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Performing a BMR from an archive
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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.
2. In the Volume Mapping area, under Source Volume, verify that the source volume is selected, and that the
appropriate volumes are listed beneath it and are selected.
3. Under Destination, from the drop-down menu, select the appropriate destination that is the target volume to
perform the BMR of the selected recovery point, and then click Restore.
4. In the confirmation dialog box, review the mapping of the source of the recovery point and the destination
volume for the restore.
5. To begin the restore, click Begin Restore.
CAUTION:
If you select Begin Restore, all existing partitions and data on the target drive will be
removed permanently, and replaced with the contents of the selected recovery point, including the
operating system and all data.
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Performing a BMR from an archive
Rapid Recovery lets you restore a machine from bare metal using an archived recovery point.
The following tasks are prerequisites for this procedure.
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Loading the boot CD and starting the target machine
From the Universal Recovery Console (URC), you can access the Rapid Recovery Core and retrieve a recovery
point for a restore. You can also opt to restore your bare metal machine from a recovery point stored in an
archive. The URC lets you reach this archive whether it is on a local drive, a network share, or a cloud account.
1. In the URC, click the Restore from Archive tab.
2. In the Location Type drop-down list, select the location of your archive. You can choose from the following
options.
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Local
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Network
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Cloud
3. Enter the credentials described in the following table according to your location type selection.
Table 158. Location type credentials options
Location Type
Option
Description
Local
Local path
The current location of the
archive.
Network path
The current location of the
archive.
User
The user name for network share
access.
Network
Password
The password for network share
access.