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1. J Encrypt backup t Use new passphrase Vie The same passphrase or the Key Repository file must be supplied to restore the backup Use the default Encryption Key or passphrase The default passphrase or the Key Repository file must be supplied to restore the Backup Use dynamically generated Key The Key Repository file must be supplied to restore the backup lt Back Nes ces Select lt Use Default gt to accept the default compression method Alternatives are available via the drop down menu If you wish to encrypt the DR backup select the Encrypt backup tick box Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 1e Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Select data compression and encryption options This page allows the compression method and data encryption options to be Enter User Passphrase M mary had a little lamb mary had a little lamb CBMR Backup Select Backup Options Select Backup Options This page allows you to specify DR backup options The Automatically verify the backup check box will be checked by default which will force an integrity check of the backup after completion This is independent of the program default settings Note this can be turned off to reduce the overall backup time by clearing the check box However this is not recommended Select Run the backup now if you wish to run the DR backup immediately on pressing the Next gt button
2. 90 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery CBMR Backup Software Program Settings __ Performa If you need a location which does not appear in the list then you need configure it using Create New Backup Location in the Backup Locations folder Note if necessary you can assign a different Backup Location from within the Backup Selections script to be used for a particular job This does not affect the default Restore Compare and Verify jobs can be run on a non default location by selecting another backup location in the Backup Location dialogue and selecting Restore Compare Verify from its context menu User Guide CBMR in More Detail at Backup Catalogue Properties This page allows you to define the level of information which is recorded in the Backup Catalogue when a backup is run CBMR Backup Software Program Settings There are four different levels Full Media and Dataset headers Directories plus File information This level of detail will use a significant amount of disk space Partial Media and Dataset headers plus Directories Brief Media and Dataset headers only None No details of the backup are recorded in the Backup Catalogue Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 2 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Log File Properties Log files are a useful source of information and will list any error messages Log file information can be important if problems hav
3. CBMR New Cascaded Location Wizard Setup Cascaded Location Provide Name category and Locations to be cascaded Name Category scsi Tape Locations Available Locations ME Finished The screen fields with their description are explained below User Guide CBMR in More Detail NOM The friendly name of the backup location Any valid character sequence up to 79 characters is acceptable The name should be unique and you cannot specify the name of an existing backup location Category Gives you a list of location categories in which cascading is permitted Cascading is allowed in the following Backup Location categories SCSI Tape IDE Tape File Device Changing the category will list the available locations for the category and you will lose any previous selections Locations Gives you a list of backup locations configured under the selected category Highlight a location and press the gt button to remove a location from the chain Available Gives you a list of available locations under the selected Locations category Highlight a location and press the lt button to add it to the chain Pressing OK will save the location and Cancel will discard the changes you have made Pressing Help will display this topic Note though CBMR does not prevent you from cascading dissimilar backup location devices for example a DAT drive to an AIT drive the backup operation will fail while trying to acces
4. Inventory An inventory can be done by pressing the Inventory button After an inventory operation the drives slots and IO ports on screen will reflect the exact status as seen by CBMR Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 180 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 5 5 1 5 2 Appendicies Windows 8 Storage Space and 2012 Storage Pool Support On Windows 2012 Windows 2012 R2 Windows 8 and Windows 8 1 based systems that are utilising the Storage Pool Space feature CBMR will support the backup of the Storage Pool Space in a passive manner This is achieved by storing all the data contained on the Storage Pool Space as a single volume that will then be stored in the backup location during the process of performing your backup The actual physical construction of the storage pool space will not be retained in this process The process required to protect the data contained on a Storage Pool Space will typically consist of the following steps 1 Create a CBMR backup of the system This consists of the local partitions storage pools and the System State 2 Recover the backup using the CBMR recovery media choosing just to recover just the Operating System and associated System State 3 Reboot the recovered system Note When recovering to the original machine the Storage Pool Space should still be available This enables step 4 below to be skipped 4 Open Server Manager Windows 2012 2012 R2 or Control Panel
5. shows media status pcbax smh shows media header pcbax lt script gt scan scan media into library lt Modes gt are lb Backup Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 174 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery r Restore Ic Compare Iv Verify options are Isd lt device gt Where device is the name of the Backup Location storage device you wish to use to override the default location OR the location specified in the Backup Selections script ver lt date gt The backup version as of lt date gt to use where lt date gt should be in the form DD MM YYYY HH MM SS Ih sl q Disables screen output except s always show stats and q always show questions If questions arise and h is in effect a USER ABORT is assumed Is shows statistics during backup in place of file names p lt media password gt This password overrides any script specified password unload Unloads media at end of operation registry Replaces registry files if found during restore lerase Performs a security erase on the media retension Performs a retension operation on the supported location media linitialise Performs a partition operation on the supported location media ts lt ScheduleName gt identifies the Windows Scheduler task If CBMR is being run from the Windows Scheduler as opposed to the CBMRScheduler Service then this parameter is required to enable the CBMR graphical user interface to communicate with the sch
6. Note the Blowfish algorithm is sourced from Bruce Schneier www schneier com blowfish html Start Backup When you have defined the Backup Selection script you can run it immediately by selecting the Backup button The Backup Status window keeps you informed about how the backup is progressing You will get a format warning message if the loaded tape has been recorded in a different format from CBMR You are prompted to overwrite the tape via a Yes No prompt Select No and the backup is aborted select Yes and the tape will be treated as a new piece of media a new media header is created and existing data overwritten Note there is an Estimate Backup Size option in the Selections top bar menu which will detail the size of the backup you have defined This could be useful if you need to know in advance how much capacity you require for this backup While a Backup Restore Compare or Verify is running a status window is displayed Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 138 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 2 Backup Status 18 i 0 xj m Execute Details Selection Name DISREC Backup Location MyTSM Media Details Volume WIN LED52GSHOMC Dataset C Drive C m Current File Path Windows Installer File e247e msi Size 43MB Status Progress Files Done 6 481 of 87 526 Bytes Done 3 222MB of 17 529 MB Time Taken 00 07 04 Rate 8845 0 KB Sec Sanan M Encrypti
7. versioning copy policy Node Name Enter the node name which must have been created prior to invoking this dialogue Node Password Enter the node password if any Leave it blank for no password Filespace Name Enter the name of the filespace which should start with If this doesn t exist before it will be registered Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd no Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 3 Once a TSM backup location is successfully created try to create a new header using the media utilities If it succeeds congratulations and your location is ready to go If it fails the appropriate message will tell you what is wrong Setting Up a Versioning Node To set up a TSM Node to allow multiple versions of the a DR backup to be stored follow the following steps define a Management Class MC which contains a Backup Copy Group BCG and an Archive Copy Group ACG register your node to use the MC The parameters of the BCG to be considered are Versions Data Exists 2 Versions Data Deleted 1 Retain Extra Versions 30 Retain Only Version 60 In this example there can be two versions of an object If there is more than one version and you ve deleted one of them then the deleted one will be kept for 30 days the only remaining copy of the object will be retained for 60 days AFTER you make it inactive These parameters should be set according to your preferred use of TSM
8. Backup Restore Backup Location Backup Catalogue Log Files Always exclude the following files folders from the backup Add Edit Delete Always exclude the following files in all folders from the backup The upper section allows files and folders to be excluded from a backup using the wildcard characters or The wildcard characters are accepted for drive and filename but not for the path For example avi will exclude all files with the extension AVI from a backup The lower section allows specific named files to be excluded from a backup Note all files with the specified name regardless on which drive or in which folder they reside will be excluded from the backup Wildcards are not accepted in this case Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Encryption Properties This property page allows a default passphrase to be setup for encrypted backups Backup Restore Backup Location Backup Catalogue Log Files Performance Exclude Fles Encryption Disaster Recovery Default Encryption Key Enter a secure passphrase e g q repo csi default Encryption Key for CBMR on this system The passphrase is sensitive This ostras dial ter par wei aid ey Important The default Encryption Key is used by all Users of CBMR on this system and will be used for all encrypted backups unless overidden If the default Encryption Key is changed you should not
9. CBMR Welcome x CBMR Welcome to the CBMR Manual Recovery Wizard which gives greater control and flexibility in restoring your system Select the operation you want to do and select Next to proceed WY Access Configuration f Create Partitions and Volumes SY Restore Files ILS Make Bootable Dissimilar Hardware Press Next gt to commence the Make Bootable step You will now be able to change the hostname and or the machine s IP addresses on reboot CBMR Clone Settings i Do not change any settings on this page unless you wish to change the identity of the recovered machine For example when performing a doning operation r Change the computer s NetBIOS name on reboot WIN L6D52G9HOMC gt NewHostname Change the computer s host name on reboot WIN L6D52G9HOMC n NewHostname m Change the IP address of this adapter on reboot finte PRO 1000 MT Network Connection Operational y IV Use DHCP J Use DHCP IP Address rn 10 10 11 117 Netmask nr 255 0 0 0 Gateway nr 1 0 1 100 If no hostname or IP change is required click Next gt to continue The cloning data is confirmed with the following dialogue User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery 53 CBMR Finish to complete the Make Bootable step A new dialogue window opens summarising the success or failure of the operation CBMR Recovery Status Formatted dynamic v
10. Status Element Barcode Media Status A Oed Slot 0 lt Media Present gt E eel Slot 1 lt Media Present gt Bed Slot 2 lt Media Present gt Slot 3 lt Media Not Preser Slot 4 lt Media Not Preser Slot 5 lt Media Not Preser y mo tem gt lt Back Finished _ Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 106 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery You will specify the Elements or Slots which will be used interchangeably in CBMR in this dialogue You have to enter a friendly and unique name to the Library configuration Single click on the box next to the slot to include that slot with this library configuration It is possible to select or deselect multiple slots quickly by using the Ctrl and Shift keys while highlighting the rows A single click on any box will then select or deselect the whole selection You must select at least one slot for each library The screen fields are as follows The friendly name of the backup location Any valid character sequence up to 79 characters is acceptable The name should be unique and you cannot specify the name of an existing backup location Robotics Gives you a list of all configured Robotics devices Select the Robotics you want to use with this definition Changing the Robotics automatically displays the Drive and Slots of the selection Drive The available drives in the Robotics will be listed here Select the drive you want to use with this Backup Location definition
11. order Swap Target Disks xi Swap jo With disk Bo In this scenario CBMR will select as many disks to recover as possible in this case only one disk the boot disk In addition it will scale the partitions down in proportion to their original size and occupancy This can be complicated by having say mirrored dynamic volumes when the mirror will need to be broken if only one disk exists on the target or it has been tagged as not to modify Note the Volume Layout dialogue will only show disks in the left hand panel that can be removed Note during a recovery to a system with larger disks the partition sizes will remain the same as the original by default However in this case it is possible to increase partition size manually during the recovery by right clicking on the partition icon and selecting Modify Dissimilar Hardware Next the DR process performs a check to determine if there are new devices in the recovering machine that were not present in the original system If this is true then this is a dissimilar DR and the following dialogue will be shown to allow the user to specify the location of the new driver files for these devices Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 40 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery EBMR Dissimilar Hardware EJ xj The Plug and Play manager found new devices in the recovering machine View List F DriverFiles Enter the path s where the drivers can be found
12. to support a mass storage disk device not currently supported out of box This should be done prior to starting the DR sequence Selecting Configure the network will start the Cristie Network Configurator tool This provides extensive facilities to configure networks during the DR process The Dissimilar Hardware Wizard will allow drivers to be injected into the recovered system when the target hardware has different devices from the original eg RAID controllers Normally this will be done automatically as part of the DR sequence and will not need to be run manually Start VNC will run a VNC server within the WinPE2 or WinPE4 environment allowing external VNC clients to remotely connect during the DR session The start process will provide you with the current IP address of the WinPE2 or WinPE4 environment which you will need to specify in the VNC client Note the VNC connection is also password protected The VNC feature is intended for diagnosing DR problems under the guidance of Cristie Support who will provide the assword upon request Set trace levels allows the DR log file trace to be increased or decreased as required Tracing Levels e xi Do not set any trace levels unless instructed to do so by Cristie support Trace levels can seriously affect the performance of the recovery GYG Trace Leyel 3 Y CCSC Trace Level Ayvamear Trace Level GBAG Trace Level z z GXGG Trace Level DSMC Trace Level EFi Trace Lev
13. 64 bit build 7601 Service Pack 1 Preparing basic disks TGT disk O Size 1023 MiB Cyls 130 TPC 255 SPT 63 BPS 512 TGT disk 1 Size 5119 MiB Cyls 652 TPC 255 SPT 63 BPS 512 TGT disk 2 Size 4095 MiB Cyls 522 TPC 255 SPT 63 BPS 512 TGT disk 3 Size 40960 MiB Cyls 5221 TPC 255 SPT 63 BPS 512 TGT disk 4 Size 1024 MiB Cyls 512 TPC 128 SPT 32 BPS 512 TGT disk 5 Size 10240 MiB Cyls 1305 TPC 255 SPT 63 BPS 512 TGT disk 6 Size 5120 MiB Cyls 652 TPC 255 SPT 63 BPS 512 TGT disk 7 Size 5120 MiB Cyls 652 TPC 255 SPT 63 BPS 512 Creating basic partitions Creating any partitions on TGT disk 0 Created MSR partition 31 MiB Creating any partitions on TGT disk 1 Created MSR partition 31 MiB Creating any partitions on TGT disk 2 Created MBR partition 1024 MiB with drive letter K labelled FAT Created MBR partition 1024 MiB with drive letter L labelled FAT32 Created MBR partition 2046 MiB with drive letter M labelled ExFAT Creating any partitions on TGT disk 3 Created MBR partition 100 MiB with drive letter B labelled System Reserved Created MBR partition 40858 MiB with drive letter C labelled W inOS zi Creating anu nartitinns on TAT disk 4 This involves disk mapping original layout to new cleaning removing any existing disk partitions removing any existing dynamic volume databases re creating the partitions converting to dynamic volumes if required fo
14. Adapter adpul60m1 SCSILUN 0 Cleaning Tape Slot 0 10 Ports Status Drive Associa Status Element Barc A Status Element Barcode Drive 0 T2 28 Slot 0 Port O aa Drive 1 T1 Slot 1 Drive 2 lt Not Pr eel Slot 2 Drive 3 lt Not Pr Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5 Slot 6 Slot 7 Slot 8 Slot 9 ciate in Inventory Help The presence of a tape icon in the drive status indicates that there is a media in that location The Media Handler Robotics device must have been configured earlier i e SCSI devices are associated with its drives Importing Media To import media to an empty slot or an empty drive click an IO port slot using the left mouse button and drag it to the desired drive holding the left mouse button The valid locations which can accept a media will be highlighted automatically Once you have highlighted the desired drive or slot release the left mouse button If there is already a media in the IO port it will be moved to the specified drive or slot If there is no media in the IO port it will be extended and wait for a media to be placed The default timeout is 20 seconds Once a media is placed it will be moved to the specified location An inventory will be performed Exporting Media Media from drives and slots can be exported by dragging them and dropping in one of the IO ports The IO port will be extended and wait for about 20 seconds After that the lO port will be retracted and an inventory will be done
15. CBMR in More Detail 117 Include any mounted drives partitions in the backup Compression and Encryption Backup Wizard Compression and Encryption l x Select data compression and encryption options This page allows the compression method and data encryption options to be specified Compression Choose the compression method to use lt Use Default gt y Encryption if a secure backup is required enable Backup encryption below and supply an Encryption Key Note that if the backup is encrypted it will not be recoverable without the supplied Encryption Key Use new passphrase Enter The same passphrase or the Key Repository file must be supplied to restore the backup Use the default Encryption Key or passphrase The default passphrase or the Key Repository file must be supplied to restore the backup Use dynamically generated Key The Key Repository file must be supplied to restore the backup coe Compression Allows the compression method to be selected for the backup Options are lt Use Default gt use default compression method selected in Default Settings None data is not compressed Software data compression will be performed by the CBMR software before the data is written to the Backup Location Hardware compression if available otherwise none this option will attempt to make the Backup Location perform the data compression If compression is not avail
16. Controllers like SCSI RAID are changed The correct drivers must be installed using the Cristie Dissimilar Hardware Wizard utility which is run during the WinPE2 or WinPE4 DR sequence Dissimilar hardware will be automatically detected during the DR process prompting the User to specify the location of the new drivers ie is the Customer s responsibility to locate the correct drivers for the dissimilar system 3 4 1 3 Using HWWizard and the WinPE2 or WinPE4 Based DR Console The CBMR Dissimilar Hardware Wizard DHW is a comprehensive utility which will install new files and drivers to a recently restored Windows system This tool is run from the WinPE2 or WinPE4 Recovery environment after you have recovered the file system It is run as part of the automatic recovery sequence but may also be run manually if required The DHW will also allow 64 bit drivers to be injected into a recovering 64 bit system Ensure you have the correct drivers for the target system i e 32 or 64 bit Note Drivers for recovering to VMware and Hyper V are supplied on the recovery CD 3 4 2 WinPE2 or WinPE4 based CBMR Recovery Console When the WinPE2 or WinPE4 CBMR Console is booted a Windows installation like boot procedure is started During the boot process WinPE2 or WinPE4 drivers for your Plug and Play devices will be loaded in particular the Mass Storage devices and Network Adapters When the WinPE2 or WinPE4 system has booted it is possible to re
17. E LocalServi WM Networks E Nigel Pool WM nigelp Z Program Files Zo WINDOWS Zo hf_mig msIs1Ur am S513 e The Backup Catalogue browse window is shown when you open a Backup Catalogue volume to select data to be restored compared or verified Buttons are provided to begin a restore compare or verify operation It is at this stage that the level of information which you defined at the Backup stage becomes evident Full Partial Brief or None For example if you specified Full then media and dataset headers directory and file information will be available if you specified Partial there will only be media and dataset headers and directory details So if you select a dataset and get the message This dataset entry does not contain directory information it means that you have specified Brief and only the Media and Dataset headers are available Ifa password was entered when a dataset was created you will be prompted to enter it when you open the dataset You must supply the correct password you cannot over ride this prompt The Volume menu provides options to view the Media Header for the volume being browsed change the Info Level stored within the volume this may require the media to be queried set Restrictions on whether the selected data is actually restored compared or verified begin a Restore Compare Verify operation and Close the volume The Item menu which is also available as a cont
18. Port 1500 TSM Client Details Node Name nee 0 ts SCS Node Password A Filespace Name nue t IV Point in time PIT restore Tuesday May 06 2014 w 2 52 35PM May 2014 gt Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu 27 28 29 30 1 4 5 UD7 3 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 lt s conca This can be used to scroll the months years backwards and forwards as necessary Note a future date will result in the latest backup being recovered Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd a Cristie Bare Machine Recovery If PIT mode is not selected then by default the latest filespace versions will be restored Select Next gt to continue At this point the client backup on the specified server will be accessed and the machine configuration extracted Specify Key Repository Select Next gt to specify a Key Repository path Passphrase or Clear Key These parameters are used if the backup is encrypted If a key or passphrase is not used you may skip this step CBMR Specify Key Repository Key Repository Enter the encryption key repository filename either as a share in UNC format or as a drive letter and path cristienas uranus nigelp keys keyrepository ini Browse Network Setup Passphrase or Clear Key a you can provide encryption passphrase or Clear Key here Enter Note If you don t specify the key repository file pas
19. Recovery Backup Q de Specify to run disaster recovery backup now or create a disaster recovery schedule for regular backup N sua View Log Files View log files of previous operations such as Backup Restore Compare and Verify Copyright Cristie Software Limited 1998 2014 User Guide CBMR in More Detail To invoke click on Setup Disaster Recovery Configuration from the CBMR main window 4 1 1 CBMR Setup Disaster Recovery Configuration ES Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Software lol xi Y Configuration Tools ce Help Welcome to CBMR What do you want to do HJHH Setup Disaster Regpvery Configuration Y Create modify system co uration settings Run or Schedule Disaster Recovery Backup Q gt Specify to run disaster recovery backup now or create a disaster recovery schedule for regular backup i al View Log Files View log files of previous operations such as Backup Restore Compare and Verify Copyright Cristie Software Limited 1998 2014 Selecting this option allows the system configuration to be created Note that this is always stored with the Disaster Recovery backup itself For detailed instructions please see the The Create Configuration Wizard chapter 4 1 2 CBMR Run or Schedule Disaster Recovery Backup To invoke click on Run or Schedule Disaster Recovery Backup from the CBMR main window O Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Software Me E Y Configuration Tools E Hel
20. Select Schedule it for later if you wish to schedule it either using the CBMR or Windows Scheduler depending on the default settings User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery 1o Select Generate scripts only if you wish to prepare a script disrec scp for scheduling the DR backup No actual backup will be performed in this case Press Next gt to continue to the last page of the Wizard CBMR Backup Finished The following volume s will be backed up CA The backup will be verified The backup will be compressed according to the default settings The backup will be encrypted The backup will be run straight away Select Finish to start the backup process Note it is not possible to run a DR backup until the DR configuration has been setup and saved at least once Testing the Backup Location Using WinPE2 or WinPE4 Mode Recovery Insert the WinPE2 or WinPE4 Disaster Recovery DVD CD in your DVD CD ROM drive and reboot your computer from the disk Follow the on screen instructions and boot the Windows PE Recovery Console Note before storing your Disaster Recovery Disk and the DR Backup tape if used it is important to check that the Disaster Recovery works and the Backup Location is accessible You only need to test that you can connect to the backup data The description below is a summary of the process which is described in more detail in the section Restoring Your System 3 4 Restoring Your Syst
21. Separate multiple paths with a semicolon Network Setup Note it is generally only necessary to inject drivers for mass storage and some network devices Drivers for other device types such as chipset CPU type etc can be safely ignored and left for standard Windows Plug and Play processing on reboot However if you wish to load all types of PCI device tick the following box TF Load all types of drivers Specify the default path or paths to be searched for the missing driver files The paths may be ona local device eg a USB disk or a network share Use the Network Setup button if you need to map a network share In either case the paths must be accessible to the WinPE2 or WinPE4 environment Select View List to see a list of the new devices Found New Devices xj Bus Class Description PCI SCSIAdapter SAS Controller PCI Net Intel R PRO 1000 MT Network Connection Ensure the specified path or paths contain the correct drivers for the dissimilar machine ie correct 32 or 64 bit version as appropriate for the OS At the end of the DR sequence the specified paths will be searched for the missing drivers and automatically injected into the recovered system By default it is only necessary to inject drivers for mass storage devices and in some some cases network devices The Load all types of drivers tick box will force the DR to look for all drivers in addition to mass storage an
22. Set a Default Backup Location Any backup location can be used as the default location to be used in Backup Restore Compare Verify jobs The Executive window Restore Compare and Verify always use the default backup location 1 Select a backup location 2 Select Set as Default Backup Location from the Location top bar menu or right mouse context menu The new default will be reflected in the Backup Location page of the Default Settings dialogue Note individual backup selection scripts can be configured to use the default backup location By changing the default location individual scripts will use the new location without the need to edit individual scripts Viewing and Deleting Locations Viewing Existing Backup Location Settings Highlight the location from the Backup Location dialogue Select the Settings option from the Backup Location menu or double click the corresponding entry This will bring the corresponding setup dialogue where you can view and edit the parameters Deleting a Backup Location Highlight the location to be deleted in the Backup Locations dialogue and press the lt Delete gt key on your keyboard Alternately you can use the Delete menu option from the Backup Location menu User Guide CBMR in More Detail 11 You will be prompted to confirm the delete operation It is possible to delete multiple locations by selecting several locations using the lt Shift gt and lt Ctrl gt keys while making the
23. Use by Slot When Use by Slot Position is selected the Media is shown Position ordered by Slot number The bar code associated with each media is also shown Use by Barcode When Use by Barcode is selected the Media is shown ordered by Barcode The Barcode order can be changed by dragging and dropping the Barcodes into the required positions Tape Slots Gives you a list of all available Tape Slots within the library It also displays whether a media is present in the slot the barcode of the media if your device supports one Click on the box on the left of the element to select or deselect it You must have at least one element selected in order ti use the library Pressing OK will save the Backup Location and Cancel will discard the changes you have made Pressing Help will display this topic Isolated tape library example This simple system consists of a workstation connected to a local tape library The library consists of two SCSI drives and a robotic media handler Library p im A User Guide CBMR in More Detail 107 Simple tape library network example This simple system consists of four workstations connected to a server The server is connected to a local 10 slot tape library You could either back the workstations up to the server as in the simple network example and then back the server up to the tape library as in the isolated tape library example In this case you could either create a s
24. VTD Backup Location This is a special CBMR file that can be used to emulate a tape on a disk drive The file can be located on a removable disk a local fixed disk or located on a remote server share A File backup location can be created using the Create Backup Location dialogue It is possible to specify a size limit on the file itself in which case on reaching the specified size an end of media condition will be created Note ensure you do not place the VTD file on a local disk that will destroyed during a DR operation Cascaded Backup Location Setup Cascaded Backup Location in CBMR are special Backup Locations which allow you to cascade two or more similar Backup Locations Cascaded locations can be regarded as a simple library device which eliminate the need for a media change on encountering a end of media condition on a device If you have two identical tape devices attached to your system and your backup requires two media you can cascade the two devices The backup will continue on Device Two upon reaching the end of tape in Device One You can setup a Cascaded Backup Location using the Cascaded Backup Location Setup dialogue The order of the backup locations in the chain is important as the first location in the list will be accessed first You can double click on any location to remove it from the list and add it to the other list You can drag and drop using the mouse to re arrange the locations in the Locations list
25. a Full logfile contains a list of all files errors if any and statistics a Partial log file contains sub directories errors if any and statistics a Brief log file contains errors if any and statistics if None is selected then no log file is created Restore Security Info Windows NT installations only Select this option ticked if you want to restore the security information associated with the directory If the option is not ticked then only the data is included Note you must be logged on the computer as a user account with the appropriate rights to restore security data Restore Registry Select this option if you want to restore the Registry files You must reboot your system after restoring the registry files 444 Redirecting Files The Redirect window allows you to restore your files to a location different from the source All you need to do is select the relevant directory select the Redirect option and the re direction dialogue is displayed Note redirecting does not apply to the Compare or Verify operations 4 4 4 1 Redirection Dialogue The Redirection Dialogue shows the Source Directory the path is already entered Type the destination path the disk and directory where you want the files restored to For example you could request that all tagged files are restored to c temp If you want to view which directories have been redirected and their destinations then select the Redirection List
