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• Options of data recovery for crashed HARD drive

  My friend HARD drive gone bad. She has not saved. She has her thesis on it (any resemblance to characters from the fictional movie, living or dead, is coincidentalt. "It's true).

  I know there are options to recover the data. But I'm not familiar with all of them and how much they cost.

  One of her friends which is a network administrator, and continued his studies of masters in computer security will attempt to recover the data for it. I fear that it may just try to boot from a CD and try to read the data, which can worsen the damage.

  What other options does have?

  Thank you

  If it crashed, she may need data recovery specialists.

  These are some $$$.

  You can read this:

  1. slave of your hard drive in another computer and read/save your data out there.

  2. put your Hard drive in a USB hard drive case, plug it into another computer and read/save from there.

  3 Alternatively, use Knoppix Live CD to recover data:

  http://www.Knopper.NET/Knoppix/index-en.html

  Download/save the file Knoppix Live CD ISO above.

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm

  Download the Vista software from the link above.

  After installing above ISO burning software, right click on the Knoppix ISO file > copy the Image to a CD.

  Knoppix is not installed on your PC; use only the resources of your PC, RAM, graphics etc.

  Change the boot order in YOUR computer/laptop to the CD/DVD Drive 1^st in the boot order.

  Plug a Flash Drive/Memory Stick, BOOT with the Live CD, and you should be able to read the hard drive.

  When the desktop loads, you will see at least two drive hard icons on the desktop (one for your hard drive) and one for the USB key.

  Click on the icons of hard drive to open and to understand which drive is which.

  Click the icon for the USB drive and click on "Actions > Change the read/write mode" so you can write to disk (it is read-only by default for security reasons).

  Now to find the files you want to back up, just drag and drop them on the USB. When you're done, shut down the system and remove the USB key.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• data recovery VMware backup stream

  Hello

  I'm working on a design that will use a VDR. I guess the answer depends on how VDR will be setup but I would ask if backup/restore of data through the network during a backup/restore operation?

  It's a scenario that both the virtual machine that will be saved and the VDR are located in SAN and backup repository VDR has been chosen as a second directly linked to the VDR vmdk file.

  I was under the impression that the backup data will flow through the network, however I saw one of the virtual machine of the vmdk file attached to the VDR during laboratory tests (don't remember if it was the backup or restore). So if the VDR and VM is located in the SAN repository and VDR is attached to the VDR vmdk file I suspect traffic don't need to go through the network.

  My hypothesis is correct?

  Anyone using a separate network for backup of application VDR?

  Thank you

  VDR is running in mode "hot add": it takes the vmdk virtual machine (or better a snapshot of them) and then make a copy at the block level.

  So if VM and destination are on SAN, then single CPU/Mem of VDR resources and SAN of e/s are used.

  André

• Tree node in data recovery for the 1st node only for the 3 data blocks?

  Hello alllll
  
  I have 3 BLOCKS of DATA master / detail-detail; GL_TYPES - < GL_ACCOUNTS - < GL_COMPANIES
  
  The Rel attribute between 1 and 2 is
  

  GL_ACCOUNTS. TYPE_ID = GL_TYPES. TYPE_ID

  is between 2 & 3 ADR
  

  GL_COMPANIES. ACCOUNT_ID = GL_ACCOUNTS. Account_id

  I have also a Tree is recovering the data in blocks of data, the following code, used in the trigger WHEN-TREE-NŒUD-SELECTED and it works fine, but not for all nodes;
  the selected node displays the data for the first node only. Assets to say but if I chose to any other node it returns no data?
  
  you could any boady pls explain to me why what is happening?
  
