Can someone please help me with the following question
I have Windows Server Core, I installed the MARS agent and performed a successful System State backup and Restore following this document https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-client-automation
Basically the document uses theMSOnlineBackup PowerShell module which gets installed with the MARS agent.
After I have completed a successful system state back to Azure, I can then use theGet-OBRecoverableSource cmdlet to get a list of items I can recover for example
$Source = Get-OBRecoverableSource
$Source
FriendlyName : System State
RecoverySourceName : System State
ServerName : dc02.
I can then move on to use the other cmdlets to perform a restore.
However,
The Get-OBRecoverableSource cmdlet appears to be getting it information 'locally' from the history of the backups done on this server. It does not appear to be getting its information directly from the cloud (even though it may latter be doing the restore from the cloud).
Therefore, what happens in the situation where the server you want to restore has been completed trashed/lost. In which case you need to install the Operating System from scratch, after which you can install the MARS agent. This would mean there would be no history of backups on the server (as it is a brand new replacement server).
So this looks like a catch 22 situation, e.g. the server needs to be rebuilt before a restore can be done and the information required for the restore (using the above cmdlet), is lost (as a new server) and therefore will not be able to perform the restore from Azure.
Please advise, thanks in advance
CXMelga