No apology required - it was more an interpretation thing. In the case
that you lose all of your servers, as long as you are backing up the PDC and
storing your tapes offsite, then you ought to be better off. As for
restoring a PDC to another computer, I haven't done that or had to attempt
to do it. Logic would seem to say that as long as the new computer was set
up with the same name and PDC of the same domain, it should work just fine
to restore it from a tape. But since I haven't ever done it, I can't tell
you for sure. Are you testing procedures, and then documenting them? If
so, this would be a good time to test. Make sure that the new server is not
connected to your network when you do this so you don't screw your
production network up. I am sure that you will get more comments later on
in the day, as those folks over in the US wake up. Normally, I would be one
of them, but I am currently on a business trip in Germany.
Ben Winzenz, MCSE
Network/Systems Administrator
Peregrine Systems, Inc.
-----Original Message-----
From: Maurice O'Neill [mailto:maurice.o'[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 12:12 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Backup PDC
Ken you are correct. Sorry for confusing everybody
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 23 August 2001 11:07
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Backup PDC
I think Maurice is trying to say:
"I need a disaster recovery plan in the case where I have *no* servers -
they've all been wiped out"
which I gathered/interpreted this line to mean:
<quote>
I have to draw up a plan for Disaster recovery for every server in my domain
i.e from scratch
</quote>
Cheers
Ken
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Winzenz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 7:53 PM
Subject: RE: Backup PDC
: So include that the disaster recovery plan for your PDC is to promote a
BDC
: to PDC, then rebuild your PDC. I can understand your situation, but you
: should try to make them understand that this is all you need to do. If
they
: won't, ask them who knows more about computers and networking - them or
you.
: If they say you, then ask them why they don't trust your decision. Show
: them how it works if they want. It doesn't hurt anything to promote a BDC
: to PDC, then promote the old PDC back to it's oroginal PDC role - we have
: done it before. Granted, it was for a different reason, but it definitely
: won't hurt.
:
: Ben Winzenz, MCSE
: Network/Systems Administrator
: Peregrine Systems, Inc.
:
: -----Original Message-----
: From: Maurice O'Neill [mailto:maurice.o'[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
: Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 11:40 AM
: To: NT System Admin Issues
: Subject: RE: Backup PDC
: Importance: High
:
: I know you are right but unfortunately I have to draw up a plan for
Disaster
: recovery for every server in my domain i.e from scratch. What can I say
its
: a project!
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