HP One-Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR) Solution for ProLiant Servers

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1 Reference guide HP One-Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR) Solution for ProLiant Servers Reference guide Contents One button disaster recovery (OBDR) 2 Requirements 2 HP tape drive and server support 2 Creating the OBDR tape using Barracuda s (BN) Yosemite Server Backup Basic 2 Performing an OBDR restore 6 Loading the OBDR tape 6 Local recovery of Windows 2008 master server 7 Local recovery of Windows 2003 master server 9 Network recovery of Windows 2008 client 11 Linux Restore 14 F8 descriptions 16

2 One button disaster recovery (OBDR) The principle behind OBDR is simple. The tape drive is used to perform full system backups in the normal way. However, additional Disaster Recovery information is automatically written to the tape at the same time. Using a patented process, the tape drive is able to emulate a CD- ROM drive so that during a Disaster Recovery the computer can boot from this drive. Once the boot process has completed, the tape drive switches back into normal mode and proceeds with restoring data. IMPORTANT: Your system s ability to boot from CD-ROM is normally enabled by default. If you have changed this setting, you will need to enable it again. Refer to your system BIOS manual for further details. The reliability of a Disaster Recovery strategy depends on the frequency and skill with which it is done. Because OBDR backups are quick and simple to perform, they are more likely to be done on a regular basis. In addition, the simplicity of the backup process leaves very little scope for user error and allows even the non-technical to backup and restore a complex system. Requirements HP tape drive and server support HP One-Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR) for ProLiant servers is a feature on HP DAT and Ultrium tape drives. To check whether your ProLiant system (hardware, operating system and backup software) is OBDR compatible, please refer to our World Wide Web site If your server does not support OBDR, you can still use your HP tape device to back up and restore data. However, you must remember to create a separate set of emergency recovery disks for your operating system whenever you change your system configuration. Barracuda s (BN) Yosemite Server Backup Basic Barracuda s (BN) Yosemite Server Backup Basic is available at Option to download Barracuda s (BN) Yosemite Server Backup Basic free of charge is included with all HP DAT and Ultrium tape drives Yosemite Server Backup Basic has a free evaluation period of 60 days A permanent license key can be obtained after registering Barracuda s (BN) Yosemite Server Backup Basic at no cost Creating the OBDR tape using Barracuda s (BN) Yosemite Server Backup Basic Before an OBDR recovery can be made an OBDR tape must be created. The procedure for creating an OBDR tape using Barracuda s (BN) Yosemite Server Backup Basic is simple. Once Barracuda s (BN) Yosemite Server Backup Basic is installed, every full backup with overwrite that is performed will create an OBDR disaster recovery tape. No additional work is required. 1. Log into the Barracuda s (BN) Yosemite Server Backup Basic Domain. 2

3 2. Create a backup job selecting the machine you want to backup. 3. Select the Device to use. 4. Set Backup mode to Full and Write mode to Overwrite all Media. 3

4 5. Select Advanced - Options and ensure Create DR bootable media is checked. 6. Highlight the OBDR job you created and select Run. 4

5 7. Once the Job completes go to status and logs to confirm 100% completion. IMPORTANT: Once the OBDR tape has been created, it should be stored in a safe and secure location in case it is needed to restore your ProLiant server. 5

6 Performing an OBDR restore Loading the OBDR tape IMPORTANT: When performing an OBDR restore on a ProLiant Gen8 server, the restore hard drive must have a greater capacity than the original hard drive. Local mode 1. Load the OBDR tape media into the HP tape drive. 2. Place the HP tape drive into OBDR mode and power cycle the tape drive. If you are doing this on a local tape drive, you may use one of the following methods: Hold the eject button and power cycle the ProLiant server if the tape device is internally connected Hold the eject button and power cycle the tape device if it is externally connected to your ProLiant server Remote mode IMPORTANT: To perform this function remotely requires the HP Integrated Lights-Out (ilo) or Remote Insight Lights Out Edition (RILOE) board 1. Insert the OBDR tape media into the HP tape drive at the remote location. 2. Power cycle the server and press the <F8> function key at POST (see the F8 descriptions below for more details). Supported operating systems The tape device will then bootup in OBDR mode and the restore process will be started. The restore processes for the following operating environments are described separately below: Local recovery of Windows 2008 master server Local recovery of Windows 2003 master server Network recovery of Windows 2008 client Linux recovery 6

7 Local recovery of Windows 2008 master server 1. After bootup a wizard guides you through the restore process. 2. Select the device from which you wish to Restore data from the top list and the target device to which data will be restored from the lower list. 7

8 3. Select the Volumes to restore. 4. Confirm the Volume Selection to be restored. 8

9 5. The Recovering System window is displayed. Follow any on screen instructions to complete restore. Local recovery of Windows 2003 master server 1. From the Available Options menu, select Recover Entire System, and press F10 to continue. 9

10 2. At the prompt confirm Yes, Recover the Boot Disk and press F10 to continue. 3. At the prompt confirm Yes, Recover the Entire System and press F10 to continue. 4. At the prompt confirm Yes, Perform the Recovery and press F10 to continue. 10

11 5. The Barracuda s (BN) Yosemite Server Backup Basic Wizard will begin and automatically restore your operating system, application files and data files. If you have more than one tape media, you will be prompted when to insert the additional media. 6. After Barracuda s (BN) Yosemite Server Backup Basic finishes restoring the data, a reboot is required and the ProLiant server has now been restored. Network recovery of Windows 2008 client 1. At the Welcome screen select the appropriate recovery option depending on the location of your OBDR tape drive. 11

12 2. Disaster Recovery will be initialized. 3. Deselect any drive to which you DO NOT wish to restore. 12

13 4. Select the volumes that you wish to restore. 5. Disk Partition Layouts will be restored. 13

14 6. Follow the directions provided to set up the restore job from another machine in the storage domain. Linux Restore 1. At the Yosemite Disaster Recovery console select Local Recovery if the device is local to the machine being recovered or Network Recovery if the device is not locally attached. 14

15 2. If local select Yes, Recover the Boot Disk. If network select Yes, Recover the Entire System. 3. At the prompt confirm Yes, Perform the Recovery. 15

16 4. If network, the Boot partition will be recovered. Follow the prompts on screen for network recovery. F8 descriptions There are several F8 prompts during POST of a ProLiant Server. In order to know which F8 prompt to select, see the following descriptions. DAT USB Tape Drives A DAT USB tape drive connected to a ProLiant server will have the following F8 prompt at POST: After pressing F8 the following menu will appear, press 1 to enable OBDR mode. 16

17 SCSI or SAS Tape Drives PCI-based HBA SCSI or SAS tape drives connected to a ProLiant server via a PCI-based HBA will have the following F8 prompt at POST: After pressing F8 the following menu will appear, press 1 to enable OBDR mode. 17

18 SCSI or SAS Tape Drives Smart Array Controller SCSI or SAS tape drives connected to a ProLiant server via a Smart Array Controller (embedded or PCI-based controller) will require pressing F8 at the following prompt to run the Option ROM Configuration for Arrays Utility (ORCA) at POST: 1. Select Configure OBDR from the ORCA Main Menu: 2. Select the tape drive to put into OBDR mode. 18

19 3. Press F8 again to put the drive into OBDR mode. 19

20 For more information To read more about HP OBDR, go to: hp.com/go/obdr Get connected hp.com/go/getconnected Current HP driver, support, and security alerts delivered directly to your desktop Copyright 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omiss ions contained herein. Trademark acknowledgments, if needed. 20 EH , Created August 2012