Unified bare metal recovery of image-level backups

For best results, it is recommended that you plan your strategy for disaster recovery before an asset fails. Following is a high-level overview of the steps you must complete to implement unified bare metal protection for your Windows assets. It identifies steps to complete before and after an asset fails.

Perform the following before an asset fails

Step 1: Determine which Windows operating system the asset is running and whether it is the 32-bit or 64-bit version. For instructions, see the Microsoft document Which Windows operating system am I running?
Step 2: Verify that the asset’s operating system is supported and review the Prerequisites for unified bare metal recovery of Windows image-level backups.
Step 3: Run image-level backups that include all critical system volumes, as described in To create an image-level backup job.
Step 4: (Optional, recommended) Perform a test recovery. For details, see Considerations for performing a test unified bare metal recovery.

To recover a failed asset

Step 5: Perform unified bare metal recovery (UBMR) using the procedures in Performing unified bare metal recovery.

Performing unified bare metal recovery

Use the following procedures to perform unified bare metal recovery. For a successful recovery, be sure to run the procedures in order. Before you start, it is recommended that you read Prerequisites for unified bare metal recovery of Windows image-level backups for prerequisites and supported recovery scenarios.