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1. to continue to the Cloning Options dialogue This allows you to automatically change the hostname and or the IP address of the recovered system AutomatedDisasterRecovery Preparation Cristie Answer File Creator Cloning Related Settings E Cloning Options i Change the hostname and network parameters on the recovered machine Computer New TestHost Hostname NeviTes Specify the network adapter settings Network Adapter List Enterthe hardware address or select one on this Adapter 00 0C 29 78 3D DF C Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address IP Address 10 10 11 125 Subnet Mask 255 0 0 0 Default Gateway 10 0 1 10 Use static gateway DNS Server address automatically Use the following DNS Server address O DNS Server Bak Net gt Cancel Add a new name for the recovered system in the Computer field Change the hostname if required in the Hostname field The IP address can be changed for each adapter on the system Note the adapter is identified by MAC address This can be extracted from the current system or new adapters on a dissimilar target system In the latter case identify the new adapters by MAC address i e enter a new address in the Adapter field Note These settings apply to the recovery environment only n
2. Copyright 2002 2009 EZB Systems Inc Image 1 326 KB _ Local files 0 Then navigate to the BOOT folder as illustrated 2 LIENS ei m Image Bootable CD DVD x G Path BOOT 9 CBMRE 5 1486_PE2 Filename Size Type Date Time i d s C3EN Us 65KB Folder 2013 03 20 16 21 4 FONTS Fonts 11 705 Folder 2013 03 20 16 21 EFI BCD 256KB File 2008 01 05 03 22 SOURCES BODT SDI 3 096 SDI File 2008 01 03 11 23 1 024 BINFile 2008 01 03 10 54 LL ETFSBOOT COM 2 048 MS DOS Application 2008 01 05 03 23 d nm a end Toxo es Path F Temp cca Bin Filename Size Type Date Time es ES DRAnswer ini 1 832 Configuration Settings 2013 03 25 03 15 Documents Downloads System Volume Information O Temp VMwareCloneT argets WindowslnstallDistributions 4 WindowsTemp CH WinHex 9 VMware G 1 m Copyright 2002 2009 EZB Systems Inc Image 4 files 3356 KB Local 1 files 2 Right click on the file BOOTFIX BIN in this folder and select Delete in the pop up menu Save the modified ISO This action will create a new ISO with the BooTFIX BIN file removed The AutomatedDisasterRecovery Preparation modified PE 2 ISO will now automatically boot into the 2 environment 2 5 2 Add Answer File To
3. The steps required to run an automated DR are as follows 1 If the DR answer file is located on a removable device ensure it is connected to the recovery machine 2 Boot the customised DR recovery environment Each process is explained in the following chapters of this document 1 1 Document conventions The following typographical conventions are used throughout this guide etc passwd represents command line commands options parameters directory names and filenames Next gt used to signify clickable buttons on a GUI dialogue Note describes something of importance related to the current topic AutomatedDisasterRecovery Preparation 5 2 Preparation To enable successful automated DR the following steps should be taken 2 1 Install CBMR Run a normal installation of the Cristie CBMR product Refer to the separate product Installation and Licensing Guide for instructions on how to do this The Cristie Answer File Creator AFC program will be installed along with the main product 2 2 Create System Configuration With CBMR a system configuration will be captured to the system during the installation If this isn t triggered manually run the supplied CBMRCfg exe program from the script RunCBMR cmd or ensure the Cristie backup is configured to create the configuration as part of a Pre Sched operation Refer to the separate CBMR User Guide for further details on this 2 3 Create System Backup Use the CBMR GUI o
4. P 10 0 5 5XUserSoftniaelpfU T Copyright 2720022008 EZB Systems Inc Image fles 326KB 0 Local Qfles OKB 0 Navigate to the SOURCES folder and extract the file BoOoT WrM to a convenient location pe2iso ell ee He 20H A280 Bootable CD DVD LA XD S Path SOURCES CBMR6 5 1X86 PE2 Filename Size Type Date Time L CH BOOT s EFI 1 232260KB WIM File 2013 03 20 16 21 1 gs TT 7 Local F Oxa Ge i Path FATemp aos E iar Bn Filename Size Type Date Time Ta esktop DRAnswer ini 1 832 Configuration Settings 2013 03 25 09 15 H E Documents Downloads System Volume Information O Temp VMwareCloneT argets 4 2 WindewslnstallDistributions EQ WindowsT emp 004603 WinHex a VMwarelG E Copyright 2002 2009 EZB Systems Inc Image 1 files 227 MB Local 1 files 2 KB The following description assumes the B00T w1M file has been extracted to C Temp It also assumes that the answer file is also in Temp The WIM is edited by mounting the image onto a standard folder in the file system Once this is done the answer file can be simply copied into the AutomatedDisasterRecovery Preparation 33 target folder and the image unmounted It is therefore necessary to create a folder where the WIM image will be mounted This folder must be empty The WAIK tool used to modify the WIM ima
