Mac OS X hot bare metal restore

To recover a system using the hot bare metal DVD, perform these steps:

1        Load the hot bare metal DVD, boot the computer and hold down the Option key until the boot menu loads.

2        Choose the boot media using the mouse or arrow keys.

3        Press the following keys simultaneously, until the boot message appears:

Command+S+Return

4        To start the Mac OS X Hot Bare Metal interface, at the command prompt enter:

./init

It will take a few minutes for the system to start up and launch the interface.

5        From the Restore Menu, select Smart Restore.

6        When the warning displays that all data will be destroyed, select y to proceed.

7        After the file systems have been created, the Restore Now screen loads. Enter the name of the backup device or press Enter to accept the default device.

8        At the next Restore Now screen, provide a backup number or press Enter to use the last master backup.

9        Enter exclusions if necessary, or enter None if there are no exclusions.

10    At the summary screen, verify the Server, Device, and Backup Number are correct.

11    Press y to continue.

From here the status of the restore process can be monitored from the Administrator Interface.