Using CA ARCserve D2D › Create a Boot Kit

Create a Boot Kit

This boot kit consists of a USB stick and the Windows 7/Windows Vista/Windows 2008/Windows 2008R2 installation media (CD/DVD). (The USB stick can also be used with the Windows PE image instead of the installation media).

Note: The created USB stick cannot be used to boot machine. It must work with the Windows 7/Windows Vista/Windows 2008/Windows 2008R2 installation media (CD/DVD) to perform the actual BMR.

To create a boot kit

1. From the CA ARCserve D2D Monitor, click the Advanced option and then select Create Boot Kit.

   The CA ARCserve D2D Boot Kit wizard is launched and the Welcome screen opens.

   

2. Click OK to acknowledge the Welcome message.

   The CA ARCserve D2D Boot Kit dialog opens.

   

3. Specify or browse to the location for the installed USB stick.

   If you do not have a USB stick available or you do not want to create the boot image on a USB stick at this time, you can save the boot kit data temporarily to another location and then copy it to a USB stick later.

4. If necessary, select the driver integration option.
   • Third party NIC/SCSI/FC drivers which are used by this machine.

     If your server has any third-party driver installed, a copy of this driver will be made during backup. If there is no third-party driver installed, this check box will not be enabled.

   • Third party NIC/SCSI/FC drivers which are from a specified location.

     To include any necessary network (NIC), Small Computer System Interface (SCSI), or Fibre Channel (FC) drivers in the boot kit creation process. You can also manually add or delete drivers from the displayed list.

     Note: The USB stick will not contain the data of particular machine unless you select the "Third party NIC/SCSI/FC drivers which are from specified location" option.

   The selected drivers will then be loaded during the recovery process.

5. Click Start.

   The Boot Kit creation progress is displayed and a confirmation message is displayed when the USB stick has been successfully created.

6. After the successful creation of the Boot Kit, you can find the CA ARCserve D2D Boot Kit files on your USB stick.

   Note: The created USB stick can be used for other similar machines. (A USB stick created from a 32-bit platform can only be used to restore a 32-bit server. A USB stick created from a 64-bit platform can only be used to restore a 64-bit server).