5. Product ISO Root Folder To add the answer file to the root folder of the boot image follow these steps Open the distribution media image with your ISO editor File Actions Bootable Tools Oran Help Filename Size Date Time 15 125 Folder 2013 03 20 16 21 SOURCES Geri 11 961 Folder 2013 03 20 16 21 older 03 CD SOURCES 232 260 Fold 2013 03 20 16 21 BOOTMGR 326KB File 2008 01 18 23 45 m Local d 30 C 2 Path C Users nigelp Documents My ISO Files e My Computer 1f My ISO Files My Documents EE Desktop 8 Win x64 DS C Hef CD DVD Drive D va DATA E Ha DATATIF a VMware G Cs Mgalasy elease K WgalaxyNpublic P cs W1O 0 5 5AUserSoffnigelp LI T Copyright 2002 2009 EZB Systems Inc Image 1 files 326 KB Local 0 files 0 KB Filename Size Type Date Time Drag and drop your answer file into the root of the ISO Copyright 1998 2013 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 429 Desktop Documents E Downloads O Temp 8 43 WindowsTemp fr WinHex a a VMware G 409 System Volume Information 9 6 VMwareCloneT argets 4 WindowslnstallDistributions T pe2 iso gt mes HK i Te TotalSize 254MB
6. where the configuration settings and backup data are stored File Location SEP Sesam Location Tape Drive Location C TSM Location Select Next gt to proceed to the File Location specification details Provide the full path to the VTD and the corresponding network authentication details Cristie Answer File Creator File Backup Location File Backup Location yti Specify the full path of the VTD filename r File Path Enter the VTD filename either as a share in UNC format For example lt servemame gt lt sharename gt lt path gt lt VTD name gt or as a local path drive path filename Veristienas uranus share 1 Nigelp CBMRVTDs Win2008R2 Browse Network Authentication Details I the VTD file is on a network share provide the login details Domain stroud Usemame Password Pointintime PIT restore March 2013 7 Vote Point in time selections are not supported for VTD recoveries Copyright 1998 2013 Cristie Software Ltd 1 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Select Next gt to continue Before moving onto the next dialogue a confirmation prompt will be displayed to allow the path to be confirmed rcc x The viv ful path is WO Wristienasluranus share 1 Nigelp CBMRVTDs Win2008R2 VTD peus en If anything looks wrong select Cancel to return to the path setup dialogue and make th
7. 38 of 650 bs m 4 E A A oomso Image Bootable CD DVD PX AS Path Q rrr Filename Size Type Date Time L EFI 15127KB Folder 2013 03 20 16 21 2 LC SOURCES Geri 11 861 KB Folder 2013 03 20 16 21 z e a SOURCES 232 260 Folder 2013 03 20 16 21 2 BOOTMGR 326KB File 2008 01 18 23 45 E 1 832 Configuration Settings 2013 03 25 09 15 r Locat PIS X Ca Gef 8 Path FATemp Ein Filename Size Type Date Time eC s d Sm 1 832 Configuration Settings 2013 03 25 08 15 Copyright c 2002 2003 EZB Systems Inc Image 2 files 328 KB Local 1 files 2 Now save the new ISO image to a new file or overwrite the existing image Use this new ISO image to create new physical CD DVDs as required AutomatedDisasterRecovery Preparation 31 2 5 3 Add Answer File to Boot Image Root Folder The PE 2 boot image is in Microsoft WIM file format Use an ISO editor to extract the WIM file from the product distribution media and use the Microsoft Windows Automated Installation Kit WAIK tools to add the answer file 2 5 3 1 Windows PE 2 The PE 2 boot image is in WIM file format and can only be modified by using the Microsoft Windows Automated Installation Kit WAIK Download the WAIK version 1 1 dated 25 2 2008 from the Microsoft Download Center This is the February 2008 update The downloaded image in format should be burnt to a DVD it is too large for a CD and installed on a
8. CBMR AutomatedDisasterRecovery Preparation Cristie Answer File Creator Specify Restore Options Specify Restore Options IA Select which volumes are to be restored the location of where the restore log files should be copied and the logfile detail level Specify the drives to restore The boot and system drives will be restored regardless of any drive selection Default Drives All drives C Selected drives only ae PE ile EO MEE Mrk EGEK ci Fas eE ri PS IT GE LP aa e ae vtm Specify the location where the restore log files should be copied Copy logfiles to the following folder Browse Select Next to continue to the Disk Operations dialogue Here you may select either All disks or specific Disk number s to be partitioned Disks are identified by number 0 1 2 etc Commas are required You may also select Default Drives All drives or Selected drives only to be formatted on restore Select individual disks as A B C etc Cristie Answer File Creator Disk Operations SES Disk Operations When an existing disk layout does not match the original disk layout e g hardware changes one or more disks may need to be re partitioned Confirm that the disk should be partitioned Disk level action Partition WARNING All data on a disk will be lost if re partitioned Indicate to the unattended DR environment whether recovery shoul
