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Create Machine Specific Disks from Alternate Locations in Windows Server 2008

You can create machine specific disks from alternate locations for Windows Server 2008.

To create a machine specific disk from an alternate location

1. Prepare an empty floppy disk. Format the disk, if necessary, so it can be used by the operating system.
2. In the alternate location configured to store the disaster recovery information, locate the folder for the machine for which the recovery disk needs to be created.

   The name of this folder should be the same as the name of the machine that needs to be recovered.

3. Copy all the files from within the machine specific folder, identified in step 2, to the floppy disk.

   Note: Ensure you copy the file, not the directory.

4. Run the following steps to recover the Windows Server 2008:

   For Windows Server 2008 (32-bit)

   1. Locate the folder drpatch.xp in the alternate location configured to store the disaster recovery information.
   2. Copy drlaunch.ex_ and drlaunchres.dl_from the drpatch.xp directory to a floppy disk.
   3. Create a new file on floppy disk and name it DRCOPYFILES.BAT.

      The DRCOPYFILES.BAT file is created.

   4. Write following text into DRCOPYFILES.BAT file:

         expand -r %~dp0\drlaunch.ex_ x:\windows\system32\ 
         expand -r %~dp0\drlaunchres.dl_ x:\windows\system32\ 
         exit
      

   5. Copy ADRCDInput\Autounattend.xml to a floppy disk

   Note: Ensure that you copy the files, and not the directory.

For Windows Server 2008 (x64-bit)

1. Locate the folder drpatch.xp\X64 in the alternate location configured to store the disaster recovery information.
2. Copy drlaunch.ex_ and drlaunchres.dl_from the drpatch.xp directory to a floppy disk.
3. Create a new file on floppy disk and name it DRCOPYFILES.BAT.

   The DRCOPYFILES.BAT file is created.

4. Write following text into DRCOPYFILES.BAT file:

      expand -r %~dp0\drlaunch.ex_ x:\windows\system32\ 
      expand -r %~dp0\drlaunchres.dl_ x:\windows\system32\
      exit
   

5. Copy ADRCDInput\autounattend_amd64.xml to a temporary directory, rename it to autounattend.xml, then copy it to a floppy disk.

Note: Ensure that you copy the files, not the directory.

For Windows Server 2008 (IA64-bit)

1. Locate the folder drpatch.xp\IA64 in the alternate location configured to store the disaster recovery information.
2. Copy drlaunch.ex_ and drlaunchres.dl_from the drpatch.xp directory to a floppy disk.
3. Create a new file on floppy disk and name it DRCOPYFILES.BAT.

   The DRCOPYFILES.BAT file is created.

4. Write following text into DRCOPYFILES.BAT file:

      expand -r %~dp0\drlaunch.ex_ x:\windows\system32\ 
      expand -r %~dp0\drlaunchres.dl_ x:\windows\system32\
      exit
   

5. Copy ADRCDInput\autounattend_ia64.xml to a temporary directory, rename it as autounattend.xml, and then copy it to floppy disk.

Note: Ensure that you copy the files, and not the directory.