  The following code is:
  -----------------------------

  DECLARE
                      
          htree ITEM;
          NODE_VALUE VARCHAR2(100);
  
   BEGIN
  
   IF :SYSTEM.TRIGGER_NODE_SELECTED = 'TRUE' THEN  
        
  -- Find the tree itself.
  
   htree := FIND_ITEM ('BL_TREE.IT_TREE');
   
  
    NODE_VALUE := FTREE.GET_TREE_NODE_PROPERTY( htree, :SYSTEM.TRIGGER_NODE ,  Ftree.NODE_VALUE );
    
  
    GO_BLOCK ('GL_ACCOUNTS'); 
      
     set_block_property('GL_ACCOUNTS', DEFAULT_WHERE, 'GL_ACCOUNTS.ACCOUNT_ID = '  || 
     ftree.get_tree_node_property('BL_TREE.IT_TREE', :SYSTEM.TRIGGER_NODE, FTREE.NODE_VALUE));
  
   EXECUTE_QUERY;
   
   END IF;
        
   END;
  
  
   

  Kind regards
  
  Abdetu...

  I would say there is nothing in relation to tree now. Because the tree is to give the appropriate value for the setting of the block where clause. Check the relationship and that the cursor goes to the block expected where the data must be retrieved. Like you said tree account id that the tree is from the correct values.

  -Clément

• Types of backup destination VMware Data Recovery

  IM test VMware Data Recovery and reading it can save to different destinations. Here's a sentence from of the Administrator's guide.

  You can store backups on network, VMDK shares, or RDM.

  The only option I see is the network share and make a folder called VMwareDataRecovery with other files and folders in it. If I backup more 1 VM to this nextwork share looks like it mixes everything together. I was under the impression that you can save in a file single vdmk.

  The only options I have under VMware Data Recovery for Destinations are Refresh, add a share of Nework, Format, Mount, Unmount, Extend and integrity check

  Remove you it from the virtual computer by means of the settings?  If so, have you selected the option to remove the virtual machine and remove the disc?  If you have them removed from the virtual computer through the settings, then you can delete browser data store.  It will come to your space.  Also, see IO errors is because you took the disk to the virtual machine without removing firstly by vDR Console's Configuration.

  That said, I would do the following:

  1. Ensure that the VM vDR does not any VMDK attached other than the VMDK root which is 5 GB in size.

  2. Open the browser of data store and make sure that the former VMDK you created have disappeared.  If not, select them and click on delete.

  3. Go to the Configuration Console for vDR and look at Destinations of backup to make sure there is nothing there.  There should be nothing in the list of destinations, if there are, remove them.

  4. After checking the above, create a new size 15GB VMDK.

  5. Restart your virtual machine of vDR

  6. Go into the Console to Setup vDR and select the disk that you created in the backup Destinations, do a right click and select format.

  7. The size should report something similar to what my screenshot of previous shows.

  I would like to know if that works for you!

  If you have found this helpful at all prices please points using the correct or useful!  Thank you!

• Help! Data recovery!

  Hi all

  My laptop was working fine when suddenly it became very slow access to the data for a couple of days. The next Win7 has not loaded up. Now I can't even the Dell BIOS screen upwards and the course when I turn it on. Just a black screen (is powered but).

  I thought that it would be a software problem or a virus, so I brought a small repair shop. The guy said that when he connected the HARD drive up to his machine, he makes noises and he couldn't access my data. He said that I should replace the HARD drive and to recover my data, I could send the HARD drive damaged in a laboratory where they could use their spare parts instead of those damaged to perform the data recovery for me, but it would cost around HKD$ 5,000 (USD$ 650).

  This sounds a little expensive. I recently bought an external DRIVE to backup drive and had not saved all my files at this point. My Dell warranty missed just after it happened so I don't have the chance to call on this subject. If anyone knows of any company that will perform the recovery of data on my HARD drive (or Dell will do it for a lower price), please let me know: I am desperate at this point!

  Thanks for taking a peek

  Wes

  Data recovery is very expensive.  The price is relatively cheap compared to the prices I saw here in the United States.

  It's lesson on the conduct of periodic backup on an external device.

  Dell, to my knowledge, offers no service recovery.