9. CBMR boot image as described in Prepare Boot Media For Automated Recovery Starting the boot process is the only part of the restore process that requires manual intervention Even this can be avoided if a suitable Lights Out system is in place or remote boot is possible Note the system BIOS should be set to boot from the prepared Windows PE boot ISO whether this is in the form of a physical CD DVD or ISO image It is also possible to network boot the PE 2 image Boot Recovery Environment Once the customised boot image is booted the normal plug and play sequence will run The automated DR will then proceed if the DR answer file is found in one of the prescribed locations If the file is not found the normal interactive GUI will be displayed Answer File In CD DVD Image If the DR answer file is detected within the CD DVD image then the automated DR will proceed with no user intervention Each step in the disaster recovery process will be displayed on the system console and recorded to a log file This log file will be transferred to the location specified in the DR answer file at the end of the recovery At the end of the DR sequence the logs will be copied to the location specified in the answer file At this point the recovered system will be automatically booted if configured as such in the DR answer file Otherwise manual intervention will be required to boot the system by pressing the lt ESC gt key If errors are detected duri
10. File Creator Disk Operations Disk Operations mn When an existing disk layout does not match the original disk layout e g hardware is changes one or more disks may need to be re partitioned Confirm that the disk should be partitioned Disk level action Partition WARNING All data on a disk will be lost if re partitioned Indicate to the unattended DR environment whether recovery should proceed in this case and which disks should be partitioned Partition disk Al disks C Disk number s Note Separate multiple disk numbers by comma as in 0 1 Volume level action Format Note The boot and system drives will be formatted always Default Drives C Al drives C Selected drives only ms ils n E ma T i ls al ee eo s D alo aie Eg nin EG fet Sey el Select Next gt If the DR is to dissimilar hardware ie not the original system then the recovered system may require new drivers to support different mass storage or network controllers These new drivers are supplied by the customer and must be accessible to the Dissimilar Hardware Wizard DHW during the recovery process Specify the location of a folder or folders where the DHW will retrieve these drivers from For example this could be a locally attached device like a USB disk ora network share or both Cristie Answer File Creator Dissimilar Hardware Dissimilar Hardware The Dissimilar Har
11. NS Server address automatically Use the following DNS Server address FE DNS Server W 17 1 1 lt Back Net gt Gei Add a new name for the recovered system in the Computer field Change the hostname if required in the Hostname field The IP address can be changed for each adapter on the system Note the adapter is identified by MAC address This can be extracted from the current system or new adapters on a dissimilar target system In the latter case identify the new adapters by MAC address i e enter a new address in the Adapter field Note These settings apply to the recovery environment only not the restored machine Press the Add to gt button to add a new definition to the Adapter list Use the Delete button to remove an existing Adapter definition Press Next to continue to the Reboot Options dialogue AutomatedDisasterRecovery Preparation 15 Cristie Answer File Creator Specify System Reboot Options E Windows Reboot Options Select the default Windows auto reboot option for successful or failed recoveries M When recovery finished successfully Normally Windows will reboot automatically after successful recovery and the recovered operating system will start If you wish to reboot Windows manually de select the option below IV Reboot Windows automatically M When recovery finished with failure Windows will not reboot the operating system afte
12. Severity 1 issues are defined as a production 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 AutomatedDisasterRecovery
13. TSM Location Select TSM Location Cristie Answer File Creator Select Type of Backup Location Select Type of Backup Location To identity where your DR Backup is held first choose the type of backup location Select the type of backup location where the configuration settings and backup data are stored C File Location SEP Sesam Location Tape Drive Location TSM Location Select Next to proceed to the TSM Location specification details Identify the name or IP address of your TSM server and the TSM Node Filespace containing your backup Cristie Answer File Creator Specify TSM Location TSM Location ot Specify the details to connect to your TSM Server Server Address should be an IP i Address but if DNS is available then you may use the server name Port number is 4 often 1500 but you should check with your TSM Administrator TSM Server Details Server Address 102 1 17 Port 1500 TSM Client Details Node Name TESTNODE Node Password eeeesees Filespace Name TESTNODE Pointintime PIT restore z March 2013 z 021 zi AutomatedDisasterRecovery Preparation 19 It may be that you want to restore the system to a specific Point in Time PIT If this is the case select the restore date and time by ticking the PIT tick box This will open up the date time dialogue Cristie Answer File Creator Specify TSM Location xl TSM L
