DL4300 Appliance
About performing a bare metal restore using the Restore Machine Wizard
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Option
Description
Port
The port you want to use to connect to the BMR
target. The default port is 5900.
8. Click Next.
9.
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To establish a network connection for the restored machine, select Use the following IP address as described in
the following table.
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To define UltraVNC information, select Add UltraVNC as described in the following table.
Use this option if you require remote access to the recovery console. You cannot log on using
Microsoft Terminal Services while using the boot CD.
Table 155. UltraVNC connection
Option
Description
Password
Specify a password for this UltraVNC connection.
Port
Specify a port for this UltraVNC connection.
The default port is 5900.
10. When you are satisfied with your selections on the Boot CD page, click Next.
11. Optionally, on the Driver Injection page, if you plan to restore to dissimilar hardware, inject the appropriate
storage controller and other drivers for your target system by completing the following steps:
a. Download the drivers from the server manufacturer’s Web site and unpack them.
b. Compress each driver into a .zip file using an appropriate compression utility (for example,
WinZip).
c. On the Driver Injection page of the Restore Machine Wizard, click Add an Archive of Drivers.
d. Navigate through the filing system to locate the compressed driver file, select the file, and then
click Open.
e. Repeat
, as appropriate, until you inject all necessary drivers.
For more information about injecting drivers, see
Understanding driver injection in a boot CD
NOTE:
Not all versions of Windows are compatible with automatic driver injection. If your operating
system is not compatible, manually save drivers to C:\Program Files\AppRecovery\Core\BootCdKit
\Drivers\.
Rapid Recovery creates the boot CD ISO image.
12. Click Next.
13. Start the BMR target machine, and then complete one of the following options:
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If you can start the target machine from the boot CD ISO image, do so now.
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If you cannot start the target machine, copy the ISO image to physical media (a CD or DVD), load the disc in the
target machine, configure the machine to load from the boot CD, and restart from the boot CD.
NOTE:
You may need to change the BIOS settings of the target machine to ensure that the
volume that loads first is the boot CD.
The target machine, when started from the boot CD, displays the Universal Recovery Console (URC)
interface. This environment is used to restore the system drive or selected volumes directly from the
Rapid Recovery Core. Note the IP address and authentication key credentials in the URC, which
refresh each time you start from the boot CD.
14. On the Connection page of the Restore Machine Wizard on the Core Console, enter authentication
information from the URC instance of the machine you want to restore as follows:
