Before using the Plug-in Server, create a Plug-in Offline Client Boot System. This minimal OS loads to a target machine’s memory, rather than to its hard drive. This process leaves the hard drives inactive (offline) and in a suitable state for backup or restore. The Plug-in Offline Client is created on a writable CD. You can also boot from a LiveCD with the Plug-in Offline Client binaries on a separate device, such as a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device that uses the 3.0 protocol or earlier. This process is described in Creating a rescue device for use with a LiveCD.
The following items are required for this procedure:
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Download Plug-in Offline Client, VaultOS from the Quest website. |
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Note the name and location of this file, for example, “/home/vaultos_x86_vxxx.zip,” where xxx represents the software version number. |
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You can complete this process on any Windows system for which the following requirements are met:
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Windows Server® 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, or Windows 8 system |
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“NetVault Bare Metal Recovery ISO Builder for Plug-in Offline Client for Windows” file — on the Quest NetVault Backup Installation CD or downloaded from the Quest website |
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Download the Windows ADK for Windows 8 from: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30652 |
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Install the Windows ADK on a Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, or Windows 8 system. |
IMPORTANT: Installation of Windows ADK also installs Microsoft® .NET Framework if it is not already installed. After .NET Framework is installed, the system is automatically restarted. |
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Extract the “NetVault Bare Metal Recovery ISO Builder for Plug-in Offline Client for Windows” file to the Windows ADK machine. |
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To create the Windows PE ISO image, navigate to the directory that contains the extracted “nvbmrisocreate.exe” file, type the following at the command prompt, and press Enter: |
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/TYPE: If you are working with an earlier version of the Plug-in Offline Client, enter WAIK for Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK). If you are using version 6.1 or later, you can enter ADK. |
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/PKG: Enter the full path and filename for the Plug-in Offline Client .pkg file that you downloaded separately. |
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/DIR: Enter the full path to the location of the Windows AIK or ADK directory. |
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/OUT: Enter the path where the bootable ISO image should be created. |
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/ADDDRV: Enter the full path where the downloaded device drivers are stored. |
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/BIT:32: If you must create a backward-compatible version of VaultOS for use with a 32-bit version of Windows PE, enter this option. |
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The following items are required to create a Rescue CD or Rescue USB device:
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A USB port and a USB device with enough space to hold the “drdaemon” and “vaultdr_client.sh” files; 1 MB is sufficient, |
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Download Plug-in Offline Client, VaultOS from the Quest website. |
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Note the name and location of this file, for example, “/home/vaultos_x86_vxxx.zip,” where xxx represents the software version number. |
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For instructions on booting from a LiveCD, see Booting the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client from a LiveCD.
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