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Old 09-07-2008   #3 (permalink)
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Re: How can I best use Virtual Server 2005 for Disaster Recovery?

I work for the Department of the Army and Windows 2008 has not been approved
and probally won't until it first Service Pack has been released.

"daveberm" wrote:
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> On Sep 5, 6:10 pm, Kit <K...@xxxxxx> wrote:
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> > I need to design a coop anddisaster recoverysite. I have just begun using
> > Virtual Server 2005. If I buy Microsoft Virtual Machine Manager will this
> > help me move Server's in aDisaster RecoverySituation?
>
> Are your production servers VMs? If so, then you simply need a means
> of getting a copy of them to your DR site. Your RPO will determine if
> you need periodic snapshots or realtime replication to your DR site.
> I will be demonstrating SteelEye DataKeeper, my company's DR solution
> for Hyper-V, at Microsoft's Virtualization launch event in Bellevue on
> Monday. The same technology can be applied to Microsoft Virtual
> Server 2005 - but I'd highly suggest you take a close look at Windows
> Server 2008 and Hyper-V.
>
> If you have Physical servers in your primary data center, you will
> need to look at some P2V tools, including the one included in
> VMM..http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb740791.aspx.
> Platespin also has some great P2V technology, but I'm not sure if they
> support MS Virtual Server 2005 - I doubt it.
>
> David A. Bermingham, MCSE
> Director of Product Management
> http://www.steeleye.com
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