Restore after disaster Torben Olsen – Systems Programmer Oslo August 2014 Proof of the possibility of full restore in another environment Outside the parliament

Folketinget The grand test of restore The goal of the test was to ensure the possibility to get all system up and running in a hosted datacenter, if all server environments, including the on-premise backup/restore control server was destroyed. The test included recreation of the necessary backup servers, the AD, part of the exchange environment and part of the SQL servers. (Folketinget was the first customer demanding a test including recreation of the backup/restore control server

Folketinget The general setup

Folketinget The general setup

Folketinget Step 1: Create a new backup/restore CommandServer Windows 2008 installation. CommVault-cs installation From CommVault software DVD IP addresses and host name should be found. SQL Database path could also be found in the design document Installing CommCell implemented Check the SQL database paths are correct. Reinstall all CommVault patches Installing the Media Agent and Virtual Server Agent CommCell server installed time : 100 min

Folketinget Step 2: Getting the AD back One Domain Controller was restored as a image

Folketinget Restore of the Domain Controller

Folketinget Step 3: Make sure the restored Domain controller is the one in charge - Seizing the DC

Folketinget The restored Domain Controller is now the master.

Folketinget Step 4: Get exchange back as a image Ex2012mb01 has been restored. It took almost 11 hours. All databases were mounted without error after VMware restore.

Folketinget Step 5: Test of the Exchange DB restore, in case of corrupt DB in the image restore Restore of one exchange data via CommVault. Stop the following services, as they will try to address in the database under restore: Microsoft Exchange Mailbox Assistants Microsoft Exchange Search Indexer

Folketinget Step 6: SQL restore Complete server restore as image. Then, just as with exchange, a DB restore was tested.

Folketinget Conclusion 1.Restore the test was conducted and was shown that it was possible to restore servers in ATEA's data center from remote backup copy. 2.There was established a physical server in the data center with a copy of remote backup data. It took about 2 hours to restore CommVault servers and be ready to restore. 3.Then, a ESX server was set, where the servers was restored. 4.Restore speed test be comparable to the production environment. 5.Domain controller was restored and all domain roles were forced to run on this server. 6.Subsequently restored other servers and it was possible to log on to the FT accounts. 7.Exchange server had 1 restored data store and it was mounted correctly. 8.SQL Server was also restored, and it was possible to log on and data was correct in the tables.

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