When To Create New Bootable Media; Testing Disaster Recovery Media - HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package User's Manual & Technical Reference

Unable to open the Microsoft Windows registry
Windows registry to create disaster recovery information. Make sure you are starting Data Protector
Express from an account with full administration privileges.
Failures getting or setting server information
information. Open the Logs view and examine the log file for the disaster recovery wizard that you ran.
This error usually occurs if a hard drive is not turned on or if a user does not have adequate system
administration privileges to the hard disk.

When to create new bootable media

Your bootable media may become obsolete whenever any of the following occurs:
1.
You update your operating system by installing a service pack or other software.
2. You add or remove hardware from your computer.
3. You change the configuration of your disk drives, for example, adding or removing volumes or
partitions.
4. You change your Data Protector Express environment information, including changes to the
dpconfig.ini file.
Therefore, we recommend that you create new bootable media anytime you change the environment.

Testing Disaster Recovery Media

We recommend that you test your disaster recovery media before you have to rely on it following a
disaster. We also recommend that you create additional bootable media in case your new hardware
configuration does not support your original bootable media.
For example, if you create a bootable CD or DVD, but your new hardware does not support booting from CD
or DVD, you should also create an alternate set of bootable media like a REV storage device or other media.
To test your disaster recovery media, perform the following steps. You will not lose any data on your
system. This procedure is completely safe.
1.
Make a full backup of your system and create bootable media as directed in
2. Shut down your system as normal.
3.
If you are using a bootable CD or DVD:
a. Insert the disaster recovery CD or DVD into your computer.
b. Turn on your computer.
c.
Perform any special steps for booting your computer from CD or DVD. (Refer to your system
documentation.)
d. The system boots from the CD or DVD.
4. If you are using an alternate set of bootable media:
a. Insert the first media into your backup device.
b. Turn on your computer.
c. The system boots from the media.
5. If you are using a bootable tape:
a. Remove all media from all tape drives and/or library magazine slots.
b. Insert the first bootable media:
i.
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If you are using a single tape drive, insert the first bootable media into the drive.
Data Protector Express requires full access to the
An error might occur while retrieving the disk configuration
Create full backup.