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Understanding bare metal restore for 
Windows machines
This chapter describes how to restore a protected Windows machine from bare-metal similar or dissimilar 
hardware. It includes the following topics:
•Performing a bare metal restore for Windows machines
•Managing a Windows boot image
•Launching a bare metal restore for Windows
•Verifying a bare metal restore
Servers, when operating as expected, perform the tasks they are configured to do. It...

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Version 5.4.3 Revision B230 console instance, mapping volumes, initiating the recovery, and then monitoring the process. Once the bare 
metal restore is complete, you can continue with the task of loading the operating system and the software 
applications on the restored server, followed by establishing unique settings required for your configuration.
Bare metal restore is used not only in disaster recovery scenarios, but also to migrate data when upgrading or 
replacing...

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Version 5.4.3 Revision B231 •If restoring to dissimilar hardware, and all necessary drivers are present on the boot CD, you will 
need to inject drivers for hardware devices that were not in the previous configuration but are 
included in the system replacing the server. For more information, see Injecting drivers to your 
target server.
• Performing a BMR from the Restore Machine Wizard. Optionally, the processes for managing a Windows 
boot image and for launching the BMR,...

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Version 5.4.3 Revision B232 To manage a Windows boot image, you can perform the following tasks:
•Creating a boot CD ISO image for Windows
•Defining boot CD ISO image parameters
•Transferring the boot CD ISO image to media
•Loading the boot CD and starting the target machine
Creating a boot CD ISO image for Windows
The first step when performing a bare metal restore (BMR) for a Windows machine is to create the boot CD file 
in the AppAssure Core Console. This is a bootable ISO...

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Naming the boot CD file and setting the path
Complete the following step to name the boot CD file and set the path where the ISO image is stored.
This task is a step in the process of Defining boot CD ISO image parameters. It is part of the process for Creating 
a boot CD ISO image for Windows.
To name the boot CD file and set the path
•In the Create Boot CD dialog box, in Output Options, in the Output path text box, enter the path where 
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Injecting drivers in a boot CD
The boot CD image requires storage drivers to recognize the drives of the server, and network adapter drivers in 
order to communicate with the AppAssure Core over the network.
A generic set of Windows 7 PE 32-bit storage controller and network adapter drivers are included automatically 
when you generate a boot CD for Windows. This will satisfy the requirements of newer Dell systems. Systems 
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Viewing the ISO image creation progress
This task is a step in the process of Defining boot CD ISO image parameters. It is part of the process for Creating 
a boot CD ISO image for Windows.
Complete the following step to view the progress of the creation of the ISO image.
To view the ISO image creation progress
•Select the Events tab, and then under Tasks, you can monitor the progress for building the ISO image. For 
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Version 5.4.3 Revision B236 2 Start the machine, which loads the following:
•Windows 7 PE
•AppAssure Agent software
The AppAssure Universal Recovery Console starts and displays the IP address and authentication 
password for the machine.
3 If you want to change the IP address, select it and click Change.
Once started with the boot CD, this machine is ready for the user to connect to it from the Core to begin the 
bare metal restore process.
Managing a Windows boot image and...

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Version 5.4.3 Revision B237 bUnder Environment, select the architecture best suited for the hardware you are restoring:
•To restore on any Windows machine with a 64-bit architecture, select Windows 8 64-bit 
(necessary for machines that are configured with a UEFI bios).
•To restore on any machine with a 32-bit (x86) architecture, select Windows 7 32-bit.
2 Optionally, to set up network parameters for the restored agent, or to use UltraVNC, select Show 
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Version 5.4.3 Revision B238 7 Back on the Core Console in the Connection page, enter authentication information from the URC 
instance of the machine you want to restore as follows:
a In the IP Address text box, enter the IP address of the machine to which you are restoring from a 
recovery point.
b In the Authentication Key text box, enter the information from the URC.
c Then click Next.
The Disk Mapping page appears.
8 If you want to map volumes automatically, do the...