14. boots using Plug and Play Enter the path s where the new device drivers can be found during the unattended recovery Note separate multiple paths with a semicolon Type of devices to load 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 devices tick the following box Load all types of drivers Typically only mass storage and network controllers need to be considered However if all driver classes need to be examined select the Load all types of drivers tick box Select Next to continue to the Advanced Options dialogue Unless Cristie Support direct you to change these settings leave them at their default settings AutomatedDisasterRecovery Preparation 1a Cristie Answer File Creator Advanced Options Advanced Options pomi Specify the advanced options CA WARNING Do not change these settings unless directed to by Cristie Support Map disks automatically Update boot ini Disable Compaq HP Services Press Next to continue to the Network Connections dialogue Here you can define a list of network connection credentials that will be used by automated DR to access any network shares identified in earlier dialogues eg copy log
15. cristie Wy software the preferred choice for disaster recovery data backup and data migration CBMR Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Automated Disaster Recovery User Guide For Windows April 2013 Version 6 5 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 2013 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 documentis error free No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any for
16. d proceed in this case and which disks should be partitioned 1 Partition disk Al disks Disk number s Note Separate multiple disk numbers by comma as in 0 1 M Volume level action Format Note The boot and system drives will be formatted always Default Drives C Al dives Selected drives only mA aa ae Tai ie lel ee Lele ga da As ar al Die omen Copyright 1998 2013 Cristie Software Ltd 12 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Select Next If the DR is to dissimilar hardware ie not the original system then the recovered system may require new drivers to support different mass storage or network controllers These new drivers are supplied by the customer and must be accessible to the Dissimilar Hardware Wizard DHW during the recovery process Specify the location of a folder or folders where the DHW will retrieve these drivers from For example this could be a locally attached device like a USB disk or a network share or both Cristie Answer File Creator Dissimilar Hardware xl Dissimilar Hardware The Dissimilar Hardware Wizard in the unattended DR environment is used to inject Windows drivers into the recovering machine for any new hardware Search paths Where the recovering machine has different hardware from the original system the Dissimilar recovering machine ready for use when the restored machine re
17. dware Wizard in the unattended DR environment is used to inject Windows drivers into the recovering machine for any new hardware Search paths Where the recovering machine has different hardware from the original system the Dissimilar Hardware Wizard can detect the new devices and inject appropriate Windows drivers into the recovering machine ready for use when the restored machine re boots using Plug and Play Enterthe path s where the new device drivers can be found during the unattended recovery og drivers Browse Note separate multiple paths with a semicolon Type of devices to load 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 devices tick the following box Load all types of drivers Typically only mass storage and network controllers need to be considered However if all driver Copyright 1998 2013 Cristie Software Ltd 22 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery classes need to be examined select the Load all types of drivers tick box Select Next to continue to the Advanced Options dialogue Unless Cristie Support direct you to change these settings leave them at their default settings Cristie Answer File Creator Advanced Options
18. e relevant corrections If the path is correct select OK to continue Next if the backup is encrypted specify the location of the encryption key repository file if one exists or the passphrase clear key If the backup is not encrypted proceed to the next dialogue Cristie Answer File Creator Specify Key Repository Encryption Key Repository Passphrase or Clear Key Specify the encryption key repository file passphrase or clear key if the backup is e encrypted 4 M Key Repository Enter the encryption key repository filename either as a share in UNC format For example lt servername gt lt sharename gt lt path gt filename or as a local path drive path filename Ir Browse Passphrase or Clear Key Or 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 lt Back Cancel Press Next to continue to the Specify Restore Options dialogue Here you may specify whether just the default system drive partition or volume will be restored or All drives or Selected drives Select individual disks as A B C etc Specify where you want the restore log files to be copied at the end of DR process Note the facility to specify the detail level is not available within
