Introducing Arcserve Backup Agents and Options › Using Options › Disaster Recovery Option › Recovering Data from a Physical to Virtual Machine › Scenarios for Local and Remote Restore › Local Backup and Remote Restore › Scenario 1

Scenario 1

In this scenario, assume that TEST-SERVER is a locally backed up server with an IP address of 192.168.1.224.

To recover TEST-SERVER on a virtual machine, you must manually update some files in the Machine Specific Recovery Disk (MSD) floppy to the new server, as TEST-SERVER-REP with an IP address of 192.168.1.226, to avoid IP conflict and complete the recovery. You can then rename the new server with the physical machine host name and IP address.

Note: To avoid IP address conflict, you must disconnect the physical machine when you reboot the virtual machine after completion of the restore job.

To modify the MSD floppy for Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008

1. Modify the following file using a text editor .
   • AdrCfg.ini

     In [ClientConfig], modify the value ClientName from TEST-SERVER to TEST-SERVER-REP.

     In [ServerConfig], modify the value ClientName from TEST-SERVER to TEST-SERVER-REP.

     In [DRConfig], modify the value DrType from Local to Remote.

   • AdrNet.ini

     In [SystemInfo], modify the value MachineName from TEST-SERVER to TEST-SERVER-REP.

     Modify the record IP address from 192.168.1.224 to 192.168.1.226

2. Rename the following files:
   • TEST-SERVER.ses to TEST-SERVER-REP.ses