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Understanding Bare Metal Restore on page 156 Modified topic. Formerly titled About Bare
Metal Restore for Windows Machines, it
describes conceptual information about
performing a Bare Metal Restore (BMR) for
Windows and Linux machines. It includes
samples of similar and dissimilar restores, and
indicates BMR functionality is used for both
disaster recovery and server migration. Noted
that BMR not supported for Windows 8.1
Storage Spaces.
Roadmap for Performing a Bare Metal Restore for
a Windows Machine on page 157
Modified topic. Expanded roadmap to include
several new and updated topics. This
roadmap is parallel to the new roadmap for
performing BMR for Linux machines.
Prerequisites for Performing a Bare Metal Restore
for a Windows Machine on page 158
Modified topic. Expanded to add image
media; clarified requirement for image media
and software; clarified drivers needed; added
requirement for storage space and partitions.
Relocated this topic.
Managing a Windows Boot Image on page 159 New topic. This topic includes the
information related to the Boot CD ISO image
required to perform a BMR for Windows
machines.
Creating a Boot CD ISO Image for Windows on
page 159
Modified topic. This topic includes steps to
create a boot CD ISO image. Renamed from
Creating the Boot CD.
Defining Boot CD ISO Image Parameters on
page 160
New topic. This topic includes the parameters
that may be required when defining a boot CD
in the Create Boot CD dialog box.
Transferring the Boot CD ISO Image to Media on
page 163
New topic. This topic describes burning the
boot CD ISO image to media such as a CD or
DVD, which is required for performing BMR on
a physical machine.
Loading the Boot CD and Starting the Target
Machine on page 163
Modified topic. This topic, formerly titled
Loading a Boot CD, describes loading the boot
CD and starting the destination machine from
the boot image.
Launching a Bare Metal Restore for Windows on
page 164
New topic. This topic collects the information
required to launch a BMR for Windows
machines.
Selecting a Recovery Point and Initiating
Rollback for BMR on page 165
New topic. This topic, replacing “Launching a
Restore from the AppAssure 5 Core,”
describes selecting the recovery point from
the Core Console that contains the source of
data for the BMR. It includes the step to begin
the restore by connecting to the Universal
Core Console. Noted that BMR not supported
for Windows 8.1 Storage Spaces.
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