19. ence on the system This must be done in order to prevent the PE 2 boot environment being booted once more Normally the system BIOS hould be reset to boot from the OS disk as required AutomatedDisasterRecovery Recovery 35 3 2 Check Result Of Recovery It is recommended that after the recovery has completed the saved log files are inspected to ensure that the DR ran with no reported errors Copyright 1998 2013 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 Cristie Technical Support 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 enquiry CBMR Version Number nstalled OS type and version Any error message information if appropriate Description of when the error occurs Log Files 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 Sales Fax 44 0 1453 847 001 Email cbmr gcristie 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
20. er 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 lt Back Select Next to continue to the Specify Restore Options dialogue you may specify whether just the default system drive partition or volume will be restored or All drives or Selected drives Select individual disks as A B C etc Copyright 1998 2013 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Specify where you want the restore log files to be copied at the end of DR process Note the facility to specify the detail level is not available within CBMR Cristie Answer File Creator Specify Restore Options Specify Restore Options Select which volumes are to be restored the location of where the restore log files should be copied and the logfile detail level Ela ios ile ie ie lel lode iri Ts els ae lai ils llr ll lay io Select Next gt to continue to the Disk Operations dialogue Here you may select either All disks or specific Disk number s to be partitioned Disks are identified by number 0 1 2 etc Commas are required You may also select Default Drives All drives or Selected drives only to be formatted on restore Select individual disks as A B etc AutomatedDisasterRecovery Preparation 21 Cristie Answer
21. files DHW drivers etc Cristie Answer File Creator Network Connections x Network Connections ems If a network path was previously specified e g the location where the logfiles are 4 to be copied define the network access credentials here Enter the network connection details Network Connection List 7 Connection 1 Network Path galaxy pubiic Browse Domain Name Add to Usemame Password 2 Local Drive to Delete Press the Add to gt button to add a new definition to the Connection list Use the Delete button to remove an existing Connection definition Press Next gt to continue to the Cloning Options dialogue This allows you to automatically change the hostname and or the IP address of the recovered system Copyright 1998 2013 Cristie Software Ltd E Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Cristie Answer File Creator Cloning Related Settings Cloning Options Change the hostname and network parameters on the recovered machine Computer New TestHost Hostname NewTest Specify the network adapter settings Network Adapter List Enter the hardware address or select one on this Adapter 00 0C 29 78 3D DF 7 Obtain IP address automatically lt Use the following IP address Add to IP Address 10 10 11 125 Subnet Mask 255 0 0 0 Default Gateway 10 0 1 100 Use static gateway Obtain D
22. ge is called ImageX Now run a Windows PE Tools Command window a shortcut for this is normally created on the Desktop by the WAIK installation and enter the command imagex mountrw C Temp boot wim 1 C mount copy C Temp DRAnswer ini C mount imagex unmount commit C mount BE 9 C Program Files Windows AIK Tools PETools gt imagex mountrw C Temp boot wim 1 Nmount ImageX Tool for Windows Copyright lt C Microsoft Corp All rights reserved Mounting CRW C Temp boot wim 1 gt C mount 1 Successfully mounted image CRW C Program Files Windows AIK Tools PETools gt copy C Temp fAnswer ini C Xmount 1 file lt s gt copied C Program Files Windows AIK Tools PETools gt imagex unmount commit c mount Image Tool for Windows Copyright lt C gt Microsoft Corp All rights reserved Unmounting c Xmount 1 Successfully unmounted image The modified WIM file can then be either added back into the product ISO or kept and used in conjunction with Windows Deployment Services WDS for remote network boot If required use the ISO editor to write the WIM file back into the product ISO in the SOURCES folder Note the answer file MUST be named DRAnswer ini when transferred to the ISO Copyright 1998 2013 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 3 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 2 Recovery An automated recovery can be initiated either by a network or CD DVD boot of the customised
23. he answer file will only be detected during boot if the file is located in one of the three locations specified above Customise Boot Media For AutoBoot By default the PE 2 distribution media will display a prompt to boot into the DR environment when auto run If no key is pressed any alternative installed OS is booted instead For automated DR this behaviour needs to be suppressed At the moment the only way to do this is to customise the CBMR distribution media This section describes how to achieve this for the PE 2 environment Windows PE 2 The steps required to customise the Windows PE 2 ISO image for auto boot are as follows Open the product PE 2 distribution media image with your ISO editor Copyright 1998 2013 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery T oi eo ZP gt Pre on RED GO Pan 1x86 2 Filename Type Date Time 15 125 Folder 2013 03 20 16 21 eri 11 861 Folder 2013 03 20 16 21 C3 SOURCES 232 260 Folder 2013 03 20 16 21 BOOTMGR 326 File 2008 01 18 23 45 O gl H I SX La GP Path C Users nigelp Documents My ISO Files i My Computer Filename Size Type 1 My ISO Files D My Documents Desktop a Win x64 05 C Hr CD DVD Drive D va DATA E 53 DATATF VMware G 5 2 Waalasyelease K D Ca WgalasyNpublic P Ha 10 0 5 5A serSofthnigelpU 7
