DR plan

[eplit]

Hi All,

I am wondering what the best disaster recovery process would be in case of host failure. Any help would be appreciated.
example scenario:
Host has a motherboard issue and waiting on replacement part

Environment:
Proliant DL360 running esxi
2 x Windows VM's

DR PC - Windows 10 I7 3.6GHz 64Gb RAM with Veeam Backup and Replication 12
C: 1.81Tb Free
E: SSD 238Gb Free
F: 1.8Tb free (This is the backup Repository)
I: 6.2Tb free USB copy Drive

VMWARE Backup of 2 Server VMS from an ESXI host (Remote Desktop Server and AD Server)
Backup to internal Sata Drive F:
Two secondary Targets:
Backup Copy to USB Drive I:
Backup copy to Offsite

Spare equipment:
I have an old Proliant DL380 server whuch isn't being used and has Windows Server 2012 Xeon 2.2 128Gb RAM
C: 1.4Tb Free
D: 1.63Tb Free
E: 820Gb Free

What are my available options in having the VM's up and running on alternative hardware?
Also, once ESXI host hardware is repaired, what would the restore process be?

[Mildur]

Hi Eplit

You can restore those VMs to a new ESXI Host. The procedure would look like:
1. Deploy a new ESXI Host
2. Start a VM restore:
- Option 1: Instant recovery --> https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... ml?ver=120
- Option 2: Entire VM Restore --> https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... ml?ver=120
3. Repair your defective host
4. Use Veeam's quick migration to migrate vms back to the repaired host --> https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... ml?ver=120

Please note:
I assume you don't use a vCenter with a single host. Therefore the id of the VM will change with the restore to a new host. Veeam will recnognize those VMs as new VMs and requires you to start a new backup chain (Active Full).

Best,
Fabian

[eplit]

Hi Fabian, thanks for the reply.
Once I've deployed the esxi host, will I need to licence it? It is showing as a 30 day trial at the moment.