Backup Exec 20.2 Administrator's Guide

To recover a computer by using the Recover This Computer Wizard

1. Place the startup Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk in the CD drive or DVD drive of the computer that you want to recover, and then start the computer.
2. On the End User License Agreement screen, click Accept.
3. On the Simplified Disaster Recovery Welcome screen, click Recover This Computer.
4. In the left pane, click Network, and then click Configure Network Connection Settings.
5. Select the appropriate network adapter configuration, and then click OK.
6. Do one of the following:

   If the backup data for this computer is located on the devices that are attached to a remote Backup Exec server (remote recovery)

   Do the following in the order listed: Click The data is located on devices attached to a remote Backup Exec server. Enter the name and domain of the remote Backup Exec server where the backup data is located, and the appropriate administrator or administrator-equivalent credentials. (Optional) To configure network adapter settings, click Configure network adapter settings, and then do one of the following: To assign a static IP address for each detected network adapter, select the appropriate options, and then click OK. To configure an IPv6 network controller, click Configure IPv6, select the appropriate options, and then click OK. (Optional) To load network adapter drivers, click Load network adapter drivers. Then, click Install Driver for any inactive network controller that the wizard detects. Navigate to the device that contains the network controller driver, and then click Open. Select the driver, and then click Open again. Click Next.

   If the computer that you want to recover was backed up to locally attached devices such as tape drives, robotic libraries, disk storage devices, or disk cartridge devices (local recovery)

   Do the following in the order listed: Click The data is located on devices locally attached to this computer. Enter the appropriate administrator or administrator-equivalent credentials when prompted, and then click Next.

7. Select the disaster recovery information file that you want to use, and then click Next.

   Note:

   Backup Exec by default supports the latest three full SDR backup chains that are required for system recovery using SDR. Each backup chain includes one full backup set, its dependent incremental and differential backups, and their duplicate backup sets.

8. Select the backup sets that you want to use to recover the computer, and then click Next.
9. Select the storage device that contains the backup data for the computer, and then click Next.
10. Do any of the following:

    To use the volume layout as shown	Click Next.
    To view the disk geometry as it presently exists, or to view a graphical representation of proposed changes	Click Preview.
    To install required SCSI or RAID controller drivers	Do the following in the order listed: Click Load Storage controller drivers. Click Install Driver for any inactive network controller that the wizard detects. Navigate to the device that contains the network controller driver, and then click Open. Select the driver, and then click Open again.
    To automatically create a volume layout on the available hard disks if mismatched volumes appear in the simplified volume layout view	Select Erase hard disks and recreate the volume layout shown above. Existing data on these disks will be lost.
    To change volume sizes or other disk-related operations	Click Advanced Disk Configuration. See Advanced Disk Configuration on the Recover This Computer Wizard.

11. Review the Recovery Summary and click Back to make any changes, or click Recovery to start the recovery process.
12. If you recover a Backup Exec server that runs Backup Exec 15 or later, select the appropriate database encryption key and then click Next.

    Note:

    Backup Exec 15 and later requires a database encryption key to access the Backup Exec Database. If you proceed without entering the database encryption key on this screen, you are prompted to enter the key when you restart Backup Exec.

13. When the recovery is complete, do any or all of the following:

    To troubleshoot any issues that occurred during the hardware discovery phase	Click View Hardware Discovery log.
    To troubleshoot any issues that occurred during the recovery process	Click View Recover This Computer log.
    To restart this computer after you click Finish	Select Restart this computer.
    To complete the recovery process and close the wizard	Click Finish.

    Note:

    If the recovered computer contains multiple hard disks, ensure that the computer's BIOS is configured to start the computer from the hard disk that contains the Windows operating system. On many computers, the BIOS menu can be accessed by pressing F2 or DEL on the computer keyboard.