Server Fault Stack Exchange
Server Fault Stack Exchange

Questions tagged [backup-restoration]

344 questions
0
votes
1 answer

Restoring SBS 2011 Domain Controller with no DSRM logon access

I have a client's server running SBS 2011, it is their only server. I need to restore their OS to a previous date. Everything can go back to that date last week. They have a Windows Image Backup. When I try to log on in DSRM i get 'Logon servers no…
ZZ9
  • 838
  • 3
  • 16
  • 47
0
votes
2 answers

How do I restore a backup of Exchange 2010 to a test site?

I have an Exchange 2010 server that I've backed up. I want to test my backup. Can I restore the stores to an isolated server for testing? I don't see how since Exchange is Active Directory integrated and all my mailboxes are AD accounts. How can…
johnny
  • 2,268
  • 9
  • 35
  • 54
0
votes
1 answer

Tar Server correctly for migration without messing up network configurations

I have a vps server that I would like to backup using tar. I currently use this command to do so, and it works very well for me right now. tar cvpjf backup.tar.bz2 --exclude=/proc --exclude=/lost+found --exclude=/backup.tar.bz2 --exclude=/mnt…
Yusuf Ali
  • 7
  • 2
0
votes
2 answers

Backup Exec 11D and Thecus N5200 Pro

I have a Thecus N5200 Pro integrated into my Windows 2003 AD network. My current backup solution involves Backup Exec 11D but this requires a running service for windows boxes or a similar daemon for linux machines. The N5200 runs a custom linux…
JohnyD
  • 1,614
  • 2
  • 20
  • 29
0
votes
1 answer

trying to mount secondary drive

centos 6 64bit Trying to mount a BACKUP drive used previously on another server prior to a recent primary drive hard drive failure. root@server097 [~]# fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457…
user148117
0
votes
1 answer

Replace MySql databases with a more recent copy via command line

Ubuntu Server running MySql server. We have 5 databases on our server. On a recent crash, the server was restored incorrectly and now 1 database (B) has 2 incorrect tables and a 2nd database (A) is completely incorrect. How do I correctly replace…
csi
  • 1,535
  • 7
  • 22
  • 42
0
votes
1 answer

Restore From Database not showing database I want to pick

In Management Studio I want to restore to a point in time from an existing database. However, the databases that I can choose from in the drop down list don't include the one I want to choose. And oddly, there are databases in the list that have…
BVernon
  • 391
  • 6
  • 18
0
votes
3 answers

How can i restore linux backup on virtual machine

I have made the backup of my linux OS in bacukp.tgz which is centos 6.4. Now i want to create a new virtual machine vmware from it. So do i first need to install centos form cd or iso and then i overwrite all the files with backup or is there any…
user1865341
  • 291
  • 1
  • 3
  • 7
0
votes
2 answers

MIgrate Ubuntu to new hard drive?

I lost a secondary hard drive in an Ubuntu Server this week. No problem restore data to the primary driver and one the way we go! Wouldn't that be nice if it was the end of the story! I am later this week going to install a new hardware mirrored…
JJ01
  • 451
  • 5
  • 17
0
votes
1 answer

Is it possible to restore windows 2008 server to larger raid array?

Warning: I'm a developer not an administrator. I have a Windows 2008 server that is providing Active Directory and some directory shares and it is running out of space. Currently, it has three 250GB hard drives configured in raid (5?) to provide…
Larry
  • 235
  • 1
  • 3
  • 10
0
votes
1 answer

Differential backup missing moved folders (flawed archive attribute logic)

Recently I've discovered that my backup system it flawed: there are situation where various files/folders are missed. I do my backup from local disk to a network NAS. I use Cobian backup, and I have setup the backup software to create one full…
Max
  • 153
  • 2
  • 7
0
votes
4 answers

Rebuilding Exchange 2003 from only backups

Here is an interesting scenario that I'm going to be dealing with: A single server hosting an Active Directory domain and an Exchange 2003 server, with several dozen mailboxes. (yes I realize this was a bad idea to begin with) The Exchange Server…
Joseph Daigle
  • 141
  • 7
0
votes
2 answers

Acronis TrueImage .TIB file conversion to .VHD

I've made several backups of older 2000 and XP machines I've phased out over the last year or so. These were done with 'Seagate DiskWizard' from Hiren's Boot CD (Acronis True Image Home (v9.5 I think)) and produced .tib files which I've archived and…
HaydnWVN
  • 415
  • 2
  • 8
  • 27
0
votes
1 answer

Automatically Snapshoting AWS instances (or other back up strategy)

I just realized that my aws instance count has risen into the double digits. I'm currently backing portions of my folders and dbs and moving them off to a backup instance. What I think I should be doing is taking a snapshot of the instances…
user1172468
  • 299
  • 1
  • 2
  • 11
0
votes
1 answer

selectively import "record sets" from one mysql instance to another

I have a mysql server hosting a production database, and routinely I make snapshots of it, which we can also use as a staging environment. Sometime bad things happen, e.g. we delete a row (and all those connected to it through foreign keys) from…
riffraff
  • 125
  • 6
1 2 3
…
22 23