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DL4300 Appliance
About disk mapping for a bare metal restore
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If performing a BMR for a Linux machine from the Core Console, then this task is also a step in Performing a bare
metal restore for Linux machines It is part of the process for Launching a bare metal restore for a Linux machine
using the command line .
1. In the Rapid Recovery Core Console, from the list of protected machines, click the name of the protected
machine you want to restore.
The Summary page for the selected machine appears.
2. Click Recovery Points.
3. Next to the recovery point you want to use for the BMR, click the drop-down menu, and then click Restore.
The Restore Machine Wizard appears.
4. Select Recover to any target machine using a boot CD.
5. Select I already have a boot CD running on the target machine.
The authentication text boxes appear.
6. Enter the information about the machine you want to restore as described in the following table.
Table 157. Target machine information
Text Box Description
IP Address The IP address of the machine to which you want to
restore. This is identical to the IP address displayed
in the URC.
Authentication Key The specific password to connect to the selected
server. This is identical to the Authentication Key
displayed in the URC.
7. Click Next.
If the connection information you entered matches the URC, and if the Core and the target server can
identify each other properly on the network, then the volumes for the selected recovery point are loaded,
and the Disk Mapping page appears. In this case, your next step is to map volumes.
8. Proceed to About disk mapping for a bare metal restore to learn about your disk-mapping options.
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About disk mapping for a bare metal restore
After you connect to the Universal Recovery Console, you need to map volumes between those listed in the
recovery point and the volumes existing on the target hardware.
Rapid Recovery attempts to automatically map volumes. If you accept the default mapping, then the disk on the
destination machine is cleaned and re-partitioned and any previously existing data is deleted. The alignment is
performed in the order the volumes are listed in the recovery point, and the volumes are allocated to the disks
appropriately according to size, and so on. Assuming there is enough space on the target drive, no partitioning is
required when using automatic disk alignment. A disk can be used by multiple volumes. If you manually map the
drives, note that you cannot use the same disk twice.
For manual mapping, you must have the new machine correctly formatted already before restoring it. The
destination machine must have a separate partition for each volume in the recovery point, including the system
reserved volume. For more information, see Using the Universal Recovery Console for a BMR .
Complete the procedure for one of the following disk-mapping options:
• Automatically mapping disks for a BMR
• Manually mapping disks for a BMR