Disaster Recovery

Learn how to enable Hyper-V Replica Extended Replication, a new feature in Windows Server 2012 R2 (WS2012 R2). It’s as easy as A-B-C (replication)!

Are you prepared for an IT disaster? In this overview, learn more about disaster recovery (DR) and why you should get on the ball.

In this article VMware expert Tom Finnis continues his evaluation of vSphere4 with a look at the new Data Recovery feature. This adds a comprehensive disaster recovery solution to the vSphere suite, providing full and incremental Virtual Machine backups all managed via a vCenter plugin. Read on to learn more….

Tom Finnis explains how to configure the Data Recovery appliance, schedule backups and restore a virtual machine from a backup. Also covered are advanced features such as VSS integrated file level backups and data de-duplication.

Why can’t I install the Recovery Console on a system that has software RAID1 (Mirroring) on it? When your system partition (containing the Ntldr, Ntdetect.com, and Boot.ini files) is part of a Windows basic or dynamic disk software mirror, you cannot pre-install the Recovery Console. If you try to pre-install the Recovery Console with the…

In the Windows XP/2003 Recovery Console I cannot access any drives or folders other than the system folder. Can I change this setting? Yes. When you use the Windows Recovery Console, you can use only the following folders: The root folder The %SystemRoot% folder and the subfolders of the Windows installation that you are currently…

How can I install the Windows XP/2000 Recovery Console? How can I start the computer and use the Recovery Console from the Setup CD-ROM? The Windows Recovery console is designed to help you recover when your Windows-Based computer does not start properly or does not start at all. If Safe mode and other startup options…

What recovery and troubleshooting options do I have in Windows XP? Software and hardware issues can affect the way that your system functions. Severe problems might prevent you from starting Windows XP Professional normally. Software problems: Installing incompatible software, incorrectly changing system configuration settings, or installing faulty device drivers can cause system instability or a…

What is the Recovery Console? How can I use it? What will it help me do? If safe mode and other startup options do not work, you can consider using the Recovery Console. This method is recommended only if you are an advanced user who can use basic commands to identify and locate problem drivers…

What is the ASR feature in Windows XP/2003? How do I use it? If you run a  Windows XP Pro or Windows Server 2003 computer and you wish to backup the system you can use a new feature called Automated System Recovery (ASR). The ASR process allows to restore the system disk (usually the C:…