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

3. Select the machine for which to prepare the bootable CD/DVD. The bootable CD/DVD is customized

for that machines speciﬁc operating system and device drivers.

4. Select the a CD drive or writable DVD drive available to create the bootable CD/DVD.

5. Click the Start Recording to create the bootable CD/DVD. During the creation, which can take some

time, the status information and a progress bar is displayed in the Status Informatio n area the screen.

NOTE:

IfyouhavetroublecreatingthebootablemediadirectlyfromDataProtectorExpressyoucansavethe

boot image to a ﬁle and burn it to optical media using another burning program by checking the Save

the Disaster Recovery ima ge to ﬁle box instead.

6. As soon as you create the media, we recommend that you test the disaster recovery media on a test

computer see Testing Disaster Recovery Media.Afterthetestissuccessful,storetheCDorDVD.

If you have several ma chines connected to the D a ta P rotector Express managem ent domain, create a

bootable CD or DVD for each m a chine.

TIP:

Consider making duplicate bootable media for use in case the primar y bootable media is unavailable or

damaged.

When to create ne w bootable media

Your bootable media m ay become obsolete whenever any of the following occurs:

1. You upd ate your operating system by installing a service pack, update or other software.

2. You add or remove hardware from your computer.

3. You change the conﬁguration of your disk drives, for example, adding or removing volumes or

partitions.

Therefore, we recommend that you cre ate new bootable media anytime you change the environment.

Testing Disaster Recovery Media

We recommend that you test your disaster recovery m edia before you have to rely on it following a

disaster. We also recommend that you create additional bootable media in case your new hardware

conﬁgura

tion does not support your original bootable media.

For examp

le, if you create a b o otable CD or DVD, but your new hardware does not support booting from CD

or DVD, yo

ushouldalsocreateanalternatesetofbootablemedialikeaREVstoragedeviceorothermedia.

To test your disaster recovery media, perform the following steps. You will not lose any data on your

system. This pr ocedure is completely safe.

1. Make a fu

ll backup of your system and create bootable media as directed in Create full ba ckup.

2. Shut down your system as normal.

3. If you are using a bootable CD or DVD:

a. Insert

the disaster recovery CD or DVD into your computer.

b. Turn on your computer.

c. Perform any special steps for booting your computer from CD or DVD. (Refer to your system

docume

ntation.)

Disaster Recovery