To ensure the boot media you created functions properly, use the Bare Metal Hardware Confirmation option in the Windows Bare Metal GUI as described below. This verifies the disk can be used to connect to the Unitrends system and restore bare metal backups.
Note: For information on other Windows Bare Metal GUI options, see Windows imaged-based bare metal Interface.
1 After creating the bare metal .iso and burning it to a disk, shut down your Windows server and boot it from the CD.
2 The bare metal GUI loads. This can take a few minutes.
3 A menu with eight buttons displays. Click Bare Metal Hardware Confirmation in the top right. The Bare Metal Hardware Confirmation dialog box displays.
4 Check boxes to ensure the following test options: Ping server, Quick connect server, and Disk read (MBR).
5 Click Start to begin the test.
6 The results of your test display. If you see Success, click OK and reboot your server into its operating system. If you see Windows Bare Metal Quick Test Failed, do one or all of the following:
• Ensure that your server and the Unitrends system are able to communicate on your network.
• Verify that the hostname and IP address of the WinPE environment matches up with the hosts table of the Unitrends system. View WinPE settings by clicking Bare Metal Setup from the main menu. View the Unitrends hosts file from the Unitrends Administrator Interface under Settings > Clients, Networking, and Notifications > Networks > Hosts.
• Verify that your server uses MBR partitions. To do this, boot into the Windows operating system, open the Start menu, right-click Computer, click Manage, expand Storage, click Disk Management, right-click each of your disks (Disk 0, Disk 1, etc.), click Properties, click Volumes, and look for Partition Style. It should read Master Boot Record (MBR).