26. are several options you can set here Weekdays Monday to Friday are ticked in the list All days Sunday through to Saturday is ticked Weekly basis a job can run on a weekly basis For example to run a job every Thursday tick the Thursday box set the time option and set the Repeat option box ticked Monthly basis a job can be run on a monthly basis For example you could select Monday and Monthly plus the Time setting and set the Repeat option box ticked This means that the job would run on the first Monday of the month at the time set In actual fact the program runs on the first Monday it encounters So if your machine was switched off over the first two weeks of the month the job would then run on the first Monday encountered after you switch it back on Defined date a job can be set to run on a particular date When the Date box is ticked press the Set button to display the calendar Select the date you require the current date is the default The arrows at the top of the calendar allow you to change Month and Year gt changes the month forward gt gt changes the year forward lt changes the month backward lt lt changes the year backward If the Repeat box is checked when a Date is set the date automatically increments to the next day after the job has run The Time is set by selecting the up down arrows next to the Hour and Minute boxes Scheduler Options You can run a job on a regular b
27. be all or part of a physical library or autochanger Before setting up a Library Backup Location you must set up the individual components setting up robotics not required for autochangers setting up the SCSI drives Each library device consists of any number of available slots Slots may not be shared between libraries but drive devices can For instance if you have a library with a single drive and 20 slots you could use the first 10 slots for Manufacturing backup and the next 10 slots for Marketing backup In this case you will create one backup location with the name Manufacturing with slots O through 9 selected and another with the name Marketing with slots 10 through 19 selected With a single device shared between two libraries you cannot perform the Manufacturing and Marketing backups simultaneously If you have two 2 drives available each library could have its own drive and they can be backed up in parallel The slots of a library device need not be contiguous You can have slots 0 2 4 5 etc in a device configuration In this case the backup will continue from Slot 0 to 2 etc Note you MUST have media in all the selected slots of a library device in order to use it This dialogue allows you to configure the Library Auto loader Backup Location PC BaX New Storage Device Wizard Name Marketing Robotics TB Media Handler 7 Drive Drive 0 y T2 y Use By Slot Position Barcode Tape Slots
28. be re directed to another location via an entry KeyRepository lt New directory gt in the section File Locations of the cbm ini file itself located in the CBMR installation folder In this way the file could be located on a network share or a local USB disk for example One of the major benefits of this file is that during a backup restore operation there is no need for a user to remember what key or passphrase was used for a particular backup If a non DR backup is being restored the Key Repository file will normally be directly available on the local system unless relocated offline and there is no need to prompt for the passphrase or key If restoring a DR backup then the Key Repository file can be supplied via a network share or a USB key for example If the file is not available or no matching backup entry is found only then will CBMR need to prompt for the passphrase or key 4 3 5 2 Passphrases and Encryption Keys The Encryption Key used for a particular encrypted backup can be supplied in one of three ways Default key use the system wide defined key User supplied key the key used will be supplied by the user prior to the backup Dynamic key use a randomly generated key A passphrase is a user friendly form of an encryption key CBMR uses the passphrase to generate an Encryption Key The passphrase itself is never stored or used directly only the resulting key For example it is much easier to remember the phrase mary
29. by the Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler service and provide help through tooltips They allow you to specify dates times and frequencies at which the job will be run and various restrictions concerning power management and how long the task is allowed to execute User Guide CBMR in More Detail 159 4 6 3 3 Finished xi The schedule is now complete Command C Program Files Cristie CBMR PCBAX EXE Parameters SYSTEM d As Monthly Backup job Triggers 06 00 on day 1 of every month starting 14 The final page in the wizard summarises the command and the times at which it will be run 4 6 4 Managing Scheduler Jobs Attaching Detaching Jobs If you want to check on the progress of a scheduled job which is running selecting the Attach option from the Jobs top bar menu or double clicking on the tape icon will open the Backup Status window Pressing the Detach button in the status window returns you to the Scheduler jobs window Putting a Job on Hold You may need to hold back a routine backup for example people are working late and you don t want the backup to run until everyone has finished with the system To put a job on hold 1 Select one or more jobs in the Scheduled Jobs tool 2 Select Hold Selected from the Jobs top bar menu You can also apply hold to all jobs by selecting Hold All The job s will not run until released The icon representation will change to identify the
30. describes the selection of network servers and shares and highlights actions which are specific to this process The basic principles of expanding collapsing a network tagging untagging items for backup and adding dataset details are exactly the same as for local drives but there are access issues which are important when making connections to network servers and volumes Some shares residing on other platforms such as LanManager or LANserver will not be included in the network hierarchy Microsoft Windows Network Expanding the Microsoft Windows Network displays a list of domains Expanding a domain lists the servers belonging to that domain It is only at the server listing level that you can begin to the selection process indicated by the clear check box attached to each item Click on a domain box to display all the available servers Then either click on the clear check box attached to a server to select all shares on that server or click on a server box to list the shares and proceed to select individual shares by clicking the clear box attached to the relevant share Note once an entity has been selected even if it is only one file the grey box attached to the network provider the Network label and the Desktop will be ticked NetWare or Compatible Network CBMR supports Windows supported networks such as the Novell NetWare network operating system Expanding the NetWare Network displays a list of file servers attache
31. from the backup Later Files if any files being restored are found to be later versions than those already existing on disk then you can direct CBMR to respond in one of the following ways Skip any file it encounters which are later versions Ask whether it should overwrite or skip the file Overwrite the file on disk with the later version from the backup Read Only Files if any read only files are being restored already exist on disk then you can direct CBMR to respond in one of the following ways Skip any read file it encounters which already exists on disk Ask whether it should overwrite or skip the file Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 170 4 8 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Overwrite the file on disk with the file from the backup Logfile Settings Log files are a useful source of information and will list any error messages Log file information can be important if problems have occurred The following options are available Name the default will be the log file of the selected operation restore log compare log or verify log If you have decided to run a different program from the one selected in the Tools menu for example Compare instead of Restore then you will have to overtype the default entry with the log file name relevant to the operation Mode Overwrite Append if Overwrite is set then each time the log file is created it overwrites the existing one if Append
32. keep data for a period of years and therefore an efficient archive and retrieval procedure releases expensive hard disk space for working data The backup routine you employ depends on several factors how often does the data change how valuable is the data time and money invested in it how much time can be allotted to carrying out the backup Remember that the scheduling option in CBMR provides for unattended backups There are several established backup strategies and you can use the one which suits your working practices best or use one as a basis for developing your own pattern User Guide 4 8 1 CBMR in More Detail 171 Points to Consider Identify the backup needs of your company and create a suitable backup regime Once established maintain the routine Make use of the CBMR automated routines Identify the backups with meaningful titles so that you can restore your files quickly and with the appropriate version of the data Follow the maintenance procedures for your tapes and drive tape storage drive head cleaning etc Store tapes in a secure location and maintain copies off site in case of theft fire or flood damage Example Routines If you maintain efficient backup procedures you should always be able to recover any lost data with minimum effort whether it is due to external causes a fatal malfunction during a backup or just a routine retrieval of archived data Always use meaningful descriptive labels so that
33. machine error maintain an archive copy One of the main tasks in creating a backup is ensuring that there is an up to date copy of all data This does not mean backing up every file every time Although a complete and full backup is necessary in between times a selective backup is enough to ensure that all data is secure up to the last backup Backing up your data using CBMR is very easy Create some Backup Selection scripts to cover the routine jobs such as a full weekly backup a daily incremental backup and so on Pick the appropriate Backup Selection script and set the Backup in motion You can also set up the Scheduler to run the jobs automatically at the set times See also the Backup Strategy topic in this document Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 112 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 3 1 Backup Schedules and Selection Scripts Backup Schedules and Selection Scripts are used to define a set of instructions relating to a Backup The scripts contain the data tagged for backup the rules to follow during the operation and header information Existing scripts can be viewed modified or deleted as requirements change The scripts can be temporary and used for a one off job or can be saved and used as and when required Once saved you can view modify or delete them as your requirements change Once you have established some backup routines and know what you need to backup and when it is a good idea to create a r
34. mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Cristie Software Ltd IBM Tivoli Storage Manager TSM AlX and TIVOLI are trademarks of the IBM Corporation NetWorker and Avamar are trademarks of the EMC Corporation Simpana is a trademark of CommVault Inc vSphere vCenter and vCloud are trademarks of VMware Inc Hyper V is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation Cristie Management Console CMC PC BaX UBax Cristie Storage Manager CSM SDB ABMR Bare Machine Recovery for EMC Avamar NBMR Bare Machine Recovery for EMC NetWorker SBMR Bare Machine Recovery for CommVault Simpana TBMR Bare Machine Recovery for TSM CBMR Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Recovery Simulator RS CloneManager and CRISP Cristie Recovery ISO Producer are all trademarks of Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Software Ltd New Mill Chestnut Lane Stroud GL5 3EH UK Tel 44 0 1453 847000 Email cbmr cristie com Website http www cristie com Contents 3 Contents 1 Document conventions 8 2 Introduction 9 3 Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery 10 B A Preparation neern AT 10 3 1 1 Create The Bootable Recovery Environment cccceccesseeseseeseeseeeeeseesaeseesaeeaeeaeseeseseeseeseeseeeeesseeseeseeseesoes 11 EKAIA AT EESE T RRA 11 32123 Creating a TSM Node ii dek se caesesuen aivens oa deduce cecveusecs scchveeuasce nucncnvendeveceveersavectessecseugeacesecaccevie 11 3 2 The Create Configurati
35. program is running Restore Compare Status or Verify Status A Statistics window is displayed when the job is completed This information is written to the relevant log file restore log compare log or verify log if one has been requested Redirecting files has no purpose in a VERIFY or COMPARE job 4 3 9 Statistics Report Backup Statistics j xj Files Done 87 531 Files Skipped 0 Errors 0 Bytes Done 17 583 MB Time Taken 00 25 59 Total Time 00 26 10 Ho When a backup job is completed a Statistics window is displayed which gives you an immediate report on how many files have been backed up skipped errors encountered if any and so on These statistics will be written to the relevant log file provided a log file has been requested in the Default Settings For example backup log for a Backup job restore log for a Restore job 4 4 Restoring Files Maintaining an efficient backup routine is useless unless the data can be restored correctly A restore routine for day to day files plus for disaster recovery situations is just as important as a backup routine You are recommended to run practice restores to a spare drive to ensure that you are confident using the Restore program BEFORE you need to do it in a real situation Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 12 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 4 1 Also it is good sense to run restores periodically to check that data is being correct
36. select a Backup Location to use When you select the Backup Location storage device to use for this operation CBMR checks the location compares the Media Header with the selected header in the catalogue entry and if correct proceeds with the upgrade You will be prompted to connect the correct location or insert correct volume if either does not agree with your selection You are informed when the update is complete Select Required Info Level You can choose to store any one of three levels of information The current level will be None if this is a new volume or if you are modifying a Catalogue entry the existing level will be quoted which of course could also be None if that is what is defined in the backup selections script The levels of information are as follows Headers Only Volume and Dataset headers This is a minimal level of information and takes up little space Headers and Directories Volume Dataset and Directory details Full Information All of the above plus File information This will be significantly larger than Brief or Partial entries Creating a New Catalogue Volume You can add new volumes to the Backup Catalogue For example if a backup job specified no entry in the Backup Catalogue at the time it was run or Backups which were created prior to using CBMR CBMR is compatible with Cristie s SDB Backup and Recovery Software 1 Insert the media into the Backup Location storage device 2 Select N
37. some backup volumes for which no catalogue entry was created at the time of the backup The Backup Catalogue appears on the main CBMR Tools menu option Viewing the Catalogue Contents You can access the Backup Catalogue contents either by selecting the Backup Catalogue icon or selecting Restore Compare or Verify from the CBMR Tools menu and selecting the Use Backup Catalogue option At this point you have not committed to a particular volume or Backup Location you are merely viewing the entries in the catalogue listing Similar to other displays e g Backup Location scripts the view can be as an Icon or a detailed listing View top bar menu The detail includes Volume name date and time the backup was created and the format The Details display can be sorted by Name Date and Time Information Stored about the Backup Each backup is stored as a volume There is one volume available per media tape file etc Details about the backup volume are stored as the Media Header Access to a volume may be locked with a password Each drive backed up within a volume is known as a dataset Details about the drive are stored as a Dataset Header Access to a dataset may be locked by a password The Media and Dataset headers can be viewed through the Backup Catalogue The amount of information about the files and directories stored within a dataset is defined when the backup is made Media Header Note the Media Header is information writte
38. the volume stores directory information which points to the data area where the actual data is stored During Restore the program locates the file entry in the catalog and goes straight to the correct point in the data section During backup the directory catalogue is written first Therefore in a situation where a backup extends over multiple tapes the first tape containing the directory catalogue must be used to start a Restore SCSI ID Each SCSI device on the chain must have a unique address which the system uses to communicate with that device The address is represented by the SCSI ID number The SCSI ID also determines priority when two or more devices attempt to use the bus at the same time Volume Shadow Copy Service VSS The Volume Shadow Copy Service provides the backup infrastructure for the Microsoft Windows XP Server 2003 and Vista operating systems as well as a mechanism for creating consistent point in time copies of data known as shadow copies CBMR makes use of this technology Windows Pre Installation Environment WinPE Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 186 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery The Microsoft Windows Pre installation Envronment Windows PE or WinPE is a powerful replacement for the Microsoft MS DOS operating system in OS deployment processes test and diagnostic tools development and system recovery processes Windows PE is a minimal Windows system that provides limited services based o
39. to access backup files particularly opened files This page allows you to set the file access behaviour particularly when a file to be backed up is already open in another application mf a selected file is already open lt Use Default gt y Enable Multiple Drive Snapshot IV Use Quick File Access QFA only applicable to specific tape types If a selected file is already open Allows you to specify whether to use Microsoft VSS to back up open files and what action to take when open files are encountered and VSS is not being used If you are using VSS then Multiple Drive Monitoring can also be selected Use Quick File Access QFA This option if selected will provide rapid access to files during a restore operation Not all drives support this option User Guide CBMR in More Detail 119 Logging and Backup Catalogue Backup Wizard Logging amp Backup Catalogue Select options regarding the log files and Backup Catalogue The Backup Catalogue is a tool for viewing the contents of backups without needing to load and read backup tapes This page allows you to set options regarding the information that is stored in the backup log file and that stored in the Backup Catalogue Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 120 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 3 1 2 Backup Wizard Data To Backup Backup Wizard Data To Backup Files and folders to
40. to list the directories files and proceed to select individual directories or files Set Attach Info This dialogue allows you to assign a user name and password to attach to the selected resource The resource name is displayed in the dialogue title File Selection List The File Selection List window lists the selections you have made in the directory tree Those with a green circle are included in the process Backup Restore Compare or Verify A cross x in a red circle indicates that sub directories files have been excluded gt File Selection List C Mode Filespec Dirs ModFiles Date Range lO oe Yes No 0 Sadsm sys Yes No 2 ARECYCLER Yes No scratch Yes No temp Yes No You can Modify any item in the list and Add or Delete entries via the File Selection dialogue File Selection Dialogue The File Selection dialogue allows you to change the restrictions of the selected file or modify an existing specification CBMR will accept wildcard and definitions For example All files in the Root directory Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 1 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery windows doc All files in the windows directory with a doc extension doc All files in a range eg icons1 bmp icons2 bmp and so on You can also apply date restrictions ignore files Before After Include sub directories or Modified files only Selecting Network Shares or Volumes This section
41. to run at a later date This wizard will guide you through the process of creating the rules governing a backup The Selection script produced can be run immediately or saved for future use and a schedule can be set up to run the saved script automatically Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 1 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Common Settings Backup Wizard Common Settings Select Backup Location and provide label for the media This page allows you to set the most frequently used options Backup Location field Gives the option to use the Default Backup Location or any other connected Backup Location Media Label field The media label is a unique identifier for the media loaded in your Backup Location Ideally the label should reflect the contents of the media If you need to Restore data especially in an emergency headers such as Volume 1 and Volume 2 without any other description do not mean anything and will cause a lot of frustration Data Description field The data description field allows you to add more specific details which may be useful in identifying the contents of the tape It may not be you who is accessing it perhaps several months from now User Guide CBMR in More Detail 115 Save Backup Selection Script Backup Wizard Save Backup Selection y x Specify to save this backup selection for future use and or run this backup now The backup is now ready to run
42. used to define user defined shares USERINFO INI This is an encrypted file containing user names and passwords DTEXC INI This is an editable text file which may be used to exclude any desktop resource by name KEYREPOSITORY INI This is a text file which contains encryption key information Please do not edit Media Utilities CBMR provides a number of media maintenance utilities such as retensioning initialising or erasing a tape Not all options are applicable to every Backup Location type a message will be displayed if you select an option which is not relevant to the connected location Select the Backup Locations option from the Configuration drop down menu option in the CBMR main menu Right click on the Backup Location and select Media Utilities Media Management Media Utilities Destructive Functions Create New Header Retension Security Erase Unload Initialise OK The utilities in this window allow you to carry out maintenance tasks on the media The utilities are divided into Non Destructive and Destructive functions The non destructive functions do not have any affect on the data stored on the media The destructive functions will destroy any data currently stored on the media The connected location is identified in the top left hand corner of the window Non Destructive Functions User Guide CBMR in More Detail 177 Read Header CBMR scans the media and displays the header i
43. volume Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 38 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery run a dissimilar hardware check to determine if new drivers are required for new boot devices Finally press Close to return to the Recovery Console main menu At this point you may want to view the recovery logs and perhaps copy the logs to a local device or remote share before selecting to reboot Note Recovery logs are also saved to the recovered system to the CBMR installation sub folder Temp e g C Program Files Cristie CBM R Temp Disk Scaling In situations where the target system has fewer or smaller disks than the original system Disk Scaling will come into effect CBMR Volume Layout e The original and proposed disk volumes are shown below If required right click on a volume to customise the proposed layout Stored layout Proposed layout El win L6D52G9HOMC E win L6D52G9HOMC Disk O Size 1023 MB Wh Gp Disk 1 Size 1 00 GB VMware E5 Disk 1 Size 5 00 GB E 53 Disk 2 Size 5 00 GB VMware Gj Disk 2 Size 4 00 GB Ml 5 Disk 3 Size 5 00 GB VMware a Disk 3 Size 40 00 GB ME Disk 0 Size 40 00 GB VMware MM E Disk 4Size 8 00 GB VMware Ge Disk 4 Size 1 00 GB E5 Disk 5 Size 10 00 GB 5 Disk 6 Size 5 00 GB E Disk 7 Size 5 00 GB E 4 t FH E A The above example shows a recover
44. y JV Enable Multiple Drive Snapshot Compression Type Hardware if available otherwise none y Verify After Backup None y Software Compression Level H Least Best I Quick File Access QFA only applicable to specific tape types IV Backup File Permissions ACLs JV Backup Mounted Drives Backup Method For Files There are four pre configured backup methods to choose from NORMAL Backup Files Reset Archive Bit The Normal selection will backup all the selected files and reset the archive bit COPY Backup Files The Copy selection will backup all the selected files without affecting the archive bit DIFFERENTIAL Backup Changed Files The Differential selection will backup all files that have changed or are new since the last Normal or Incremental backup The backup will not affect the archive bit INCREMENTAL Backup Changed Files Reset Archive Bit The Incremental selection will backup all files that have changed or are new since the last Normal or Incremental backup The backup will reset the archive bit Media Options The media options control the way that data is written to the media Overwrite If overwrite is selected the backup will start at the beginning of the media overwriting User Guide CBMR in More Detail Overwrite media with the same label append otherwise Selects overwrite only if the media label matches with the requested media otherwise the data will be appended to the m
45. 014 Cristie Software Ltd 140 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 3 8 1 the data for readability it does not guarantee its accuracy Verify should be run after every backup to make sure that the tape is in good condition and the read write heads are clean You are recommended to run Verify 1 When you first use CBMR to do a backup to ensure that the software and the Backup Locations are all working correctly 2 Periodically to ensure the continued accuracy of your backups Compare Compare is different from Verify in that it performs a byte by byte comparison of the backed up data on the tape with the source data For this reason it will take considerably longer to complete You are recommended to run Compare 1 When you first use CBMR to do a backup to ensure that the software and the Backup Locations are all working correctly 2 Periodically to ensure the continued accuracy of your backups Programs The Restore Verify and Compare programs can be run from the CBMR Tools drop down menu click the Restore Verify or Compare icon or from the Locations top bar menu in the Configuration Backup Locations option Backup Locations x Backup Location Sort View Help Restore Compare Verify Set as Default Backup Location If running from the drop down Tools menu the first step is to choose whether to access the data via the Backup Catalogue or directly via the Backup Location If you are checking the bac
46. 08 31 44 O0 soL_cenNT JPG 03 09 02 08 31 44 C USBS3KB REG 08 05 03 15 11 00 O com O Event L UWAKEOFF EXE 25 07 02 13 45 32 O W2kF TJ IR Ol wel O Cbmrcfg ai En Ma 7v45 WM Delle Oo doc OC Document gt SNSSSOSSONY D UWAKEON EXE 25 07 02 13 46 44 Several screens in CBMR present a two pane explorer style view containing a directory tree on the left and a file list on the right These windows enable you to select items to be backed up restored verified or compared The Directory Tree pane displays the directory structure of the selected resource be it your computer s drives and folders when selecting items to be backed up or the datasets and folders in a volume in the Backup Catalogue or tape within a Backup Location when selecting data to be restored compared or verified The File List pane displays the files stored in the highlighted location in the Directory Tree pane To select tag or deselect untag an item in either the tree or list pane click on the square box next to the item s icon Items can also be tagged and untagged by highlighting them and selecting Tag Untag from the Item menu or the context menu If you know that you are going to tag most of the drive or dataset contents except for one or two directories or files from within then tag the drive or dataset first and untag the directory or files as required If on the other hand you want to exclude more than you include th
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48. 2 You can use the same Backup Selection script or command file for several jobs but each must have different time date parameters CBMR will not allow two jobs of the same specification to be created For additional information please also see the System Dependent section for Schedulers in this document Operating the Scheduler The Scheduler tool is accessed by selecting the Backup Schedules option from the Configuration menu The CBMR Scheduler tool allows you to manage scheduled jobs Jobs are serviced by the Windows Task Scheduler service The top bar Jobs menu contains all the scheduler related tasks such as creating a job modifying an existing job putting a job on hold and attaching to a scheduled job Similar to other windows you can Sort the job list and change the View large small icons a list or details The Details view allows you to monitor the state of jobs It shows you the most information about a job status run time and the Days Date The icon representation will identify the status of a job For example a scheduled job will have a plain clock icon a running job will have a tick superimposed on the clock and a job requiring user intervention will have a warning symbol superimposed Lo Backup Schedules x Jobs Sort View Help lt Create New gt Weekly Backup job C Program Files Cristie CBMR PCBAX EXE FullBackup b d ts Weekly Backup job Waiting N A At 02 00 every Sun of every week The Sch
49. 2 27 54 91 SYSTEM Err 02 05 14 11 55 14 454 SYSTEM Log 02 05 14 11 55 14 454 The Sort top bar menu options sorts the files in alphabetic sequence Sort by Name in date Sort by Date or in size sequence Sort by Size Note if the Details view is displayed you can also sort the entries in Name Date Time or Size sequence by clicking in the relevant column heading Default Settings Log Files are controlled from the Default Settings Select the Default settings option from the Logfile top bar menu This takes you directly to the log file property page You can request Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 13 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 3 4 2 4 3 5 4 3 5 1 Ful o Contains a complete file listing errors if any and statistics Contains only errors and statistics None No log file is created The default log file settings can be overridden by changing the Logfile Settings from within a Backup Selection script s Backup Options page Viewing and Deleting Log Files Viewing Log Files To view a Log File highlight the relevant logfile in the Log Files window and select View Logfile from the Logfile top bar menu or double click on the required logfile The logfile will be opened using the Windows Notepad application If you require a printed copy of the file select the Print File option from the File menu in Notepad Deleting Log Files To delete a logfile open the Logfiles tool an
50. Catalogue page in the Default Settings properties From here you can specify just how much information you want to store or indeed if you want the backup added to the catalogue There are four levels of information Brief Partial Full None There is a trade off of space versus level of information There is no typical setting which level you use depends on your own requirements You can change the level at any time if you change your mind about how much information you need to keep You can either change the default setting or modify a particular Backup Selection script which will then apply from the next backup or you can modify the Catalogue information level from within the Backup Catalogue window Brief Volume and Dataset headers This is a minimal level of information and takes up little space Volume Dataset and Directory details All the above plus File information This will be significantly larger than Brief or Partial entries Select None if you do not want this particular backup recorded in the catalogue User Guide CBMR in More Detail 133 4 3 4 CBMR Log Files Overview Log files are a record of completed CBMR operations You can check the content and determine whether the job was successful A logfile can be a useful source of information if a problem occurs You can request a log file to be created during a Backup Restore Compare Verify and by the Scheduler The files are named according to the operation Backu
51. Hardware i enina dicta Start Manual Recovery Sequence Tr oes File Restore TYPE AA ERA DAS O TSMRESTOE TPC iii aia testi it A Sada dde aida Specify Key REPOSO Vicio A a id Create Partition and VOIUIMOS ceceesceescesseeeceeseeeaeeeaesaeeeaecseeeaecseeeaeeeseeeaeeeaeseaeeaesaeseaesaeseeesaeeees Restore Fil iii td id Ad rios Make Bootable icon sra a aa an ai ie Dissimilar Hardw are TOOIS aria AAA AAA AA aie ie i teint Cristie Netw ork Configurator TOol ccccccscccesecesseeeeneeeeeeeeseneceeaeecseeesceeeeaeeseeeedeaeeeeaeesseneesueeeaeaees 57 Configure NIC Parameters ccccccccecececceseeceeeeeeeeeceaeeeeaeescaeeesaeeseaeeseaeecsaeesnaeeseaeesseeeesneeeseeees 58 Assign Static or DHGP IP SS SIMOS iii AAA Mave 60 Map Netw ork DIV Einn rea tnae aaran a aa AE acveuses sstuviveens evel ovesbestuevouiadagsderccuteved 61 Disconnect Netw ork Dri escusa 62 Setup DNS Serveis hearin ee tia dede ii 63 Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 4 User Guide Setup Netw ork IdentificatiON oooooniccnnnccninnnnnccononccconannonacononcnconncnnno nc cnn nc conc nann cnc nc canncnann nn Display MAC Address cinc A ases Dissimilar Hardware Wizard coo oiiciaitd Load a A A RAN Show kkog and Error Reports ici E AA het devotes TO Copy Log and Error Report Files iii A Close Recovery Console and Reboot 4 CBMR in More Detail 4 1 User Interface Ove rvieW icono ii nia dai 76 4 1 1 CBMR Setup Disaster R
