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 displays:

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.