PowerProtect Data Manager 19.16 File System User Guide

Bare-metal recovery requirements

Before you perform bare-metal recovery (BMR), verify that the environment meets the following requirements and that you have the necessary information:

• The hardware on the target host is operational.
• The hardware configuration on the target host is similar to the hardware configuration on the source host from which the BMR data was obtained. Any hardware, driver, or firmware differences between the target and source hosts can cause BMR to fail.
• The size of the disks on the target host is equal to or greater than the size of the disks on the source host. BMR fails to initialize and format a disk when the disk size on the target host is less than the disk size on the source host, even if the target system disk size is sufficient for the BMR data. After the BMR operation, some unallocated space might remain. You can extend the partition size after the BMR operation to use this extra space.
• There are at least as many disks on the target host as there were on the source host. The disk LUN numbering on the target host must match the disk LUN numbering on the source host.
• Both the source and target hosts use 64-bit Windows.
• Both the source and target hosts boot using BIOS or both boot using UEFI.
• For the BMR of a UEFI system, a drive letter is available.
• The source host to be recovered is turned off before the BMR is started.
• A custom WinPE image is available.
• You have the following information available:
  • The IP address and network name of the target host.
  • The network name or IP address of the PowerProtect Data Manager server to use for the BMR operation.
  • Account credentials for the Admin account on the PowerProtect Data Manager server.
  • The source hostname. To obtain the source hostname from the PowerProtect Data Manager UI, select Infrastructure > Asset Sources. Keep a note of the displayed source hostname. If an incorrect source hostname is provided in the BMR wizard during the BMR operation, the backup copies are not displayed.