52. LT and SLR IDE tape drives like TRAVAN drives File locations like removable optical disks or files on a networked disk drive All of the above locations cascaded to operate in sequence avoiding media change requests Library Auto Changers configured from Tape drives and Robotics Media Handler mechanisms IBM TSM Server with the Cristie TSM Client Module All the configured backup locations in CBMR are listed in the Backup Locations configuration This is a one stop solution to create modify and delete Backup Locations Backup Locations x Backup Location Sort View Help User Guide CBMR in More Detail so The Locations top bar menu contains options to View the Settings for the selected location Run a Backup Restore Compare or Verify on the selected location Delete the location Run Media Utilities Set the location to be the default location when running a Backup Restore etc Set as Default Location The Sort top bar menu allows you to arrange the backup locations in alphabetic sequence Sort by Name or in date created sequence Sort by Category Note if the Details view is displayed you can also sort the entries by clicking the relevant column heading 4 2 2 1 New Backup Location Selecting the New menu option or double clicking the Create New icon will invoke the New Backup Location Wizard The Wizard allows you to configure various types of backup location CBMR New Backup Locatio
53. Make the changes to the selections file changes Backup options etc Select Save from the top bar menu and press OK to close the script window If you decide not to save the changes you have just made select the Cancel button Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 128 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 3 1 4 Backup Selection Script Editor E Backup Selection SYSTEM scp Backup Item Sort Help Backup Estimate Properties gt E a Desktop 3 MY Local Computer V 3 Ma C Zo SRecyde l MD adsm sys MOB CBMRCFG Mi Document MI PCBAXTME Ml Perflogs boost_chrono dll boost_filesystem dll boost_regex dll boost_system dll cacert pem cavc dll CBAC DLL cbm ini cbmc dll CBMR_NM DLL CbmrCfg exe cbmrUIExt dil CBMRWin exe cbs_bm dll cbs_dr dll cbs_mls dll CCS DLL cesc dll CES DLL a ae i M2 Comm ZO Cristie E MES CE A OOOCOOOODOOCODODOOOCOO 16 04 14 16 04 14 16 04 14 16 04 14 04 11 13 16 04 14 16 04 14 02 05 14 16 04 14 16 04 14 16 04 14 16 04 14 16 04 14 16 04 14 16 04 14 16 04 14 16 04 14 16 04 14 16 04 14 arimalsa 14 36 14 14 36 14 14 36 16 14 35 38 18 25 46 14 36 16 14 36 18 11 15 18 14 36 18 14 36 20 14 35 46 14 36 20 14 35 38 14 36 02 14 35 34 14 36 02 14 35 48 14 36 30 14 35 52 44 97 97 The backup selection script editor is
54. Reboot After a successful recovery select Reboot to exit the Windows WinPE2 or WinPE4 environment and boot the recovered system Press Yes on the confirmation warning to restart or No to continue running the DR console If you choose to reboot the recovered Windows system will boot into the OS CBMR Warning xj OQ Exiting this program will restart your computer Do you really want to exit EA E Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 4 1 CBMR in More Detail This section describes in full detail the many other features of CBMR They enable it to be used as a conventional backup restore product in addition to its primary function as a Disaster Recovery product User Interface Overview The CBMR main workspace is where most CBMR windows are opened The main dialogue shows the most frequently used functions of CBMR In addition a menu bar runs along the top providing drop down options for further features A Wizard is defined for each of the main tasks such as setting up the system recovery information creating or running a backup managing backup locations maintaining a catalogue of backups and defining the default options ES Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Software ee TE xi vV Configuration Tools 2 Help Welcome to CBMR What do you want to do mm Setup Disaster Recovery Configuration Y Create modify system configuration settings y Run or Schedule Disaster
55. SI_SCSLINF is found Select Install to install this driver Selecting Install All will install the matching drivers for newly found devices without prompting Driver Path amp VMDRIVERS432 BIT Change Driver Path Search Again Install Install AII Skip Cancel If you are satisfied that the found driver path is correct click on Install and the driver will be installed The device scan will continue and may find for example other mass storage or network devices Follow the steps above to install Drivers are usually sys files The inf files define which driver files need to be loaded for a given device You may need to confirm the location of the driver files for each device or possibly find the path where they are stored When you have the correct path click on OK and the Wizard will look for more Once all of the drivers of the detected devices have been processed the Wizard will indicate that the installation has finished Click on Finish to proceed DHW PnP Manager a xj 1 Select the folder where you have stored your Windows drivers Change DriverPath X WMDRIVERS132 BIT me 2 Press the Start button to start scanning Start The following devices were found by the PnP manager a Bus Class Description PCI SCSlAdapter SCSI Controller PCI Net Intel R PRO 1000 MT Network Connection Installing drivers for the newly found devices Installing driver for SCSI Controller Installed Insta
56. The Backup Selection may be saved for later use either manually or within an automatic schedule Iwould like to change advanced settings before finish have finished creating this Backup Selection IV would like to save this Backup Selection for future use Enter a file name for the Backup Selection maximum 120 characters FullBackup Enter a description of the Backup Selection Full backup 7 would like to create a schedule for this backup 1 would like to run this backup now This page is displayed after the most common backup options have been set If more advanced options need to be set then choose the Advanced Settings option and this dialogue will be presented again at the end In order to save the backup script a file name and description must be given The name must not be more than eight characters and is use to create a script file The description will be used to identify the script in the Backup Scripts Tool so it make sense to make this meaningful It is not necessary to save the backup script if you only want to run it immediately If the option to create a schedule is selected then the schedule dialogues will be presented after the script file has been saved If CBMR has been configured to use the Microsoft Task Scheduler then the Task Scheduler Wizard will be presented otherwise the CBMR_Task Scheduler property sheet will be presented In either case the options required to run the newly
57. Windows 8 8 1 and create a Storage Pool Space This does not need to be a replica of the original Storage Pool Space 5 Launch CBMR and recover the data from the backup location to an available Storage Pool Space uEFI and MBR BIOS support Note No support is provided for conversion from uEFI to MBR BIOS or from MBR BIOS to des The recovery ISO is not uEFI enabled Therefore a successful recovery requires a uEFI environment capable of booting the recovery ISO in MBR BIOS Physical machines There are no special considerations that need to be made by the customer for physical uEFI machines All Cristie Bare Metal Recovery software handles the recreation of the uEFI and MSR partitions during the recovery of the physical machine this is transparent to the user When recovering a uEFI enabled OS you must recover to uEFI capable hardware Virtual machines Important note When using virtualisation software check the virtualisation software documentation to determine if uEFI is supported User Guide Appendicies tet To recover to uEFI take the following steps 1 Once you have a Recovery Success message from the CBMR recovery click Reboot and then shutdown the recovered VM 2 Edit the Options of the Virtual Machine and change the BIOS to be uEFI instead of the standard MBR BIOS 3 Once the BIOS has been changed you will need to boot the VM into the uEFI BIOS using the VM boot options 4 When recovery
58. Y cristie W software the preferred choice for disaster recovery data backup and data migration CBMR Cristie Bare Machine Recovery User Guide For Windows May 2014 Version 7 1 Cristie Softw are Ltd Cristie Data Products GmbH Cristie Nordic AB New Mill Nordring 53 55 Gamla V rmd v gen 4 Chestnut Lane Stroud GL5 3EH 63843 Niedernberg SE 131 37 Nacka United Kingdom Germany Sw eden Tel 44 0 1453 847000 Tel 49 0 60 28 97 95 0 Tel 46 0 8 718 43 30 Fax 44 0 1453 847001 Fax 49 0 60 28 97 95 7 99 Fax 46 0 8 718 53 40 cbmr cristie com cbmr cristie de cbmr cristie se Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd All rights reserved The software contains proprietary information of Cristie Software Ltd itis provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and is also protected by copyright law Reverse engineering of the software is prohibited Due to continued product development this information may change without notice The information and intellectual property contained herein is confidential between Cristie Software Ltd and the client and remains the exclusive property of Cristie Software Ltd If you find any problems in the documentation please report them to us in writing Cristie Software Ltd does not warrant that this document is error free No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic
59. a Deleted 1 Retain Extra Versions 30 Retain Only Version 60 In this example there can be two versions of an object The Versions Data Deleted attribute specifies the maximum number of different backup versions 1 in this case retained for files and directories that you erased from your file system This parameter is ignored as long as the file or directory remains in your file system The expiration date for the remaining versions is based on the retain extra versions and retain only version parameters In the example if there is more than one version and one is deleted the deleted one will be kept for 30 days The only remaining copy of the object will be retained for 60 days that is AFTER you make it inactive Note if several versions of a DR backup are maintained in TSM the WinPE2 or WinPE4 recovery environment will allow you to choose a specific version to restore 3 2 The Create Configuration Wizard Configuration information can be stored only within the DR backup itself As part of this process the details about hard disks operating system storage controller s network adapter s and network settings are stored You can override some of these details if you wish The next section discusses this in detail User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery 13 3 2 1 Storing Configuration Parameters In the CBMR main window click on Setup Disaster Recovery Configuration E Cristie Bare Machine Recovery So
60. able on the hardware the data will remain uncompressed Hardware compression if available otherwise Software by preference data compression will be performed by the hardware if it is possible otherwise compression will be done by CBMR software Encryption Enables encryption for the backup An entry will then be made in the Key Repository file for the backup Options are Use new passphrase select this option and enter a new passphrase for the backup The Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd ns Cristie Bare Machine Recovery resulting passphrase will generate a new Key for the backup The Key not the passphrase is saved in the Key Repository file To restore the backup the entered passphrase or the Key Repository file must be accessible Use the default Encryption Key or passphrase instead of specifying a new passphrase use the currently defined default value for the backup An entry for the default Key will already be in the Key Repository file To restore the backup the default passphrase or the Key Repository file must be accessible Use dynamically generated Key a new key will be generated randomly no passphrase is used here just before the backup is started The random key is then saved to the Key Repository file To restore the backup the Key Repository file must be accessible Please refer to the Backup Encryption topic for more details File Access Backup Wizard File Access x Specify how
61. ached to a server to select all shares on that server or click on a server box to list the shares and proceed to select individual shares by clicking the clear box attached to the relevant share Note1 once an entity has been selected even if it is only one file the grey box attached to the network provider the Network label and the Desktop will be ticked Note2 when Windows is started it creates administrative shares for each local drive They are identified by a dollar sign for example C D Only members of the dministrators Backup Operators or Server Operators Group can backup these shares NetWare or Compatible Network Click on NetWare or Compatible Network box to display all the available fileservers Select a fileserver box to display all the available volumes User Guide CBMR in More Detail 123 You can then either click on the clear box attached to a volume to select all directories files or double click on the volume label to list the directories files and proceed to select individual directories or files Note once an entity has been selected even if it is only one file the grey box attached to the network provider the Network label and the Desktop will be ticked User Defined Shares Select the User Defined Shares box to display all available shares Then you can either click on the clear box attached to a share to select all directories files or double click on the share label
62. ackup lt valid local or UNC path gt Store configuration in this location backup Store the configuration with the backup Ivolatile Do not remember the changes Changes will be remembered by default Iscripts Creates the scripts DISREC SCP and DISREST SCP Existing scripts will be always overwritten Information required to access the configuration share cfguser lt login ID gt Enter as Domain Username Icfgpwd lt password gt Password Information required to access a file device devuser lt login ID gt Enter as Domain Username Idevpwd lt password gt Password CBMR Configuration Files The following configuration files are used by the CBMR software This is not a comprehensive list PCBAX INI This file contains the name of the default Backup Manager to connect to currently this can only be the local one Also in this file are options to select the preferred user level 0 or 1 and options to disable any of the objects in the main container window CBM INI This file contains the default settings for the Backup Manager These settings are maintained by the CBMRWin exe program The settings in this file are used by the CBMRWin exe and pcbax exe programs for Backup Restore Compare Compare and Verify operations Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 176 4 9 4 3 4 9 4 4 4 9 4 5 4 9 4 6 4 10 4 10 1 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery USERSHAR INI This is an editable text file and is
63. an individual file you must enter the full file name wildcards E g doc pcbax are not accepted Restoring Data via the Backup Catalogue You can initiate a Restore Compare or Verify operation from the Backup Catalogue Volume window by selecting Restore Compare Verify from the Volume top bar menu or by pressing the appropriate button You can also select Restore Compare or Verify from the CBMR Tools menu which will start the Restore Compare Verify Wizard This will give you the option of using the Backup Catalogue or the Backup Location to select the data you are interested in Backup Location Search This window allows you to search the Backup Catalogue You can search for an individual file but obviously you must have the Full level of information on this volume otherwise there will be no file details to search Wildcards E g doc pcbax are accepted If you do not supply a full path then all occurrences of the search object will be listed in time order with the most recent at the top of the list Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 168 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 7 8 Backup Location Entry Information This window displays information about the selected entry resulting from a search operation Details about the volume the dataset and the specific entry are shown This information is a useful checking option before you actually restore the data Backup Location Search Results Thi
64. ange of scripts covering all the routine backup jobs CBMR is supplied with a pre defined script called Backup all files on system Boot drive From the main Backup Schedules drop down menu you can change the View icons list or details display and Sort by name date Also from the Jobs menu you can perform all the routine tasks such as Modify an existing schedule Run a selected schedule Delete a schedule create a new schedule Create New and access the Default Settings Ifthe Details view is displayed you can also sort the entries in Description File Name or Date Time sequence by clicking in the appropriate column heading 4 3 1 1 Creating a Backup Schedule To create a new DR backup schedule script select the Run or Schedule Disaster Recovery Backup option from the main menu This can also be located via the Tool top bar menu in the Backup Selections tool double click the Create New icon in the Backup Schedules drop down menu double click the Backup Now option in the Tools drop down menu Any one ofthese methods will invoke the Backup wizard This will take you through the steps required to create the new Backup Selection script User Guide CBMR in More Detail Backup Wizard Welcome Welcome to the Backup Wizard These pages will enable you to define a Backup Selection the data to be backed up along with backup options The Backup Selection may be run immediately and may also be saved and scheduled
65. ardware with significant changes The dissimilar restore capability makes CBMR a deployment or server migration tool as well as a disaster recovery tool CBMR contains a Dissimilar Hardware DHW component that allows new drivers to be injected into recovering systems to accommodate different hardware in the target machine Note it should be kept in mind that Microsoft Windows is a complex operating system which has its own hardware dependencies and limitations This section discusses various issues involved in recovering a Windows server or workstation using CBMR version 7 1 for Windows The original machine may have been configured for a very different set of hardware to the machine to which you are recovering The ability to recover to different hardware is becoming an increasingly important feature in any disaster recovery software This is due to the fact that hardware is superseded very quickly So it may not be practical to find an exact replacement for a server or a failed component Over a period of time our dissimilar hardware support has evolved and with the latest release a new Plug and Play manager is incorporated which will prompt for the correct driver for the new hardware With a little knowledge of drivers for motherboard resources it is also possible to change any aspect of Windows by using the Manual Driver Install option The rest of the document will explain the steps used in CBMR to recover a Windows system to a different
66. asis by setting the Repeat option the box is ticked when active When this box is ticked the job will be repeated until you cancel the Repeat option For example if a job is scheduled to run on Monday at 8 0am then with the Repeat option set this job will run every Monday at 8 0am until you cancel the Repeat setting User Guide CBMR in More Detail 155 If the Repeat option is not checked for a particular job then the job will disappear from the scheduled jobs list after it has run Run Detached You can run a job as a background process while you continue to work in other applications When the Run detached button is ticked the job will run as a detached process 4 6 3 Scheduled Task Wizard Scheduled Task Wizard Welcome Welcome to the Schedule Wizard These pages will allow you to set up a CBMR job to run under the control of the Windows Task Scheduler CBMR uses the Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler service to schedule unattended backups The Windows Task Scheduler service allows very flexible schedules to be created Creating a new schedule from the Scheduled Tasks tool or from the Backup Selection Script Wizard will start the Scheduled Task Wizard The Scheduled Task Wizard will create a schedule within the Windows Task Scheduler service to run a CBMR backup selections script or a command file Note that this is entirely independent of the CBMR Scheduler service Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie So
67. atalogue Volume for further details The new location will be included in the list User Guide CBMR in More Detail 169 4 7 9 Options Restore Compare Verify W restore Options Select The Backup Location To Use MyTSM v Restore Options Logfile Settings Existing Files Overwrite v Name Restore Log Later Files Overwrite M Mode lt Use Default gt gt Read Only Files Overwrite y Level lt Use Default gt y V Restore File Permissions ACLs Restore Registry Cancel Help The title of this window depends on which program you have selected Restore Compare or Verify However you are not bound by that selection and if you change your mind for example you decide to compare the data before you restore it then you can run the Compare program from this window You can accept the default settings or you can specify different rules which will only apply to the current job Note any changes made here will not change the values defined in the Default Settings roperty sheet Select the backup location to use Select the location from which you are accessing the data All the configured locations are listed Restore Options Existing Files if any files being restored already exist on disk then you can direct CBMR to respond in one of the following ways Skip any file it encounters which already exists Ask whether it should overwrite or skip the file Overwrite the existing file with the file
68. ation devices can be configured using the CBMR Backup Location Setup dialogue In this only the Name and the Block Size fields are editable and all other fields are for display only CBMR Backup Location Setup SonyT ape The various screen fields and their purpose are listed below The friendly name of the backup location Any valid character sequence up to 79 characters is acceptable The name should be unique and you cannot specify the name Of an existing backup location Block Size The size of the tape blocks in kilobytes Bigger block sizes will give better performance on newer tape drives However if you are unsure set it to O and CBMR will decide the appropriate block size for the device Inquiry The device specific SCSI IDE Inquiry string returned from the device May be useful to find the firmware of the device etc Category The category of the Backup Location The following categories are currently supported SCSI Tape IDE Tape Robotics Media Handler File Device VTD ITSM Module if installed Cascaded Device Adapter The name of the Adapter or SCSI Port On Windows XP Vista Server 2003 and Server 2008 it will give you the name of the SCSI miniport driver with a running serial number SCSI ID The SCSI ID or Drive number of the device SCSI LUN The SCSI Lun of the device it will be O for IDE devices Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 102 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Virtual Tape Device
69. backed up to and restored from using the Backup Location Tool At least one Backup Location must be configured within CBMR When CBMR first starts no Backup Locations will be configured Backup Restore Compare Verify and Media Utilities will all automatically use the default backup location unless otherwise directed Please see Configuring Backup Locations for further details CBMR Default settings window CBMRhas a range of defaults which can be adjusted with Default Settings configuration These include a set of rules which direct CBMR during a backup For example what actions apply to a Backup Append Overwrite compression on off Save Security Information and so on To invoke this option select the Default Settings option from the Configuration drop down menu a Cristie Bare Machi Y Configuration Backup Schedules This takes you directly to the Default Settings property sheet Default settings relating to backup are used by all backups unless you specify otherwise in the individual backup location script s properties Backup Locations R di Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 82 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 1 10 Directory Tree AQ Local Computer Name Date Time Size Attributes OE Registry L ATAPL EXE 03 09 02 08 31 44 TAS Cc L coo mIF 08 05 03 15 19 04 OA vAULT C DELLBUTN HTM 03 09 02 02 41 40 4 adaptec C DELLCIRC ICO 03 09 02 08 31 44 z pa a C E WTRMRK GIF 03 09 02
70. be backed up Select files and folders to be included in this backup by clicking on the boxes to the left of each item Various filters can also be configured here Backup Method NORMAL Backup Files Reset Archive Bit y Estimate Media Option Overwnte y V oe Filter pm MEN lt system Stat y gt 4 gt Fe Be On this page you will select the data to be backed up and the most common options Specify what you want to include in the backup in the Data To Backup window It can be a straightforward backup of all files in the selected drive s Servers workstations on the network or a more selective backup where you have de selected certain directories files and or set restrictions on files The Data To Backup displays two separate items under the Desktop icon The Local Computer The Network Local Computer The Local Computer contains the logical drives available for backup The floppy drive will also be included if there is a disk in the drive at the time the Backup property page is opened Note System State is listed as a separate entity To include the complete System State contents in the backup click the System State box Network The Network contains the available Network Providers types of network on your system Microsoft Windows Network expands to show each domain and workgroup NetWare or compatible network e
71. by default and you cannot exclude them All other volumes and partitions can be selected or de selected by clicking on the selection box which toggles the current selection Click on Next gt to confirm the disks partitions for formatting r You have finished DR configuration Configuration will be updated with the following details LC f E The Windows drive is C and the boot drive is _ co Fk cos Check that all your selections are correct If you need to modify any of these settings choose the lt Back button and modify your selection Finally click Finish to save the settings When a DR backup is run the configuration information will be stored to a folder CBMRCFG on the Windows drive This folder will be automatically included with the backup This folder should never be removed manually nor its attributes or contents changed Creating and Testing DR Backup For locally attached physical Backup Locations ie tape library auto loader or local disk insert a clean tape in the tape drive or ensure there is enough space on the backup disk Click on the Run or Schedule Disaster Recovery Backup option in the CBMR main window User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery 15 E Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Software lol x Y Configuration Tools qe Help Welcome to CBMR What do you want to do Ay H Setup Disaster Recovery Configuration mm kA Create modify system configurat
72. caei Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd e Cristie Bare Machine Recovery File Restore Type Ifyou selected a restore Type of File the following dialogue appears In the example below the Network Setup functionality has been used to map drive B to the location of the backup file in Virtual Tape Drive VTD format CBMR File Backup Location B share 1 Nigelp CBMRVTDs Win2008R 2 FullBackup vtd Ej Point in time PIT restore N ote Point in time PIT restore mode is not supported for File type restores xt gt to continue User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery a TSM Restore Type If you selected a restore type of TSM the following dialogue appears Provide the details for the TSM server used for the backup CBMR Specify TSM Location g TSM Server Details Server Address 20 10 1198 Port 1500 TSM Client Details Node Name nuse Node Password Filespace Name me Tuesday May 06 2014 v 2 52 35 PM lt s conca Selecting the Point in time PIT restore mode will allow the system to be recovered from the most recent backup before the specified date and time This means the version of any file restored will be earlier than the specified date and time Selecting the down arrow in the calendar control will bring up a calendar CBMR Specify TSM Location TSM Server Details Server Address 10 10 11 98
73. cersebecesbosssuasidsntessecictceiduseteseussssetntseaceiiee 171 4 9 Running CBMR from the Command line cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseneees 172 4 9 1 PC BaX Command Line Options oooccciccccccconononcconcocononcnon once rra 173 4 9 2 CBMRwin exe Command Line Options oocccccccccoconononocnnnncnoncnnnc nan cnn cnn cnn nn 174 4 9 3 CBMRCfg exe Command Line Options coococcccccccococononocnnonononcnnnc nan cnn cnn rn rra nr rre rara 175 4 9 4 CBMR Configuration File S r a a E sues sden a Aa AE o a E ra raa aTe ast 175 POBA Ni A i oe SR CBM INI USERSHAR INI WSERINFOSING Zeune a e o Mal de hs O dened DTEXG IND ccc Ave Se A AS Rs Ss EA Eds KEY REPOSITORY3 INE 0 cocos A it 176 4 10 Media Utilitie Sic cui A a A E EEEn 176 4 10 1 MediaManageMe Oti iii cn i n 176 410 2 Read Ad 177 410 3 Rete sion sssini ur e ARS 177 4210 4 O A TE ETE AE ete dd ETA TS 177 4 10 5 Greate New Header ie 178 A 10 6 New Media Header 00000 a a A aA 178 4 10 7 Security Erase iy ISA a ect lea et 4 10 9 Library Control Patie Vassa aa a A ii 178 5 Appendicies 180 5 1 Windows 8 Storage Space and 2012 Storage Pool Support cceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 180 5 2 UEF and MBR BIOS Support sasinen aci 180 Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd Support 182 6 1 Online Hel piss as 182 6 2 Technical Support nnie a cee eet eee ce a aE eaaa aara aias 182 184 Glossary of Terms Copyright 1998 2014 Cristi
74. cked By default only Mass Storage disk and network devices are checked CBMR Types of Drivers 3 xi Specify if all Windows drivers will be checked and loaded Note it is generally only necessary to inject drivers for mass storage and some network devices Drivers for other device types such as chipset CPU type etc can be safely ignored and left for standard Windows Plug and Play processing on reboot However f you wish to load all types of PCI device tick the following box T Load all types of drivers lt s caei Press Next gt to continue For recovery to similar hardware no new devices will be found and this will be confirmed by this dialogue User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery 55 CBMR Finish Press F 1 to complete the manual recovery sequence 3 4 2 4 Tools There are a number of tools that can assist with the recovery process They are all collected under this command button Tools Window a eeeeeeno start use The options available are Load a driver Configure the network Dissimilar Hardware Wizard Start VNC Set trace levels Copy key repository Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd s Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Advanced options Start iSCSI initiator Load a driver allows a new mass storage or NIC driver to be injected into the running booted WinPE2 or WinPE4 DR environment This would be used for example
75. cked then only the data is included The user who is logged on must have the appropriate Right to request security information to be backed up Please check with your System Administrator that your user account has been included in the Backup Operators group If this option is enabled then all the security details access control data are included in the backup as well as the data Backup Mounted Drives By default all mounted drives ie partitions will be included in the backup Deselect this option so that mounted drives are excluded from the backup by default Restore Properties This page allows you to set the default actions which will apply during a Restore job The defaults can be over ridden when performing individual restores Ef CBMR Backup Software Program Settings x __ Performance Exclude Files Encryption Disaster Recovery Backup Restore Backup Location Backup Catalogue Log Files Existing Fics Se gt Later Files Overnrte y Read Only Files Overwnte y JV Restore File Permissions ACLs IV Restore Mounted Drives Existing Files If any files being restored already exist on disk then you can direct CBMR to respond in one of the following ways User Guide CBMR in More Detail Skip any file it encounters which already exists Ask whether it should overwrite or skip the file Overwrite the existing file with the file from the backup Later Files If any files being
76. contains a summary of the TSM client server versions and node details cbac_trace log contains a detailed summary of the VTD access communications Used by Cristie Support for diagnosing VTD problems cbmc_dump log contains a summary of the VTD details and datasets used in the recovery cbmc_trace log contains a detailed summary of the TSM client server communications Used by Cristie Support for diagnosing TSM access problem CbmrCmd_trace log contains CBMR product version information cdp_dump log contains general information regarding the system BIOS disk configuration and timezone details of the original system cdp_trace log contains a detailed summary of how the partitions were restored Used by Cristie Support for diagnosing disk configuration problems cds log Cristie deployment service log used by Cristie Support to diagnose comms problems with other Cristie products for example RecoverySimulator CGBC_trace log Cristie Generic Backup Client log file cnm_trace log contains network library information Used by Cristie Support CRM_trace log contains the Recovery Manager log Used by Cristie Support CRMWizard_trace log contains the clone settings used during the recovery Used by Cristie Support dsierror log TSM interface log information network log contains NIC hardware summary current network configuration eg IP address gateway IP address etc and routing table RecoveryAgentService log Recovery Ag
