Recovering from a Complete Server Failure

Because hardware occasionally fails and, in the real world, operating systems do have problems, a server-recovery plan is essential, even though it might never be used. The last thing any administrator wants is for a server failure to occur and to end up on the phone with Microsoft technical support asking for the server to be restored from backup when no plan is in place. To keep from being caught unprepared, the administrator should have a recovery plan for every possible failure associated with Windows Server 2003 systems.

Restoring Versus Rebuilding

When a complete system failure occurs, whether it is due to a site outage, a hardware component failure, or a software corruption problem, the method ...

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