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Preparing for Disaster on Windows 2000 Preparing for Disaster on Windows 2000 This section describes how to protect your local machine from a potential disaster by creating boot disks or tapes. You can create them at any time, even after the workstation fails. Preparing for a Disaster Using the Bootable Disk Method The disaster recovery boot disks consist of five disks. Four of the disks contain a modified version of the Windows 2000 setup software. A fifth disk contains configuration information for that specific machine. Specific to a Computer Method This method is used to create a boot disk for a specific machine. It is used to automatically partition your hard disk into the original configuration. For information about, and procedures for, recovering your data, see the section Recovering from a Disaster in this chapter. Review this material and have a practice disaster recovery session to prepare for a disaster. Copying the Windows 2000 Setup Disks Create copies of the Windows 2000 setup disks and label each disk accordingly (for example, Windows 2000 Setup Boot Disk 1, Windows 2000 Setup Boot Disk 2, and so on). To do this, use the MAKEBT32 utility. You can run this utility from the network directory containing the master files for Windows 2000, or you can run this utility from the Windows 2000 CD, located in the bootdisk folder. The command to create the setup disks is: MAKEBT32 You can also create these disks by running MAKEBOOT under DOS or Windows. For more information about how to create Windows 2000 setup disks, see the Microsoft Windows 2000 Installation Guide. Note: When you recover your system, you must use the Windows 2000 CD. 4-2 Disaster Recovery Option Guide

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Preparing for Disaster on Windows 2000
4–2
Disaster Recovery Option Guide
Preparing for Disaster on Windows 2000
This section describes how to protect your local machine from a potential disaster
by creating boot disks or tapes. You can create them at any time, even after the
workstation fails.
Preparing for a Disaster Using the Bootable Disk Method
The disaster recovery boot disks consist of five disks. Four of the disks contain a
modified version of the Windows 2000 setup software. A fifth disk contains
configuration information for that specific machine.
Specific to a Computer Method
This method is used to create a boot disk for a specific machine. It is used to
automatically partition your hard disk into the original configuration.
For information about, and procedures for, recovering your data, see the section
Recovering from a Disaster
in this chapter. Review this material and have a
practice disaster recovery session to prepare for a disaster.
Copying the Windows 2000 Setup Disks
Create copies of the Windows 2000 setup disks and label each disk accordingly (for
example, Windows 2000 Setup Boot Disk 1, Windows 2000 Setup Boot Disk 2, and
so on). To do this, use the MAKEBT32 utility. You can run this utility from the
network directory containing the master files for Windows 2000, or you can run
this utility from the Windows 2000 CD, located in the bootdisk folder. The
command to create the setup disks is:
MAKEBT32
You can also create these disks by running MAKEBOOT under DOS or Windows.
For more information about how to create Windows 2000 setup disks, see the
Microsoft Windows 2000 Installation Guide
.
Note:
When you recover your system, you must use the Windows 2000 CD.