77. covery Select Datasets to Restore The next step prompts for the datasets to restore Generally each dataset represents a disk partition or volume Put a tick against each dataset that should be restored CBMR Select Datasets to Restore Click Next gt to continue to the Clone Settings dialogue Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd a Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Clone Settings Use this dialogue to change the recovered system s hostname and IP addresses if required Select to use either DHCP or enter a valid static IP address CBMR Clone Settings Intel R PRO 1000 MT Network Connection Operational IV Use DHCP E You may change the IP address for each NIC interface independently NICs that are currently connected to a network are tagged with Operational If you wish to retain the current hostname and IP addresses leave the fields at their default values and select Next gt to continue to the next section User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery 35 Proceed With The Recovery Before continuing with the actual recovery a final warning screen is displayed CBMR Finish If you are happy with the recovery configuration press Finish This will commence the actual recovery Note this procedure will COMPLETELY DESTROY any existing data on disks selected for format ie shown witha a Disks or partitions tagged as no format ie s
78. created script file will already be filled in Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 116 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Backup Location Backup Wizard Backup Location x Select backup methods This page allows you to select options relating to the backup destination Choose the method used to verify that data has been sucessfully backed up JV Unload media after backup J Run cleaning cycle before backup IV Backup mounted drives This page allows you to set various options relating to the way the backup is stored on the destination Backup Location Verify Method lt Use Default gt use the default verifiy method set in Default Settings Verify After Backup checks the validity of the recorded media None does not perform any checks Check Integrity Alone after finishing the backup the media will be scanned from the beginning to end ensuring it is readable Byte By Byte Comparison after finishing the backup each file on the media will be compared against its disk counterpart and the differences reported Unload Media Ifthe Backup Location supports automatic ejection of the media then this option will ensure that the media is unloaded at the end of the backup cycle Run Cleaning Cycle Ifthe Backup Location is a library or autochanger that supports a cleaning media this option ensures that a cleaning cycle is completed before the backup commences Backup mounted drives User Guide
79. d Hardware compression if available otherwise Software By preference data compression will be performed by the hardware if it is possible otherwise compression will be done by CBMR software Software Compression Level A slider control is provided to set the software backup compression level It can be set from level 1 least compression up to level 9 best compression level 6 being the default Note that minimum least compression provides maximum backup performance Also note that increasing the compression level will extend the backup time This setting only applies when the Software Compression type is selected for a backup Verify After Backup Checks the validity of the recorded media None Does not perform any checks Check Integrity alone After finishing the backup the media will be scanned from the beginning to end ensuring it is readable Byte By Byte comparison After finishing the backup each file on the media will be compared against its disk counterpart and the differences reported Quick File Access QFA This option if ticked will provide rapid access to files during a restore operation Not all drives support this option Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Save File Permissions ACLs Select this option ticked if you want the security information access control data associated with directories and files as well as the data included in the backup If the option is not ti
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81. d highlight the relevant logfile single mouse click Then select Delete from the Logfile top bar menu You are then prompted to confirm the Delete action Backup Encryption CBMR supports backup encryption This section describes how encryption is handled and some important encryption key management concepts The Key Repository File This file is central to the normal operation of encryption in CBMR It is created when CBMR first starts if not already present and contains three major parts 1 The first part is identified by a single entry named Main and contains the currently defined default key A default key is created at random when CBMR first creates the Key Repository file 2 The second part stores the currently available User defined keys These keys are created during the definition of a backup script so this section is a placeholder for the key They are identified by entries like REF ScriptName where ScriptName is the user defined name of the script 3 The final section contains a history of keys used for all encrypted backups made since CBMR was installed This includes both disaster recovery and non disaster recovery backups They are identified by entries of the form VOL MedialD where MedialD is a unique reference created when the backup is made and stored in the volume header of the backup media User Guide CBMR in More Detail 135 The file is normally created in the CBMR installation folder by default but may
82. d network devices For example this could include graphics cards USB and chipset devices but these are rarely required and not recommended Note that if drivers are not found for the new boot disk then although WinPE2 or WinPE4 will be able to recover the files to the disk there is a good chance that it will not boot correctly Press Next gt to proceed with the recovery User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery 1 3 4 2 3 Start Manual Recovery Sequence Select this option to commence a manual recovery sequence This option will stop after each step in the recovery so allowing the sequence to be aborted or the step to be repeated with different parameters The first step of the manual sequence is to provide the location of the DR configuration CBMR Welcome xj Welcome to the CBMR Manual Recovery Wizard which gives greater control and flexibility in restoring your system Select the operation you want to do and select Next to proceed Le Access Configuration Greate Partitions and Volumes Restore Files Make Bootable Dissimilar Hardware lt Back Cancel Press Next gt to proceed to the first step of the sequence Press Cancel to abort the recovery sequence at this point The following dialogue prompts you to identify the restore Type CBMR Select Restore Type xj Select the type of restore File C TSM SEP Sesam C Tape Click Next gt to continue lt s
83. d to that network Click on the clear check box attached to a server to backup all volumes on that server or Expand the server to list the shares and proceed to select individual shares by clicking the clear box attached to the relevant share Note once an entity has been selected even if it is only one file the grey box attached to the network provider the Network label and the Desktop will be ticked Creating User Defined Shares The User Defined Shares provider is used to list shares on other platforms such as LANserver or LanManager Although these shares may be accessed they are not automatically available for selection They must be added manually User Guide CBMR in More Detail 125 Creating User Defined Shares User defined shares are specified in a separate file called usershar ini located in the pcbax directory Below is an example entry Syntax main DEV dev_ files DEV documents Logon Failure CBMR automatically tries to create any connection required to access a resource The user account name and password can be specified either as a default account or a different account for an individual resource When CBMR tries to make a connection to a resource it checks in userinfo ini to see if it already has a connection saved in the file Initially it checks for a default user account name and password if it does not find one it checks for a server machine level account and finally a share account If n
84. d using the View Log Files option as before See also the Show Log Report chapter in this document 4 1 4 CBMR Tools The CBMR Tools option presents the Backup Now Restore Compare Verify Backup Catalogues and Backup Selections functions These are the main tasks that you will perform when maintaining your backup routines 4 1 5 CBMR Backup Selection Tool The Backup Selection tool contains scripts for performing regular backup jobs To view the backup selections click on the Tools drop down menu and select Backup Selections Y Tools Backup Now EX J C i Backup Catalogues Jn Backup Selections All saved scripts are created by this tool A backup selection script defines the files and folders that will be backed up along with various options such as the Backup Location on which the backup will be stored the detail that will be saved in the backup catalogue and the amount of information that will be stored in the backup catalogue Essentially a backup selection script defines the What and the How of a backup CBMR is supplied with a pre defined script called system scp This script will backup all the files on Drive C to the default backup location You can modify the system scp script to suit your backup job or you can use the options in Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd s Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Create New Backup Selections to create your own scripts The CBMR Tools o
85. e Only use this option if you want to totally and irrevocably erase all data from the media This may be required if the media contained highly sensitive information This operation takes a considerable length of time to complete especially for high capacity media because data is erased byte by byte Initialise Initialise ___Inititse This option only applies to DAT tapes You will be advised of this if you try to run it on other media types When you initialise media you are prompted to enter a media header name and as far as the software is concerned this is now a new blank piece of media You can use the Initialise utility to re use old media where the stored data is no longer required Library Control Panel CBMR Library Control Panel is an advanced utility for the tape library Contrary to the notion of associating one drive for every logical library configuration it is possible to work with the library as a whole and it gives a birds eye view of the total inventory If the media are fitted with barcodes and the library is capable of reading them you will know exactly where each media is It is also possible to import and export media on the fly without even opening the library door This can be invoked by selecting the Media Utilities menu option for a Media Handler device User Guide CBMR in More Detail 179 PC BaX Library Control Panel TB Media Handler Inquiry TANDBERGTDS 1440 ISS Categor Media Handler SCSIID 4
86. e Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery ar However it is possible to change the partition size or opt to tag untag whether or not a partition should be formatted To do this right click on the the disk icon and the following configuration dialogue is displayed CBMR Volume Layout i The original and proposed disk volumes are shown below If required right click on a volume to customise the proposed layout Stored layout WIN L6D52G9HOMC E5 Disk 0 Size 1023 MB S Dist aa Yes partition this disk a C CAUTION You wil lose all the data in this disk Dis 3 Dis No do not partition this disk E Dis Existing data may be safe E Dis 2 4 5 E H E A green tick box M next to a disk signifies that the disk and its underlying partitions will be left intact Placed next to a partition volume means that the corresponding partition volume WILL NOT be partitioned A red exclamation mark W placed next to a disk means it WILL be partitioned during recovery Placed next to a partition or volume means that the corresponding partition volume WILL be partitioned A red white exclamation mark al placed next to a disk means at least one partition volume WILL be partitioned A white box LJ indicates that the disk will be completely ignored during the recovery Click on the Icon Help button to display a summary of this Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software L
87. e This edition offers exactly the same functionality as the full Server version but supports Windows desktop OS s only To minimise the impact of a system failure you need to have a restore strategy in place CBMR allows you to recover Windows Workstations and Servers without first having to re install the operating system or backup software This reduces the recovery time significantly All you need is disaster recovery media from which to boot your computer and a disaster recovery backup of the original Windows system Finally a full backup of the system can be restored using the backup features of CBMR or any other preferred third party Backup Restore software Backups can be performed to a variety of different Backup Locations and media including IBM s Tivoli Storage Manager tape disk network attached storage etc es TANT Refer to the installed Readme file for any limitations and last minute updates Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd to Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 3 3 1 Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery This section describes the essential elements of CBMR when used for Disaster Recovery If you wish to use CBMR in standard backup recovery mode please refer to section CBMR in More Detail CBMR can protect a system against disaster all the time if set up and configured correctly The following sections explain this procedure Preparation To use CBMR in a production environment for DR purposes yo
88. e Software Ltd e Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 1 Document conventions The following typographical conventions are used throughout this guide etc passwd represents command line commands options parameters directory a and filenames Nets gt used to used to signify clickable buttons on a GUI dialogue Ct clickable buttons on a GUI dialogue Note describes something of importance related to the current topic User Guide Introduction 9 2 Introduction CBMR provides complete data protection as well as the ability to recover critical servers from scratch within minutes CBMR can be used as a standalone backup product and provides an ideal solution for server migration CBMR backs up the operating system and hard disk configuration of critical servers enabling rapid recovery of data to an identical state following damage to or failure of the physical hardware or a corruption of the operating system Please refer to the supplied Readme document for a list of supported Windows OS s CBMR also provides the ability to clone to a new machine from an existing backup The cloning option allows the hostname and or the IP address to be changed during the recovery CBMR is available as a single edition suitable for all platform types You must have one of the supported Windows Operating Systems correctly installed prior to proceeding with the installation of CBMR A low cost licensed version of CBMR is also availabl
89. e ability to setup the Network Identification of the recovering system allow file shares to be set on the recovering system map unmap network drives Select the 2 Help button at the top of the dialogue to show Network Configurator online help Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd se Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Configure NIC Parameters It is possible to change both the link speed and duplex mode for any NIC detected on the recovering target system Select the desired NIC there could be more than one from the drop down box and then select Update 6 4 Cristie Net Mac Addr Help Ethernet Adapters Intel R PRO 1000 MT Network Connection v Speed Auto Negotiation senos Status Operational Network Identification Map Network Drive IP Address DNS Servers 8 Obtain an IP address automatically DHCP Details Release Renen O Use the following IP address 10 10 11 123 More 2 an OF O 16 O AD More Use static gateway address The resulting display offers numerous NIC properties that can be changed This property list is dependent upon the NIC ie not all properties will be available for all NICs User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery so The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value on the right Property Value A Enabled Flow Control Interrupt Moderation In
90. e occurred Ef CBMR Backup Software Program Settings xi _ Performance Exclude Files Encryption Backup Restore Backup Location Backup Catalogue Log Files Mode MET Info Level Fu y IV Keep Separate Error Log The following options are available Mode Overwrite Append If Overwrite is set then each time the log file is created it overwrites the existing one If Append is set then each log file is appended to the previous one Info Level Full Partial Brief None A Full logfile contains a list of all files errors if any and statistics A Partial log file contains sub directories errors if any and statistics A Brief log file contains errors if any and statistics If None is selected then no log file is created Keep Separate Error Log If this option is ticked an additional log file is created which lists errors only Similar to the other log files it takes the name of the current operation but with an extension of err eg backup err Errors will still be written to the Full Partial or Brief log file if you have requested one of these User Guide CBMR in More Detail sa Performance Page CBMR has control over some performance related parameters like the number and size of read write buffers The basic unit of data which can be read or written to the tape called a block is determined by CBMR depending on the Backup Location device and media type in use Most recent tape drive manufacturers
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92. ect the data to Restore g want to use the online backup catalogue to choose the data to Restore Use this method if you are unsure which media the data is on lwant to select the data to Restore directly from a Backup Location On this page you choose whether to use the Backup Catalogue or the media currently in the default Backup Location to select the data to restore compare or verify If the backup is encrypted and you choose I want to select the data to Restore directly from the media in the default backup location and then press Next gt you may see the following dialogue Encryption Key Verification Please Enter Encryption Passphrase or Clear Key F Use Clear Key I Show Clear Text Passphrase Clear Key Cancel Help This will only be displayed if a Key entry for the backup is not found in the Key Repository file In this case enter the required passphrase or Key to recover the backup Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 1 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 4 1 2 Catalogue Volume Restore Wizard Backup Catalogue Volume Backup Catalogue Volume Select the Backup Catalogue Volume containing the data you wish to Restore al WINLED52G9HOMC 02 05 14 13 34 39 SDB al WIN 16D52G9HOMC 02 05 14 12 00 40 SDB This screen will only appear if you have opted to use the Backup Catalogue to select the data Here you select the Backup Catalogue volume that l
93. ed to scroll the months years backwards and forwards as necessary Note a future date will result in the latest backup being recovered If PIT mode is not selected then by default the latest filespace versions will be restored Select Next gt to continue At this point the client backup on the specified server will be accessed and the machine configuration extracted Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 28 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Specify Key Repository Select Next gt to specify a Key Repository path Passphrase or Clear Key These parameters are used if the backup is encrypted If a key or passphrase is not used you may skip this step CBMR Specify Key Repository Key Repository Enter the encryption key repository filename either as a share in UNC format or as a drive letter and path cristienas uranus nigelp keys keyrepository ini Browse Network Setup Passphrase or Clear Key o you can provide encryption passphrase or Clear Key here Enter Note If you don t specify the key repository file passphrase or clear key and the backup is encrypted you will be asked to enter the encryption passphrase during the recovery If the backup was encrypted and no Key Repository file has been entered then a prompt will appear for the encryption key or passphrase to be manually specified For example CBMR Specify Key Repository o E Repository Enter the encryption key
94. edia any existing data Overwrite media with the same label fail otherwise Selects overwrite only if the media label matches with the requested media otherwise the operation fails and no data will be written to the media Append overwrite if not appendable Selects append but if the media is blank or the media contains a non CBMR data set and therefore cannot be appended the media is overwritten Append to media with the same label fail otherwise Selects append only if the media label matches with the requested media otherwise the operation fails and no data will be written to the media Backup Open Files When selecting the Backup Open Files option CBMR will use Microsoft VSS if installed and running while backing up open files If VSS is not installed or the option is not selected then the option to Automatically retry the open file Skip the open file or Ask the user what to do can be selected from the list box If VSS is in use then a further option is available to enable multiple drive monitoring Compression Type The type of data compression can be selected to be None Data is not compressed Software Data compression will be performed by the CBMR software before the data is written to the Backup Location Hardware compression if available otherwise none This option will attempt to make the Backup Location perform the data compression If compression is not available on the hardware the data will remain uncompresse
95. edule dialogue contains all the fields required to define a job to be scheduled to run at a particular time This window may contain an existing schedule with all the fields defined or if you have selected the lt Create New Job gt icon or the Create New option in the Jobs menu context menu the fields will be blank The Schedule dialogue contains a property sheet with three pages The first page details the job that will be run the second page details the times that the job will be run and the third page details various advanced settings such as how long the job will be allowed to run Creating a New Scheduled Job To create a new Scheduled Job click on Run or select the Schedule Disaster Recovery option on the main menu You can also select Backup Schedules from the Configuration dropdown menu Then double click on the Create New Job icon in the Scheduler tool or New Job from the Jobs top bar menu User Guide CBMR in More Detail 153 lt Create New gt The New Task wizard will be displayed Enter the required details on each page of the wizard The new job will be added to the schedule list 4 6 2 1 Program Title If the CBMR Scheduler is selected by default then the following dialogue will be displayed when creating a new scheduled job Scheduled Task Wizard Task I x Enter details of the task to be scheduled Job Name Monthly Backup m Command Backup Selection system El C Commandfle Find Parameter
96. eduled job while it is running lt ScheduleName gt must be replaced with the exact name of the Windows Scheduler job including the job extension lepass lt encryption passphrase gt Specifies the encryption passphrase lekey lt encryption clear key gt Specifies the encryption key 4 9 2 CBMRwin exe Command Line Options CBMRwin exe is the graphical based application You can run some command line options with the GUI version In a command window change the directory to where CBMR is located At the prompt type CBMRwin for a list of commands and description of usage Usage CBMRWin exe lt backup selection name gt lt options gt backup selection name Name of the backup selection b Backup default ir Restore ic Compare iv Verify isd lt location name gt Name of the location iver lt date gt The backup version as of lt date gt to use where lt date gt should be in the form DD MMj HH MI S5 User Guide 4 9 3 4 9 4 4 9 4 1 4 9 4 2 CBMR in More Detail 175 CBMRCfg exe Command Line Options This program allows the system configuration to be created on the command line In a command window change the directory to where CBMR is located At the prompt type CBMRcfg exe for a list of commands and description of usage Usage CBMRCFG EXE options Options are help or Show usage Isd device Use device specified instead of the default device lout b
97. ee also the Displaying Media Headers for Backup section in this document Deleting a Backup Selection Script To delete a Backup Selection Script open the Backup Selections tool Highlight the Backup Selection script you want to remove single mouse click on the relevant script Select Delete from the Backup Selection Scripts top bar menu and press the Delete key User Guide CBMR in More Detail 131 4 3 1 6 Script Properties The Backup Selection Script property sheet allows you to define all the details which should apply for this particular backup You can create as many different backup scripts as you need to cover all backup situations 4 3 1 7 Running a Backup Using an Existing Selection Script From the Backup Selections tool you can highlight a script and select Run from the Script top bar menu or Double click on the script to vew modify it and then press the Backup button or From the CBMR tool select Backup Using Existing Script from the Tool top bar menu This will open the Backup Selections tool Double clicking on a script will then run it Once the script has finished the Backup Selections tool will also close When editing a Backup Selection script the Estimate button which also available from the Tool top bar menu will estimate the size of the backup you have defined the number of files and the size in Bytes This could be useful if you need to know in advance how much capacity you require for this backup or es
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99. ees up internal slots CBMR The Cristie Bare Machine Recovery product Enables a disaster recovery of a system from a special minimal backup in conjunction with a DR configuration file held within the backup itself Compression Almost all data exhibits redundancy in the form of repetition Redundancy of this sort when transferring data is purely wasteful Data compression is a means of reducing this waste Data compression allows the drive to store more data on the same length of tape In ideal conditions the ratio can be as much as 2 1 or higher Data compression also aids performance in that it allows the drive to match the performance of higher transfer rate systems more closely Data compression can be performed in 2 ways Hardware compression is performed by the backup hardware This takes the load off the PC but still requires the whole uncompressed data to be transferred over the interface to the backup location Software compression is performed by the PC before sending the data to the backup location This puts extra overhead on the PC in order to compress the data but it provides less data be transferred over the interface to the backup location Dataset header Each drive backed up is contained in its own dataset on the backup media The dataset header is information written at the beginning of the backup Driver A device driver is a program which allows a device to communicate with the operating system Each device
100. el Simpana Trace Level CBMC Trace Level y CRC Trace Level gt CDP Trace Level 3 y SM Trace Level GLGG Trace Level 3 GLG Trace Leyel SDS_TSM Trace Level GWG Trace Level 3 z SDS_SEP Trace Level etWorker Trace Level pa XBSA Trace Level anal aaa It is recommended that the trace levels are only changed when advised to do so by Cristie Support staff This is because they could have a severe impact upon the performance of the backup restore process Copy key repository used to define a key repository path User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery Advanced Options should only be selected when advised to do so by Cristie Support staff Advanced Options x WARNING Do not change these settings unless directed to do so by Cristie support J Map disks automatically Update boot ini Tl Disable Compag HP services IT Edit Configuration Cancel Start iSCSI initiator please contact Cristie Support if you wish to use this feature Cristie Network Configurator Tool The Cristie Network Configurator tool provides extensive facilities to configure the network during the recovery process It offers the following features supports multiple NICs configure individual NIC parameters for duplex mode and link speed the ability to select DHCP allocated or static IP addresses the ability to setup DNS server IP addresses th
101. em This section discusses the steps required to run a recover sequence using the CBMR Recovery Console The console is booted from the media created by CRISP in conjunction with the CRISP WinPE2 or WinPE4 Fileset for CBMR 7 1 see Create the bootable cloning environment for further details The WinPE2 or WinPE4 based recovery environment is booted on the target system This could be the original or a dissimilar system A typical CBMR recovery sequence consists of the following steps 1 Install and run the Cristie Recovery ISO Producer CRISP tool on a suitable system to Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 3 4 1 3 4 1 1 create the CBMR WinPE2 or WinPE4 based recovery environment This only needs to be done once 2 Boot the CBMR WinPE2 or WinPE4 recovery environment on the target system 3 Run a restore sequence from the recovery environment on the target system using the CBMR backup 4 When the restore operation is complete and before booting the system you may change the hostname and IP address as required If the target system uses different hardware from the source system inject additional drivers into the system using the hardware wizard tool This tool will detect any new devices in the target system and prompt for the drivers 5 Boot the recovered system Dissimilar Hardware Support CBMR can restore a Windows system to the same or similar hardware as well as to h
102. en start with the drive or dataset untagged and tag the directories and or files individually from this window When an item in the file list pane is highlighted the list can be sorted in a number of ways using the Sort menu The file list can also be sorted by clicking on the list s column headers A plus sign in the tree pane indicates that the tree item can be expanded Expand it by clicking on the plus sign A minus sign in the tree pane indicates that the tree item has been expanded to its lower level It can be contracted by clicking on the minus sign The status of an item is indicated by the square box next to it Items can be tagged or untagged by clicking on this box Listed below are the various symbols the status box can show Y All tagged A Partial tagging At least one directory or file has been untagged User Guide CBMR in More Detail ss 4 2 Nothing tagged X A restriction has been applied to this selection i Item that cannot be directly tagged though you may open it and tag or untag its contents v4 At least one item is tagged for backup it does NOT mean that every item underneath is tagged Getting Started CBMR allows you to backup any data on your system to any Backup Location excluding DVD CD writers attached to your computer or network You can then examine the content of the backup and restore any desired files directories To use CBMR you must 1 Install the CBMR software 2 Set
103. ename and Description entries are optional The description entry is what appears in the Backup Selections scripts folder so it makes sense to provide a meaningful description The file name is used by the system The name should comply with the short filename 8 3 convention However if you do not intend to save this script then a name and description are irrelevant Media Header Overview The media header is the overall name given to the media in the Backup Location or disk file if using a Virtual tape Drive as the Backup Location Media header information is optional and does not affect how the Backup Selection script performs If you are saving the script then meaningful header details should be entered Name is a unique identifier for the media loaded in your Backup Location Ideally the name should reflect the contents of the media If you need to Restore data especially in an emergency headers such as Volume 1 and Volume 2 without any other description do not mean anything and will cause a lot of frustration Comments field allows you to add more specific details which may be useful in identifying the contents of the tape It may not be you who is accessing it perhaps several months from now Please take note of the implications of supplying a Password A password will make your data more secure because a Restore operation recognises the password protection and will not proceed until the correct password is entered S
104. enessaeesaeseaeesaeseeetsaeeeeeeseenneseas 98 New Backup Local adria aia ch deta Mii AA AR E e AOR N 99 SCSI IDE Backup Location Setup oooocconncncnnococonccconcccnonccconcncnnnccnnnnccon cn cana n cano nc nan n cnn nn ranr cnn ne cana cnn 101 Virtual Tape Device VTD Backup LoOCAtiON comooncccinnccnnnccnnocccoonccnoncnonnncconnccnnc nro nc cnn cn narcos 102 Cascaded Backup Location Setup oooccncccnnnccconccconccconoccconcnnnnnccnnoncnoncn nana n cono cc nan nn cana n nan N ieda daa 102 Robotics Media Handler SetUp oooconcocinoconnocccooocconocccnonoconnccona conan nc nono ccnnn ccoo nc nan nc nan rra nen n ran n crearan 103 Library Backup Location Setup and ConfiguratiON oooocconccnninncnnnccnnnccccnccconoccnancnnnanc cano ncnancc cana nnnnns 105 TSM Backup Location Setup c cccccceceseceeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeecaeeeeeeeseaeeesaeeenaeesseeeesaeeeeeeeeseteseaeees 107 Seta Default Backup Location vivia n i AR 110 View ing and Deleting LOCAtiONS oooconnccnnnccnnnnccinncnconcncooncconnncnnnc nono ncconn cnn nc cn non cra nn cnn rn nnn nc nr ennenen eE 110 4 2 3 Setting up CBMR for Routine Operations ooccoccccccononocnnnnnnonnnnncnancnnnnnan rn rra rra rre ren enana 111 4 3 Introduction to Backing Up data occconcccnnccnonancncnnconncnonanenonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnennrnnnnnnrannnnnnnes 111 4 3 1 Backup Schedules and Selection Scripts ooccconncccnncnnnnnnnncccnncccnnnnnnnnnncnnnnn cnn nn cnn cnn rca 112 Creat
