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Prepare for Disaster During Primary Server Setup

Planning for a successful disaster recovery begins when you set up your primary server. Perform the following procedure when you install Arcserve Backup and the Disaster Recovery Option on your primary server (HP ProLiant ML330 G3):

1. Note the hardware RAID configuration on your system. In this scenario we have:
   • Three disks of 36.4 GB each, connected to an HP Smart Array 642 Controller
   • First volume configured as RAID level 5 (32.22 GB)
   • Second volume configured as RAID level 5 (35.6 GB)

   This scenario does not use an EISA partition.

   Note: The option does not recreate the hardware RAID volumes. You must recreate the hardware RAID configuration manually during disaster recovery.

2. Add the CD provided by the hardware vendor (used to create the RAID volumes) to the disaster recovery kit for this primary server. In this scenario, it is the HP SmartStart CD release 6.40.
3. Save the extra hardware drivers you installed (by pressing F6) when you set up your ML330 G3 Windows 2003 server. Add these disks to the disaster recovery kit for this computer. You must provide these drivers again during disaster recovery. In this scenario, we save the Emulex LP9000 PCI Fibre Channel HBA driver and the HP Smart Array 642 Controller driver to disk.

   Note: If you do not know the devices installed on the Windows primary server, look in the Device Manager. If your system is no longer up and running, open the CardDesc.txt file on the machine-specific recovery disk to view a summary of the devices and drivers.

4. Start Arcserve Backup and perform a full backup.