Simplified Disaster Recovery

1. Do any of the following:
   • On the Backup and Restore tab, in the Restores group, click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
   • Click the Backup Exec button, click Configuration and Settings, and then clickCreate Disaster Recovery Disk.
   • On the Home tab, in the Simplified Disaster Recovery panel, click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
   • Click the Startbutton, and then clickCreate Disaster Recovery Disk.
2. Review the Welcome panel of the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard, and then click Next.
3. Do one of the following:

   To create a Simplified Disaster Recovery	Click Create a new Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk image (.iso) .
   disk image for the first time
   To select network and storage drivers from	Do the following in the order listed\:
   an existing Simplified Disaster Recovery	- Click From a previous CD or DVD, or from a folder .
   disk CD or DVD, or from a folder	- Enter the location of the previous recovery disk, or type the path to a folder that contains the files that are extracted from the recovery disk.
   To select network and storage drivers from	Do the following in the order listed\:
   an existing image (.iso) file	- Click From an image (.iso) file .
   	- Enter the location of the recovery image file.

4. Click Next.
5. Do one of the following:

   If the ADK is already installed on the	If Windows ADK 8.1 is already installed,
   computer	the Create Simplified Disaster
   	Recovery wizard detects and displays the Windows ADK version and informs the user that a new SDR disk cannot be created using ADK 8.1. User can download ADK 10 and then create the SDR disk.
   	If ADK 10 is installed, the wizard
   	continues with the recovery disk creation
   	process.
   	Continue with step 6 .
   If the ADK is not installed on the computer	If Windows ADK is not installed on the
   	system, the Create Simplified Disaster
   	Recovery wizard downloads and installs
   	Windows ADK 10.
   	Do the following in the order listed:
   	- Click Next to continue to the ADK download and installation wizard.
   	- On the ADK wizard panels, click Next to accept the recommended defaults. Note: The ADK download may take few hours, depending on the bandwidth.
   	- After the ADK is installed, click Close to continue with the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Wizard .

6. Specify the startup options that you want when you recover a computer, and then click Next.
7. Do one of the following:

   To add network drivers and storage drivers	Select the computers for which you want
   for the computers for which you ran SDR	to add the drivers to the recovery disk, and
   backups	then click Next .
   To add network drivers and storage drivers	Do the following in the order listed\:
   that were found on the computers for which	- On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next .
   you ran SDR backups that are not already	- On the Drivers to Include panel, select the drivers that you want to include in the custom recovery disk, and then click Next .
   included in the source image
   To add network drivers and storage drivers	Do the following in the order listed\:
   from OEM media	- On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next .
   	- On the Drivers to Include panel, click Add Driver , navigate to the location of the media, select it, and then click Open .
   	- When the drivers display on the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next .

8. Type the volume label and the path for the image (.iso) file to specify the location to store the startup image, and then click Next.
   Note: If you use any non-English characters in the volume label, then those characters are not properly displayed when you mount the .iso image. Note: It is recommended that you store the image that you want to burn on the computer where the CD image or DVD image burning application is installed. By default, the location is as follows:C:\<Backup Exec install path\>\Backup Exec\sdr\CustomSDRImage.iso

9. Review the summary panel, and then click Create Image.
10. After the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD image is created, click Next, and then clickFinish.
11. Burn the startup ISO 9660 image to a CD or DVD by using a third-party image burning application.

1. Do any of the following:
   • On the Backup and Restore tab, in the Restores group, click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
   • Click the Backup Exec button, click Configuration and Settings, and then clickCreate Disaster Recovery Disk.
   • On the Home tab, in the Simplified Disaster Recovery panel, click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.- Click theStartbutton, and then clickCreate Disaster Recovery Disk.
2. Review the Welcome panel of the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard, and then click Next.
3. Do one of the following:

   To create a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image for the first time	Click Create a new Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk image (.iso) .
   To select network and storage drivers from an existing Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD, or from a folder	Do the following in the order listed\:
   	- Click From a previous CD or DVD, or from a folder .
   	- Enter the location of the previous recovery disk, or type the path to a folder that contains the files that are extracted from the recovery disk.
   To select network and storage drivers from an existing image (.iso) file	Do the following in the order listed\:
   	- Click From an image (.iso) file .
   	- Enter the location of the recovery image file.

