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To load a Live DVD and start the target machine
1. Navigate to the new server and load the Live DVD image from the appropriate
location. Specify that the server will start from the Live DVD image.
2. Start the machine.
An AppAssure splash screen displays and a terminal window opens, displaying the IP
address and authentication password for the machine.
NOTE: A new temporary password is generated each time the machine is started
with the Live DVD image.
3. Write down the IP address and the authentication password displayed on the
introduction screen. You will need this information later during the data recovery
process to log back on to the console.
Once the target Linux machine is started with the Live DVD, this machine is ready for
the user to connect to it from the Core to begin the bare metal restore process. You
can perform this process using any one of two methods:
 Launching a restore from the AppAssure 5 Core Console. For more information,
see “Launching a Bare Metal Restore for Linux” on page 177.
 Launching a Restore from the command Line using the aamount utility. For more
information, see “Launching a Bare Metal Restore for a Linux Machine using the
Command Line” on page 179.
Managing Linux Partitions
When performing a BMR, the destination drive onto which you will be restoring data
must have the same partitions as in the recovery point you are restoring. You may
need to create partitions to meet this requirement.
You can launch the restore from the command line using the aamount utility, or you
can launch the restore from the AppAssure 5 Core Console. If restoring using the
user interface, you must first mount the partitions.
You can perform the following tasks:
 “Creating Partitions on the Destination Drive” on page 175
 “Mounting Partitions from the Command Line” on page 177
Managing Linux partitions is a step in “Roadmap for Performing a Bare Metal Restore
on Linux Machines” on page 171.
Creating Partitions on the Destination Drive
Often, when performing a BMR, the destination drive is a new volume that may
consist of a single partition. The drive on the destination machine must have the
same partition table as in the recovery point, including the size of the volumes. If the
destination drive does not contain the same partitions, you must create them before
performing the bare metal restore. Use the fdisk utility to create partitions on the
destination drive equal to the partitions on the source drive.