Restore a Volume in One Operation

When migrating or restoring a system volume to new hardware or to a virtual machine, the volume will likely need new drivers. The Recovery Environment for Windows includes Hardware Independent Restore technology to ensure these new drivers get installed so the new system volume can boot. The Recovery Environment allows HIR to run in the following situations. (Note that in all other cases, REWIND users must have a valid activation code to use HIR)

• ShadowProtect is installed and activated in the selected image file.
• ShadowProtect is installed and activated but is expired.
• ShadowProtect MSP is installed and activated, and its license is still within the subscription period.

Confirm that the restore meets one of these requirements in order for the volume to boot.

To use the restore feature, follow these steps:

1. Attach a disk with at least as much space as the original drive.
2. (Optional) If the disk is not initialized and you want to add a new MBR partition, you will need to reboot the Recovery Environment to continue the restore. Windows cannot accurately read and refresh the new MBR partition information for this newly initialized drive until after the reboot.
3. Select the Disk Map tab to create a partition on the new drive.
4. Select Create Primary Partition. The default setting is to use all the available space on the new drive for the new partition. Modify this setting as required for the System partition restore. Click OK. The Recovery Environment creates a new primary partition.
5. In Recovery Environment, select one of these:
6. The program launches the Restore Wizard. Follow the wizard prompts to complete the restore.
• Tasks > Restore Volume.
• Restore Volume in the left-side Navigation panel.
• Restore Wizard in the Wizards tab.
6. On the Restore Type page, select Restore from the list of types:

Restore	Restores a system volume in one operation or begins an HSR operation. Note: NETGEAR ReadyDATA systems do not support HSR operations.
Resume aborted restore	Restarts an earlier cancelled restore.
Restore subsequent incrementals	Adds incremental files to an existing HSR system volume backup. Note: This typically requires the source system to have run ShadowProtect earlier to create these incremental backup files. However, it is possible to use Recovery Environment to perform a differential backup to create one or more incrementals.
Finalize an HSR restore	Completes a restore that you chose to finalize later on. The system volume is then ready to boot.

7. Select the backup image to restore. (Use the Files of type dropdown box to select either ShadowProtect files or Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk File (VHDX).)
8. Caution: On split files, have all the related split files in one folder. Select the initial .SPI file, not the file with the .001 extension. If the split files reside on optical disc, RE will ask to change discs as need to complete the restore.
9. Note: On NETGEAR ReadyDATA systems, this dialog shows the unallocated space of the volume that is often in the terabyte range (such as 63.77 TB). As the volume is stored on a thin-provisioned drive, this upper limit for the volume allows the NETGEAR device to store any sized backup while only consuming the actual space necessary for the backup file.
8. Select the destination for the restore.
9. Note: The drive letters shown in the dialog reflect Recovery Environment assignments. They may or may not match what Windows assigned as the original drive letters. To view these two drive mappings and determine which to use as a source for the backup image:
1. Run the Boot Configuration Utility.
2. Select a volume.
3. Click Drive Letter. The utility lists both the Windows and the Recovery Environment drive letter assignments for the partition.
9. (Optional) If the target destination drive lacks partitions, refer to Re Create Original Partitions to lay down partitions that match the original or Restore Destination Options in the Destination Partition Options menu to create a new layout.
10. On the Backup Image Dependencies page, choose to:
11. Note: The left pane displays all backup image files in the previously selected image set. Properties of the selected backup image file appear in the right pane.
• Keep the selected backup image file.
• Choose another point in time to restore.
11. On the Finalization Options page, select Finalize the volume at the end of this restore from the list:

Finalize the volume at the end of this restore	Select this option to perform a Standard restore operation, where the restored volume is ready for use after the restore operation completes. Note: Do not select this option if you want to perform a HeadStart Restore operation.
Generate an .HSR file to use in a future finalization	Note: Select this option only for an HSR operation. See Working with an HSR Volume for details. . (Optional) When you select this option, the Restore Wizard begins an HSR volume at the location you specify. See Working with an HSR Volume for details.

12. (Conditional) On the Specify the Restoration Options page, set any boot parameters you need to apply to the restored volume:
13. Note: Recovery Environment only displays this page when finalizing an MBR boot volume, not for an HSR operation or for a GPT disk.

13. Set partition active	Configures the restored volume as the active boot partition.
    Restore MBR	Restore the master boot record (MBR) as part of the volume restore job. When selected, you have the following MBR restore options: Restore MBR from the image file: Restores the MBR from the backup image file. Restore original Windows MBR: Restores the default MBR for the version of Windows you are restoring. Restore disk signature: Restores the original hard drive physical disk signature. Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, and Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition (SP3 and later) require disk signatures to use the hard drive.
    Restore Disk Hidden Track	Restores the first 63 sectors of a drive. Some boot loader applications require this for the system to boot.
    Use Hardware Independent Restore	Instructs Recovery Environment to launch the Hardware Independent Restore (HIR) utility when finalizing the volume. This utility configures the volume's drivers and properties to interact with the new or changed hardware after the restore.

14. On the Summary page, review the details of the restore operation, then click Finish.

The Restore Wizard completes the volume restore. Remove the Recovery Environment CD/DVD or USB key, then reboot the system to confirm the restore.

Note: After restoring a system volume, some OEM versions of Windows may not reactivate. Windows Activation may intentionally lock some OEM copies of Windows to specific machines. Some OEM licenses may, in fact, not reactivate except on the original machine. In these cases, consult with Microsoft on reactivation options.

Restoring to a Virtual Machine

When restoring a system to a VM, ensure that the VM:

• Has a properly configured network connection.
• Has access to the destinations of any existing backup job destinations.

Important! Arcserve strongly recommends taking a hypervisor snapshot of volumes restored to a virtual machine. This ensures that if you run into any issue that requires restarting a restore, you can easily revert back to the hypervisor snapshot.

Impact of Server Virtual Memory Size

The Windows default setting for server virtual memory size is RAM size. Consider this when restoring to a system with greater RAM than the original machine held, as the new system's virtual memory size will increase.

Restoring Domain Controllers

Network connectivity is essential when restoring a domain controller system. If the restored system uses new or different hardware, Windows may take significant time to reboot in order for each service to test the new environment. Refer to the Knowledge Base article on How To Restore to Dissimilar Hardware for details on domain controller restorations.