• Full VM data recovery or just snapshots?

  Hi people,

  I'm really in doubt on this subject.

  I started a job to backup with approximately 20 virtual machines, and after a while, when it finished I checked the ocupied backup size. Then I surprised because the size of the entire backup was only 64GB, and the storage space total occupied by all virtual machines is about 1 TB.

  
  So, how can I do a full backup vm?

  Example/Question: If I lost the entire data store where my vm running (one really disaster), I can restore my vm with data recovery (with backups stored in the other data store)?

  Kind regards

  sm4rtins.

  I don't know what help I can be, because my main experience with VDR is full of episodes of frustration. It could have been a reasonable product, but it seems to be deliberately crippled, and although version 2 is much more stable than the 1.x version (we meet only a few points of restore damaged about once a month or more, and not twice a week), it's always make us nervous.

  The only thing I would say is that we use fast SAN storage for destinations. VDR doesn't seem to be sensitive to the speed of disk I/O, and my assumption is that we get a restore point damaged when the disk i/o on the SAN is high (the SAN is shared with about 40 virtual machines and several physical servers that use for cluster storage databases). We do not have the data to back up this hypothesis (still trying to get a handle on how I'd get I/O stats to prove), but I don't see what it might be (other than the product being simply bugged, which might be the case).

  Could you move your store of destination from NFS to a fast SAN, just to see if the error rate?

• How many vmware data recovery machines possible?

  Hello

  is it possible to use more than one computer of vmware data recovery? I need because the vmdr is limited to two destinations and I need one more backup on a USB key.

  Greetings

  Gregor

  According to VMware Data Recovery requirements

  Ten aircraft of backup data recovery for each instance of vCenter Server

  However. I don't think that storage device USB is supported as a store of deduplication.

  André

• Restore desde Máquina con virtual instant con Vmware data recovery

  Hola,

  This is mi consulta. Al estar Máquina instant con corriendo, el data recovery me backup finishes correctamente el, pero los discos what copia son los snapshoted.

  14/05/2012 23:01:37: progressive run to the top of the disc "[NFS_PRODUCCION] MV1/MV1-000004 - flat hard" using SCSI Hot-Add.
  14/05/2012 23:18:53: progressive run to the top of the disc "[NFS_PRODUCCION] MV1/MV1_1-000004 - flat hard" using SCSI Hot-Add.
  14/05/2012 23:43:15: progressive run to the top of the disc "[NFS_PRODUCCION] MV1/MV1_2-000004 - flat hard" using SCSI Hot-Add.
  14/05/2012 23:46:55: progressive run to the top of the disc "[NFS_PRODUCCION] MV1/MV1_3-000004 - flat hard" using SCSI Hot-Add.

  MI pregunta, TR're este backup are valido y caso as perdiera Máquina, could restaurarla completely TR? Alguien lo ha hecho alguna vez?

  El tema're tendría as hacer el commit instant Los, pero me da miedo Quebec City of algun problema y no tenga backup bueno, anterior al momento in what is genero instant los

  MUCHAS Gracias

  Hola

  UNA manera consolidarlos're doing a Clon of the VM (if the apagada tienes ira mucho mas rapido). Puedes clonarla, levantarla red sin y worm than Hay datos son consistent if, you can meet con ella

  Of todas formas piensa Québec los datos updated los mas tendras in el ultimo instant, if consolidas don't lose any real dato: en solo caso come back a UN estado ordered earlier perderlo.

  Saludos

• vCenter, ESX (3.5 &amp; 4), data recovery

  The data recovery component can be added to an ESX 3.5 or 4.0 server?

  If Yes, what is the pn and the cost?

  ?:|

  You can add the data recovery for ESX 4.0 ratings (SKU: VS4-STD-C + SnS is required)

  But you also need to vCenter Server, cause of data recovery is integrated into this tool.

