Rapid Recovery 6.3 - User Guide

Performing a BMR from an archive

1. From the Universal Recovery Console of the BMR target machine, click Restore from Archive.

   The Restore from Archive tab displays the Location page, and shows the remaining steps required to restore from an archive.

2. From the Location type drop-down menu, select the location of your archive. You can choose from the following options.
   • Local
   • Network
   • Cloud
3. Based on the location type selected in the previous step, enter the credentials described in the following table.

   Table 146: Location type credentials options

   Location Type	Option	Description
   Local	Local path	The current location of the archive. For example, D:\work\archive.
   Network	Network path	The current location of the archive. For example: \\machine\shared_folder\archive.
   	User	The user name for network share access.
   	Password	The password for network share access.
   Cloud	Cloud type	The provider of your cloud storage location. Select from the following options: Microsoft Azure Amazon S3 Powered by OpenStack Rackspace Cloud Files Google Cloud Microsoft Azure Resource Management

4. If you selected a cloud type, complete the credentials that pertain to your cloud provider.
   • For Microsoft Azure, complete the following steps:
     1. Enter the following credentials:
        • Storage Account Name
        • Access Key
     2. For the Container name, from the drop-down list, select a container.
     3. For the Cloud path, from the drop-down list, select the path to the archive.
   • For Amazon S3, complete the following steps:
     1. Enter the following credentials:
        • Access key
        • Secret key
     2. For the Container name, from the drop-down list, select a container.
     3. For the Cloud path, from the drop-down list, select the path to the archive.
   • For Powered by OpenStack or Rackspace Cloud Files accounts, complete the following steps:
     1. Enter the following information:
        • Region
        • User
     2. Select one of the following options:
        • Password
        • API Key
     3. In the text box, enter the information based on your selection in Step c.
     4. Enter the following information:
        • Tenant ID
        • Authentication URL
     5. For the Container name, from the drop-down list, select a container.
     6. For the Cloud path, from the drop-down list, select the path to the archive.
   • For Google Cloud accounts, complete the following steps:
     1. Upload the certificate file
     2. Enter the following credentials:
        • Private key
     3. Enter the following information:
        • Project ID
        • Service account email
     4. For the Container name, from the drop-down list, select a container.
     5. For the Cloud path, from the drop-down list, select the path to the archive.
     6. If prompted for the Bucket name, from the drop-down list, select the appropriate bucket.
5. Click Next.
6. On the Machines page, select the machine you want to restore, and then click Next.
7. On the Recovery Points page, select the recovery point you want to use to restore the machine, and then click Next.
8. On the Mapping page, select one of the following options, and then complete the corresponding steps:
   • From the Volume Mapping drop-down list, select Automatic.
     1. In the left table, verify that the appropriate volumes are listed and are selected.

        NOTE: Typically for a BMR, you should restore, at minimum, the system reserved volume and the system volume (usually, but not always, the C:\ volume). You must select at least one volume to perform a BMR.

     2. In the right table, select the disk or disks to which you want to map volumes on the target machine.
   • From the Volume Mapping drop-down list, select Manual.

     NOTE: To manually map disks, you must first use DiskPart on the Command Line to create and format target volumes. For more information, see DiskPart Command-Line Options (Standard 7 SP1) on the Microsoft Developer Network.

      

     NOTE: If no volumes exist on the drive of the machine on which you are performing a bare metal restore (BMR), you cannot see this option or manually map volumes.

   • Under Destination Volumes, from the drop-down menu, select the appropriate target volume for each volume in the recovery point.
9. In the mount maps path text box, enter a destination for the temporary storage of mapping files.

   The default location is X:\ProgramData\AppRecovery\IndexEntriesMaps.

   NOTE: To ensure that your destination has sufficient free space, divide the total mount volume capacity by 1,024. For example, using the formula (Mount volume total capacity) / 1024 = Free space, then 1 TB / 1024 = 1 GB.

10. Click Restore.
    The URC maps the volumes to the new disk or disks.
11. Click Restore.
    The URC restores the data to the target machine. You can view the progress on the Restore progress tab.
12. After the restore is complete, remove the boot CD.
13. To boot the BMR target machine into Windows, restart the machine.

Loading drivers to the operating system

1. From the URC of the BMR target machine, click Existing Windows driver management.

   The Existing Windows driver management tab of the console appears.

2. From the drop-down list, select an operating system.
   The URC searches for available drivers.
3. To load additional drivers, click Force Load.
4. Navigate through the filing system to locate the compressed driver file, and then select the file.
5. Click OK.
   The URC loads the driver into the operating system you selected.
6. Repeat step 3 through step 5 for each additional driver you need to load.
7. Restart the BMR target machine.
   The BMR is complete. If you experience an issue when you restart, see Repairing boot problems.

Performing a bare metal restore for Linux machines

Managing Linux partitions