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To configure remote boot:
1. In the navigation bar, click Backups.
2. In the Computer name list in the Remote boot group box, select the name of
the computer whose backup you want to remotely boot from.
3. If you're remotely booting the computer from its own backup, do not change the
MAC address. However, if you're booting a different computer from the
selected computer's backup, enter the MAC address of the NIC of the computer
that you want to remotely boot in the MAC address text box.
Remote boot must have been previously enabled on that computer.
4. From the Backup for booting remotely list, select the time and date of the
backup that you want to remotely boot from.
To always boot from the most recent backup, select Latest backup.
An asterisk (*) identifies the backup that will be used for booting remotely.
Notes:
You can remotely boot only from backups that were created after remote
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boot was enabled on the client computer.
If the selected backup is deleted to make room for newer backups, the
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most recent backup will be used for booting remotely.
5. Click Apply Boot Info.
6. When the confirmation message displays, click OK.
If you changed the backup for booting remotely, an asterisk now displays next to
the selected backup.
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