Create Bootable Media; Troubleshooting Disaster Recovery Backups - HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package User's Manual & Technical Reference

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After the test is successful, store the disaster recovery media. If you have backed up to a tape or
removable cartridge, be sure to write protect the cartridge.

Create bootable media

After you make a full backup of your system, you must create bootable disaster recovery media.
Depending on your platform (Windows, NetWare, Linux), Data Protector Express lets you create bootable
CD or DVD or REV media. It also allows you to save the Disaster Recovery image to a file, if you do not
have facilities for writing media available on the local machine. If you use this option, you should ensure
that the file is written to the appropriate media as soon as possible. Be sure to use a third-party utility that
supports the facility to burn ISO images, visit
for more details.
NOTE:
If you have a bootable backup device, Data Protector Express automatically creates bootable media when
you create the disaster recovery backup. See
still create a bootable CD or DVD as a precaution.
Windows and Linux users can create bootable CD or DVD media from the Data Protector Express
GUI as follows:
1.
Log in to Data Protector Express.
2. Select Disaster Recovery from the Data Protector Express Wizards view.
3. Select Make Bootable CD.
4. Follow the instructions in the wizard to create a bootable CD or DVD for your machine. You can
create either a bootable CD or DVD with this wizard.
a. Select Machine - You must select the machine for which to prepare the bootable CD/DVD. The
bootable CD/DVD is customized for that machines specific operating system and device drivers.
b. Select Optical Device - Select the particular writable CD drive or writable DVD drive available
to create the bootable CD/DVD.
c. Status - The bootable CD/DVD is created interactively. Click the Start Recording to create the
bootable CD/DVD. During the creation, which can take some time, the status information and a
progress bar is displayed in the Status Information area the screen.
5. As soon as you create the media, we recommend that you test the disaster recovery media on a test
computer see
NetWare users must use the console version of Data Protector Express to create a bootable CD or DVD.
If you have several machines connected to the Data Protector Express management domain, create a
bootable CD or DVD for each machine.
TIP:
Consider making duplicate bootable media for use in case the primary bootable media is unavailable or
damaged.

Troubleshooting disaster recovery backups

When creating disaster recovery backups, any of the following problems may occur:
Unable to find files
ran. This will list the file that was not found. All files must reside in "standard" directory locations provided
by the operating system, for example, \WINDOWS\system32\drivers subdirectory under Windows
and sys:system or C:\Nwserver under NetWare. If the file is not a driver file for your hardware, visit
http://www.hp.com/go/dataprotectorexpress/support
Testing Disaster Recovery
Open the Logs view and examine the log file for the disaster recovery wizard that you
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Create the Disaster Recovery
Media. After the test is successful, store the CD or DVD.
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