24. ia For Automated Recovery 27 2 5 1 Customise Boot Media For AutoBoot eese eeeee 27 8 2 REESE 27 2 5 2 Add Answer File To Product ISO Root Folder lees esee enne nennen nnnm nnne nnne nenne 29 2 5 3 Add Answer File to Boot Image Root Folder Window E 3 Recovery 3 1 Boot Recovery Environment enne nenne nnne nn nn 34 3 1 1 Answer File In CD DVD Image siennes 34 3 1 2 Answer File On Removable Device eseeeeseseeeeeee 34 3 2 Check Result Of ReCOVErY e rente dessine one done e aede ua me waa Yu aire 35 4 Cristie Technical Support 36 Copyright 1998 2013 Cristie Software Ltd 4 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 1 Introduction This document describes how to configure and run automated disaster recoveries in conjunction with one of the Cristie range of bare machine disaster recovery products CBMR in this case The steps required to prepare for automated Disaster Recovery DR are as follows Install the CBMR product Create the system configuration Create a system backup Create an automated DR answer file Optionally inject the answer file into the DR recovery environment or copy to a Windows compatible removable device e g USB disk OS A
25. ialogue Cristie Answer File Creator Finished You have finished creating modifying the answer file Select Finish to generate the answer file A pop up will be displayed prompting for the name and AutomatedDisasterRecovery Preparation 25 location of where the AFC should create the answer file New Answer File Enter the full path of the new answer file name emp DRAnswer ini OK Cancel Select a path and press OK This will create a file called DRAnswerFile ini in the C Temp folder Note the answer file MUST be called DRAnswer ini when transferred to the ISO Copyright 1998 2013 Cristie Software Ltd ER Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Answer File Content Example AutomatedDisasterRecovery 2 5 2 5 1 2 5 1 1 Preparation Prepare Boot Media For Automated Recovery The product boot media i e the DR console ISO file is now prepared by the CRISP Cristie ISO Producer tool Please refer to the separate CRISP User Guide documentation for details on how to do this To prepare boot media for automated recovery the boot image must be customised to both auto boot and to add the answer file to an expected location The auto boot modification is required because normally the PE 2 distribution media is designed to prompt for DR boot By default it will not boot into DR unless a key is pressed If no key is pressed any installed OS is booted instead This behaviour needs to be supp
26. m or by any means electronic 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 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 TBMR Bare Machine Recovery for TSM CBMR Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 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 Introduction 4 1 1 DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS ex ege degen ee AE re ge ee entren Me a tenia tenue ponton ss deed 4 2 Preparation 5 2 4 InstalWVCBMR dcm 5 2 2 Create System Configuration ccicccccccccececctecececscccveceeecceecseccavesseeedeeeseccdeeateddeeesetdevesaetadvecs 5 2 3 Create System Backup n rur te ERES Free 5 2 4 Create Answer File For Automated DR sisi 5 2 4 1 Running the Cristie Answer File Creator Tool eeeesessssesesesseseeenne nenne nennen tnn ennt nnn nnn nenne 6 Restore From a File Location Restore From a TSM Location 2 5 Prepare Boot Med
27. ng the restore process the recovery will halt or re boot the system depending upon the setting in the answer file Note if the boot media is configured to boot directly into the PE 2 boot environment after recovery imanual intervention will be required to reset the boot sequence on the system This must be done in order to prevent the PE 2 boot environment being booted once more Normally the system BIOS hould be reset to boot from the OS disk as required Answer File On Removable Device If the DR answer file is detected on any attached removable media then the automated DR will proceed with no user intervention Each step in the disaster recovery process will be displayed on the system console and recorded to a log file This log file will be transferred to the location specified in the DR answer file at the end of the recovery At the end of the DR sequence the logs will be copied to the location specified in the answer file At this point the recovered system will be automatically booted if configured as such in the DR answer file Otherwise manual intervention will be required to boot the system by pressing the lt ESC gt key If errors are detected during the restore process the recovery will halt or re boot the system depending upon the setting in the answer file Note if the boot media is configured to boot directly into the PE 2 boot environment after recovery imanual intervention will be required to reset the boot sequ
