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Recovery server requirements
This is the server that will become your new source when you are recovering an entire
server. This server can be an existing physical or virtual machine or Storage Mirroring
Replicate can provision (automatically create) a virtual machine for you during the
recovery process.
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Operating system—You have several options for your recovery server operating
system.
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Physical or existing virtual—If your recovery server is a physical server or
an existing virtual server, it can have any of the following Windows operating
system editions. A physical or existing virtual recovery server must have the
same operating system as the original source.
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Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, Standard, Web, Small Business
Server, Enterprise x64, or Standard x64
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Windows Server 2003 or 2003 R2 Enterprise, Standard, Web, Small
Business Server, Enterprise x64, or Standard x64. Each of the
Windows 2003 operating systems require Service Pack 1 or later.
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Provisioned virtual—If your recovery server will be provisioned
(automatically created during the recovery process) you must have a physical
host machine where Storage Mirroring Replicate can create the new virtual
server. Your physical host machine can be any of the following operating
systems.
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Windows 2008 Hyper-V
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The Enterprise Edition of VMware ESX version 3.0.x, 3.5, or 4.0. If you
are using version 3.0.1, you must have HotRemove patch #6921838.
VMware ESXi versions 3 or 4 are also supported as long as ESXi is
managed by VCenter or VSphere.
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You must have an existing virtual machine, known as a virtual
recovery appliance, running Windows Server 2008, 2003, or 2003
R2. The virtual recovery appliance must have a same or newer
operating system than the original source (not including service
pack level).
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The existing virtual must have Storage Mirroring Replicate
installed and licensed on it before you can start the recovery
process.
When you are ready for recovery the existing virtual will create the new
virtual server, mount disks, format disks, and so on. Once the new
virtual machine is online, it will have the identity, data, and system state