaster Recovery
- must have at least as much hard disk space as existed before the drive
- failure
-
- 2. Insert the Windows Startup Disk (diskette #1 of the DR Set) into
- your machine's 3.5" boot floppy drive and restart your computer. A DOS
- screen appears.
-
- 3. If a Windows Startup Disk #2 was created (not all systems require
- the creation of a second diskette), insert that diskette into your machine's
- 3.5" boot floppy drive, then press any key. The Disaster Recovery screen
- appears.
-
- 4. If necessary, you may prepare your hard disk at this time, using the
- following tools, by pressing ENTER:
-
- DDIFF use DDIFF to view any differences between your current and
- original hard drive configurations
-
- *FDISK use FDISK to re-partition your hard disk
-
- *FORMAT use FORMAT to format one or more partitioned drives
- (e.g. FORMAT C:)
-
- *SYS use SYS to install the system boot files onto the hard disk
- (e.g. SYS C:)
-
- *For instructions on the use of the above utilities please refer
- to your Windows user manual, or contact Microsoft.
-
- NOTE: If you alter your drives by using FDISK or partition utility, you
- must reboot with Windows Startup Disk #1 prior to using the FORMAT and SYS
- utilities or proceeding to the following steps.
-
- When you are done preparing your hard disk, at the prompt, type (Your boot
- floppy drive letter):\RECOVER and press ENTER.
-
- 5. To continue with Disaster Recovery, press F5.
-
- Your system files will be copied from the diskette to your hard drive.
-
- The following prompt should appear:
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- Please insert the Disaster Recovery media into your (device name).
-
- 6. Insert media #1 of your Disaster Recovery Set into your device
- when prompted, then press ENTER. If your Disaster Recovery Set spans
- more than one media, you are prompted to insert the next piece of media in
- the sequence it was created.
-
- You will then be prompted to select a drive, or volume, to recover. If you
- have only one drive, it will automatically be selected for recovery and
- this prompt will not appear.
-
- 7. Select the volume that you wish to recover by highlighting the volume
- using the Up and Down arrow keys, then pressing ENTER.
-
- You will then be asked to confirm your selections before recovering your
- information.
-
- 8. Press ENTER to confirm your selections.
-
- NOTE: If media #1 of your Disaster Recovery Set is not in your drive, you
- will be prompted to insert it at this time.
-
- 9. Once the volume has been recovered, a summary of the process will be
- displayed. To exit this screen, press ENTER. If there is more than one
- volume to be recovered, you may select it at this time.
-
- After recovering the volume(s), you may wish to view the REPORT.TXT file
- which contains a text summary of the files that could not be recovered. If
- you wish to view this file, you must first exit the program by pressing the
- <ESC> key twice, then typing EDIT REPORT.TXT. After reading the text, press
- <ALT> F, then press X to exit the editor.
-
- Your recovery is complete. Remove any media from your machine and restart
- your computer.
-
- NOTE: It may be necessary to restart your computer more than once if any hardware
- in your system has changed since your Disaster Recovery Set was created.
-
-
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- 5. Troubleshooting
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- Memory Errors
-
- You may now try to load some drivers high. This is done by taking
- a line with "DEVICE=" on it and changing it to "DEVICEHIGH=" leaving
- the rest of the line the same. Do not do this for "HIMEM.SYS" or
- "EMM386.EXE".
-
- Once you have finished editing CONFIG.SYS, save the file and
- reboot with Windows Startup Disk #1.
-
- * WARNING *
- Some drivers do not function when loaded high. This is the
- reason the drivers are not loaded high by default.
-
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- 6. About Your Backup Device
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- When you create the Disaster Recovery Set, information about
- the backup device you selected for use with Disaster Recovery is
- stored on the Startup Disk. This information includes the settings
- (IRQ,DMA, IO Address, etc.) for communication with the backup device.
- If the settings change, then the Windows Startup Disk(s) must be
- recreated so this information is updated.
-
- If you change from your current backup device to a different
- one, you will need to recreate the Disaster Recovery Set to accommodate
- the new backup device.
-
- Disaster Recovery does not support compressed devices, such
- as Stacker.
-
- Recovery of dual or multi boot systems is not supported. Partitions
- other than the Windows partition backed up may not boot correctly.
- For this scenario we recommend that the partitions be setup, boot
- loader created, Windows and the backup application installed,
- and then restore the hard disk through the backup software.
-
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- 7. Changing Hardware Settings During Disaster Recovery
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- Use the Disaster Recovery Setup Utility to change hardware
- settings for a backup device during Disaster Recovery.
-
- 1. Boot from Windows Startup Disk #1.
-
- 2. Ensure Windows Startup Disk (disk 2 if a 2-disk set) is writable
- (not write-protected) and insert it into the drive.
-
- 3. Type SETUP at the DOS Prompt.
-
- Disaster Recovery Setup Utility screen appears. To move
- between selections use the tab, or the arrow keys. To make a
- selection type Y or N, or use the space bar to toggle between
- Yes and No. A description of the selected option appears at the
- bottom of the screen.
-
- 4. Follow the directions on the screen and make the necessary
- changes to your hardware settings.
-
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- 8. Backups Protected by Passwords
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- While using Disaster Recovery, you are unable to restore backups that
- are protected by double-byte character set passwords.
-
-
- 9. Dual Boot Systems
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- Disaster Recovery will not restore a dual boot system (a system that has
- two operating systems installed).
-
-
- 10. Disaster Recovery on FAT32 or DBCS Systems
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- If you are running a Disaster Recovery on FAT32 (OSR2 and Win98) or
- DBCS systems, you can significantly reduce the recovery time by adding
- the line "SMARTDRV 4096" to the AUTOEXEC.BAT, and rebooting your system.
-
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- 11. Disk Compression
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- Disaster Recovery does not support DRVSPACE or other disk compression
- during a restore. If disk compression was in use on your system at the
- time of the full backup, Disaster Recovery may not be able to completely
- restore your files to the same sized disk.
-
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- 12. Creating New Backup Sets
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- You must create a new backup set after installing, or when upgrading
- from a previous version of your backup software. Backup sets from
- previous products are not supported in Disaster Recovery.
-
- 13. The ASPI Manager software is not installed, BIOS Setting on HP
- Pavilion Systems
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- Some HP Pavilions are configured with the BIOS setting for the parallel
- port set to "OS Controlled". This setting may cause Windows
- Disaster Recovery Startup Disk(s) to fail boot and cause Windows NT to lock
- up. To resolve this issue, the parallel port setting in the BIOS Setup must
- be changed to "Enabled".
-
- To change the parallel port setting to "Enabled":
-
- 1. During startup, start the BIOS Setup program by pressing <F1> when the blue
- HP logo screen appears, but before the Operating System initializes.
- 2. Press the right arrow key to select the Advanced screen.
- 3. Using the down arrow key, select "I/O Device Configuration".
- 4. Using the down arrow key, select "Parallel Port".
- 5. Change the "OS Controlled" setting to "Enabled" by pressing <+> twice.
- 6. To exit, press ESC twice, and press ENTER> to save the new setting.
-
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- 14. Disk Space Error When Restoring NTFS Backup to FAT
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- If you create a backup on a NTFS (NT File System) drive/drive partition,
- and attempt to restore that data to a FAT32 (File Allocation Table)
- drive/drive partition, an error message may appear indicating that not
- enough disk space is available. Backups created on NTFS drive/drive
- partitions should be restored to NTFS formats.
-