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Old 09-15-2008   #4 (permalink)
daveberm


 
 

Re: How can I best use Virtual Server 2005 for Disaster Recovery?

On Sep 7, 10:35*am, Kit <K...@xxxxxx> wrote:
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> 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.
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> "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?
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > David A.Bermingham, MCSE
> > Director of Product Management
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I'd love to talk to you in person about the options you have
available. Contact me directly at david dot bermingham at steeleye
dot com and we can set up a phone call.
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