28. ocation Specify the details to connect to your TSM Server Server Address should be an IP Address but if DNS is available then you may use the server name Port number is often 1500 but you should check with your TSM Administrator M TSM Server Details Server Address 10 2 1 17 Port 1500 M TSM Client Details Node Name TESTNODE Node Password eeeeeeee Filespace Name TESTNODE IV Pointintime PIT restore m March 2013 54021 4 ER March 2013 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fi Sat Sun 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 AE 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 6 C Today 21 03 2013 Select Next gt to continue If the backup is encrypted specify the location of the encryption key repository if one exists or the passphrase clear key If the backup is not encrypted proceed to the next dialogue Cristie Answer File Creator Specify Key Repository Encryption Key Repository Passphrase or Clear Key Specify the encryption key repository file passphrase or clear key if the backup is encrypted M Key Repository Enter the encryption key repository filename either as a share in UNC format For example lt servername gt lt sharename gt lt path gt filename or as a local path drive path filename 7 Browse Passphrase or Clear Key Or you can provide encryption passphrase or Clear Key here Ent
29. ot the restored machine Press the Add to gt button to add a new definition to the Adapter list Use the Delete button to remove an existing Adapter definition Press Next gt to continue to the Reboot Options dialogue Copyright 1998 2013 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Cristie Answer File Creator Specify System Reboot Options Windows Reboot Options Select the default Windows auto reboot option for successful or failed recoveries M When recovery finished successfully Normally Windows will reboot automatically after successful recovery and the recovered operating system will start If you wish to reboot Windows manually de select the option below IV Reboot Windows automatically M When recovery finished with failure Windows will not reboot the operating system after a failed recovery If you wish to automatically reboot Windows even on failure select the option below Reboot Windows automatically Specify how the automated DR should handle the post recovery reboot when the DR finishes with Success or failure If the DR is successful select the automatic reboot option If the DR fails it is unlikely that the reboot will succeed so there is little point in proceeding with the reboot However if a reboot should be attempted even in a failure scenario tick the failure auto reboot option The completion of the Answer File definition is confirmed with the following d
30. r a failed recovery If you wish to automatically reboot Windows even on failure select the option below Reboot Windows automatically Specify how the automated DR should handle the post recovery reboot when the DR finishes with Success or failure If the DR is successful select the automatic reboot option If the DR fails it is unlikely that the reboot will succeed so there is little point in proceeding with the reboot However if a reboot should be attempted even in a failure scenario tick the failure auto reboot option The completion of the Answer File definition is confirmed with the following dialogue Cristie Answer File Creator Finished You have finished creating modifying the answer file Select Finish to generate the answer file A pop up will be displayed prompting for the name and Copyright 1998 2013 Cristie Software Ltd 16 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery location of where the AFC should create the answer file New Answer File xi Enter the full path of the new answer file name C Temp DRAnswer ini OK Cancel Select a path and press OK This will create a file called DRAnswer ini in the C Temp folder Note the answer file MUST be called DRAnswer ini when transferred to the ISO AutomatedDisasterRecovery Preparation Answer File Content Example Copyright 1998 2013 Cristie Software Ltd 18 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 2 4 1 2 Restore From a
31. r command line program to create a full backup as described in the separate CBMR User Guide document 2 4 Create Answer File For Automated DR During an interactive DR session the user would normally specify recovery parameters Such parameters would typically include setup network details DHCP static IP gateway IP etc network details of the Cristie server hostname IP address port no automatic manual recovery define disk partition layout for recovery select partitions to recover commence SystemState file restore view copy log files re boot after DR driver location for dissimilar recovery where applicable During an unattended DR this same information must be prepared in advance captured to an answer file and made available to the DR environment as part of the DR start up process Cristie supply an Answer File Creator AFC tool with their BMR products to help you create the answer file The format of the file is in the form of a structured INI file and may be edited by any Windows editor such as Notepad or Wordpad However it is strongly recommended that the AFC tool is used to initially create the answer file Copyright 1998 2013 Cristie Software Ltd 6 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 2 41 Running the Cristie Answer File Creator Tool Run the AFC tool from the Windows Start menu internet Explorer 64 bit Internet Explorer ET Windows Update Accessories di Administrative Tools Cris
