To perform a full restore from a manifest for a physical machine, complete the following tasks:
To restore a savepoint to a physical machine, you must first boot the target server into the vRanger restore environment using the vRanger Restore images — ISO for CD, IMG for a bootable USB drive. You can download the restore image files — vzRestore-<version>.iso and vzRestore-<version>.img — from the Quest website.
This task is a procedure in Performing a full restore from manifest for a physical machine.
To create the boot media, complete one of the following procedures:
Complete the steps in the following procedure to create a bootable CD.
IMPORTANT: The procedures for creating a bootable CD differ widely depending on the operating system and software used. The following procedures show how to use the native Windows® 7 utility to create a bootable CD. If you have a different image burning application, follow the instructions for that application. |
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Click Burn. |
Complete the steps in the following procedure to create a bootable USB drive.
NOTE: There are no native Windows® utilities for creating a bootable USB drive from an IMG file. The following procedure was created using a freeware application, Image Writer for Windows. Follow the instructions for your application. |
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In the Device drop-down list, ensure that the correct USB drive is selected. |
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Click Write. |
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Click Exit. |
This task is a procedure in Performing a full restore from manifest for a physical machine.
To boot the target server, complete one of the following procedures:
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If no DHCP server is detected, each Ethernet device shows as “Disconnected.” Select the preferred network device. If only one device is present, it is automatically selected. Press Enter to select the highlighted network interface. You are then prompted to select either Use DHCP, which attempts to obtain an IP address again, or Configure Static IP. |
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[Optional] If the vRestore environment does not contain the correct drivers for your hardware, enter a Linux® command prompt by pressing F1, and add them manually. |
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Press Enter to select the highlighted network interface. |
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To configure a static IP address, select Configure Static IP. |
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In the Setting Static IP dialog box, enter the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway information, and then select Submit. |
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[Optional] If the vRestore environment does not contain the correct drivers for your hardware, enter a Linux® command prompt by pressing F1, and add them manually. |
This task is a procedure in Performing a full restore from manifest for a physical machine.
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In the main vRanger UI, click My Repositories. |
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On the toolbar, click Restore from Manifest, and then click Restore from Physical Savepoint Manifest File. |
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Click Next. |
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