PowerProtect Data Manager 19.11 File System User Guide

Using a custom WinPE image

PowerProtect Data Manager provides a custom WinPE image that enables you to recover a source host to a target host without installing an operating system. Because local disks are not in use by the operating system, the recovery process can replace files without conflict.

The custom PowerProtect Data Manager WinPE image is based on Windows PE 10.0, and contains the NIC and disk drivers for the Windows versions that the WinPE image supports.

If the custom WinPE image does not contain the drivers for the NIC or disk devices on the source host that you are recovering, you can perform one of the following tasks:

• Copy the drivers to a USB flash drive, and then connect the drive after booting with the custom PowerProtect Data Manager WinPE image.
• Create a WinPE image that includes the drivers, and boot from that image. For more information, see (Optional) Adding NIC or disk drivers to the WinPE ISO file.

The drivers must meet the following requirements:

• 64-bit.
• Do not require a restart during installation.
  NOTE The WinPE environment loads only in memory, and changes are not persistent across a restart. If a restart prompt appears, you might be able to ignore the prompt. Most NIC drivers are plug-and-play.