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2 Bare Metal Recovery 1-Touch for Windows VMware Cloud Servers

  • Download the Baremetal Windows ISO .iso file from the Download Center section of Commvault Command Center;
  • upload the .iso file to the virtual disk of your Cloud Server;
  • connect to the Cloud Server using the recovery console;
  • restart the Cloud Server and press ESC to access the Boot Menu;

    Initial Boot Menu screen
  • use the arrow keys to select CD-ROM Drive and press Enter;

    Boot Menu screen with boot from virtual disk selected
  • select the language. If you do not make a selection, English is used by default;
  • in the 1-Touch window, select Cancel;

    Commvault 1-Touch window with the Cancel button used to start a manual restore
  • in Memory Status, two RAM values are displayed:
    The required RAM value (Required RAM Size) must always be equal to the available RAM value (Available RAM Size); otherwise, an out-of-memory error occurs.
    • Required RAM Size: indicates the required RAM;
    • Available RAM Size: indicates the available RAM;
  • under Firewall Information, enter allClients in the Client Group Name field;
  • select the There is a firewall between this client and the CommServe checkbox;

    Memory Status screen showing required and available RAM values
  • select Next >;
  • under Firewall Configuration, enter the following information:
    • retrieve the values from the Cloud Control Panel and enter them in the following fields:
      • CommServe Client Name: for example, Ddcvaultcs02;
      • CommServe Host Name: the full CommServe hostname (for example, Ddcvaultcs02.dcloud.local);
    • select CommServe is reached through a proxy;
    • retrieve the values from the Cloud Control Panel and enter them in the following fields:
      • Proxy client name: the proxy client name (for example, Backupdev1a.cloud.it);
      • Proxy hostname or IP address: the proxy IP address (for example, 95.110.152.235);
      • Proxy port number: 8403;
    Firewall Configuration screen for entering CommServe details and configuring the proxy
  • select Next >;
  • on the Detected Disk Devices screen, verify that all disks are visible and confirm by selecting Yes, all disk drivers have been detected;

    Detected Disk Devices window listing the disks detected during the restore
  • select Next >;
  • under Client & Network Information, enter the following information:
    • Area CommServe Information
      • retrieve the values from the Cloud Control Panel and enter them in the following fields:
        • CommServe Host Name: the full CommServe hostname (for example, Ddcvaultcs02.dcloud.local);
        • CommServe IP address: for example, 10.111.98.50;
      • enter your credentials, making sure you are a tenant administrator (for example, Azienda05\azienda05):
        • CommCell User Name;
        • CommCell Password;
    • Network Configuration
      • Connection: Ethernet;
      • Use the following IP address:
        • enter the source machine's IP address (if restoring to the same machine);
        • enter the new machine's IP address (if restoring to a different machine);
    Screen for entering network information and Commvault credentials for the restore
  • select Get Clients;

    Get Clients button in the network section for retrieving the list of clients to restore
  • select the client to restore from the Client Name section;

    Screen for selecting the client to restore from the available list
  • select Next >;

    Summary of the configured information before starting the Commvault restore
  • review the information and select Next >;
  • the Commvault agent installation starts in RAM;

    Progress screen showing the Commvault agent being installed in RAM
  • under Restore Options, select a backup set and a recovery point (you can choose the latest backup by selecting Restore from latest backup, or an earlier backup using Restore from the backup before);

    Restore Options window with options for selecting the recovery point
  • review the information and select Next >;
  • under Restore Options, select:
    • System State: Non-Authoritative;
    • Disk Mapping: Similar Disk Mapping;
    • deselect Go to Windows Mini-Setup and confirm any warning pop-ups;
    ONLY WHEN CLONING
    • Select Clone Machine under Options.
      • New Client Name: enter the company name and hostname (for example, Company05_cloned12);
      • New Hostname: enter a new hostname for the restored machine (different from the source machine's hostname);
    Restore Options screen with Clone Machine enabled and the new information entered

    Window summarizing the selected restore options
  • select Next >;

    Excluded Folders window for excluding folders from the restore
  • select Next > again;

    Disk Layout screen showing disk mapping before initialization
  • verify the information and select Next > again;
  • in the TCP/IP Properties pop-up window, select the Ethernet network adapter;
    • enter the source machine's IP address (if restoring to the same machine);
    • enter the new machine's IP address (if restoring to a different machine);
  • review the information and select Next >;
  • confirm disk initialization;

    Final restore summary with the disk initialization option
  • select Finish;
  • disk initialization starts;

    Confirmation of disk initialization during the final restore stage
  • if an Add driver pop-up appears, check whether the network interfaces have changed:
    • if you are backing up and restoring Aruba Cloud machines, you do not need to add drivers.

      Add driver pop-up for adding network drivers if the interfaces have changed
  • data restoration begins;
  • wait until the message Restore completed successfully appears;

    Screen confirming that the restore has finished with the message Restore completed successfully
  • restart the Cloud Server;
  • after restarting, sign in at least once using an administrator account;
  • after the first sign-in, network interface configuration starts and, if the machine was cloned, a new hostname is assigned.