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Managing a Linux Boot Image
A bare metal restore for Linux requires a Live DVD boot image, which you download
from the license portal. You will use this image to start the destination Linux
machine. Based on the specifics of your environment you may need to transfer this
image to physical media such as a CD or DVD. You must then virtually or physically
load the boot image, and start the Linux server from the boot image.
You can perform the following tasks:
 “Downloading a Boot ISO Image for Linux” on page 173
 “Transferring the Live DVD ISO Image to Media” on page 174
 “Loading the Live DVD and Starting the Target Machine” on page 174
Managing a Linux boot image is a step in “Roadmap for Performing a Bare Metal
Restore on Linux Machines” on page 171.
Downloading a Boot ISO Image for Linux
The first step when performing a bare metal restore (BMR) for a Linux machine is to
download the Linux Live DVD ISO image from the license portal. The Live DVD
functions with all Linux file systems supported by AppAssure 5, and includes a
bootable version of Linux, a screen utility, and the AppAssure Universal Recovery
Console (URC) interface. The AppAssure 5 Universal Recovery Console is an
environment that is used to restore the system drive or the entire server directly from
the AppAssure 5 Core.
You must download the Live DVD ISO image that matches your version of AppAssure
5. The current version of Live DVD is available from the license portal at https://
licenseportal.com. If you need a different version, contact Dell AppAssure Support.
The Live DVD was previously known as the Live CD.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an international body of
representatives from various national organizations that sets file system standards. The ISO 9660
is a file system standard that is used for optical disk media for the exchange of data and supports
various operating systems. An ISO image is the archive file or disk image, which contains data for
every sector of the disk as well as the disk file system.
For more information about the license portal, see “Managing AppAssure 5 Licenses”, on the
AppAssure 5 Technical Documentation page at: http://docs.appassure.com/display/AA50D/
AppAssure+5+Technical+Documentation.