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At what point is the data available for restore?

The data is available for restore immediately after it has been backed up and is held offsite.

Can an individual file or registry be restored?

Yes, you can restore and individual file or registry and also specify which version you want to restore.

Can rapid recovery perform bare-metal restores?

Assuming that the machine in question has had a full backup of all files and registry and the data is being restored to a machine of similar hardware, then a full disaster recovery of that machine is simple.

After installing the operating system, there is no need to apply service packs, configure domain security or install additional software to the new machine, as all this information will be included in the restore.

Can you restore a whole backup set to a point in time, e.g. last Monday?

Yes, rapid recovery will display all the files that were backed up on a given day.

Providing the backed up files have not been deleted by an administrator or overwritten by more recent versions, then it is possible to restore to any given date.

How quickly will data restore over the dedicated connection?

A 2Mb dedicated connection will restore approximately 200k/sec, however , this data is compressed, bringing the effective restore speed to nearer 400k/sec. Additionally, as all the data is held offsite on disk, the access time for the data is virtually nil. A traditional tape restore scenario may take at least a half an hour to locate, insert and catalogue the tape.

What if the internet connection is congested with backup data?

Our Internet Service is bi-directional, i.e. there is the same amount of data able to transfer each way. The restore data is transmitted down the line, whist the backup data transmits up the line. There is no conflict between the two. Typically backups occur out of office hours while restores are required during the work day, however it is possible to perform both restores and backups simultaneously if desired (on different backup sets).

What happens if the file or group of files to be restored is too large, i.e. it will take too long to transfer back to the rapid recovery Client Application?

A threshold point will have been agreed, whereby the time taken for a specified amount of data to be restored down the line will take longer than it would for ebackup to remove it from the Data Center and transport the encrypted data to your site.

If this threshold is reached, ebackup will ship the data direct to your site and the client can restore at LAN speeds. This threshold depends on the amount of data to transmit and the bandwidth of the client's Internet connection.

Can data be restored to a different machine on your network?

Yes, the data can be redirected as desired. You are able to browse the network and provide connection credentials for the redirected restore, just as you do for creating the initial backup set.

 

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