Data Protector Express User's Guide (TC330-96002, October 2010)

3. Testthebootablemediatomakesureyouhavecreateditproperly. See

Testing Disaster Recovery Media later i n this section.

NOTE:

We re commend that you create at least one extra set of b ootable media in case the ﬁrst set fails during

disaster recovery.

Create full backup

Data Protector Express automatically creates disaster recovery media whenever you run a full backup

with the Overwrite all media job option unless you have speciﬁcally deselected the option in the

advanced job settings.

To create your disaster recovery media

1. Insert the ﬁrst disaster recovery media.

2. Create a backup job and open its property page.

3. Select the machine to backup.

4. On the Conﬁguration pag e set the Write mode to Overwrite all media.,

5. Save and Run the job, inserting additional media as required.

NOTE:

If you have a bootable device , Data Protector Express makes each media bootable. For example,

if the full backup uses three media, all three media are bootable.

6. Once the b ackup job is complete, check the log page. You will be able to see that Disaster Recovery

has completed. The Summar y section of this page will also tell you if any items have failed. It is

very important to check log ﬁles on a regular basis. If ﬁ les h ave not been backed up, they c annot

be restored.

7. We recommend that you test the disaster recovery media on a test computer. See

Testing Disaster Recovery Media.

8. After the test is successful, store the disaster recovery media. If you have back ed up to a tape or

removable cartridge, be sure to write protect the cartridge.

Create bootable media

After you make a full backup of your s ystem, you must create bootable disaster recovery media.

Dependin

g on your platform, Data Protector Express lets you create bootable C D or DVD media. It also

allows yo

u to save the Disaster Recovery image to a ﬁle, if you do not have facilities for writing media

availab

le on the local machine. If you use this option, you should ensure that the ﬁle is written to the

appropriate media as soon as possible. Be sure to use a third-party utility that supports the facility to burn

ISO images, visit h

ttp://www.hp.com/go/dataprotectorexpress for more details.

NOTE:

If you have a bootable backup device, Data Protector Express automatically creates bootable media when

you crea

te the disaster recovery backup. See Create the Disaster Recovery Backup.However,youshould

still create a bootable CD or DVD as a precaution.

Users can create bootable CD or DVD media from the Administrator as follows:

1. Log in to Data Protector Express.

2. Double-click Create Bootable CD-DVD from the Tasks view to launch the wizard.

User’s Guide