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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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.