Using the DRSessions Utility for BrightStor Disaster Recovery Option

Overview

DRSessions is a command line utility used to view and modify the backup information 
contained in a Machine Specific Floppy disk generated by the BrightStor Disaster Recovery 
(DR) Option. 

This utility is supported on Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/2003.

Information about the sessions comprising the last full backup of a Disaster Recovery-
protected client machine is contained in a file called MACHINENAME.DRF. This file is found 
on the Machine Specific Floppy disk created for the client machine using the Create Boot 
Kit Wizard as well as the DR\"client machinename" folder under the BrightStor server home 
directory. The DRSessions utility allows you to view and modify this information, giving 
you additional flexibility when performing a disaster recovery.

When to Use the DRSessions Utility

If you must perform a disaster recovery using a different backup than the one specified in 
the MACHINENAME.DRF file (for example, the last full backup), you can use the DRSessions 
utility to modify the information in the MACHINENAME.DRF file on the Machine Specific 
Floppy disk, and then perform the disaster recovery using the changed disk.

	Warning! Exercise caution when using this utility. Incorrect information in the 
	MACHINENAME.DRF file may cause a disaster recovery to fail.


Using the DRSessions Utility

Usage	DRSessions [-debug] [-dump] {-client clientname|-file filename}
Options
	-debug			Output detailed error information
	-dump			Dump the information in the file to the screen and exit
	-client clientname	View/edit session info for the named client
	-file filename		View/edit session info in the named file

Use the -debug switch to instruct the utility to output more detailed information if
an error occurs.

Use the -dump switch to instruct the utility to dump the information in the file to the 
screen. This switch does not allow you to modify any information.

Use the -file switch to specify a file on which to run the utility. This file should always 
be a MACHINENAME.DRF file generated by DR.

Use the -client switch instead of the -file switch to specify that the utility should be 
run on the clientname.drf file contained in the clientname folder under the DR folder under 
the BrightStor program folder. This switch works only when you run the utility on the 
BrightStor server used to back up the client.