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Restoring Data to a Bare Metal Machine

As an Administrator, you are responsible for ensuring that data is restored in case the Master server fails.

CA ARCserve RHA lets you restore data to a bare metal machine. This feature not only restores data but also builds the bare metal machine by installing the operating system, applications, and other necessary components. After you complete the process, the bare metal machine is ready to take over as the Master server.

A bare metal recovery provides the following benefits:

• Builds a machine exactly similar to the Master including operating system, applications, and data
• Eliminates manual setting up of a machine
• Recovers data to a dissimilar hardware

The following diagram illustrates how you can build and restore data to a bare metal machine from the Replica.

Perform the following tasks to restore data:

• Review Prerequisites
• Prepare a Bare Metal Machine
• Create and Run the Recovery Scenario
• Verify Bare Metal Machine Properties