105. ent service log used by Cristie Support to diagnose comms problems with other Cristie products for example RecoverySimulator SEPInit_trace log Used to diagnose SEP Sesam recoveries setupapi log contains a summary of the Plug and Play devices detected by WinPE2 or WinPE4 as it boots Used by Cristie Support for diagnosing WinPE2 or WinPE4 driver problems Version log Used by Cristie Support to determine version of Cristie CBMR software and DLLs deployed Copy Log and Error Report Files Since all log and error files generated during the recovery are only transitory ie they are lost as soon as the Windows WinPE2 or WinPE4 environment exits this option allows you to copy the files to a local device or remote network share for permanent record before booting the recovered system Use the Cristie Network Configurator utility to setup a network share first All the files are compressed into a single ZIP file so that they can be easily sent to Cristie Support when required NBMR Copy Logfiles x Specify the location where the logfiles need to be copied Copy logfiles to the following location xs Browse Cancel The example shows files being copied to a network share A Note the logs are automatically written back to the recovered system after a successful recovery They are saved to the CBMR installation sub folder Temp User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery 75 3 4 2 7 Close Recovery Console and
106. ew from the top bar Backup Catalogue menu 3 You are prompted to select a Backup Location storage device and define the level of information you wish to record 4 Select OK when the operation is complete the entry is added to the catalogue listing User Guide 4 7 6 4 7 7 CBMR in More Detail 167 Deleting Searching and Restoring Deleting a Volume From the Catalogue Select the Delete Selected Volumes option from the top bar Backup Catalogue Volume menu You are given the opportunity to cancel the action or to continue This is only deleting a catalogue entry and has no bearing on the actual data Searching the Backup Catalogue Select the Backup Catalogue top bar Search option to display the search menu You have the option of searching All Volumes or Selected Volumes You can make a multiple selection by pressing the shift key while clicking on the each line in turn You must provide some parameters to direct the search how specific you are refines or widens the search field Media Library Search Search Criteria Drive lc Path winnt system File winaspi dll Cancel Help If you do not supply a full path then all occurrences of the search object will be listed in time order with the most recent at the top of the list You can search for an individual file but obviously you must have the Full level of information on this volume otherwise there will be no file details to search If you want to locate
107. ext menu provides options to Tag or Untag the selected item view the Dataset Header for the selected dataset view a Selection List of the items selected from the current dataset Redirect an item to a different location from where it was originally backed up view a Redirection List and view the Media Header for the current volume The Sort menu is available when at least one item is highlighted in the file list view It enables the file list to be sorted in a variety of ways The file list can also be sorted by clicking on the list s column headers Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 166 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 7 4 4 7 5 Modifying the Level of Catalogue Information You can change the level of information held by the Backup Catalogue Select the Change Info Level option from the top bar Volume menu in the Backup Catalogue tool The Current Info Level tells you the information level of the selected volume The Current Info Level will be None if you are creating a new entry If you want to down grade the level of information for example from Full Information to Headers and Directories or Headers Only then just click on the required option You are given the opportunity to cancel the action However if you are up grading the information level then you need the media loaded so that the relevant information can be read from the media and written to the catalogue entry You will be prompted to
108. for a period of time when a tape is not used for a long time there is the possibility of print through which means that the magnetic orientation of particles on one layer of tape affect those on the adjacent layer This can cause data corruption 4 10 4 Unload Unload Ua his option will eject the media from all soft load Backup Locations such as DAT drives Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 178 4 10 5 4 10 6 4 10 7 4 10 8 4 10 9 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Create New Header Create New Header f This option will allow you to create a new media header for the media currently loaded in the Backup Location You can use this option to remove or change a password protected backup New Media Header This window allows you to create a new Media Header for the media currently stored in the Backup Location Name Enter a meaningful name which identifies the volume contents Comments This field allows you to provide more information about the volume It is not essential but can be useful if you are viewing a volume at a later date Password A password will secure the volume against unauthorised access Make sure it is a password you will remember at a later date because there is no by pass procedure and the data will be unrecoverable if you cannot remember what the password is You have the opportunity to Cancel this operation if you change your mind Security Erase Security Erase a
109. ftware Y Configuration Tools 2 Help Welcome to CBMR What do you want to do WHH Setup Disaster ds Configuration ma K Create modify system cofmiguration settings Run or Schedule Disaster Recovery Backup o gt Specify to run disaster recovery backup now or create a disaster recovery schedule for regular backup N A P w View Log Files 30W Copyright Cristie Software Limited 1998 2014 The CBMR Configuration Welcome dialogue will appear View log files of previous operations such as Backup Restore Compare and Verify Welcome to Disaster Recovery configuration wizard This wizard will take you through the steps in configuring CBMR for recovery on this system Select the Next button to continue Baci Cres Select Next gt and the CBMR Configuration Select Volumes to Format dialogue will help you to select the disks and partitions which should be formatted during a recovery Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd ta Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 3 3 CBMR Configuration Select Volumes To Format xj Select Volumes To Format By default only the Windows system and boot volumes will get formatted Additional volumes can be formatted by selecting them here Volume Label STRIPE MIRROR SIMPLE RAID5 SIMPLE2 SPAN System Reserved MOLINT1 The Windows boot and system partitions will be selected
110. ftware Ltd 156 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 6 3 1 Schedule Schedule 1 M 06 00 on day 1 of every month staring 02 05 2014 yl m _ Moy zpen N a The next two pages of the setup allows the schedule for the job to be defined The second page allows finer control over the job settings User Guide CBMR in More Detail 157 Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 158 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 6 3 2 Task Scheduled Task Wizard Task x Enter details of the task to be scheduled Job Name Monthly Backup Command Backup Selection SYSTEM Command file Find Parameters Files Cristie CBMR pcbax exe SYSTEM b d As Monthly Backup job The task page allows you to enter details of the command that will be executed The job title must be a unique string to identify the job This will be used to create the job file in Windows Task Scheduler The command can be an existing CBMR Backup Selection script selected from the drop down list or a command file with parameters Note that if the Backup Selection Script Wizard has started this Wizard automatically the command fields will already be filled in and cannot be changed The actual command that will be run is displayed for information purposes The Account Information defines the login details under which the command will be run The following two pages in the Wizard are provided
111. g or Running System Dependent Information The Scheduler Service CBMR can schedule jobs to run with no user interaction These jobs are configured to be executed by a special type of program known as a service The main reason for this is to allow scheduled backups to run even when a user is not logged on to the system What are Windows Services Windows services are a special class of program that are installed and controlled by the Windows Service Manager The Service Manager can be accessed from the control panel allowing services to be started stopped and also have their properties modified One of the most important points to remember is that services should not and in most cases cannot directly interact with the current users console Windows Scheduled Tasks Service Microsoft Windows provides its own scheduling service called the Windows Task Scheduler CBMR jobs can be configured to run under the control of the Windows Task Scheduler They require a Job Name option ts JobName where JobName is the name of the Windows Task Scheduler job Again the CBMR program will automatically add this parameter when scheduling a script User Guide CBMR in More Detail 1 4 6 6 4 7 The Windows Scheduled Task Service allows very flexible schedules to be created Using Batch Files There are many occasions when other operations are required for a backup in addition to the actual backup process itself For example copying
112. g restored are found to be later versions than those already existing on disk then you can direct CBMR to respond in one ofthe following ways Skip any file it encounters which are later versions Ask whether it should overwrite or skip the file Overwrite the file on disk with the later version from the backup Read Only Files if any read only files are being restored already exist on disk then you can direct CBMR to respond in one of the following ways Skip any read file it encounters which already exists on disk Ask whether it should overwrite or skip the file User Guide CBMR in More Detail 149 Overwrite the file on disk with the file from the backup Logfile Settings Log files are a useful source of information and will list any error messages Log file information can be important if problems have occurred The following options are available Name the default will be the log file of the selected operation restore log compare log or verify log If you have decided to run a different program from the one selected in the Tools menu for example Compare instead of Restore then you will have to overtype the default entry with the log file name relevant to the operation Mode Overwrite Append if Overwrite is set then each time the log file is created it overwrites the existing one if Append is set then each log file is appended to the previous one Info Level Full Partial Brief None
113. ge You may select the Abort button to terminate the file recovery process but this may leave the disk or partition in an unpredictable state which may render it unusable If any errors occur during the recovery an error message will be shown in the dialogue window Refer to the logs post recovery to establish the cause of any error CBMR Recovery Status Formatted dynamic volume with drive letter E labelled STRIPE Formatted dynamic volume with drive letter G labelled SIMPLE Formatted dynamic volume with drive letter H labelled RAID5 Formatted dynamic volume with drive letter labelled SIMPLE2 Formatted dynamic volume with drive letter J labelled SPAN Creating partition mount points Creating volume mount points Making bootable volumes active Stopping access to Diskpart Successfully performed disk operations Restore will start shortly in a separate window The system files were restored successfully Updating the target registry Boot drive letter C and System drive letter B Copying boot files Success Sanity check passed Copying DisRec ini to the Windows drive Success Start Dissimilar Hardware Search new hardware devices in the recovering system No new devices were found in your system Recovery finished successfully on 16 04 2014 17 50 20 Close Abort The final steps of the recovery are to run a sanity check to determine if all the expected boot files are present on the boot
114. had a little lamb than the key OBN3EHYD JNF3JORB MLIR9YV4 UFPOLHA5 JEYKVWTH 7PCA8XW7 8FVMITKD Note passphrases are case sensitive They should be made secure eg a long sentence or a long password The minimum length is one character The Default Encryption Key The default encryption key can be overridden at any time by selecting the Encryption tab on the Default Settings menu option Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 136 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 3 5 3 IE COMR Backup Software Program Settmgs A Perfomance Exclude Files Encryption Disaster Recovery Default Encryption Key Enter a secure passphrase e g o rel laa dd ci default Encryption Key for CBMR on this system The passphrase is sensitive o toto dolida Important The default Encryption Key is used by all Users of CBMR on this system and will be used for all encrypted backups unless overidden ff the default Encryption Key is changed you should notify all other Users of CBMR J Show Clear Text Passphrase Confirm Passphrase Encryption Type Blowfish 256 bit This value will then be used for all subsequent encrypted backups where the default Key is selected If this default is changed it is important to notify all other users that it has been changed Restoring Encrypted Backups In general restoring encrypted data either requires access to the Key Repository file or a manually entered passp
115. hown with W will be retained Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Disk Recovery Sequence The sequence begins by preparing the disks selected for formatting CBMR Recovery Status CBMA Console Version 7 1 11052 Manual Recovery Volume Creation started on 17 04 2014 10 29 11 Restoring Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit build 7601 Service Pack 1 Preparing basic disks TGT disk 0 Size 1023 MiB Cyls 130 TPC 255 SPT 63 BPS 512 TGT disk 1 Size 5119 MiB Cyls 652 TPC 255 SPT 63 BPS 512 TGT disk 2 Size 4095 MiB Cyls 522 TPC 255 SPT 63 BPS 512 TGT disk 3 Size 40960 MiB Cyls 5221 TPC 255 SPT 63 BPS 512 TGT disk 4 Size 1024 MiB Cyls 512 TPC 128 SPT 32 BPS 512 TGT disk 5 Size 10240 MiB Cyls 1305 TPC 255 SPT 63 BPS 512 TGT disk 6 Size 5120 MiB Cyls 652 TPC 255 SPT 63 BPS 512 TGT disk 7 Size 5120 MiB Cyls 652 TPC 255 SPT 63 BPS 512 Creating basic partitions Creating any partitions on TGT disk O Created MSR partition 31 MiB Creating any partitions on TGT disk 1 Created MSR partition 31 MiB Creating any partitions on TGT disk 2 Created MBR partition 1024 MiB with drive letter K labelled FAT Created MBA partition 1024 MiB with drive letter L labelled FAT32 Created MBR partition 2046 MiB with drive letter M labelled ExFAT Creating any partitions on TGT disk 3 Created MBR partition 100 MiB with drive letter B
116. hows the recovery statistics in terms of time size and throughput User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery 51 Restore Status 28 Completed m Filespace Details Name CA Type Drive C Date 16 04 2014 16 27 02 Current File Name C Windows System32 umb dll Size 58 50 KB Status m Progress Files Done 12 808 of 103 243 Bytes Done 3 34GB of 11 68 GB Time Taken 00 32 56 Rate 8961 0 KB Sec isan Restored Files 12 MA Eo Bytes 28 Abort This process may take some time if the backups are large You may select the Abort button to terminate the file recovery process but this may leave the disk or partition in an unpredictable state which may render it unusable If any errors occur during the recovery an error message will be shown in the window Refer to the logs post recovery to establish the cause of any error When the restore files step completes select Close and the following dialogue is displayed CBMR Finish Nx The configuration data is successfully retrieved and copied locally Select Finish to complete the step and return to the Manual Recovery Wizard Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 52 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Make Bootable The next step in the manual recovery sequence is to make the original disk bootable This involves re creating the MBR of the boot disk and modifying the registry with the new disk GUID
117. hrase or key When restoring an encrypted backup CBMR will use the following sequence to obtain the correct encryption key The Key Repository file is searched to find a matching entry for the MedialD obtained from the media Volume header of the backup If a matching entry is found the key is extracted and the backup restored with no user interaction Note if the key specified in the matching entry is found to be incorrect processing continues at the next step f no matching entry is found for MedialD or an incorrect key is found then a check is made using the current default key If the key is correct the backup is restored with no user interaction If the default key is also incorrect then the user is prompted for the passphrase or key User Guide 4 3 5 4 4 3 6 CBMR in More Detail 137 Encryption Key Verification Please Enter Encryption Passphrase or Clear Key IV Use Clear Key r Passphrase Clear Key Cancel Help Enter the key or un tick the Use Clear Key tick box and enter the passphrase instead During an encrypted DR backup restore the user will be prompted for the location of the Key Repository file since it will not necessarily be located on the local system Encryption Algorithms Two encryption algorithms are available Blowfish 256 bit and AES 256 bit Blowfish is typically faster to encrypt than AES Beware however that enabling encryption significantly slows down the backup
118. i Size 43MB Status m Progress Files Done 6 481 of 87 526 Bytes Done 3 222MB of 17 529 MB Time Taken 00 07 04 Rate 8845 0 KB Sec Encryption Key used However CBMR begins to process the first command it receives which is Start before it receives and can process the Abort command As as a result the header details are written before the operation stops If the backup selections script requests overwrite rather than append then existing data will be overwritten 4 3 8 Verify and Compare Restore Verify and Compare are related functions which use a common interface These commands are accessible from the Tools drop down menu Verify and or Compare should be run after every backup to make sure that the tape is in good condition the read write heads are clean and the data has been reliably recorded Verify checks that the data can be read back from tape it will not check the data for accuracy Compare checks for data accuracy The program performs a byte by byte comparison of the backed up data on the tape with the source data on disk For this reason it will take considerably longer to complete than a Verify You are recommended to run both programs when you use CBMR for the first time to ensure that the software and the Backup Location storage devices are working correctly Verify It is good sense to verify your data after a backup to ensure that it can be restored Verify checks Copyright 1998 2
119. if you have used the Restore directly from a Backup Location to select the data to restore compare or verify Here you select the Backup Location on which the required media is loaded 4 4 1 5 Restore Options Restore Wizard Restore option A Restore Options oT This page allows you to specify various Restore options M Action to be perfomed f a file already exists If an existing file is newer than the version to Restore overwrite ba F an existing file is read only overwrite fe IV Restore security infomation J Restore the registry IV Restore mounted drives This page allows you to set various options regarding the data to restore The options set here are only applicable to restore operations and have no effect on compare or verify operations Windows NT Only Select the Restore Security Information option if you want to restore the security information associated with the directory If the option is not ticked then only the data is included Note you must be logged on the computer as a user account with the appropriate rights to restore security data Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 146 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Select the Restore the Registry option if you want to restore the Registry files You must reboot your system after restoring the registry files 4 4 1 6 Logfile Options Restore Wizard Logfile options Logfile options This page allows you to configure the des
120. ify all other Users of CBMR Show Clear Text Passphrase Confirm Passphrase Encryption Type Blowfish 256 bit The passphrase is used internally by CBMR to generate an Encryption Key The resulting Encryption Key then becomes the default value for all subsequent encrypted backups for all Users of CBMR on the system unless overridden in a backup script If this default is changed it is important to notify all other users that it has been changed If Show Clear Text is selected then the passphrase is shown in plain view otherwise it is shown as asterisks as it is typed in The passphrase should be secure eg a long sentence or password Note the passphrase is case sensitive Two encryption algorithms are available Blowfish 256 bit and AES 256 bit Blowfish is generally faster to encrypt than AES However enabling encryption significantly slows down the backup Please refer to Backup Encryption for more details User Guide CBMR in More Detail This page allows various default settings for Disaster Recovery to be configured Ef CBMR Backup Software Program Settings x Backup Restore Backup Location Backup Catalogue Log Files Performance Exclude Files Encryption Disaster Recovery Disaster Recovery Properties Page Skip final restore JV Enable logging J Automatically confirm queries during recovery During the disaster recovery process the system will prompt for confirmati
121. ight O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 18 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 4 3 1 Options Restore Compare Verify W Restore Options Select The Backup Location To Use MyTSM kd Restore Options Logfile Settings Existing Files Overwrite X Name Restore Log Later Files Overwrite v Mode lt Use Default gt Y Read Only Files Overwrite Level k Use Default gt V Restore File Permissions ACLs Restore Registry Cancel Help The title of this window depends on which program you have selected Restore Compare or Verify However you are not bound by that selection and if you change your mind for example you decide to compare the data before you restore it then you can run the Compare program from this window You can accept the default settings or you can specify different rules which will only apply to the current job Note any changes made here will not change the values defined in the Default Settings roperty sheet Select the backup location to use Select the location from which you are accessing the data All the configured locations are listed Restore Options Existing Files if any files being restored already exist on disk then you can direct CBMR to respond in one of the following ways Skip any file it encounters which already exists Ask whether it should overwrite or skip the file Overwrite the existing file with the file from the backup Later Files if any files bein
122. inal disk layout and partitions The right hand panel shows how the recovered disks will be partitioned after the recovery A green tick box M next to a disk signifies that the disk and its underlying partitions will be left intact Placed next to a partition volume means that the corresponding partition volume WILL NOT be partitioned A red exclamation mark W placed next to a disk means it WILL be partitioned during recovery Placed next to a partition or volume means that the corresponding partition volume WILL be partitioned A red white exclamation mark i placed next to a disk means at least one partition volume WILL be partitioned A white box LJ indicates that the disk will be completely ignored during the recovery Click on the Icon Help button to display a summary of this Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery CBMR Volume Layout xj The original and proposed disk volumes are shown below f required right click on a volume to customise the proposed layout xi m Disk Level m Pattition olume Level E Disk WILL be partitioned E Pattition Volume WILL be formatted E Disk WILL NOT be partitioned a Partition Yolume WILL NOT be formatted al At least one Partition Volume WILL be formatted O Disk WILL be ignored in the recovery Icon Help lt Back Next gt Cancel When the recovery is to the original system the contents of both panels will loo
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124. ingle library backup location for the tape library and then back the server up to it create separate library backup locations for each workstation and the server in the tape library and then back the appropriate areas of the server to the specified library backup location TSM Backup Location Setup CBMR TSM Backup Location Setup dialogue will enable you to define the TSM client options that CBMR should use to access the TSM server Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 108 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery CBMR New TSM Location Wizard xj Setup TSM Location SK Provide Name enter TSM Server and Client information _ Name MyTSM m TSM Server Details Communication Method TCPIP a Server Address 10 10 1198 Port 1500 TSM Client Details Node Password p Filespace Name NIGELP Node Name NIGELP __ Cancel The various values which you can set using this dialogue are listed below The friendly name of the backup location Any valid character sequence up to 79 characters is acceptable The name should be unique and you cannot specify the name of an existing backup location TSM Server Details Here is where you specify the communication method to be used to access the TSM server The displayed options correspond to the currently supported options by the TSM server The possible value combinations are listed below Communication Method TCPIP The method
125. ion settings Run or Schedule Disaster Recovery Backup g Specify to run disaster recovery backup now or create a disaster recovery schedule for regular backup a gt za View Log Files View log files of previous operations such as Backup Restore Compare and Verify wv Copyright Cristie Software Limited 1998 2014 At least one Backup location must exist in order to proceed through the wizard If none have been previously configured you will see a message that indicates this The system has detected that no backup location is configured for disaster recovery You must configure at least one backup location to proceed ME Click OK to accept the message This will open the CBMR New Backup Location Wizard welcome dialogue CBMR New Backup Location Wizard Welcome to CBMR New Backup q Location Wizard Please select a category Tape Location File Location Library Auto changer Location TSM Location Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 16 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Select the Category of Backup required for example File Select Next gt to continue and the CBMR New File Location Wizard is displayed CBMR New File Location Wizard x Setup File Location k This dialog will allow you to setup a File Location File locations can have a maximum size limit in megabytes cristienas uranus share 1 Nigelp CBMRVTDs Win200i rowse stroud
126. is set then each log file is appended to the previous one Info Level Full Partial Brief None a Full logfile contains a list of all files errors if any and statistics a Partial log file contains sub directories errors if any and statistics a Brief log file contains errors if any and statistics if None is selected then no log file is created Restore Security Info Windows NT installations only Select this option ticked if you want to restore the security information associated with the directory If the option is not ticked then only the data is included Note you must be logged on the computer as a user account with the appropriate rights to restore security data Restore Registry Select this option if you want to restore the Registry files You must reboot your system after restoring the registry files Backup Strategy Backing up data to a data cartridge is a convenient and secure means of ensuring vital information can be retrieved in the event of a disaster A disaster in this instance does not necessarily mean a major earthquake or such like Loss of data can be due to relatively common occurrences like accidental deletion data corruption software hardware failure power failure even minimal or theft of equipment If you consider the effect of losing a complete weeks data or even a day or two then you can appreciate the importance of backing up your data Also most companies are legally required to
127. is to a different machine you may need to configure the uEFI boot Stanza in order to boot the recovered uEFI OS Please refer to the Cristie Knowledgebase for further information on editing the boot Stanza This consideration applies to Physical and Virtual recoveries Once the above steps have been performed your recovered uEFI OS will boot in your virtualisation software Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 182 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 6 6 1 6 2 Support Click on the Help drop down menu and select Support Details to display the contact numbers for Cristie Software should you have any enquiries or need help with your CBMR package Help l About CEMR E Log Version Details in settings including specifyin Selecting Support Details displays a text document called support txt located in C Program Files Cristie CBMR which you can change to suit your own requirements For example you could edit the file to display your company s technical support contacts Online Help CBMR includes a comprehensive online Help facility Help is available 2 Hel from the Help push button P using the F1 key Help information is displayed for the currently selected operation from the Help top bar menu using the Table of Contents Index or the Search facility to locate the topic you are interested in If your query cannot be resolved through the Online Help Guide or if you are experiencing p
128. ists the data you wish to restore compare or verify 4 4 1 3 Select Data Restore Wizard Select Data xj Select Data Select files and folders to Restore Restrictions and redirections can be applied to selected files and folders by right clicking on them MD adsm sys CBMRCFG WL boost_fllesystem dl 21 03 14 E Documents an C boost_regex dl 21 03 14 ma PoRAKTMP L boost_system dil 21 03 14 H GA Perflogs ML cos dat 02 05 14 T rapan Sad AL cds exe 21 03 14 5 Cristie 20 cos ini 24 01 14 mua cem ZO cds log 02 05 14 ala WO epptrace dll 21 03 14 H Intemete L lbeay32 dl 21 03 14 23 Tivoli WL soap log 02 05 14 33 Uninstal MAL ssleay32 dl 21 03 14 AL stdsoap2 dil MD VMware x 21 03 14 x This screen allows you to actually select the data you wish to restore compare or verify If you are selecting your data directly from the media in the default Backup Location rather than from the Backup Catalogue then browsing the data can involve delays as the media is read User Guide CBMR in More Detail 1 4 4 1 4 Select Location Restore Wizard Select Source Location os xj Select Source Location Select the backup location containing the media from which to Restore the data The data to Restore is held in the media on the following backup location MyTSM This screen will only appear
129. k similar if the number of disks is the same Possibly the disk sizes will be different When performing a recovery to a dissimilar system the disk mapping can be much more complex Some of the criteria used to judge the disk mapping are disk geometry disk capacity if currently formatted the disk signature You may right click on any disk shown in the right hand panel to select whether the disk will be formatted or not User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery 31 El WIN46D52G9HOMC E Disk 0 Size 1023 MB f CBMR Error You may also right click on a partition to allow you to selectively modify the partition parameters or remove it altogether Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 32 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Volume Partition Details LARA You may Modify the following partition parameters size in MB only if disk is shown with a E label format yes no The screenshot below shows an example Volume Partition Details Select Delete to remove the partition completely only if disk is shown with a W If you attempt to either not format or delete a Windows system partition an error such as this will be displayed User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery 33 CBMR Error x You can not delete the Windows BOOT or SYSTEM partitions At this stage nothing has happened to the disks Press Next gt to continue with the re
130. kup immediately after it has completed then you will probably access the data via the Backup Location If you want to check an earlier backup and you are not sure where the data is located then using the Backup Catalogue is the quickest option User Guide CBMR in More Detail at 4 3 8 2 Dialogue The Compare and Verify programs each present a similar screen display The window opens with the top level tape icon and first dataset displayed The other screen features are described below Next Dataset All Datasets The Scan options are used to scan the tape and display each dataset in turn Each time you click on the Next button the next dataset on the tape is displayed until no more datasets are found Alternatively you can display the complete structure in one step by selecting All You can confirm the tape that is loaded by checking the Media Header details Highlight the top level root tape icon and select the Show Details button Similarly pressing the Show Details button when a dataset is selected will display the Dataset Header details You can also display Header details by double clicking on the root icon Media Header or individual datasets Dataset Header Tag or untag files and directories as required To begin a Restore Verify or Compare operation click the appropriate button at the top of the window CBMR displays a progress report and will warn you if any problems occur The window title reflects which
131. l Drivers using Plug and Play Manually Install Drivers Advanced Options Install Drivers using Plug and Play The window appears empty to start with The set of drivers located on the recovery CD is the default choice but in practice they should not be used Instead change the driver search path to where you have actually located your drivers for example to a network share or another CD with the Change command button Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd e Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 1 Select the fq Specify the folder to search for drivers for new devices gt di Program Files x86 de Temp b de Users a VMDrivers gt di HyperVDrivers b Jo RedHatDrivers a VMwareDrivers gt Ji 32bit In the example above the driver search path is changed to the VMware drivers on the WinPE boot CD Begin the PnP driver detection by clicking Start 1 Select the folder where you have stored your Windows drivers Driver Path X VMDrivers VMwareDrivers 64 bit 2 Press the Start button to start scanning The process checks the devices that it can detect and when it finds one that does not have a driver loaded it will offer to install it The example below shows an LSI SCSI device being detected User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery e lt gt Found a new hardware y xi CBMR found a new hardware in your system 5 SCSI Controller matching driver VMDRIVERS 432 BITSL
