When the client system boots up from the CD it shows a list of clients on that CD if more than one is present. Select the client that you want to restore by using the arrow keys, and then press Enter.
A dialog displays asking you to wait until the settings have been applied. This may take a while. At this point the network and hard drives are detected and configured for use. After these settings have been applied, a message box displays.
Steps on the above message are necessary only if a hot bare metal is to be performed. Press any key after reading the message to get to the main menu. Use the arrow keys to move from one menu option to another. Press Enter on the option you wish to select.
After the client boots up, the first thing to do is the Bare Metal Quick Test. This can be done from Utilities > Bare Metal Quick Test. This is a set of tools that will make sure that the hard drive is detected correctly. It tries to check the network connection to the server and tries to ping it by name and IP address. If all tests are successful, the system is ready for performing bare metal backups and restores.
If any of these tests fail, it will be indicated by the status Failed.
If Phase 1 (Test for Hard Drive) or Phase 2 (Test for Network) fails, you need to go to Utilities > Advanced > Confirm hardware detection menu option. This displays the root drives as well as the network interfaces of the system and allows the user to change them if incorrect.
If Phase 3 (Ping server by name) or Phase 4 (Ping server by IP) fails, go to Utilities > Advanced > Change Settings to change the IP address of the server.
If Phase 5 (Test connect BP server) fails, make sure that the backup system’s service is listening on the appropriate port (1743).
See Bare metal boot CD menu options for a description of the options displayed in the menu.