Preparing to recover from a disaster by using Simplified Disaster Recovery
When a disaster occurs, you can use Simplified Disaster Recovery (SDR) to return the computer to its pre-disaster state.
To prepare to recover a computer, use the following steps:
Table: Preparing to recover from a disaster by using Simplified Disaster Recovery
| Step | Description |
|---|---|
| Step 1 | Disconnect any storage area network or cluster that is attached to the computer being recovered. Otherwise, the hard drives on those computers may also be repartitioned and reformatted. |
| Step 2 | Plan any hardware changes to the computer to be recovered. |
| See Hardware replacement during disaster recovery . | |
| Step 3 | Review additional requirements for IBM computers if the computer to be recovered is an IBM computer. |
| See Prepare to recover IBM computers with Simplified Disaster Recovery . | |
| Step 4 | Review recovery notes if you are recovering a SQL server, Exchange server, SharePoint server, or an environment in which the Central Admin Server feature is installed. |
| See Recovery notes for using Simplified Disaster Recovery with Exchange, SQL, SharePoint, CAS, Hyper-V hosts, and the Deduplication feature . | |
| Review recovery notes if you are recovering Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, or Windows 2016 storage pools and storage spaces. | |
| See Recovery notes for using Simplified Disaster Recovery with storage pools and storage spaces . |
When you complete these steps, you can start the recovery process.
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