132. l driver that you wish to install and click Next gt HW Wizard Question q xi i 2 Do you want to install the selected driver After you confirm the selection the Wizard determines which files need to be installed You are given the opportunity to change the location from which they are loaded if required When the drivers have been installed the Wizard allows you to go back to install another device driver or Finish the process The selected driver is successfully installed If you want to install more drivers select the Back button and select the new drivers If you are finished with the drivers select Finish and the wizard will exit You may now reboot the just recovering server for the changes to take effect lt Back Cancel Load a Driver This option allows a new mass storage or Network card driver to be loaded into the WinPE2 or WinPE4 environment Use this when WinPE2 or WinPE4 does not have a built in driver for your hardware For example ifthe DR environment does not show any disks to be recovered you can inject a new mass storage device driver for the device and retry the DR Wizard You will be prompted for the location of the driver INF file User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery a CBMR Dynamic Driver Loading xj Specify the location where the driver installation INF file can 3 4 2 5 be found PO Browse Load Cancel The INF file and other associated drive
133. labelled System Reserved Created MBA partition 40858 MiB with drive letter C labelled Win0S y Creating anu nartitinns an TAT disk 4 This step involves e disk mapping original layout to new e cleaning removing any existing disk partitions e removing any existing dynamic volume databases e re creating the partitions on selected disks e converting to dynamic volumes if required e formatting to the required partition type e creating partition volume mount points making bootable volumes active The next step is to recover the datasets to the selected target disks partitions A new window appears containing the restore status of recovered files with progress bars indicating how much of the backup has been restored This display also shows the recovery statistics in terms of time size and throughput The recovery is divided into different phases SystemState followed by the recovery of each volume dataset selected User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery ar Restore Status 28 Completed 3 Filespace Details Name CA Type Drive C Date 16 04 2014 16 27 02 L r Current File Name C Windows System32 umb dll Size 58 50 KB Status r Progress Files Done 12 808 of 103 243 Bytes Done 3 34GB of 11 68 GB Time Taken 00 32 56 Rate 8961 0 KB Sec a Restored Files 12 aims Restored Bytes 28 X This process may take some minutes if the backups are lar
134. led for some reason or additional drivers are required to be injected into the recovering machine then this Dissimilar Hardware Wizard DHW tool is provided Note it is only necessary to load the drivers for the hard disk NIC and rarely the HAL Drivers for the hard disks and NIC can be determined by Plug and Play PnP and may be readily identified However changes required in the CPU model via a change in HAL icannot yet be determined by PnP these need to be loaded manually If you wish to scan for just Mass Storage and Network devices the minimum required to boot a dissimilar system select Next gt to continue to the next step of the Wizard This is the recommended option Under the guidance of Cristie Support you may be asked to scan for all devices In this case tick the Scan for all devices box before selecting Next gt User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery e Welcome to Dissimilar Hardware Wizard This will take you through the steps to install the necessary drivers for your new hardware You may need the installation media from the hardware manufacturer Scan for only network and mass storage devices Recommended Scan for all devices Select only when asked by Cristie support Dissimilar Hardware Wizard Version 7 1 524288 Copyright c 2003 2014 Cristie Software Limited cristie MS Wy SOLLWALEC team cite com Select one of the following options and select Next Instal
135. les screen output Is shows statistics during backup in place of file names p lt media password gt This password overrides any script specified password unload Unloads media at end of operation registry Replaces registry files if found during restore erase Performs a security erase on the media retension Performs a retension operation on the supported location media linitialise Performs a partition operation on the supported location media PC BaX Command Line Options CBMR can be run as a console based application using the program pcbax exe In a command window change the directory to where CBMR is located At the prompt type pcbax for a list of commands and description of usage Usage pcbax lt script gt lt mode gt options lt script gt omit the scp extension is any Backup Selection script contained in the pcbax scripts directory pcbax ds n options restores all files in dataset n where n is the number of the dataset The first dataset is O and is the default if a number is not supplied For example pcbax ds 2 restores the files in the third dataset This provides a quick way to restore all the files within a dataset without needing to specify a Backup Selection script pcbax cl lt media name gt checks that the correct media is loaded in the Backup Location pcbax cw checks if the media is write protected pcbax lt script gt cmh creates a new header pcbax sms
136. lling driver for Intel R PRO 1000 MT Network Connection Skipped Finished installing drivers for the newly found devices lt Back Cancel Manual Installation Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Typically you would only manually install a driver for a CPU HAL change Select Manually Install Drivers from the option menu Select one of the following options and select Next Install Drivers using Plug and Play Manually Install Drivers Advanced Options Then select Next gt Select Browse to locate the driver or HAL file you need by browsing to the appropriate folder that holds the inf file If you need to load the driver from another machine then you can browse to a User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery share on that machine and then to the appropriate folder Organize y New folder p Name Date modified Type s Isi_sesi 8 25 2011 5 18 PM Infc S Isi_scsi sys 1 19 2008 9 09AM System fil lt File name Isi_scsi Driver installation files rm Select an Installation File XAVMDrivers WMwareDrivers64 b tWL SI_SCSINsi_scsiinf Dell PERC 4 im RAID Controller Dell PERC 4 im RAID Controller Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery The Wizard allows you to select drivers that are grouped by manufacturer Select the actua
137. logue A Backup Catalogue has two major advantages It is quick and easy to locate data on a backup t allows you to keep more information about a backup than is possible on the backup media and you have instant access to the contents of the selected volume Using the Backup Catalogue enables you to view any volume Volume top bar menu without having to connect a Backup Location or load the media This can be a considerable time saver if you are searching for a directory or files and you are not sure on which volume they are stored Search top bar menu especially if you take into account a large organisation where there may be a large number of volumes retained The View top bar menu provides different display options Large Small icons a List or a Detailed view The Details View provides some extra information about the volume It details the volume name the date time created the tape format type currently SDB and an ID this is a number assigned internally to the volume The Sort top bar menu allows you to arrange the catalogue entries in alphabetic sequence Sort by Name or in date sequence Sort by Date Note in the Details view you can also click in the relevant column heading to sort the Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 162 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 7 1 4 7 2 4 7 2 1 entries in Name Date or Time sequence The New option allows you to create a catalogue entry For example you may have
138. ly located within the system32 config directory below the main Windows System directory User Guide CBMR in More Detail 151 User Profiles User profiles are automatically mapped to the registry when a user logs on to the system At this point the file s that hold the user profile information are locked and become unavailable for normal file backup Active user profiles can only be accessed using the registry API functions 4 5 2 How is it backed up CBMR provides the user with a simple and easy to use method of backing up the registry files by showing the registry as a separate resource that can be selected along with the available drives If this resource is selected a separate dataset will be created containing all of the files that comprise the registry In addition all user profiles are backed up into this dataset this includes both active and inactive profiles 4 5 3 Restoring Restoring the registry needs to be given careful consideration because any changes that have been made since the registry was backed up will be lost For example any application installed since the backup will no longer be known to the system Ifit is necessary to restore a registry for example due to a registry corruption the following steps should be taken 1 Tag all files in the registry dataset containing the most recent copy of the registry 2 Ensure that the Restore Registry option is checked in the Restore Options dialogue Restore Optio
139. ly restored without errors lt is possible for hardware errors to occur which are not immediately obvious but which may corrupt the data Restoring data means that files are written from the backup media to the disk There are a number of ways of restoring files The Restore Wizard can be run by selecting Restore from the Tools menu This will guide you through the restore process The media in a specific Backup Location can be browsed by highlighting it in the Backup Locations Tool and selecting Restore Compare Verify Data can then be selected and restored A Backup Catalogue Volume can be browsed by highlighting it in the Backup Catalogue Tool and selecting Open from the top menu bar Restore Compare Verify Wizard Separate Restore Compare and Verify Wizards are provided However they are very similar and so the help is presented using the Restore Wizard as an example Restore Wizard Welcome Welcome to the Restore Wizard These pages will enable you to restore data held on backup locations connected to your system This wizard is displayed when you select Restore Compare or Verify from the Tools menu The options are the same in all three cases but the action performed at the end of the wizard differs You have an opportunity on the final page to cancel or change the action requested User Guide CBMR in More Detail 143 4 4 1 1 Data Source xi Select Data Source Choose the method you want to use to sel
140. machine The WinPE2 or WinPE4 DR environment is now created by the Customer using the Cristie Recovery ISO Producer CRISP tool This tool has the ability to allow Customers to add their own drivers for both WinPE2 or WinPE4 and DHW support Therefore the Customer is no longer dependent upon the default set of dissimilar hardware drivers provided by Cristie Software Ltd Hardware Differences Almost all hardware components can be different in a new system From the CBMR standpoint the following are considered different if One or more new hard disks are added or removed from the system One or more hard disk is replaced with a bigger or smaller capacity disk Network adapters are changed Mass Storage Controllers like SCSI RAID are changed Motherboard is different One or more CPUs are added or removed The CPU could also be a different model User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery 21 3 4 1 2 Current Support CBMR addresses the different dissimilar hardware scenarios as follows One or more new hard disks are added or removed from the system If more disks are added they need to be partitioned and formatted manually using Windows disk management tools One or more hard disk is replaced with a bigger or smaller capacity disk The disks may be scaled up or down in proportion to the original disk layout Network Adapters are changed Drivers will be installed automatically if they are PnP capable Mass Storage
141. machine configured with a UK locale it will be displayed as English UK v English US French France French Switzerland German Germany German Switzerland Italian Italy Italian Switzerland Japanese Swedish Date Time and Time Zone NTP Resync By default the standard display uses a keyboard layout to match the default locale as discussed above However this may be changed to one of the listed alternatives Note that this does not Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 24 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery change the display language which is always English Select Date Time and Time Zone to configure the time zone for the recovery uf Date and Time Note the Additional Clocks and Internet Time tabs are operational In fact itis possible to ynchronise the system time with an NTP time server if required Select the Help button to show online help for the recovery environment User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery 25 3 4 2 2 Start Automatic Recovery Wizard Select this option to commence an automatic recovery sequence The following dialogue prompts you to identify the restore Type CBMR Select Restore Type x Select the type of restore File C TSM SEP Sesam Tape Click Next gt to continue Press Next gt to proceed to the first step of the sequence Press Cancel to abort the recovery sequence at this point File Restore Type If you
142. move the CD if you wish Note the DR Console will automatically reboot 72 hours after starting This is an operating limitation of the Microsoft Windows WinPE2 or WinPE4 environment Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 22 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery g cristie CBM SOIL W ire Cristie Bare Machine Recovery ds erm cer en CAO CERT HOD Parra eere When this sequence completes the CBMR Recovery Console will be shown User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery 23 3 4 2 1 CBMR Recovery Console Main Menu When you boot the WinPE2 or WinPE4 DR environment the lt CP_WINPE2 gt and lt CP_WINPE4 gt versions are very similar you will see the CBMR Recovery Console Main Menu as below cristie CBM e Cristie Bare Mac Recovery CBMR Recovery Console Start the automatic Recovery wizard Start the manual Recovery wizard Tools Show a list of log files for viewing Copy log files to removable media or network location Reboot BCEBEL GMT Daylight Time 06 05 2014 14 45 57 uk Version 7 1 1 Copyright c 2006 2014 Cristie Software Limited Microsoft E TA ea Pare You may configure the format of the displayed date time and the keyboard layout by pressing the locale icon Note this icon will be shown according to the locale of the host system used to create the ISO using the CRISP utility so it may not match the version shown here So if for example the ISO was built on a
143. must have the correct driver installed to allow the device to operate User Guide Glossary of Terms 195 Domains In the Windows NT environment a domain is a collection of computers which share a common domain database and security policy The domain name is a unique name by which the domain is known to the network DR Disaster Recovery A reference to Disaster Recovery Also considered to be an abbreviation for the Cristie Disaster Recovery software Media header Information written at the beginning of the media E g Name Date and Time created whether the data is password protected This information may be useful at a much later date if you are trying to locate a backup Open File Module OFM for CBMR For Windows 2000 systems OFM Open File Module allows for the safe backup of files that are used by other applications like email and database servers On Windows 2000 CBMR includes OFM by default and no additional configuration is necessary for this For Windows XP 2003 Vista systems the VSS open file manager is used instead VSS is provided by Microsoft as an integral part of these Operating Systems PC Bax The Backup and Recovery Software from Cristie which forms the backup restore engine of CBMR QFA Quick File Access QFA is a facility on some tape drives which enables rapid access to files during Restore The tape is divided into two areas a catalogue area and a data area The catalogue area at the start of
144. n Wizard Welcome to CBMR New Backup Location Wizard Please select a category Tape Location File Location Library Auto changer Location TSM Location If you let the CBMR Wizard search automatically the New Backup Location Wizard will list the location devices that are directly attached to the system but are yet to be configured It displays the Inquiry string of each location which is read from the device firmware and also the category of the backup location Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 100 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery CBMR New Backup Location Wizard Found New backup Location CBMA has found the following new backup location s in your system Select a backup location and press the Configure button to customise it 1 New backup locations were found Backup Location Inquiry String Category a C temp FileStorage TD File Location Finished The categories can be SCSI tape Media Handler Robotics needs additional library support module from Cristie File Device IBM Tivoli TSM needs TSM client installed SEP Sesam needs Sesam client installed Select an entry and press the Configure button or double click the entry to add this Backup Location to CBMR s known locations list You will then be provided with the appropriate configuration dialogue User Guide CBMR in More Detail or SCSI IDE Backup Location Setup SCSI IDE backup loc
145. n at the beginning of the media eg Name Date and Time created whether the data is password protected This information may be useful at a much later date if you are trying to locate a backup Select the Media Header option from the top bar Backup Catalogue Volume menu The Media Information window shows all the available information for the selected volume User Guide CBMR in More Detail 163 Media Information Ea Name WIN L6D52GSHOMC Comments MedialD 00000029 Barcode Media Format SDB Time Created Fri May 02 12 00 12 2014 OFA No Write Protected Datasets 1 Bytes Used 0 Even if your volume is unnamed you will get other details such as the date and time created which may give you a clue as to which volume you need However it is recommended that all backups are given a meaningful name which provides an indication to the contents User defined User defined Set by system Quick file access Defined by user at backup Dependent on media Write protected Defined by media Number of datasets within volume Size of backup in bytes Please also see the Media Header Overview section for additional details Note Quick File Access QFA is a facility on some tape drives which enables rapid access to files during Restore The tape is divided into two areas a catalogue area anda data area The catalogue area at the start of the volume stores directory information which points to the da
146. n is the backup going to be written to do you want to apply data compression do you want to run the Compare program automatically after the backup has finished User Guide CBMR in More Detail 120 do you want a log file created would you like an entry made in the Backup Catalogue Initially the options will be set to lt Use Default gt which means whatever is set in Default Settings property pages will be used for this job If necessary you can make some adjustments to suit the current job Any changes made here only apply to the current backup selection script and do not alter the Default Settings properties xl Backup Options Compression and Encryption Backup Selection Backup Method For Files NORMAL Backup Files Reset Archive Bit Overwrite Backup Location lt Use Default gt y JV Use VSS f available otherwise lt Use Default gt y Y Enable Multiple Drive Snapshot Verify After Backup lt Use Default gt y Logfile Settings Name SYSTEM IV Quick File Access QFA a a Mode lt Use Default gt a Level lt Use Default gt v J Run cleaning cycle before backup r Backup Catalogue Level lt Use Defaut gt Y Backup mounted drives For descriptions of most of the fields please refer to the Backup page of the Default Settings section in this document for a brief description of the fields The remaining fields are Back
147. n of this document Backup Catalogue The Backup Catalogue is a list of previous backups backup volumes To view the catalogue click on the Tools drop down menu and select Backup Catalogue Y Tools Backup Now i a gt C Backup Catalogues H Backup Selections Each time a backup is performed a new Volume can be created in the Backup Catalogue A User Guide CBMR in More Detail at Backup Catalogue entry holds a list of the files and folders backed up This catalogue can be browsed and queried allowing you to find the location of backed up data without having to load tapes if relevant The Backup Catalogue tool displays existing backups You can view the catalogue entries search for individual entries create new ones or delete existing entries For more detailed information see the Backup Catalogue section of this document Backup Locations To invoke the Backup Locations configuration tool click on the Configuration drop down menu and select Backup Locations Y Configuration Backup Locations Backup Schedules Default Settings doi A Backup Location reprsents any physical device you use to backup your data For example a tape streamer an autochanger or tape library or a Virtual Tape Device IBM Tivoli or Cristie Storage Manager device The Backup Location Configuration option holds details of all the Backup Locations currently configured within CBMR Locations can be deleted queried
148. n the Windows XP Professional and the Windows Server 2003 kernels It also provides the minimal set of features required to run Windows Setup access and install operating systems from the network script basic repetitive tasks and validate hardware Cristie is fully licensed by Microsoft to deploy its DR console software based upon Windows PE User Guide
149. ned in property pages Each page is dedicated to a different section of the configuration making it easy to locate a particular area if you need to make changes The default program settings once defined will generally remain unchanged If you want to apply different rules for a particular job then you can modify the settings from within the Backup Selection script and these will apply only to the current script Default Settings To invoke the Default Settings configuration select it from the Configuration toolbar If the Default Settings configuration is invoked from a Wizard or other tool CBMR opens the relevant page For example if you are in the Backup Catalogue the Backup Catalogue tab is displayed if you are in Backup Location the Backup Location tab is displayed User Guide CBMR in More Detail as CBMR Backup Software Program Settings Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd s Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Backup Properties This page allows you to set the default actions which will apply during a backup The defaults can be over ridden in the properties for individual backup selection scripts x Performance Exclude Files Encryption Disaster Recovery Backup Restore Backup Location Backup Catalogue Log Files Backup Method For Files NORMAL Backup Files Reset Archive Bit Media Options Overwnte y Backup Open Files IV Use VSS f available otherwise Skip
150. nformation Retension Removes any slackness in the tape by fast forwarding to the end and rewinding back to the beginning Causes the media to be ejected when the backup is complete Only applies to soft load locations Destructive Functions Create New Currently creates a new media header for the volume currently Header loaded in the location All existing data will be lost Security Erase Completely and irrevocably erase all data from the tape Initialise prompts for a new media header and as far as the software is concerned this is now a new piece of media This option only applies to DAT tapes and you will be advised of this this if you use it on other formats 4 10 2 Read Header Read Head ___BeadHeader CBMR scans the media loaded in the connected Backup Location and displays the header information which was recorded during Backup The information is for viewing only you cannot add delete or change any details 4 10 3 Retension Retensi Peterson This option is only applicable to magnetic tape media When a tape is retensioned it simply means that it is wound from end to end and back to the beginning again in order to remove any slackness in the tape and ensures that it is evenly wound on the spool and will feed past the read and write heads smoothly A tape should be retensioned If it is new this will ensure that any loose particles left from the manufacturing process are dislodged If it is left in storage
151. nigelp Welcome to Disaster Recovery Backup Wizard These pages will enable you to define a DR Backup The DR Backup may be run immediately saved for future use or scheduled to run at regular time User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery 17 Click Next gt and the CBMR Backup Select Volumes To Backup dialogue is displayed CBMR Backup Select Volumes To Backup x Select Volumes To Backup The files necessary to recover Windows alone in the event of a fatal failure will be backed up Additional data can be backed up by selecting the drives from the following list Drives Volume Label Meca WinOS NTFS BEBEN STRIPE NTFS FA MIRROR NTFS DGA SIMPLE NTFS SHA RAID5 NTFS Demi SIMPLE2 NTFS BA SPAN NTFS KA FAT FAT ELA FAT32 FAT32 MA EXFAT exFAT The dialogue shows all the available hard disk drives including any partitions mounted on folders You can select all or a sub set as required Whatever you choose the Windows folder the TSM installation folder if installed the Registry Documents and Settings folder and CBMR folder will always get backed up Select Next gt to open the CBMR Backup Compression and Encryption Options dialogue CBMR Backup Compression and Encryption xj Select data compression and encryption options This page allows the compression method and data encryption options to be
152. ns button in the Restore window 3 Start the Restore 4 When the restore has completed the system MUST be rebooted to enable the registry change to take effect The reason for having a Restore Registry option that must be used in addition to selecting the data is to force a separate and specific request to restore the registry This prevents an accidental restore which is an irreversible process that may have severe consequences 46 Scheduler Overview The CBMR Scheduled Jobs tool allows you to set up jobs to run automatically and is a trouble free way of maintaining your Backup regime Once you have defined the jobs what needs to be backed up and when and added them to the jobs list the scheduler will simply carry on and do the work without further intervention from you The CBMR Scheduled Jobs tool does not require any complex command statements the property pages provide an easy to use interface enabling you to create new jobs and add them to the jobs list update jobs or remove out of date jobs CBMR uses the standard Task Scheduler service provided with Windows This provides flexible schedules to be set up for instance every 10 minutes from 09 00 for 1 hour every Mon Wed of every 2 weeks You can easily maintain a daily weekly and monthly backup routine by creating a job for each backup and adding it to the schedule list Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 152 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 6 1 4 6
153. o connection is found then the Logon failure at lt UNC path gt dialogue is displayed Logon failure on WJUPITER User Credentials Re User Name ser Name Cancel Password Help You must provide a user name and password which has permission to access this account Any connection made via this route is used for this access only and will not be saved when the program exits Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 125 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Applying File Restrictions The File Restriction Settings dialogue Set Restrictions option in the Selections top bar menu in CBMR Backup Selections script properties allows you to be very precise about what is included excluded in the backup File Restriction Settings x Scope Apply current restrictions to ALL selections C Apply current restrictions to NEW selections only Note The Sub Directories setting will NOT be applied to ALL selections Modified Files Only Y Sub Directories Date Restrictions I Ignore Files Before 7 Ignore Files After Day Month Year Day Month Year Lie 1980 2 9 04 Cancel Help You can apply the following restrictions Y Sub Directories A tick in this box means that all sub directories are included FT Modified Files Only A tick in this box means that only modified files are included 7 Ignore Files Before A tick in this box means that files created before the da
154. oduction server failure cannot perform recovery or actual loss of data occurring For details on dates of UK Bank Holidays please see www cristie com support Cristie Software Limited are continually expanding their product range in line with the latest technologies Please contact the Cristie Sales Office for the latest product range Should you have specific requirements for data storage and backup devices then Cristie s product specialists can provide expert advice for a solution to suit your needs Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 104 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 7 Glossary of Terms Adapter definition An adapter is required to provide a connection between the computer and the device This may be the parallel adapter which normally connects the printer to the computer in which case the printer is attached to the back of the drive Alternatively the drive may be connected to an adapter card or ASPI Archive bit The archive bit is automatically set by the operating system whenever a file is created or modified If the Reset Archive Bit option is enabled then the flag is cleared when the file is backed up It will be set again by the operating system when the file is next modified ASPI ASPI Advanced SCSI Programming Interface is a standard SCSI software interface linking host adapters to SCSI device drivers ASPI allows multiple devices to be connected to the one host adapter This keeps costs down and fr
155. of communication to use The possible selections are TCPIP to use TCP IP IPXSPX to use IPX SPX NETBIOS to use NetBIOS NAMEDPIPE to use Named Pipes User Guide CBMR in More Detail 1 Server Address The host name of the TSM server or the IP address in dotted decimal form Port The TCP port at which the TSM server is listening for client requests IPXSPX Node Address Enter the IPX SPX node address for the TSM server Network Address Enter the IPX SPX network address for the TSM server Socket Enter the socket number for the TSM server NETBIOS NetBIOS Server Enter the NetBIOS server name for the ITSM server Name NetBIOS Client Enter the TSM client name Name LAN Adapter Enter the LAN adapter number Number NAMEDPIPE Named Pipe Enter the Named Pipes server pipe name Name TSM Client Details Here is where you will specify the name of the client node which will be used by CBMR The node might have a password associated with it You will also enter the name of the filespace to use The filespace name must start with a If you haven t specified a it will be added automatically If only single version DR backups are going to be used the client node should be created before using TSM Administrator utilities and it must have the Backup Delete Allowed and Archive Delete Allowed set to Yes If backup versions are going to be used the Node Policy domain used must be configured to use a
156. of the media overwriting any existing data Overwrite media with the same label append otherwise Selects overwrite only if the media label matches with the requested media otherwise the data will be appended to the media Overwrite media with the same label fail otherwise Selects overwrite only if the media label matches with the requested media otherwise the operation fails and no data will be written to the media Append overwrite if not appendable Selects append but if the media is blank or the media contains a non CBMR data set and therefore cannot be appended the media is overwritten Append to media with the same label fail otherwise Selects append only if the media label matches with the requested media otherwise the operation fails and no data will be written to the media Include Subfolders When this option is ticked selecting an item in the tree view will also select everything below that item in the tree Filter The Filter option will display the File Restriction Settings dialogue which allows you to be very precise about what is included excluded in the backup Estimate The Estimate option displays a window containing an estimate of the size of the backup you have Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 122 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery defined the number of files and the size in Bytes This could be useful if you need to know in advance how much capacity you require for this backup or estimate h
157. olume with drive letter E labelled STRIPE Formatted dynamic volume with drive letter G labelled SIMPLE Formatted dynamic volume with drive letter H labelled RAIDS Formatted dynamic volume with drive letter labelled SIMPLE2 Formatted dynamic volume with drive letter J labelled SPAN Creating partition mount points Creating volume mount points Making bootable volumes active Stopping access to Diskpart Successtuly performed disk operations CB Manual Hecovei Melis ee started on 17 04 2014 11 28 36 Updating the target registry Boot drive letter C and System drive letter B Success to complete the step and return to the Manual Recovery Wizard Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd s Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Dissimilar Hardware The final step in the manual DR sequence is to check if the recovery is to Dissimilar Hardware CBMR Welcome 2 CBMR Welcome to the CBMR Manual Recovery Wizard which gives greater control and flexibility in restoring your system Select the operation you want to do and select Next to proceed Y Access Configuration Y Create Partitions and Volumes SY Restore Files JY Make Bootable ICS dissimilar Hardware lt a conc This is determined by comparing the drivers currently in use by WinPE2 or WinPE4 and the drivers listed in the recovered machine s registry The step first prompts for what driver types should be che