32. ressed for automated recoveries This is described in Customise Boot Media For Auto Boot If the answer file needs to be added to CBMR boot media itself an ISO editing tool such as MagiclSO or UltralSO is required This is then used to extract the Windows PE 2 boot file from the distribution ISO image It can also be used to create the new modified ISO image containing the answer file During an automated DR sequence the Windows PE 2 environment will search for the answer file in one of these locations and in this order of precedence 1 The root folder of the Windows PE 2 boot environment always drive X when booted 2 The root folder of the CD DVD containing the CBMR distribution media 3 The root folder of any locally attached removable storage As soon as a suitable answer file is found in one of these locations the search stops and that answer file is used to control the automated DR process If no answer file is found the normal interactive DR GUI is started Refer to sections Add Answer File To Product ISO Root Folder and Add Answer File to Boot Image Root Folder for a discussion on how this is achieved The boot image created for Option 1 is suitable for network boot but requires the standard CBMR boot image or WIM file to be customised Use Option 3 above when customising the boot image is not practical In this case simply copy the generated answer file to the root folder on suitable removable storage eg USB disk Note t
33. suitable PC Run the NET 2 0 MSXML 6 0 and Windows AIK Setup options in that order 5 welcome to Windows Automated Installation Kit gt Windows Vista Windows Automated Installation Kit Windows AIK Setup Getting Started for IT Pros T Release Notes Windows Deployment Services Browse DYD NET Framework Setup MSXML 6 0 Setup Exit With the WAIK successfully installed the steps required to modify the Windows PE 2 WIM image are as follows Open the product PE 2 distribution media image with your ISO editor Copyright 1998 2013 Cristie Software Ltd 32 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery pe2 isc call x 39 A i Totasize sp Image Bootable CD DVD doxou 0 Path 7 2 Filename Size Type Date Time L i 15 125 Folder 2013 03 20 16 21 2 EFI Geri 11 961 Folder 2013 03 20 16 21 2 icy SOURCES CD SOURCES 232260KB Folder 2013 03 20 16 21 2 sj BOOTMGR 326KB File 2008 01 18 23 45 e nm D Local d Sxia 90 2 C Users nigelp Documents My ISO Files ki My Computer Filename Size Type Date Time ISO Files My Documents Desktop H E Win x64 05 C 83 CD DVD Drive D H DATA E 3 9 DATAT F Da VM ware G ER galaxp release K RG galaxy public
34. tie BMR Automated DR Answer File Creator CEMR d Driver Validation Tool Licence Viewer E Readme di Documentation J Maintenance A Startup 1 Tivoli Storage Manager This will invoke the AFC Welcome dialogue Cristie Answer File Creator Welcome Welcome to the Cristie Answer File Creator This wizard creates a DR answer file enabling you to run unattended recoveries on your machine Select Next to continue to the following dialogue where you can choose to modify an existing file or create a new one AutomatedDisasterRecovery Preparation New or Existing Answer File m An answer file defines how the BMR Recovery environment should configure and restore your machine An Answer file is a configuration INI file that provides pre defined responses to questions normally entered manually during system recovery For example the definition of the DR backup location Create a new answer file C Modify an existing answer file Enter the path and file name of the answer file Browse Select Create a new answer file and click the Next gt button You can then select the Cristie BMR product that the answer file is being created for Note you may use the Next and lt Back buttons at any time to change information you have already entered before creating the answer file Select Cancel at any time to abandon the answer file creation rocess and exit the program Cristie Answer File Crea
35. tor Select Product E Select Product Specify the Cristie product that will be used to recover the system with this answer le file 4 Select Cristie recovery product C Bare Machine Recovery EMC Avamar ABMR Bare Machine Recovery Cristie CBMR C Bare Machine Recovery for Cristie EBMR Bare Machine Recovery for Cristie Clone Manager Clone Manager C Bare Machine Recovery for EMC NetWorker NBMR C Bare Machine Recovery for ComVault Simpana SBMR C Bare Machine Recovery for IBM Tivoli TSM TBMR Choose the CBMR product and select Next gt Copyright 1998 2013 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Select the type of backup location where your DR backup is held Currently this is either a File SEP Sesam or TSM location Cristie Answer File Creator Select Type of Backup Location Select Type of Backup Location To identify where your DR Backup is held first choose the type of backup location C Tape Drive Location Vote Currently automated recovery from a locally attached physical Tape device is not supported AutomatedDisasterRecovery Preparation 2 4 1 1 Restore From a File Location Select File Location Cristie Answer File Creator Select Type of Backup Location Select Type of Backup Location To identify where your DR Backup is held first choose the type of backup location Select the type of backup location

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