The Kb.cfg File; Preparing The Encryption Keys - HP Data Protector A.06.11 Recovery Manual

7. If data residing on Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 systems will be
backed up, select also Detect NTFS hardlinks and Use Shadow Copy, and clear
Allow Fallback.
Saving the full DR image to the Cell Manager is useful if you plan to burn the disaster
recovery CD on the Cell Manager, because it is much faster to obtain the DR image
from the hard disk than to restore it from a backup medium. The DR image file is by
default saved on the Cell Manager into the directory
Data_Protector_program_data\Config\Server\dr\p1s (Windows Server
2008 systems), Data_Protector_home\Config\Server\dr\p1s (other
Windows systems), or /etc/opt/omni/server/dr/p1s (UNIX systems) with the
name client name.img. To change the default location, specify a new global
variable EADRImagePath = valid_path (for example, EADRImagePath =
/home/images or EADRImagePath = C:\temp) in the global options file. Refer
to the online Help index: "Global Options File, modifying".
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If you do not have enough free disk space in the destination directory, you can create a
mount point (Windows systems) or a link to another volume (UNIX systems).

The kb.cfg file

The purpose of this file is to provide a flexible method to enable Data Protector to
include drivers (and other needed files) in the DR OS to cover systems with specific
boot relevant hardware or application configurations. The default kb.cfg file already
contains all files necessary for industry standard hardware configurations.
Create and execute a test plan using the default version of the kb.cfg file. If the DR
OS does not boot normally or cannot access network, then you may need to modify
the file. Refer to

Preparing the encryption keys

For a Cell Manager recovery or an offline client recovery, you must ensure that the
encryption keys are available during the disaster recovery by storing them on a
removable medium. For a Cell Manager recovery, prepare the removable medium
in advance, before the disaster occurs.
The encryption keys are not part of the DR OS image file. During the disaster recovery
image creation, the keys are automatically exported to the Cell Manager to the file
Data_Protector_program_data\Config\Server\export\keys\
62 Disaster recovery for Windows
"Editing the kb.cfg file" on page 107.