158. on User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery es Mac Addr Help Ethernet Adapters Intel R PRO 1000 MT Network Connection Speed Auto Negotiation Settings Update Status Operational IP Address DNS Servers Network Identification Map Network Drive win46d52g9homc Primary DNS Suffix Example microsoft com win 16d52g9homc Enter the new Computer Name and press Set to confirm the change Display MAC Address It is possible to display and change the local MAC address of the recovering system Select the MAC Address Mac ol button at the top of the Main menu dialogue Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd s Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 Cristie Network Configurator amp 2 mac Addr Help Ethernet Adapters Intel R PRO 1000 MT Network Connection Old MAC Address 00 0C 29 E8 AD 66 New MAC Address 00 0C 29 79 F5 44 Restore Original MAC Use static gateway address Cancel Change the MAC address by entering a new value in the form xx xx xx xx xx xx and selecting Change The original MAC address will be preserved and can be restored using the Restore Original MAC button Dissimilar Hardware Wizard A restore to dissimilar hardware is normally detected during the Automatic or Manual DR sequence Drivers will be injected automatically at the end of the restore sequence if a source location has been provided However if this process has fai
159. on Key used This displays Execute Details volume dataset name being recovered and the Backup Location name Media Details shows the header information Volume Dataset and Drive Current File details of the file currently being written to the backup Progress a running count of files backed up bytes done time taken and backup rate When the job is complete a statistics window is displayed which gives you an immediate report on the job Detach _ Detach The Detach button only appears on the Backup Status screen if the job has been initiated from the scheduler Pressing the Detach button causes the job to run as a background process with no user console interaction If you want to attach to a job which is running in detached mode run CBMR open the CBMR Backup Schedules tool select the running job and select Attach from the Jobs top bar menu or double click the running job to open the Backup Status window User Guide CBMR in More Detail 139 4 3 7 Aborting Backup If you need to stop the backup there is an Abort option in the CBMR Backup Status window the window displayed when the backup starts running which allows you to stop the operation Backup Status 18 ll 0 xi m Execute Details Selection Name DISREC Backup Location MyTSM m Media Details Volume WIN L6D52GSHOMC Dataset C Drive C r Current File Path MWindows Installer File e247e ms
160. on Wizard cccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesaeeeeesaeeeeeesaneeeees 12 3 2 1 Storing Configuration Parameters ccccscssccssesseeseeeseeseeeseeeseesseesaeesaeeseeseeeeseseeeeeaeeeessaeesaeesaeesaetsaeteaes 13 3 3 Creating and Testing DR Backup cccoonccconccononcnennncnnnncnonennnnnnnnnnrnnnnennnnnrnnnrrnnnnrrnnarenanenes 14 3 4 Restoring Your SOM a 19 3 4 1 Dissimilar Hardware Support cccccccesceeseeeeseceeseeeeseeeeeeeeesaeeeseeeesseseesaeeesaeeesaaseesaeeesaeessaaeesseeeeseeeeeeeeeeses 20 Hardw are Differences Current SUpport gea aera E nave AAA DAA ARGOS Using HWWizard and the WinPE2 or WinPE4 Based DR Console oooooccinccconoccccocccconcccnnccconoccnancnonnncnannno 21 3 4 2 WinPE2 or WinPE4 based CBMR Recovery Console coocoooccconccccocccnonncnnnnccnnnnennnncnnnnncnnnncnnnnn nan rrnnnn cane ranas 21 CBMR Recovery Console Main M nu c cccccceeeseeseeeeeeeeeeeeneeceaeeeceeeeeaaeeseaeeeeeeesseeeseaeeecaeesseeeeseeeenaees 23 Start Automatic Recovery Wiz diia nata n 25 File Restore TYPE tisdale TSM Restore Type Specify Key Repository Confirm Volume Lay Outros IE REA AAA Select Datasets to ROS IOO a a e r ea a etaa AA rR APAR cnn n nena oran rn cnn cananea Clone Settings A AA e deel se aa Proceed With The Recovery cccccccceesceseeeeeeeeeceaeeeceaeesaeeseaeeecsaeeceaeeecaeeeceaeeeeaeeseaeeseaeeseeaeeseeeeeeeeess Disk Recovery Sequence DISK SCaliNG a neron enie i AAA A Dissimilar
161. on to perform some actions If you would like the Disaster Recovery module to confirm these prompts for you check this box Pre restore script Post restore script There may be a requirement to run custom commands before or after a disaster recovery restore operation These commands should be entered into a windows cmd file which can be linked to using these settings Skip final restore If the final post recovery restore should not be automatically run select this option The final restore can be manually run using the DR scripts Enable logging This option configures the disaster recovery restore process to log status messages Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd se Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 2 2 Configuring Backup Locations To use a Backup Location within CBMR you must first configure it The configuration process allows you to give a custom name to your location as CBMR is capable of finding all the directly attached locations automatically not ITSM however CBMR must have at least one location configured in order to operate and backup data Configured locations are listed in the Backup Locations option selected from the Configuration toolbar 2 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery So v Configuration Tools 2 Default Settings do mam Setup Disaster Rec MO Create modify system cor CBMR can use a variety of different backup locations These include SCSI tape drives like DAT D
162. onsidered to be Non Operational Assign Static or DHCP IP Settings Normally the WinPE2 or WinPE4 DR environment will start with DHCP enabled and active However ifa static IP is required use the Use the following IP address option to manually configure First ensure the desired network adapter is selected from the drop down list If a static IP address is to be applied select the Use the following IP address button This will automatically deselect the default DHCP option and allow the static IP parameters to be defined User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery 61 G pm 4 Cristie Network Configurator a Mac Addr Help Ethernet Adapters Intel R PRO 1000 MT Network Connection v Speed Auto Negotiation senos Status Operational Network Identification Map Network Drive IP Address DNS Servers Obtain an IP address automatically DHCP Details Release Renew 8 Use the following IP address IP Address E gt More Subnet Mask E A Default Gateway 19 0 1 100 More Use static gateway address OK Apply Cancel Set the new IP address subnet mask and gateway IP address The More button will allow the system to have more than one static IP address Click on Apply to confirm the settings for the selected adapter This feature will also allow the DHCP lease to be released or renewed as required Map a Network Drive In order to simplify access to network resources the Network Configura
163. option from the Item top bar menu You can direct other files Add change the destination Modify or remove an entry Delete Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 150 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 4 4 2 4 5 4 5 1 Once you have instructed Restore what to restore and where to restore it to press the Restore button It is possible to compare restored files Please note that if they have been redirected to a different location from their source then the path you enter for the compare must exactly match the redirected path Redirection List The Redirection List shows all the redirections defined for the current dataset You can add to the list modify it or delete entries Once you have instructed Restore what to restore and where press the Restore button Windows Registry The Registry is a hierarchical structured collection of settings that control the operation of virtually all of the components within a Windows system This includes the operating system applications and user preferences It is very important that you make regular backups of the registry and understand how to restore it should a disaster occur Important notes 1 To backup or restore the registry you must be logged on to the system as a user with Administrator Rights 2 After restoring the registry there are some files in the pcbax temp directory on the system drive which will be locked and cannot be deleted However after the
164. orm conventional data recovery from your third party backups if necessary Create The Bootable Recovery Environment The supplied CRISP tool is used to create the CBMR recovery environment This environment is based upon a customised version of Microsoft s WinPE2 or WinPE4 Once created the recovery environment is booted on the target system and then drives the restore process This tool should be run in conjunction with the supplied CRISP WinPE2 or WinPE4 Fileset for CBMR 7 1 The fileset should be installed alongside the CRISP on the same host or technician machine A full discussion of how to install and run CRISP is contained in the separate CRISP User Guide Note that the CRISP does not need to be installed on the system to be backed up any suitable machine will do Output from the CRISP tool is a bootable WinPE2 or WinPE4 ISO file which can then be burnt to physical media CD or DVD or mounted directly in a VM environment This media is then booted on the target machine to control the recovery operation TSM Client Version If you intend to use TSM as your backup location it is important to check the version of the TSM Client installed on your machine Versions supported by CBMR are summarised in the Readme document Note Please refer to the Readme document for the latest client support details If you are not using TSM please skip this step Creating a TSM Node This step is only required if TSM is used in the recovery
165. ory The category of the Backup Location It will be Media Handler in this case Adapter The name of the Adapter or SCSI Port On Windows XP Vista Server 2003 and Server 2008 it will give you the name of the SCSI miniport driver with a running serial number SCSI ID The SCSI ID or Drive number of the device SCSI LUN The SCSI Lun of the device which will be O for IDE devices Cleaning Tape Specify the Cleaning Tape Slot of the library if any Slot Drives Lists all the drives in the library changer The Status of the drive is shown using a tape icon The drives are listed numerically and by the allocated Association that you have set Pressing OK will save the Backup Location details Pressing Help will invoke this topic IMPORTANT In order to configure a Robotics device the corresponding Library hardware should be connected and online Ensure you choose the correct drives for the hardware CBMR cannot know which drives are associated with the Robotics User Guide CBMR in More Detail 105 Once a Robotics device is configured successfully you have to create a Library Backup Location which will use this Robotics device during backup and other media operations Refer to Library Backup Location Setup for further details Note a library backup location can only be created manually Library Backup Location Setup and Configuration A Library backup location in CBMR consists of a drive a robotics and one or more slots It may
166. ou want to do and select Next to proceed Y Access Configuration ICS Create Partitions and Volumes Restore Files Make Bootable Dissimilar Hardware ZE conce _ Select Next gt to display the Volume Layout dialogue CBMR Volume Layout E The original and proposed disk volumes are shown below If required right click on a volume to customise the proposed layout Stored layout Proposed layout 3S wN 6D5269H0MC El win6D52G9HOMC E5 Disk 0 Size 1023 MB WB E Disk 0 Size 1023 MB VMware Disk 1 Size 5 00 GB I E Disk 1 Size 5 00 GB VMware ES Disk 2 Size 4 00 GB ME Disk 2 Size 4 00 GB VMware E5 Disk 3 Size 40 00 GB BB E Disk 3 Size 40 00 GB VMware Disk 4 Size 1 00 GB fE Disk 4 Size 1 00 GB VMware E Disk 5 Size 10 00 GB I E Disk 5 Size 10 00 GB VMware a Disk 6 Size 5 00 GB E E Disk 6 Size 5 00 GB VMware Disk 7 Size 5 00 GB J li Disk 7 Size 5 00 GB VMware 4 E This screen shows the original disk layout against that of the target system The target disk layout could be very different to the original CBMR will attempt to match the disks using its own in built criteria Some of the criteria used to judge the match are disk geometry tracks cylinders and sectors disk capacity if currently formatted the disk signature User Guid
167. ow long the job will take to run See also the Configure Backup Properties page for additional details System State The Data to Backup page displays the logical drives available for backup on the local computer The floppy drive will be included if there is a disk in the drive at the time the Backup property page is opened The System State which includes the Registry Boot Files and Com Registration database is listed as a separate directory to make it easy to ensure that the complete contents can be included in the backup If you wanted to run a one off backup without saving the Backup Selection script you can make your selections on this screen and press the Backup button The display is a hierarchical structure in the same style as the Windows Explorer window A single click on a expands collapses an item A plus sign indicates that a directory has not been fully expanded A minus sign indicates that a directory has been expanded to its lower level Selecting Network Shares The selection process for selecting network shares is just the same as for a local drive The Network contains the available Network Providers typically Microsoft Windows Network NetWare or Compatible Network and User Defined Shares Microsoft Windows Network Click on Microsoft Windows Network box to display all the available domains Select a domain box to display all available servers You can then either click on the clear box att
168. p Welcome to CBMR What do you want to do HJH Setup Disaster Recovery Configuration EE Y Create modify system configuration settings Run or Schedule Disaster Recovery Backup Q Specify to run disaster recovery b p now or create a disaster recovery schedule for regular backup View Log Files View log files of previous operations such as Backup Restore Compare and Verify Copyright Cristie Software Limited 1998 2013 Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery For more information please see the Creating a Disaster Recovery Backup chapter 4 1 3 View Log Files When a backup or restore operation is performed progress messages can be stored in a log file The level of information stored and the name of the log file is set in Backup Selection script properties for backups and in the options dialogue for Restore Compare and Verify operations To view existing log files select View Log Files from the main CBMR menu Ea Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Software A Y Configuration Tools Help What do you want to do Hy Setup Disaster Recovery Configuration it Y Create modify system configuration settings Specify to run disaster recovery backup now or create a disaster recovery schedule for regular backup y Run or Schedule Disaster Recovery Backup ag 2 View Log mes y View log file previous operations such as Backup Restore Compare and Verify Copy
169. p log Restore log and so on and stored in the CBMR directory If a Backup log Restore log etc already exists then logging information is appended to the relevant file for each subsequent operation The file can grow rapidly If you need to retain the information save it to a new name Save as is available from the File menu in Notepad when you View the logfile If not delete it and a new file will be created next time the operation is carried out The View top bar menu allows you to control the log files display window The files can be displayed as large small icons as a list or as a detailed listing which includes date time and size details The Sort top bar menu allows you to sort the files in alphabetic sequence Sort by Name in date Sort by Date or in size sequence Sort by Size Note in the Details view you can click in the relevant column heading to sort the display in the Name Size or Date Time sequence 4 3 4 1 Managing Log Files The View Log Files main menu option allows you to control the log files display window The files can be displayed as large or small icons a list or as a detailed listing which includes date time and size details as shown in a sample screen below View Log Files disrec Err 02 05 14 12 46 22 2KB disrec log 02 05 14 12 46 22 41MB E mfs_trace log 02 05 14 12 27 52 6 KB E Ofm log 02 05 14 12 27 54 615 pse_cmc log 02 05 14 12 46 22 186 E sds_tsm err 02 05 14 1
170. plus weekly and monthly and annual backups Running CBMR from the Command line CBMR can be run as a console based application using the program pcbax exe PC BaX In a command window change the directory to where CBMR is located At the prompt type pcbax for a list of commands and description of usage Usage pcbax lt script gt lt mode gt options lt script gt omit the scp extension is any Backup Selection script contained in the pcbax scripts directory pcbax ds n options restores all files in dataset n where n is the number of the dataset The first dataset is O and is the default if a number is not supplied For example pcbax ds 2 restores the files in the third dataset This provides a quick way to restore all the files within a dataset without needing to specify a Backup Selection script pcbax cl lt media name gt checks that the correct media is loaded in the Backup Location pcbax cw checks if the media is write protected pcbax lt script gt cmh creates a new header pcbax sms shows media status User Guide 4 9 1 CBMR in More Detail 173 pcbax smh shows media header lt Modes gt are lb Backup r Restore Ic Compare Iv Verify options are Isd lt device gt Where device is the name of the Backup Location storage device you wish to use to override the default location OR the location specified in the Backup Selections script h Disab
171. procedure Please ignore this step if TSM is not being used CBMR will connect to a TSM server as a client node The machine s operating system files and other important files will be stored under a Filespace in the client node If you need to create a Client node using the TSM Admin Client refer to the TSM Administrator Guide for further information To use the TSM module you must enable CBMR to backup to the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager by creating a dedicated node via the TSM Admin client The settings required for the node are Archive Delete Allowed YES Backup Delete Allowed Client Compression setting Force password reset Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 12 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Node Type Jouent In addition you must consider your password policy If you specify a Password Expiration period you will have to set the password in CBMR every time the password expires Note automatic password generation for the client nodes is supported in CBMR 5 and Ee Additional Configuration to Maintain Multiple Backup Versions If it is required to hold more than one version of the DR backup in the same filespace then the node must be setup correctly to support this You must have a Management Class MC which contains a Backup Copy Group BCG and an Archive Copy Group ACG Your node needs to be registered to use the MC The parameters of the BCG of interest are Versions Data Exists 2 Versions Dat
172. ption presents the Backup Now Restore Compare Verify Backup Catalogues and Backup Selections functions These are the main tasks that you will perform when maintaining your backup routines Backup Schedules To invoke the Backup Schedules configuration tool click on the Configuration drop down menu and select Backup Schedules Y Configuration Backup Locations Backup Schedules Default Settings From here you can control existing scheduled jobs Hold Release Run Delete Modify or create new ones The Scheduler is a simple way of maintaining your Backup regime Once you have created the backup selection scripts what needs to be backed up and how and created schedules for them the scheduler will simply carry on and do the work without further intervention If Backup Scripts define the What and the How of a backup then Schedules define the When CBMR supports two services for running scheduled jobs the CBMR Scheduler Service and the Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler service Both provide the facility to schedule jobs for unattended running The Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler service allows more flexible schedules to be configured but the CBMR scheduler service is more tightly integrated into CBMR The Default Settings option can be used to configure whether the Scheduled Jobs tool displays jobs scheduled through the Windows Task Scheduler service or the CBMR Scheduler service See also the Scheduler Overview sectio
173. r files such as the SYS file can be located on a CD USB device or a network share The following confirmation dialogue is displayed ifthe driver is loaded successfully CBMR Information x Successfully loaded the driver y P nigelp IntelINFDrivers aahci inf EA Show Log and Error Reports This main menu option allows the log files produced during the recovery to be viewed using Notepad Normally viewing this information is only required to diagnose a problem with the recovery CBMR Logfiles xi Highlight a file and select View to view its contents Select Close to close this dialog _dr Err _dr Log bmr_status log CBMC_dump log CBMC_trace log CbmrCmd_trace log CDP_dump log CDP_trace log cds log CGBC_trace log CNM_trace log CDA kana lan E E E E El El El El El na 17 04 14 17 04 14 17 04 14 17 04 14 17 04 14 17 04 14 17 04 14 17 04 14 17 04 14 17 04 14 17 04 14 17004114 11 10 20 11 10 20 11 29 48 11 28 52 11 37 06 10 07 42 11 28 50 11 37 06 09 54 34 11 46 06 11 13 48 11 97 N View Close 7 KB 21 MB 9KB 608 28 KB 578 138 KB 2 MB 3KB 2KB 4KB zi 729 oD The important files are this is not an exhaustive list bmr_status log restored disk and registry configuration log eg disks partitions created summary Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 3 4 2 6 etc cbac_dump log
174. recommend bigger block sizes for better performance As a result in CBMR version 4 the following configurable parameters were introduced Tape Block Size It is possible to set individual block sizes for each Backup Location used by CBMR This could be done using the Backup Locations dialogue gt CBMR Backup Location Setup SonyT ape Minimum Buffer Size The minimum buffer size can be set using the Default Settings property sheet Performance page This only sets the minimum buffer size It is guaranteed that a buffer size over this limit will be used The buffer size should be in multiples of the tape block size in use Since it is possible to set block sizes individually for locations CBMR will calculate the next integral multiple block size over this limit Number of Buffers At least one buffer is required for any read write operation Increasing the number of buffers will increase the performance of the locations with high latency This depends on the system configuration location in use and the load on the system at the time of the backup It is recommended to test with different values on a test backup Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd os Cristie Bare Machine Recovery CBMR Backup Software Program Settings User Guide CBMR in More Detail os Exclude Files Allows selected groups of files or folders to be excluded from all backups Ef CBMR Backup Software Program Settings xi
175. repository filename either as a share in UNC format or as a drive letter and path Enter Encryption Key l Please Enter Encryption Passphrase or Clear Key ral FT Use Clear Key IV Show Clear Text Passphrase mary had a little lamb Clear Key Cancel lt Back Next gt It is not possible to recover the configuration files from an encrypted backup without the key or passphrase Select Next gt to continue to Confirm Volume Layout User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery 29 Confirm Volume Layout The next step in the recovery shows a list of the disks and partitions to be recovered CBMR Volume Layout I Dal The original and proposed disk volumes are shown below If required right click on a volume to customise the proposed layout Stored layout Proposed layout E El win16052G9HOMC a Disk 0 Size 1023 MB CH ray Disk 0 Size 1023 MB VMware E5 Disk 1 Size 5 00 GB FM E3 Disk 1 Size 5 00 GB VMware Disk 2 Size 4 00 GB E Disk 2 Size 4 00 GB VMware ES Disk 3 Size 40 00 GB ce Ej Disk 3 Size 40 00 GB VMware ES Disk 4 Size 1 00 GB E E Disk 4Size 1 00 GB VMware aj Disk 5 Size 10 00 GB F Gp Disk 5 Size 10 00 GB VMware ES Disk 6 Size 5 00 GB H mj Disk 6 Size 5 00 GB VMware E3 Disk 7 Size 5 00 GB Fl Es Disk 7 Size 5 00 GB VMware F E GE EHH Ja EF The left hand panel of the dialogue shows the orig
176. restored are found to be later versions than those already existing on disk then you can direct CBMR to respond in one of the following ways Skip any file it encounters which are later versions Ask whether it should overwrite or skip the file Overwrite the file on disk with the later version from the backup Read Only Files If any read only files being restored already exist on disk then you can direct CBMR to respond in one of the following ways Skip any read only file it encounters which already exists on disk Ask whether it should overwrite or skip the file Overwrite the file on disk with the file from the backup Restore File Permissions ACLs Ifthis option is selected CBMR will restore the Access Control List information associated with directory files included in the restore If the option is not ticked then only the data is restored Restore Mounted Drives If this option is selected any mounted drives partitions will be restored as well Note you must be logged on the computer as a user account with the appropriate rights to restore security data Backup Location Properties This page allows you to select a default backup location for all future Backup Restore Compare and Verify operations The selection will show all configured Backup Locations CBMR will always use the default location for Backup Restore Compare and Verify jobs initiated from the Executive window Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd
177. right Cristie Software Limited 1998 2014 If you request a log file to be created the file is automatically saved and can be viewed using this option You can view or delete existing log files Note there will be no log files present unless you have previously run a Backup Restore Compare or Verify which requests one to be created Cristie s Support personnel may ask for a CBMR version log to help in diagnosing problems with your CBMR installation This is a text file containing a list of components and their corresponding version numbers To do this select Log Details from the main HelplAbout CBMR menu option User Guide CBMR in More Detail Product Information xl G gt CEMA Backup And Recovery Software L Server Edition 7 1 1 gt Module Name Wersion Description CBS_BM DLL 7 1 11052 Backup Manager Enterprise Edition c FSS_xP DLL 7 1 11052 File System Services for Windows XP MFS_SDB2DLL 7 1 11052 Media Format Services created on A CBS_MLS DLL 7 1 11052 Media Library Services created on A CBS_DR DLL 7 1 11052 BMA Module created on Apr 16 201 CbmrCfg exe 7 1 11052 CBMR command line configuration tool Cbmrwin exe 7 1 300 CBMA Backup And Recovery Softw zi Copyright c 1998 2014 Cristie Software Limited y Cristie A ABMA CBMR CloneManager EBMA NBMA SBMR AN and TBMR are trademarks of Cristie Software Limited Log Details A file called version log is created and can be viewe
178. rmatting to the required partition type create partition volume mount points make bootable volumes active The next step is to recover the backups to the target disks partitions Select Close to complete the step and return to the Manual Recovery Wizard Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd s Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Restore Files The next step of the manual recovery process is to restore the DR backup files CBMR Welcome lx CBMR Welcome to the CBMR Manual Recovery Wizard which gives greater control and flexibility in restoring your system Select the operation you want to do and select Next to proceed Y Access Configuration Y Create Partitions and Volumes G Restore Files Make Bootable Dissimilar Hardware ER Cancel Press Next gt to select which datasets to restore Generally each dataset represents a disk partition or volume Put a tick against each dataset that should be restored CBMR Select Datasets to Restore i At least one System and one Boot partition must be selected in order to recover your machine This may be the same partition You can select additional drives to be restored by ticking the check box next to the drive Drive Letter File System Press Next gt to continue A new window appears containing the restore status of recovered files with progress bars indicating how much of the backup has been restored This display also s
179. roblems with your CBMR installation then please contact Cristie Software s Technical Support team To display the CBMR User Guide click on the Help drop down menu and select User Guide g Help About CBMR User Guide This will display the contents of the User Guide Technical Support The Support window lists the contact numbers for Cristie Software Limited User Guide If you have any queries or problems concerning your Cristie Bare Machine Recovery product please contact Cristie Technical Support To assist us in helping with your enquiry make sure you have the following information available for the person dealing with your call CBMR Version Number Installed OS type and version Any error message information if appropriate Description of when the error occurs All Cristie log files relating to the source or recovery machine This is very important to help us provide a quick diagnosis of your problem Contact Numbers Cristie Software UK Limited Technical Support 44 0 1453 847 009 Toll Free US Number 1 866 TEC CBMR 1 866 832 2267 Sales Enquiries 44 0 1453 847 000 Email cbmr cristie com Web www cristie com Support Hours 05 00 to 17 00 Eastern Standard Time EST Monday to Friday Out of Hours support available to customers with a valid Support Agreement Severity 1 issues only UK Bank Holidays classed as Out of Hours Severity 1 issues only Severity 1 issues are defined as a pr
180. s Account Information Name Administrator Enter a descriptive name for the job This name will appear in the job list Also specify the name of a Backup Selection and the credentials to run the backup job 4 6 2 2 Program You can choose to run a job with a Backup Selection script file or a command file CBMR works quite happily with both so it is a matter of what best suits your way of working Type the full path and script name or command file name If you are not sure what to enter in this field use the Find button to select a script or to locate and specify a command file Using a Backup Selection script Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 154 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 6 2 3 4 6 2 4 To use a script select the Script radio button e Script of available scripts Pressing the Find option displays a list Using a command file There are some benefits in using a command file For example you could include several scripts which would run one after the other as opposed to using the script file option where only one job can run at a time To use a command file select the Cmd file radio button emdfile _ Pressing the Find option with the command file option opens the Select File To Run window From here locate the command file and select the Open button Set Date and Time In this section of the window you can set when you want the job to run There
181. s the next backup location Robotics Media Handler Setup Robotics is the transport mechanism which moves the media in and out of drives and slots in a tape library device Each drive in a library is a SCSI device by itself which should be configured prior to this configuration You have to make a simple association of the Drive in the library to the SCSI device This is required because the Drive and the Robotics can be on different SCSI buses or even on different SCSI Adapters Note this is a one time setup for a Library backup location A Robotics device can be configured using Robotics Media Handler Setup dialogue Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 104 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 PC BaX Media Handler Setup Name ITB Media Handler Inquiry TANDBERGTDS 1440 1 15 Category Media Handler SCSIID 4 Adapter adpul60m1 SCSILUN 0 Cleaning Tape Slot 10 Drive Elements Status Drive Associated Device Y Drive 0 Y Drive 1 Drive 2 lt Not Present gt Drive 3 lt Not Present gt ar Cancel Help The various screen fields and their purpose are listed below The friendly name of the backup location Any valid character sequence up to 79 characters is acceptable The name should be unique and you cannot specify the name Of an existing backup location Inquiry The device specific SCSI IDE Inquiry string returned from the device May be useful to find the firmware revision of the device etc Categ
182. s window displays the results of the Search operation Select View Information from the Options menu to display detailed information about the selected volume When you have found the data you want to restore you can set the Restore program in action using the Start option in the top bar Options menu Select Backup Location To Use This window is displayed when you press the Select the Location to Use button when updating the Catalogue information or when you want to create a new entry For example if you are upgrading the catalogue information level then you need the original data loaded so that the relevant information can be read from the media and written to the catalogue entry You are prompted to select il the location used to write the data Use The Default Devi pct static the location defined as the default Select The Device To Use il pick one from the list of configured locations Both the original Backup Location and the default location will be identified below the relevant buttons CBMR now checks the location compares the media header with the selected header in the catalogue entry and if correct proceeds with the upgrade You will be prompted to connect the correct location or insert the correct volume if either does not agree with your selection If you want to use a location which is not listed then you need to open the Backup Location menu option and define its properties See the chapter on Creating a New C
