Using LightsOut Restore to remotely recover client computers
You must deploy the LightsOut Restore installation policy before you can perform a remote recovery using the LightsOut Restore capability.
Table: Installing LightsOut Restore on client computers
| Step | Description |
| Step 1 | Edit the LightsOut Restore Configuration policy in Veritas System Recovery 21 Management Solution. |
| Step 2 | Edit the LightsOut Restore install policy. |
| Step 3 | Deploy the LightsOut Restore policy to client computers. |
Note: To run the LightsOut Restore feature you need a minimum of 1 GB of memory on the client computer.
The LightsOut Restore policy installs a custom version of Veritas System Recovery Disk directly to the file system on the system partition of the client computer. It then places a Veritas Recovery Environment boot option in the Windows boot menu. Whenever the boot menu option is selected, the computer starts LightsOut Restore (Veritas System Recovery Disk). It uses the files that are installed on the system partition.
It also uses the Windows boot menu, and hardware devices such as RILO and DRAC. These features combine to let an administrator remotely control a system during the startup process.
After you configure LightsOut Restore and add the boot menu option, you can use a hardware device to remotely connect to the system. After you connect, you can turn on or restart the system into the recovery environment.
Note: If you use Microsoft's BitLocker Drive Encryption to encrypt the data on a drive, be aware that LightsOut Restore does not work on encrypted drives. You must turn off BitLocker and then decrypt the drive before you can use LightsOut Restore on it.