4. Click Next.
5. Do one of the following:

   If the ADK is already installed on the computer	If Windows ADK 8.0 is already installed, the recovery disk wizard warns the user that user cannot create a new SDR using this ADK version; however, user can customize the recovery disk. User can either exit from the wizard or user can download ADK 8.1, and customize the disk.
   	If Windows ADK 8.1 is already installed, the recovery disk wizard first warns the
   	user about the Windows ADK version; and
   	if user wants to continue, the wizard
   	continues with the recovery disk creation
   	process.
   	Continue with step 6
   If the ADK is not installed on the computer	If Windows ADK is not installed on the system, the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery wizard downloads and installs Windows ADK 8.1.
   	Do the following in the order listed:
   	- Click Next to continue to the ADK download and installation wizard.
   	- On the ADK wizard panels, click Next to accept the recommended defaults. Note: The ADK download may take few hours, depending on the bandwidth.
   	- After the ADK is installed, click Close to continue with the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Wizard .

6. Specify the startup options that you want when you recover a computer, and then click Next.
7. Do one of the following:

   To add network drivers and storage drivers for the computers for which you ran SDR backups	Select the computers for which you want to add the drivers to the recovery disk, and then click Next .
   To add network drivers and storage drivers that were found on the computers for which you ran SDR backups that are not already included in the source image	Do the following in the order listed\:
   	- On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next .
   	- On the Drivers to Include panel, select the drivers that you want to include in the custom recovery disk, and then click Next .
   To add network drivers and storage drivers from OEM media	Do the following in the order listed\:
   	- On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next .
   	- On the Drivers to Include panel, click Add Driver , navigate to the location of the media, select it, and then click Open .
   	- When the drivers display on the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next .

8. Type the volume label and the path for the image (.iso) file to specify the location to store the startup image, and then click Next.
   Note: If you use any non-English characters in the volume label, then those characters are not properly displayed when you mount the .iso image. Note: It is recommended that you store the image that you want to burn on the computer where the CD image or DVD image burning application is installed. By default, the location is as follows: C:\<Backup Exec install path\>\Backup Exec\sdr\CustomSDRImage.iso

9. Review the summary panel, and then click Create Image.
10. After the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD image is created, click Next, and then clickFinish.
11. Burn the startup ISO 9660 image to a CD or DVD by using a third-party image burning application.

1. Insert the Backup Exec installation media into a server that runs Windows Server 2008 SP2 or later.
2. From the installation media browser, click Installation.
3. Click Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation Wizard, and then clickInstall.
   Note: TheSimplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation Wizardand the Backup Exec Remote Administration Console are installed.

4. Accept the terms of the license agreement, and then click Next.
5. Accept the default installation location, or specify a new location, and then click Next.
6. By default, after the computer is restarted, the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Wizard starts; if you unchecked the default, to start the wizard, click Start>All Programs>Veritas Backup Exec>Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
7. On the Welcome panel of the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard, click Connect to a Backup Exec server.
8. Specify a Backup Exec server machine name or IP address, enter your credentials and the domain, and then click Next.
9. Do one of the following:

   To create a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image for the first time	Click Create a new Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Image (.iso) .
   To select network and storage drivers from an existing Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD, or from a folder	Do the following in the order listed\:
   	- Click From a previous CD or DVD, or from a folder .
   	- Enter the location of the previous recovery disk, or type the path to a folder that contains the files that are extracted from the recovery disk.
   To select network and storage drivers from an existing image (.iso) file	Do the following in the order listed\:
   	- Click From an image (.iso) file .
   	- Enter the location of the recovery image file.

10. Click Next.
11. Do one of the following:

    If the ADK is already installed on this computer	Continue with step 12
    If the ADK is not installed on this computer	Do the following in the order listed\:
    	- Click Next to continue to the ADK download and installation wizard.
    	- On the ADK wizard panels, click Next to accept the recommended defaults. Note: The ADK download may take few hours depending on your network speed.
    	- After the ADK is installed, click Close to continue with the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Wizard .

12. Specify the startup options that you want when you recover a computer, and then click Next.
13. Do one of the following:.

