[cisco-voip] CallManager Backup using Windows 2000 Backup

[Wes Sisk]

Hauke,

Last I checked, the STIRestore process actually dropped and recreated the
subscriptions for you, so replication was restored.

The actual STIBackup does not backup the distribution database and therefore
does not backup the LSNs.  It is bundled into STIRestore to connect to
subscribers and recreate the replication agreements.  This is why we
encourage use of the Cisco provided backup utilities.

/Wes

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hauke Krull [mailto:hk at netuse.de]
> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 9:19 AM
> To: Wes Sisk
> Cc: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] CallManager Backup using Windows 2000 Backup
>
>
> Hello!
>
> Thanks a lot for your detailed explanation!
>
> Wes Sisk schrieb:
> > Application:
> > You have a pub/sub up and working.  The LSN is X.  You take the
> pub down and
> > ghost it.  The ghost copy stores LSN X.  You put the publisher back into
> > production.  It replicates with the subscriber for a while so the LSN
> > becomes X+10.  You decide to backout to the ghost image for some reason.
> > The ghosted pub comes back online with LSN=X.  The subscriber
> attempts to
> > replicate and reports it last replicated LSN=X+10.  SQL knows the
> > replication is now out of synch and stops replicating until you redo the
> > subscription (this copies a fresh snapshot of the database from
> pub to sub
> > and resets all LSNs).
>
> Ok, so what about a combination of ghost an cisco backup utility:
> Would it work to install the last backup over the reactivated ghost before
> bringing the server online in the cluster?
>
>
>
> And would you please comment on my second question?
>
> > > As far as I know, the HP ProLiant DL320 has a hardware IDE-RAID
> > > on board, and
> > > therefor the MCS7825 should have it also.
> > > Is it possible (and allowed from Cisco) to use this hardware Raid
> > > for cloning
> > > the main disc before updates?
>
>
> Best regards
>  Hauke Krull
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