This command lets you create a bare metal restore (BMR) boot CD without using the Rapid Recovery Core Console.
Usage
The usage for the command is as follows:
New-BootCD -core [host name] -user [user name] -password [password] -ip [IP address] -mask [mask] -defaultgateway [defaultgateway] -dnsserver [dnsserver] -vncpassword [vncpassword] -vncport [vncport] -isofilepath [destination for the boot image] -driverspath [drivers path]
Command Options
The following table describes the options available for the New-BootCD
command:
Option | Description |
---|---|
-? |
Display this help message. |
-core |
Optional. Remote Core host machine IP address (with an optional port number). By default, the connection is made to the Core installed on the local machine. |
-user |
Optional. The user name for the remote Core host machine. If you specify a user name, you must also provide a password. If none is provided, then the credentials for the logged-on user are used. |
-password |
Optional. The password to the remote Core host machine. If you specify a password, you also have to provide a user name. If none is provided, then the credentials for the logged-on user are used. |
-ip |
Optional. This option specifies the IP address of the target BMR machine. By default, it generates automatically. |
-mask |
Optional. This option specifies the subnet mask of the target BMR machine. By default, it generates automatically. |
-defaultgateway |
Optional. This option specifies the default gateway of the target BMR machine. By default, it generates automatically. |
-dnsserver |
Optional. This option specifies the DNS server for the target BMR machine. By default, it generates automatically. |
-vncpassword |
Optional. This option specifies the user password for an existing UltraVNC account. By default, this option is empty. |
-vncport |
Optional. This option specifies the port to use for UltraVNC. You can change it only if you used the -vncpassword option. By default, the port is 5900. |
-isofilepath |
Optional. This option specifies the patch to the boot CD file. The default path is C:\ProgramData\AppRecovery\Boot CDs. |
-driverspath |
Optional. This option specifies the path to the archive of drivers. |
Example:
Create a boot CD:
>New-BootCD -ip 192.168.20.188 -mask 255.255.255.0 -defaultgateway 192.168.20.2 -dnsserver 192.168.20.2 -isofilepath D:\bcd\newbcd3.iso