I need to design a coop and disaster recovery site. I have just begun using
Virtual Server 2005. If I buy Microsoft Virtual Machine Manager will this
help me move Server's in a Disaster Recovery Situation?

On Sep 5, 6:10*pm, Kit <K...@xxxxxx> wrote:

> 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

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:

> On Sep 5, 6:10 pm, Kit <K...@xxxxxx> wrote:

> > 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
>
>
>

On Sep 7, 10:35*am, Kit <K...@xxxxxx> wrote:

> 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:

> > On Sep 5, 6:10 pm, Kit <K...@xxxxxx> wrote:

> > > 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- Hide quoted text -

>
> - Show quoted text -

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.