Update Bootable Disks for Specific Computers (Windows 2000)

If you make changes to your hardware or your computer configuration, such as changing your network card, you must run a full backup again and use the Disaster Recovery Wizard to update all the boot disks created.

To update your bootable disk

  1. Navigate to the Home Page and click Utilities, Create Boot Kit Wizard.

    The Create Boot Kit wizard dialog opens.

  2. Select Machine Specific Disk, and click Next.

    The Select CA ARCserve Backup Server dialog opens, containing a list of available servers.

  3. Select the appropriate server and click OK.
  4. The Create Boot Disk wizard displays a list of computers that have been backed up by CA ARCserve Backup. The list is empty if CA ARCserve Backup has not backed up any computers. Select the Windows 2000 computer for which you are updating the bootable disks and click Next.

    The Boot Kit wizard information dialog opens.

  5. Click Next.
  6. When prompted, insert the disk labeled Windows 2000 Setup Boot Disk and click Start.
  7. When complete, click Next.
  8. Insert the disk labeled Windows 2000 Setup Disk 4, and click Start.
  9. When complete, click Next.
  10. Insert the disk labeled CA ARCserve Backup machine specific disk, and click Start.

    When the copying finishes, you will see the details of the backup sessions that will be used to recover the system if this machine specific recovery disk is used.

  11. Click Next, and then click Finish.

You have now updated your set of disaster recovery disks.


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