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Start the Bootable Tape Method Disaster Recovery Process <win> 2003

You can start the recovery process on a Windows Server 2003 computer using the Bootable Tape method using the following procedure.

To recover from a disaster using bootable tape method

1. Remove all media from the disk and CD drives and shut down the server.
2. Start the tape drive in boot mode.
3. Insert the bootable tape backup media into the tape drive.
4. Start the failed server.

   As the failed server starts, it performs startup diagnostics and locates the tape drive as its boot device.

5. Confirm if you really want to start the disaster recovery process. Enter Y for Yes to proceed.

   The system boots from the tape drive and enters the Windows setup mode.

6. Press F6 to install any SCSI drivers not supported by the Windows Server 2003 CD.

   

7. Press F2 to begin the Windows ASR process.

   

   For Windows 2003, the floppy disk is not required.

   The recovery process recreates the boot and system partitions and copies the setup files to the partitions. If the boot and system partitions are not the same partition, the disaster recovery process may require a reboot. If so, restart the disaster recovery process from the beginning of this procedure.

8. After the necessary Windows setup files have been copied to the system partition, reboot the server.

   The tape drive is reset to normal mode and the system is booted from the hard disk. After the system has finished booting, the ASR process initializes the environment and the Disaster Recovery wizard appears.