Configuring LightsOut Restore
Before you set up LightsOut Restore, review the following information:
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.
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Ensure that all of your servers can be managed remotely through a hardware device such as RILO or DRAC.
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Install Arctera System Recovery on the servers that you want to protect, and then define and run backups to create recovery points.
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Run the Setup LightsOut Restore Wizard to install a custom Arctera System Recovery Disk directly to the computer's local file system.
The wizard creates an entry in the Windows boot menu that can be used to boot into Arctera System Recovery Disk .
Note: LightsOut Restore works only on the primary operating system. It does not work on multiple-boot computers (for example, a computer that starts multiple operating systems from the same partition). LightsOut Restore is accessible only from the boot menu. If the file system becomes corrupt and you cannot access the boot menu, you must boot the computer from theArctera System Recovery Disk. Note: The LightsOut Restore feature requires at least 1 GB of memory to run.
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Use the RILO or the DRAC device to connect to the remote server so you can recover a file or system from a remote location. Then you can turn on the system or restart it.
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Open the boot menu as the remote server starts, and then select the name that you have given to Arctera System Recovery Disk.
The remote server boots into Arctera System Recovery Disk and the connection through RILO or DRAC is lost.
You must run the Setup LightsOut Restore Wizard on the computer that you want to protect. The Setup LightsOut Restore Wizard installs a customized version of a Arctera System Recovery Disk to the computer's local file system. The wizard creates an entry in the Windows boot menu that you use to boot into the Setup LightsOut Restore Wizard.
If you need to edit the configuration settings, you must first uninstall LightsOut Restore from your computer and install it again. To uninstall LightsOut Restore, on the Tasks menu, click Remove LightsOut Restore.
After the setup is completed, the LightsOut Restore metadata, recovery environment data, and scripts are stored at the following location:
<system drive>:SRD.
Where
<system drive> is replaced with the actual drive letter.
Note: Arctera recommends that only privileged users or an administrator should have the rights to access the folder.
To launch the LightsOut Restore Wizard go to the Tasks menu and click Setup LightsOut Restore.
To configure LightsOut Restore
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On the Tasks menu, click Set Up LightsOut Restore.
The Setup LightsOut Restore Wizard is displayed.
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In the Welcome panel, review the information, and then click Next.
See Welcome Panel.
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In the Source Location panel, specify the path or browse to the media drive in which you placed theArctera System Recovery Disk, then click Next.
| If you know the path to the source Arctera System Recovery Disk | Type the path in the Arctera System Recovery Disk media location field. |
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| If you do not know the path to the source Arctera System Recovery Disk | Do the following in the order listed\: |
| - Click Browse . | |
| - Click Arctera System Recovery Disk ISO File to locate the path for the ISO image file or click Arctera System Recovery Disk Folder to locate the path for the disk on other media. | |
| - On the Open dialog box, navigate to the location of the appropriate ISO image file, media drive, or folder. | |
| - Click Open . |
Note: This panel is only displayed if your computer cannot use the local files to identify the source location of the media.
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In the Licensed Features panel, enter the license of the product and then click Next.
Use the license file that is activated on this computer Enables the cold backup feature in the recovery environment using the product license file that is provided. Use the following license file Enables the cold backup feature in the new Arctera System Recovery Disk by browsing to the product license file. Prompt for a license file Prompts you for a product license file at the time you want to enable features in the customized Arctera System Recovery Disk.
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In the Storage and Network Drivers panel, review the list of any storage or network drivers to be included, add or remove storage and network drivers, and then click Next.
Storage and network drivers Lets you review the list of any storage or network drivers to be included. Add Lets you add additional drivers. The location that you specify should contain the fully extracted installation package for the driver you add. If you have more than one missing storage or network driver, you must rerun the Set Up LightsOut Restore wizard for each missing driver. See Adding a Storage or Network Driver . Remove Deletes the drivers you do not need. Reset Resets the list to the original list of drivers.
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In the Startup Options panel, select the time zone, display language, keyboard layout language for LightsOut Restore, and then click Next.
Time zone Sets the time zone to use inside LightsOut Restore. Display language Sets the default display language for LightsOut Restore. Keyboard layout Lets you select the default keyboard layout to use when you run LightsOut Restore.
See Startup Options.
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In the Network Options panel, select the dynamic or static IP, save the Windows firewall settings for LightsOut Restore, and then click Next.
Automatically start network services Select this option if u want to enable network services in a recovery environment. Networking starts automatically when you recover the computer through LightsOut Restore. Dynamic IP Connects to a network without the need for additional network configuration. This option is also appropriate if you know there is a DHCP server available on the network at the time you restore. Static IP Connects to a network with a particular network adapter and specific address settings. You should click this option if you know there is no DHCP server (or the DHCP server may be unavailable) when you recover. Use Windows firewall settings Applies the local computer's firewall settings to the recovery environment. For example, if you turn on the firewall for your local computer and then select this option, the firewall is turned on for the recovery environment.
See Network Options.
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In the Setup LightsOut Restore panel, enter the LightsOut Restore boot option label and boot menu display time, and then click Next.
Boot menu label Indicates the title that you want to appear on the Windows boot menu for LightsOut Restore. Time to display boot menu Specifies (in seconds) how long you want the boot menu to display. The default is 10 seconds.
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In the Summary panel, review all of the options that you selected, and then click Finish.
The Progress panel displays the progress status and the approximate time that is required to installing LightsOut Restore on your computer. The Result panel in the LightsOut Restore Wizard displays a success result if LightsOut Restore is installed successfully on your computer. Arctera recommends that you test the LightsOut Restore recovery environment. To test LightsOut Restore, boot into the LightsOut Restore recovery environment.