Recovering Backup Exec on a Microsoft cluster using Simplified Disaster Recovery

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
To fully restore a cluster on which Backup Exec is installed, you can use Simplified Disaster Recovery to restore the cluster node and all shared disks or you can rebuild the cluster. To remotely restore the cluster catalog the media that contains the backup sets of the cluster nodes and the shared disk.
To recover Backup Exec on a Microsoft Cluster with Simplified Disaster Recovery:
  1. Replace all shared disks, if necessary.
  2. Run the SDR Recover This Computer Wizardon one of the nodes. During this process, useAdvanced Disk Configuration to repartition all shared disks to their original configuration. Restore the local disk, system state, and the data files to the shared disk.
  3. Restart the server.
The cluster service and all other cluster applications should come online.
  1. Run the Recover This Computer wizard on all other nodes. Restore only the local disk and system state.
See About Simplified Disaster Recovery.
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