183. selected a File restore type then the following dialogue appears In the example below the Network Setup functionality has been used to map drive B to the location of the backup file in Virtual Tape Drive VTD format CBMR File Backup Location File Path Enter the location of the VTD either as a share in UNC format or as a drive letter and path B share 1 Nigelp CBMRVTDs Win2008R 2 FullBackup vtd Network Setup PF Point in time PIT restore Thursday April 17 2014 y Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Note Point in time PIT restore mode is not supported for File type restores Click Next gt to continue TSM Restore Type If you selected a Restore Type of TSM the following dialogue appears Provide the details for the TSM server and Node used to contain the backup CBMR Specify TSM Location 10 10 11 98 Selecting the Point in time PIT restore mode will allow the system to be recovered from the most recent backup before the specified date and time This means the version of any file restored will be earlier than the specified date and time Selecting the down arrow in the calendar control will bring up a calendar User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery ar CBMR Specify TSM Location 10 10 11 98 Tuesday May 06 2014 f 2 52 35PM May 2014 This can be us
184. selection 4 2 3 Setting up CBMR for Routine Operations Although CBMR is designed to offer a high degree of flexibility and ease of use there may be times when you just want to configure the software to run simple routine backups with the minimum of user intervention This section summarises the steps you can take to achieve this CBMR provides a number of features that should enable you to set up the system in the way that best suits you Scheduling routine backups Adding jobs to the Scheduler list is an easy way of automating DR backup The CBMR Scheduler offers a comprehensive time date setup and the choice of running with Backup Selection scripts or for even greater flexibility command files Customising the User Interface You can simplify the appearance of CBMR by hiding some of the options for example Backup Locations and Default Settings in the Configuration drop down menu The pcbax ini file can be edited to remove any of the main window objects The list of variables in the pcbax ini file controls what appears on the CBMR launch panel All the variable names are relevant to their function so it is easy to decide which you need to change if required To hide an object set the appropriate Showxxx value to zero For example to hide the Backup Locations object set ShowBack upLocations 0 4 3 Introduction to Backing up data The purpose of a backup is to minimise the effect of lost data be it due to human error or
185. sphrase or clear key and the backup is encrypted you will be asked to enter the encryption passphrase during the recovery If the backup was encrypted and no Key Repository file has been entered then a prompt will appear for the encryption key or passphrase to be manually specified For example CBMR Specify Key Repository KN Key Repository Enter the encryption key repository filename either as a share in UNC format or as a drive letter and path Enter Encryation ey xi Please Enter Encryption Passphrase or Clear Key amp J Use Clear Key IV Show Clear Text Passphrase mary had a little lamb Clear Key Cancel lt Back Next gt Cancel User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery as It is not possible to recover the configuration files from an encrypted backup without the ey or passphrase Select Next gt and the following dialogue is displayed indicating that this part of the configuration is complete Select Finish to complete the step and return to the Manual Recovery Wizard Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd s Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Create Partition and Volumes The next step of the Manual Recovery process is to configure the target disk partitions and volumes CBMR Welcome MES Welcome to the CBMR Manual Recovery Wizard which gives greater control and flexibility in restoring your system Select the operation y
186. status of the job If a detailed view of the Scheduled Jobs tool is displayed View Details you will see the job Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 160 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 6 5 status Held Waiting or Running Changing an Existing Job To change an existing Scheduler job click on the Configuration Backup Schedules drop down menu option Then open the job details by double clicking the relevant job or select Open from the Jobs top bar menu You can then make the appropriate changes to the job details Press OK to confirm your changes Deleting a Job To delete a scheduled job select your chosen job from the scheduled jobs list Then select Delete Selected from the Jobs top bar menu You are prompted to confirm the delete action Running a Job Immediately If you need to run an ad hoc job or test a job you have set up then select the Run option and the job will run straight away This will not affect any time date parameters that you have already defined If you have set the job to run nightly at 10 o clock it will still do so Releasing a Held Job In order to release a Held job select the job s that are on hold Select Release Selected from the Jobs top bar menu You can also apply Release to all jobs by selecting Release All If you display the detailed view of the Scheduled Jobs tool View Details you will be able to view the status of each job in your queue Held Waitin
187. system is rebooted the registry replacement takes effect and these files can be deleted It is now safe to delete all the files in the pcbax temp directory 3 If you do not specify the Restore Registry option then none of the active registry files will be restored and a File is locked warning will be issued for each file Enabling the Restore Registry option informs CBMR to replace the existing registry files and causes it to perform special processing on these files 4 A full backup of the system drive will also contain the registry files assuming the user had sufficient Rights for this The important point here is that if you wish to restore an entire system drive but do not want the registry to be restored then this is possible by tagging all files but not selecting the Restore Registry option Likewise if you do want all files and the registry restored tag all files and select the Restore Registry option there is no need to restore the registry dataset separately 5 The dataset containing the registry files is a standard dataset containing ordinary file images The registry is not backed up as any special data type This is done to facilitate disaster recovery operations and also to allow advanced users to be able to restore individual user profiles Structure of the Registry The registry is composed of many files and the names of these are dependent on the version of operating system that is running Most of the files are normal
188. ta area where the actual data is stored During Restore the rogram locates the file entry in the catalogue and goes straight to the correct point in the data section During backup the directory catalogue is written first therefore in a situation where a backup extends over multiple tapes the first tape containing the directory catalog must be used to start a Restore Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 164 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 7 2 2 Dataset Header The Dataset Header option in the top bar Item menu provides detailed information about the selected dataset The information should help you identify a backup and decide if it is the one you want Name User defined Comments User defined Time created Set by system Barcode From barcode label on media Resource Compression Defined by user at backup Software version CBMR software version used to create it Size Size of backup in bytes Catalogue Info Set by user at backup level Backup Location Backup Location holding the backup datasets User Guide CBMR in More Detail 165 4 7 3 Browse Backup Catalogue Backup Catalogue CristieDR 0000442A Restore Compare Verify Zeal CristieDR MB c EL country txt 22 04 03 MIES CBMRCFG WL devices ini 30 07 07 E Documents ar PAL disrec ini 25 09 07 WL Drivers txt 21 07 05 WL mode ini 22 04 03 E 1 Administre E All Users WM aru MW Default Us M1 kevinn
189. tagged from this point onwards Viewing and Modifying Existing Backup Selection Scripts Viewing Existing Backup Selection Scripts To display existing Backup Selection scripts click on the Backup Selection button on the toolbar or select Backup Selections from the Tools top menu View provides different display options such as Large Small icons a List or a Detailed view The Details View provides some extra information about the scripts It details the name the entry in the Description line the filename the entry in the File line and the date time created Sort allows you to arrange the scripts in alphabetic sequence Sort by Name or in date sequence Sort by Date When in Details view you can also sort the scripts by clicking in the column headings Script contains all the operations you might perform on a script For example Modify Delete Create New There is a pre defined script supplied with CBMR called Backup all files on system Boot drive filename system scp When you run this script the system identifies which drive the Operating System was booted from and backs up all the files on that drive This means that should there be a need to recover the system you have a copy of all your system files Modifying an Existing Selection Script Open the Backup Selections tool Double click on the script that you want to change or highlight it single click and select Modify from the Script top bar menu
190. tapes can be identified quickly and without confusion Fred s Backup may not be very helpful when the system has crashed and an entire department want their data restored asap There are three typical Backup routines described here but ultimately you need to instigate a routine which best suits your company requirements For specialist advice on backup strategies and how best to secure your data please contact Cristie Software Limited Three Week Backup Cycle The most basic backup provides three weeks of data On the first working day of the week a complete backup of all files is carried out On subsequent days of the working week newly created files and modified files are backed up This procedure is followed for three weeks On the fourth week the first weeks tapes are re used then the second weeks and so on in a continual cycle Reasonably small computer systems would allow the one full backup and four partial backups to be stored on one wlume therefore only requiring three volumes Twelve Week Backup Cycle This backup regime allows you to recover data from up to twelve weeks ago This pattern is more suitable for larger systems systems where there are frequent file changes or systems which require a longer data history Volumes should be labelled as follows Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 Friday 2 Friday 3 Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 The Friday 1 3 and Month 1 3 volumes are used for full back
191. td e Cristie Bare Machine Recovery x The original and proposed disk volumes are shown below If required right click on a volume to customise the proposed layout r Disk Level r Partition olume Level E Disk WILL be partitioned E Pattition Volume WILL be formatted W Disk WILL NOT be partitioned a Partition Yolume WILL NOT be formatted al At least one Partition Volume WILL be formatted O Disk WILL be ignored in the recovery lt Back Next gt Cancel Press lt Back to return to the previous step Next gt to commence the active part of this step or Cancel to abort Before continuing with the actual recovery a final warning dialogue is displayed CBMR Finish On selecting Finish various disk management tasks will begin You will be able to monitor the progress in a new window If you are happy with the recovery configuration press Finish This will begin the physical disk configuration Note this procedure will COMPLETELY DESTROY any existing data on the disks selected for recovery Disks or partitions tagged as no format will be retained The Create Partitions and Volumes step begins by preparing the disk selected for the recovery User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery CBMR Recovery Status CBMR Console Version 7 1 11052 Manual Recovery Volume Creation started on 17 04 2014 10 29 11 Restoring Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
192. td 132 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery The field allows for a brief description of the backup Password The data can be made more secure by attaching a password to it Always choose a password which you can remember easily See note below Save Security Info You can accept the lt Use default gt that is the value defined in Default Settings or select Yes No which will apply to the backup script only If Save Security Info is enabled then all the security details are included in the backup in addition to the data This option is only applicable if you have the appropriate user account rights to back up security information Note a password is a useful security measure but you should be aware of the implications If a backup is password protected then the password will be requested before the data can be accessed If you forget the password there is no bypass rocedure and the data will be lost 4 3 2 2 Estimate Backup Size 4 3 3 The Estimate Backup Size option in the Selections top bar menu displays a window containing an estimate the size of the backup you have defined the number of files and the size in Bytes This could be useful if you need to know in advance how much capacity you require for this backup or estimate how long the job will take to run Specifying a Backup Catalogue Entry Before you create a backup you need to specify a level of information to be recorded in the catalogue There is a Backup
193. te specified in the calendar are excluded Ignore Files After A tick in this box means that files created after the date specified in the calendar are excluded A tick in both both boxes Ignore Files Before After will restrict the backup to files within the dates specified Any restrictions you have set can be applied to the entire backup or only to selections made from this point onwards File Restriction Settings This window allows you to define restrictions which will apply to all selected drives on this backup You can restrict the selection by Including Excluding Sub Directories when the Sub Directories box is ticked all sub directories will be included in the backup Including Excluding Modified Files User Guide 4 3 1 3 CBMR in More Detail 127 when the Modified Files Only box is ticked then only those files which have a modified flag set will be backed up Excluding Files According to Date select the Ignore Files Before or Ignore Files After options Using either of these options you can exclude files before or after a specified date Including Files According to Date if you want to restrict the backup to files within a particular date range then set dates for both Ignore Files Before and Ignore Files After The Scope options give you the choice of applying these restrictions to all selections in current Backup Selection script current and future or only applying them to selections
194. tem Volume Ir M1 tsm_images MOD Users MOD Windows 68 E E E E D H E The Backup Location browse screen will appear when you select Restore Compare Verify on a Backup Location You are able to select data to process directly from the media in the specified location Note operations available on this screen can take some time as the media will need to E read Buttons are provided to begin a restore compare or verify operation and also to read the next dataset and all datasets on the media The Locations menu provides options to set Restrictions on whether the selected data is actually restored compared or verified to change Backup Location Default Settings and to Close the location The Item menu which is also available as a context menu provides options to Tag or Untag the selected item view the Dataset Header for the selected dataset view a Selection List of the items selected from the current dataset Redirect an item to a different location from where it was originally backed up view a Redirection List and view the Media Header for the media in the Backup Location The Sort menu is available when at least one item is highlighted in the file list view It enables the file list to be sorted in a variety of ways The file list can also be sorted by clicking on the list s column headers For reference see also the Media Header and Dataset Header for Backup Catalogues chapters in this document Copyr
195. terrupt Moderation Rate IPv4 Checksum Offload Jumbo Packet Large Send Offload IPv4 Link Speed amp Duplex Locally Administered Address Number of Coalesce Buffers Priority amp VLAN Receive Buffers TCP Checksum Offload IPv4 Transmit Buffers To change the NIC speed or duplex setting select the corresponding Property from the dialogue and then select the required value from the Value drop down box as shown below Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd e Cristie Bare Machine Recovery The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value on the right Property Value Adaptive Inter Frame Spacing a Flow Control 10 Mbps Full Duple Interrupt Moderation T In 3 10 Mbps Half Duplex terrupt Moderation Rate 100 Mbps Full Duplex IPv4 Checksum Offload 100 Mbps Half Duplex Jumbo Packet 1000 Full Duple Large Send Offload IPv4 wh hea a A a Auto Negotiation Locally Administered Address Number of Coalesce Buffers Priority amp VLAN Receive Buffers TCP Checksum Offload IPv4 Transmit Buffers ox cance Again note that the speed duplex settings available are NIC dependent Auto Negotiation is generally the NIC default setting Other NIC properties may be changed as required If the NIC is currently connected to the network then the Status will be shown as Operational Otherwise the NIC is c
196. the log file to a specific location parsing the log file e mailing status etc When additional commands are required you can create a batch file to perform the backup job and specify this as the job to be run by the scheduler When running a batch file it is important to remember that if you want to attach to a running job to interact with it or view the status you will need to specify the d option as one of the parameters on the CBMR command line You must specify the ts task job option where task job should be replaced with the name of the Windows Task Scheduler job For example to run a Backup Selection script called weekly scp the following batch file could be used rem start of batch file rem other commands can go here rem remember the d option to specify detached mode and if rem using the Windows task scheduler the ts option to rem specify the task this batch file belongs to pcbax weekly b d ts weekly job rem other commands can go here rem end of batch file Note if you do not specify the d option and if using the Windows Task Scheduler ts option or if you run a program other than pcbax exe then you will not be able to attach to the job to view the status The scheduler will run the program and will indicate that the rogram is waiting running etc from the job folder but attempting to attach to the job will result in an error indicating that CBMR was unable to attach to the job Backup Cata
197. timate how long the job will take to run The Backup Status window displays a running report on how the backup is progressing The information is divided into three headings Media Details shows the header information Current File details of the file currently being written to the backup Progress how many files have been backed up time taken and so on 4 3 2 Dataset Settings A dataset is created for each drive that is backed up on the volume If you do not provide dataset header settings CBMR will automatically assign a drive letter as the default header In the CBMR Server Edition the default header is the UNC path You can password protect a dataset This provides increased security of data BUT make sure you can remember the password You will be prompted for the password at any future access There is no bypass procedure and if the password is lost or forgotten the data will be inaccessible When you do a Restore Compare or Verify CBMR displays the first dataset Any remaining ones are listed when you select Next or All 4 3 2 1 Dataset Details Select the Settings button under Dataset on the right of the window the Dataset Info dialogue is displayed The Dataset Info option in the top bar Select window performs the same function Notice that the selected drive is identified in the window banner Type a name to identify the dataset or accept the default name drive name Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software L
198. tination of logging messages This page allows you to set the amount of logging information saved and the file it is saved in 4 4 1 7 Finished Restore Wizard Finished Click Finish to start restoring the files This page is displayed once all the restore compare or verify options have been set You have the option on this page to change your original decision on which action should be performed Pressing Finish will initiate the chosen action User Guide CBMR in More Detail 147 4 4 2 Restoring From the Backup Catalogue If you click on Use Backup Catalogue then the screen displays a listing of the Backup Catalogue contents Use the Backup Catalogue options to view the catalogue information and make your selection Before the operation takes place CBMR checks the Backup Location and the Media Header selected from the Catalogue against the connected location and the loaded media If either items conflict then an error message is displayed and you are prompted to correct the situation For further details please refer to the section on Restoring Registry Files 4 4 3 Browse Backup Location xi Backup ocation Item Sort Help Restore Compare Verify Next Dataset All Datasets ped MyTSM E pa e country txt ML devices ini aa WO disrec ini MI Documents and S BL drivers txt re O mode ss MW Perflogs Program Files M1 Program Files x8 H ProgramData MW Recovery MD Sys
199. tor allows you to map a network drive to a network share Start the Cristie Network Configurator from the Tools menu and select the Map Network Drive tab Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 62 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Mac Addr Help Ethernet Adapters Intel R PRO 1000 MT Network Connection v Speed Auto Negotiation sts Status Operational IP Address DNS Servers Network Identification Map Network Drive Map a network drive Drive N y Network Path galaxy public Domain Username stroud nigelp Password eeecsceeee Unmap a network drive Select the drive letter that you wish to allocate from the Drive drop down box and type in the share name that you wish to associate with it Also specify the network credentials to be used to access the share Press Map Drive to confirm the share operation If successful the share will be added to the Unmap a network drive drop down list Disconnect Network Drives If you need to disconnect a mapped drive for any reason this option allows you to do this Just select the drive that you wish to disconnect from the Unmap a network drive drop down list and then click Unmap Drive User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery e Mac Addr Help Ethernet Adapters Intel R PRO 1000 MT Network Connection Speed Auto Negotiation Settings Update Status Operational IP Address Network Identification Map a network drive Dri
200. u must follow the procedure in the order listed below 1 Installation refer to the CBMR Installation and Licensing Guide Install the CBMR Backup and Restore software License the Software using a Trial or Full license 2 Prepare WinPE2 or WinPE4 DR ISO CD ROM refer to the Cristie Recovery ISO Producer User Guide Install and run the Cristie Recovery ISO Producer CRISP tool on a suitable system to create the CBMR WinPE2 or WinPE4 based DR environment in ISO form The ISO may then be bumt to CD or DVD physical media if required This only needs to be done once 3 Machine Configuration Save the Machine Configuration parameters Update when significant hardware changes are made Configuration parameters are always saved into the backup itself this cannot be changed 4 Backup system OS and User data Perform regular Disaster Recovery backups as required Perform any extra standard data backups as required You will then be ready to Restore the system from the Disaster Recovery Backup in conjunction with the DR media when required Note if using TSM check the TSM BA Client version in use on your server Also Create a TSM Client Node To perform a Bare Machine Recovery you must 1 Boot into the DR environment on the machine to be restored from the CBMR WinPE2 or WinPE4 DR CD or DVD 2 Perform a system recovery from the specified backup location User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery 1 3 Perf
201. up Location gives the option to use the Default Location or any other connected Location storage device Unload Media After Backup if the Backup Location supports automatic ejection of the media then this option will ensure that the media is unloaded at the end of the backup cycle Run cleaning cycle before backup if the Backup Location is a library or autochanger that supports a cleaning media this option ensures that a cleaning cyle is completed before the backup commences Backup mounted drives include any mounted drives partitions during the backup Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 130 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 3 1 5 Backup Compression and Encryption The options on this page allow you to setup compression and or encryption for the backup Initially compression options will be set to lt Use Default gt which means whatever is set in Encryption Default Settings property pages will be used for this job If necessary you can make some adjustments to suit the current job Encryption will be enabled disabled as defined when the script was first created However this can be changed using as required Note any changes made here only apply to the current backup selection script and do not alter the Default Settings properties For descriptions of these fields please refer to the Backup page of the Default Settings section in this document for a brief description of the fields Script Name The Fil
202. up the Backup Location storage device s 3 Set up Backup Selection scripts to do appropriate backups if you wish you can also set up the Scheduler to perform backups You can then Perform a regular cycle of backups using the Scheduler Find data that you have backed up using the Backup Catalogue Utility Restore data from backups When the software is successfully installed CBMR is available from the Programs menu in the Start popup The example below shows CBMR about to be started Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd ss Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 2 1 4 2 1 1 B Accessories B Administrative Tools Jo Cristie BMR Automated DR Answer File Creator 2 Internet Explorer 64 bit PE e Internet Explorer g Windows Update ty tor Documents gt Driver Validation Tool Computer f License Manager _ Readme Network de Documentation Fa Control Panel Le Startup B Tivoli Storage Manager DEE PRE Administrative Tools Help and Support 4 Back Search programs and files E Log off gt A shortcut to CBMR is also created on the desktop during installation CBMR may also be started by clicking on this shortcut Configuring CBMR CBMR is supplied ready to use with program settings already defined However you should check the program defaults to ensure that they are appropriate to your Disaster Recovery or Backup and Restore requirements All the information is contai
203. ups the others for partial backups new and modified files only Month is not strictly accurate the volumes are used every four weeks The following diagram illustrates how the tapes are used Copyright O 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 172 4 9 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Fri2 Partial Partial Partial Partial Fun E A es ee SEN Fut Full Full pest Again depending on the amount of date to be backed up this method can use as little as ten volumes Three Year Archive This is a comprehensive Backup cycle which will provide three years of data A time span of this nature must be considered where legal requirement calls for data to be kept for a number of years for example accounts information Each year a full backup is taken of all data and archived Each month a full backup is taken The monthly tapes are re used on the corresponding month of the following year A weekly backup is taken on an appointed day each week typically the first working day The weekly tapes are re used on the corresponding weeks of the following month Again the month is regarded as a four week cycle Daily backups are taken and the tapes reused on corresponding days the following week The monthly weekly and daily tapes should be kept in a fireproof safe The yearly backup should be stored off site You now have substantial coverage should you need to recover data There is data for each individual day
204. ve D Network Path Domain Username Password Unmap a network drive The mapped drive is removed from the list to confirm the operation Setup DNS Servers DNS server IP addresses are automatically set when the WinPE2 or WinPE4 DR environment boots However options are provided to allow DNS server IP addresses to be manually set if required Note WINS servers are not currently supported by this tool Copyright 1998 2014 Cristie Software Ltd e Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Mac Addr Help Ethernet Adapters Intel R PRO 1000 MT Network Connection v Speed Auto Negotiation Settings Update Status Operational Network Identification Map Network Drive IP Address DNS Servers Obtain DNS Server address automatically 8 Use the following DNS Server address DNS Server ME Do i B Select the Use the following DNS Server address radio button and enter the new DNS IP server address If required select the More button to add several DNS IP addresses Press Apply to activate the new address Setup Network Identification Click the Network Identification tab to setup a new hostname for the recovering system This allows the WinPE2 or WinPE4 hostname and Primary DNS suffix to be changed during a DR session if required These details are transient and only apply only while theWinPE2 or WinPE4 DR session is running They are not applied to the recovered system when it reboots after the DR sessi
205. where you select the data to be backed up and set other properties relating to the backup On the main screen you can select tag the data to be backed up There are also buttons to begin the backup immediately estimate the size of the backup and set further properties including the file name used to store the backup selection script The Backup menu provides options to alter the backup s Properties set Restrictions on whether the tagged data is included in the backup for example based on the age of a tagged file estimate the Size of the tagged data run the Backup immediately Save the script and Close the Backup Selection script editor The Item menu which is also available as a context menu allows you to view the Dataset details for a drive Tag or Untag an item and view a Selection List for a drive In the Enterprise version of CBMR this menu also enables you to set usernames and passwords for attaching to network drives The Sort menu is available when at least one item is highlighted in the file list view It enables the file list to be sorted in a variety of ways The file list can also be sorted by clicking on the list s column headers Backup Options Page The options on this page allow you to define a set of actions which CBMR will carry out before during and after the backup For example what backup method will you use is this backup going to append or overwrite an existing backup what Backup Locatio
206. xpands to show each NetWare file server User defined shares expands to show shares residing on other platforms such as LANserver These must be added manually User Guide CBMR in More Detail 121 A single click on a expands collapses an item A single click on a white box selects de selects the contents of a drive directory or server for example Double click an item label to expand collapse an item A tick in the grey box indicates that at least one item is selected for backup it does NOT mean that every item underneath is selected Backup Method For Files There are four pre configured backup methods to choose from NORMAL Backup Files Reset Archive Bit The Normal selection will backup all the selected files and reset the archive bit COPY Backup Files The Copy selection will backup all the selected files without affecting the archive bit DIFFERENTIAL Backup Changed Files The Differential selection will backup all files that have changed or are new since the last Normal or Incremental backup The backup will not affect the archive bit INCREMENTAL Backup Changed Files Reset Archive Bit The Incremental selection will backup all files that have changed or are new since the last Normal or Incremental backup The backup will reset the archive bit Media Options The media options control the way that data is written to the media Overwrite If overwrite is selected the backup will start at the beginning
207. y from an original system with many physical disks to a target system with fewer disks One of the target disks is also smaller than the original system disk You make need to invoke Map disks automatically from the Tools Advanced menu in this situation to ensure the source target disks are mapped correctly Ensure you do this before the recovery sequence is started If automatic disk mapping does not provide the intended configuration you can also adjust the mapping manually by right clicking on a disk in the target area and choosing the Swap disk feature User Guide Using CBMR for Disaster Recovery 39 BMR Volume Layout The original and proposed disk volumes are shown below If required right click on a volume to customise the proposed layout Stored layout Proposed layout WIN L6D52G9HOMC WIN L6DS2G9SHOMC 5 Disk 0 Size 1023 MB Em Disk 1 Size 1 00 GB VMware Disk 1 Size 5 00 GB J E Disk 2 Size 5 00 GB VMware E Disk 2 Size 4 00 GB Gay Disk 3 Size 5 00 GB VMware Disk 3 Size 40 00 GB Disk 0 Size 40 00 68 NMware Disk 4 Size 1 00 GB ah Fray Disk 5 Size 10 00 GB orete dk Gj Disk 6 Size 5 00 GB ay Disk 7 Size 5 00 GB gt Icon Help This will then display a dialogue allowing you to choose which target disks should be swapped in

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