Initiate Linux client restore from backup system

Use this procedure to manually initiate a bare metal restore of a Linux client if a problem prevents the normal procedures from being used.

To perform a bare metal restore of a Linux client

1        Boot the Linux server from the boot CD. Upon completion of the Linux bare metal boot process, the Linux Bare Metal interface displays.

2        Run the Test utility from the Linux hot bare metal menu. This is important since the test utility not only checks the client, it also starts the network.

3        Mount file systems by selecting Utilities > Mount filesystems.

4        From the Unitrends interface, start the client restore by selecting your client in the Navigation pane and clicking Restore.

5        Choose the backup to be restored and click Next (Select Files/Items) below.

6        In the File Selection List, select all files.

7        Click Show Advanced Execution Options to open the form. Make sure that the Target Directory value is set to /tmp/root.mnt. This is the directory where the bare metal application has mounted the root file system on the client.

8        Click Restore to initiate the restore. An alert displays warning you that restoring /boot will overwrite boot loader files. Click Yes to continue.

9        Select Settings > System Monitoring > Jobs to view the progress of the restore.