  André

• This allows backup, data recovery and AntiVirus Server

  Hello

  Am new to the CWC and I wanted to know if there is an option in the CWC to enable backup, Server data recovery and install Antivirus for commissioning a virtual machine of the CWC. It would really help if someone could share some links for the same or any document available to her.

  Thank you

  Anish

  Anish, don't know if this is related to your original question, but if I understand correctly, you want to know how to configure which models are available for users to order. This first through these images through CloudSync automated discovery. Then, the supplier (CPTA) uses the portlet to manage an Infrastructure of Cloud Computing for review 'Discovered' templates/images and mark them as "Registered" or "ignore". Only "Registered" models can be selected when ordering a virtual machine. "Registered" items can be removed temporarily from the selection by putting in "Maintenance" mode

• Data Recovery 2.0.2 TR lose the vm nel di dopo UN int├⌐grit├⌐ backup job

  Hello to all,

  HO a con strano problema he DR 2.0.2: ho back to di for the work of the United Nations con 20 da NAS vm fatto knew a 250 GB. Tutto funziona fino al primo error dopo a che dei punti di ripristino danneggiati tell re-indexing. Segno IO come da clear I punti danneggiati, launch the integrity check che termina con esito positivo my it work back successivo ha (ad esempio) di solo 15 vm. Oggi Apoteosi: 0 vm da backuppare!

  A nobody e successo? Appliance e prima stata updated da una 2.0.1 e poi reinstallata da zero formattando Reed he sin...

  Max

  Perched ECCO:

  VMware KB: virtual machines do not appear in the backup jobs in the 2.0.2 VMware data recovery device inventory

  If back to 2.0.1...

• VMware data recovery high CPU, all backup IDLE tasks

  Hello

  Today, I noticed that data recovery is very active, but all my backup jobs are inactive.  According to the top in the VM data recovery:

  

  The CPU seems busy, and all hearts across this ESXi host are fortification at 85%, with an average of 15%.  What could cause this?  I don't want just restart the virtual machine without understanding what is happening.

  I allocated 2 virtual processors and 2048 MB of mem for vDR.

  vDR version: 1.2.1.1616

  vSphere 4.1u1

  Thank you

  It could have been a check re-indexing, recover or integrity. If a re-indexing running backup jobs will not start. Validate through the logs of vDR.

• Backup the VMware Data Recovery backupstorage?

  Hello

  Anyone who does backupstorage VMware data recovery backups to tape is?

  We back up several virtual machines on a NAS via CIFS. I don't know why someone would be the backup to a vmdk if they have a single SAN. This would mean that your backup are on the same storage as virtual servers, you backupped.

  VMware Data Recovery can keep track of the story according to your configuration. But if the NAS goes down, then you lose the history. My suggestion is to backup all the backupstorage on tape, but I wonder if it works. Do you need to take it apart if you are sure, that there is no dedup or optimization of processes running? A restore work? I want to say VMware Data Recovery will accept this 'old' storage and you only give access to the files? Because when you look at the backup storage, you'll see the files that don't resemble the original virtual machine.

  Thanks in advance for your comments!

  See also this thread:

  http://communities.VMware.com/thread/239160

  André

• Data recovery backup job fails with error-3902

  Version of the device - 1.2.0.1131

  Data store - cifs datastore - 489 gb

  Number of backup VMS - 26

  Average size vm - 25 GB

  Question I get is "unable to create snaptshot for vmnamehere, error-3902 (file error)."

  I tried ping all the esx host, which works very well, as well as vcenter host, very much so.  I put the esx hosts and vcenter host in/etc/hosts file too.

  I restarted the vdr unit that works very well.

  I can take snapshots of the virtual machines manually as well.

  Backups have worked on those virtual machines in the past and just stopped all of a sudden.

  Integrity controls work.

  What else can I try?

  Post edited by: kdon

  If money is not a problem I suggest go for vRanger veeam backup or connection of quest. It removes all the headaches I have with data recovery.