Create The Disaster Recovery Backup; Create Full Backup - HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package User's Manual & Technical Reference

• You may increase the size of your hard disk, but the geometry of the hard disk should remain the
same. That is, the new hard disk must have the same number of sectors per track and heads
as the old disk. However, the actual number of cylinders can be larger. If the geometry has
changed, Data Protector Express will still use the new disk, but the recovered operating system
may not function correctly.
• Your SCSI, ATAPI, Fibre Channel or USB tape drive and adapter must be the same or use the
same driver as it did when the disaster recovery media was created.
• You may change network cards, USB ports and USB peripherals, except tape drives, without
restriction.
• You may not perform disaster recovery to a USB hard drive or to Fibre Channel devices .

Create the Disaster Recovery Backup

Preparing for disaster recovery consists of the following steps:
1.
Install Data Protector Express and the Bare Metal Disaster Recovery option on each computer
that will use disaster recovery see Windows Operating Systems and Non-Windows Operating
Systems in the Data Protector Express Data Protector Express Installation Guide.pdf.
2. Create a full backup of your system, as described below.
3. Create the bootable media. See
bootable device, you automatically create bootable media when you run a full backup.
4. Test the bootable media to make sure you have created it properly. See
Testing Disaster Recovery Media
NOTE:
We recommend that you create at least one extra set of bootable media in case the first set fails during
disaster recovery.

Create full backup

As long as the Bare Metal Disaster Recovery option is installed, Data Protector Express automatically
creates disaster recovery media whenever you run a full backup with the Overwrite all media job option.
To create your disaster recovery media
1.
Log in to Data Protector Express.
2.
Insert the first disaster recovery media.
3.
Create a backup job in the Admin Folder. To do this, you can use either the Backup Local Machine
wizard or the New command.
4. Enter a name for the job, such as Disaster Recovery Backup.
5. If you are using the New command, click the Selection page and select the check box for the local
computer. (The Backup Local Machine wizard automatically makes this selection for you.)
6.
Select Overwrite all media from the Write mode drop-down list.
7.
On the Options page, make sure the Backup mode is set to Full or Copy.
8. Select Full verify from the Auto verify mode drop-down list.
9. Leave the Span Mode set to Restart File.
10. On the Encryption/Compression page you have the option to enable encryption/compression. If you
enable Software encryption you will not have the option to make use of hardware compression.
Create bootable media
later in this section.
later in this section. If you are using a
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