Disaster Recovery Plan

I'm currently working on a disaster recovery plan to restore 3 critical servers.

The 3 servers are a domain controller, Exchange and Citrix. For now, I just need help with the domain controller and Exchange server.

Windows Server 2003 domain controller with FSMO roles, DNS, DHCP and Global Catalog.

Exchange Server 2003 is a domain controller as well, DNS and Global Catalog.

A couple of things..

Does it matter which server I restore first?

Also, I was considering, since we already have our Exchange as a domain controller, which to some is a no-no, to go ahead and transfer the FSMO roles and move the DHCP database from the other domain controller to the Exchange now, then just have to restore the Exchange in the event of a disaster, or would that be a bad idea?

Any advice you could provide would be very appreciated! Thank you, Cheryl

 

I am also tryin to put together a DRP for our DC and Exchange...We only have 1 DC w/ AD ,RAID 5 and Exchange. We also have 1 GC in a branch location, will this software allow me to move my domain controller and raid 5 to another machine in case of a disaster or the DC has some sort or unreplacable hardware? Any help to get started in the right direction would be helpful.....

Thanks

 

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Can anyone please answer this question?

 

Acronis cant do that??
Anyone have ideas?

 

My one server is getting old with the times and will need an upgrade sooner than later, so what i want to know is that with Ti and the AUR can i just simply do a full image backup with TI and then using AUR put it on a New Computer, which will have a RAID 5 like the last one did and actually work as the new DC.... ?

 

Hello cmutschler, ImNew and poseidon0380,

Thank you for your interest in Acronis Corporate Disk Backup Software.

Please look at this post from this previous thread and another post from this previous thread. These posts should answer your questions.

If you have any further questions concerning Acronis software, please feel free to submit a request for technical support or post any of them on this forum. We will certainly try to help you in resolving any issues.

Thank you.
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Marat Setdikov