Note:  If the system is protected by Backup Exec (tm) for Windows Servers Intelligent Disaster Recovery (IDR), see "Backup Exec for Windows Servers - Intelligent Disaster Recovery Option" in the Backup Exec Administrator's Guide for information on automated disaster recovery. The procedure described in the following section allows a manual recovery of a computer not protected by IDR.

Disaster recovery can be performed on a remote computer attached to the media server. This procedure will restore the remote computer's operating system to its pre-disaster state and will restore all data files, except those protected by one of the Backup Exec agents. If any of the data on the remote server is protected by Backup Exec database agents, read "Additional Backup Exec Options" in the Backup Exec Administrator's Guide.

The following items are required:

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Note:  Always log on to Windows using the administrator account or its equivalent during this procedure.

To recover a remote Windows 2000 or 2003 computer:

At the remote computer:

1.  Install Windows.

At the media server:

2.  Install the Backup Exec Remote Agent to the remote computer (see "Installing the Backup Exec Remote Agent for Windows Servers" in the Backup Exec Administrator's Guide)

3.  Start Backup Exec for Windows Servers

4.  From the Backup Selections tab, locate the remote computer that is being restored and its administrative shares.

Double-click an administrative share and enter the user credentials.

Example: <Computer Name>\Administrator

This allows the system to authenticate the credentials, and creates a connection between the local and remote computers.

5. From the Devices tab, Inventory the media containing the latest full backup of the computer to be recovered

6. Catalog the media containing the latest full backup of the computer to be recovered. If the subsequent differential/incremental backups are on separate media, catalog those also.

7.  Click Restore on the toolbar  

8.  From the Restore Selections tab, select all sets from the full and incremental backups that contain logical drives on the hard disk. If differential backup sets are to be restored, select only the last differential set. Make sure to include System State as part of the restore selections.

9.  From the General tab, select the following options:

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10. From the General tab, select Restore over existing files

11. Click Run Now to start the restore, unless the following condition exists:

If the computer being restored is the only domain controller in the domain or if the entire domain is being rebuilt and this is the first domain controller, then perform the following steps:

a.  From the Advanced tab, select Mark this server as the primary arbitrator for replication when restoring folders managed by the File Replication Service, or when restoring SYSVOL in System State

b.  Click Run Now to start the restore

c.  Reboot the remote computer

The computer's operating system is now restored to its pre-disaster state. All data files have been restored, except those protected by Backup Exec database agents.