    To add network drivers and storage drivers from the computers for which you ran SDR backups	Select the computers for which you want to add the drivers to the recovery disk, and then click Next
    To add network drivers and storage drivers that were found on the computers for which you ran SDR backups that are not already included in the source image	Do the following in the order listed\:
    	- On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next .
    	- On the Drivers to Include panel, select the drivers that you want to include on the custom recovery disk, and then click Next .
    To add network drivers and storage drivers from OEM media	Do the following in the order listed\:
    	- On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next .
    	- On the Drivers to Include panel, click Add Driver , navigate to the location of the media, select it, and then click Open .
    	- When the drivers display on the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next .
    To add a computer to the list	Do the following in the order listed\:
    	- Click Add DR file .
    	- Navigate to the location of the DR file, select it, and then click OK .
    	- On the Select computers to use the drivers from screen, select the computer that you added, and then click Next .

14. Type the volume label and the path for the image (.iso) file to specify the location to store the startup image, and then click Next.
    Note: It is recommended that you store the image that you want to burn in a location on the computer where the CD image or DVD image burning application is installed. By default, the location is as follows: C:\<Backup Exec install path\>\Backup Exec\sdr\CustomSDRImage.iso

15. Review the summary panel, and then click Create Image.
16. After the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD image is created, click Next, and then clickFinish.
17. Burn the startup ISO 9660 image to a CD or DVD by using a third-party image burning application.

1. On a computer that has an Internet connection, click the following link to download the adksetup.exe:

1. Run the adksetup.exe.
2. On the ADK Specify Location panel, click Download the Assessment and Deployment Kit for installation on a separate computer, enter the path to the Backup Exec server to which you want to install the ADK components, and then clickNext.
3. Click YesorNoto join the Microsoft Customer Experience Improvement Program, and then clickNext.
4. Click Accept to accept the terms of the license agreement and to start the ADK download.
5. After the download is complete, verify that the adksetup.exe file and the Installers folder have been downloaded to the computer.
6. Copy the downloaded files and folder to the computer on which you want to install ADK.
   Note: ADK installation is supported only on Windows Server 2008 SP2 and later.

7. Start adksetup.exe from the copied folder.
8. On the ADK Specify Location panel, click Install the Assessment and Deployment Kit to this computer, enter the path to which you want to install the ADK, and then clickNext.
9. Click Accept to accept the terms of the license agreement.
10. On the ADK Select the features you want to install panel, click Deployment ToolsandWindows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE), and then clickInstall.
11. After the installation is complete, on the Backup Exec server to which you installed the ADK, do any of the following:
    • On the Backup and Restore tab, in the Restores group, click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
    • Click the Backup Exec button, click Configuration and Settings, and then clickCreate Disaster Recovery Disk.
    • On the Home tab, in the Simplified Disaster Recovery panel, click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
    • Click the Startbutton, and then clickCreate Disaster Recovery Disk.
12. Review the Welcome panel of the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard, and then click Next.
13. Do any of the following:

    To create a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image for the first time	Click Create a new Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk image (.iso) .
    To select network and storage drivers from an existing Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD, or from a folder	Do the following in the order listed\:
    	- Click From a previous CD or DVD, or from a folder .
    	- Enter the location of the previous recovery disk, or type the path to a folder that contains the files that are extracted from the recovery disk.
    To select network and storage drivers from an existing image (.iso) file	Do the following in the order listed\:
    	- Click From an image (.iso) file .
    	- Enter the location of the recovery image file.

14. Click Next.
15. Specify the startup options that you want when you recover a computer, and then click Next.
16. Do one of the following:

    To add network drivers and storage drivers for the computers for which you ran SDR backups	Select the computers for which you want to add the drivers to the recovery disk, and then click Next .
    To add network drivers and storage drivers that were found on the computers for which you ran SDR backups that are not already included in the source image	Do the following in the order listed\:
    	- On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next .
    	- On the Drivers to Include panel, select the drivers that you want to include in the custom recovery disk, and then click Next .
    To add network drivers and storage drivers from OEM media	Do the following in the order listed\:
    	- On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next .
    	- On the Drivers to Include panel, click Add Driver , navigate to the location of the media, select it, and then click Open .
    	- When the drivers display on the panel, click Next .

17. Type the volume label and the path for the image (.iso) file to specify the location to store the startup image, and then click Next.
    Note: It is recommended that you store the image that you want to burn on the computer where the CD image or DVD image burning application is installed. By default, the location is as follows:C:\<Backup Exec install path\>\Backup Exec\sdr\CustomSDRImage.iso

18. Review the summary panel, and then click Create Image.
19. After the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD image is created, click Next, and then clickFinish.
20. Burn the startup ISO 9660 image to a CD or DVD by using a third-party image burning application.