Backup Types; Recovery Points; Entire Drive Backups - HP dc5700 - Microtower PC Administrator's Manual

navigate to the ISO's directory in the Backup and Recovery partition (e.g. D:\ISOS) and locate the HP
Backup and Recovery ISO file. To explore the Recovery Partition, in the command window type
regsvr32 shellvrtf.dll /u.
NOTE:
Recovery Manager create the ISO files.

Backup types

HP Backup and Recovery Manager offers more options than typical backup software, including:

Recovery Points

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Entire Drive Backups

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File and data backups
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Desktops and Portables allow backing up from the following:
Desktop—You can backup from recommended locations.
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Portables—You can perform advanced backups from specific locations.
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For detailed instructions about performing the various types of backups, see
individual files on page 19
Recovery Points
Recovery Points are point in time backups that incrementally back up the computer. The Initial Recovery
Point is a large backup of the entire system, known as the Restore Image. The Initial Recovery Point is
created automatically. All subsequent Recovery Points capture only new user data created since the
previous Recovery Point. The Initial Recovery Point backup is large and takes longer to perform as it
contains the initial base image; however, subsequent incremental Recovery Point backups can be small
enough to fit on a CD, depending on the size of data backed up.
You can use a Recovery Point to restore a system to a blank hard drive. For Portables, use the Rescue CD
or the first disc of the Recovery Media Creator set or the Recovery Partition to restore a system image
using a Recovery Point. For Desktops, this procedure requires the Recovery Partition. You can restore a
system with the Recovery Media Creator set, and then restore the Recovery Point.
For more information about recovery and restoration, see
on page 19.
NOTE:
Manager to create additional copies of the Initial Recovery Point.
Entire Drive Backups
Entire Drive Backups allow you to backup the entire system, including Windows partition data. Entire
Drive Backups do not include the Recovery Partition.
Since the Entire Drive Backup backs up the Windows partition, this type of backup is more of a low
maintenance backup where space is not a concern (i.e., backup to a network share or an external USB
hard drive). Entire Drive Backups can take longer to execute than Recovery Points, depending on the size
of the Windows partition.
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For Portables, no pre-existing ISO files are present. You must have HP Backup and
Once you finish the media creation process, you cannot use HP Backup and Recovery
Restoring an entire image or
Restoring an entire image or individual files
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