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I want to use Azure for a DR solution. Is there a How-to?
Small company, 30 users. 1 file/print/DC server. 2.5Gb total storage, about 1.7 used. I want to set up a DR solution using Azure but it is a little unclear on how to do it from the dashboard. Also...
Kent,
Thank you. Unfortunately, all the video's and websites refer to failing over a VM to Azure, not a physical server. I can't seem to find any reference to that other than the mention that they do physical servers.
Sry did not realize it was a physical machine.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/physical-walkthrough-overview
Please note that there is no built-in method to return to the physical machine once a fail over has occurred.
MS answer from faq:Note that physical servers will run as VMs in Azure if your on-premises server goes down. Failback to an on-premises physical server isn't currently supported. For a machine protected as physical, you can only failback to a virtual machine