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Restore Image Backup Data

Overview

This restore process applies to only to image backups that were configured using the Advanced Image Backup option in Add Image Backup page as described in this document. If you had selected the Basic Image Backup option or if you had configured the image backup in v3.5 or older version, then please refer the Basic Image Backup recovery document.

The image of a disk or a drive that backs up can be restored either as a file or during the restore the image can be applied directly into a disk. When the disk or drive that is to be restored is accessible from the machine running the image restore, the image can be directly applied into the disk. The steps for this are in the later half of this document.

However, often the disk may not be accessible or may be in a remote location. In such cases, the image can be restored as a file first, shipped to the client location and then applied into the disk through 's Recovery CD. The second step of applying an image that is restored (as described in this page) back into the machine through 's Recovery CD is detailed in this document.

StoreGird can also convert the restored disk image to a virtual image in the following formats:

  1. VMDK - VMWare's virtual machine image format. Image converted into VMDK format can be launched as a virtual machine on a VMWare Server.

  2. VHD - Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machine format. Image converted into VHD format can be launched as a virtual machine in a Hyper-V environment.

Only an entire disk image backup can be restored and converted into either VMDK or VHD and not the individual drive (partition) backup.

How to get here in the Web Console?
 In the top menu, select: "Restore". It will display the "List Backups For Restore" page. In the Action column of the (Advanced Image) Backup Schedule, click on the Restore icon.

Supported OSes

  • Windows XP

  • Windows Server 2003

  • Windows SBS 2003, 2008 & 2011

  • Windows Server 2008 & R2

  • Windows Vista

  • Windows 7

    • Both 32 and 64 bit OSes are supported.

Restore Bare Metal Backup Data

Step 1: Choose a backup server in case of multiple servers.

This step has the following options:

  • Backup Name - The backup name is a non-editable field.

  • Backup Server -The backup server is non-editable if the backup schedule is backing up to only one server. But if the replication feature is enabled in the backup server for the client and replication server name is added/discovered in client machine, then choose the server from the choice box.

    • Step 2: Select Version To Restore

    Here you can choose to restore either the entire disk(s) or restore specific drive(s).

    Selecting entire disk for restore: If you select to restore the entire disk, then in step 4 you can either restore the disk image to the hard disk or convert the disk image into a VMDK / VHD format.




    Selecting drive(s) for restore: Here you have the option to restore drive(s) alone to another drive(s).

    The disk name (' Entire-Disk- # ' / 'Disk- # ') listed in the restore tree indicate the type of backup job and what was backed up. 'Entire-Disk- # ' represents an entire disk data backup. 'Disk- # ' represents image backup of a drive. The drive name is listed after the '#'.

    Step 3: Confirm Restore Settings

    • Password - If the backup schedule is password protected, provide the password here.

    • Restore Location - Specify the location for restore. The restored files will be saved in this location but with their full original path - that way you know exactly where these files were in the first place!. Make sure the directory you provide for restore has enough disk space and has valid read and write permissions. It is recommended to provide an empty directory or a new directory path for the local restore location.

    Step 4: Confirm Bare Metal Restore Settings

    Restoring Disk Image files

    This option " Restore the image file from backup server only and do not apply it into the disks... " is used to restore the backup as an image (.sim) file. This option is useful when the disk that needs to be restored is in a remote location or is not accessible from the machine where is running. After restoring the files, you can take it to the client local and using the Recovery CD, you can restore the disk image file (present in external device) into the new hard disk. For more details on how to restore a disk using 's Recovery CD, please refer to this help document.

    Hard disk or Partition restore

    This steps restores the backed up disk image data to disk/drive. By default, the option 'Restore the backed up disk or drive image files to recover the hard disk or its drive data' is selected. This will restore the data to the hard disk/drive.

    Note: In Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windwos 2008 OSes, you have to set the BCD configuration through the Recovery CD if any problem occurred while booting the OS from the recovered hard disk data.

    VMDK or VHD Conversion

    Option 'Convert the restored disk image into VMDK/VHD format' is used to convert the disk image file into virtual files either VMDK - VMWare's virtual machine image format or VHD-Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machine format. This option is applicable for entire disk backup and not for individual drive image backups. The converted virtual image can be used to boot it up as a virtual machine in a VMWare or Hyper-V environment.

    Note: While launching the VMDK/VHD file on a virtual machine environment, you have to inject the drivers through the Recovery CD

  • Restore and Cancel Button - Once all the options are set, click on the Restore button to restore the backup. The status of the restore operation will be displayed in a pop-up browser window.

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