I had great success using IDR with Win2000 and BE ver 8.6. I had to come up with my own steps, however.
I am in testing mode with BE ver 10 sp1 and W2k3 server. It works perfectly well, UNLESS you want to run W2k3/sp1. IDR will NOT work w/W2k3 sp1. However, I did apply all W2k3 patches to the server and was still able to recover it. The steps outlined in the Veritas technote 262134 are fairly accurate.
Basically, you should create an ISO file for your server right after the first full backup. I save this file to a network location for safekeeping and burn the CD when I need to recover a server.
With W2k3, you now have the ASR files to contend with. You must run the W2k3 Backup program to create these. I also save these to a network location. You must have these on a floppy for the recovery, but they must be up to date. In other words, the files need to be updated after every system change (SP, hot fix, etc).
You then need the <servername>.dr file on a floppy. This file is created after every full backup. I also save this to a network location.
Once you have these disks, plus any scsi or nic drivers you may need, you should be able to start the process. I have tested with a locally attached tape drive and have had no issues.
Your best bet is to use a server with an attached tape drive that you can test over and over with until you have the steps down.
