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Recover from a Disaster Using the Disaster Recovery Wizard (Windows 2000)

To perform the disaster recovery process using the Disaster Recovery Wizard, perform the following steps:

1. When the Disaster Recovery Wizard appears, click Next.
2. When prompted, insert the disk labeled CA ARCserve Backup Machine-specific Disk and click OK.
3. The computer must be restarted at this point. Remove any CDs or disks and click OK to restart the computer.

   Note: You may be required to reboot several times, depending on your original hard disk configuration.

4. The Disaster Recovery Wizard displays a list of available devices on the local computer or remote CA ARCserve Backup server.
5. Click Next to continue. The original hard disk configuration is now restored and appears in the wizard.

   The dialog provides the following information:

   • Formatted partitions: Space that is partitioned and formatted. These partitions are formatted when sessions are assigned to them.
   • Unformatted partitions: Space that is partitioned but not formatted. These partitions are formatted when sessions are assigned to them.
   • Free space: Disk space that is not formatted and not partitioned. Free space is created when a partition is deleted. You should not modify the partitions from the original configuration.
6. Click Next. The wizard is ready to begin recovery for each partition to which a backup session is assigned.
7. Click Start Disaster Recovery to start the disaster recovery process.
8. The Disaster Recovery Wizard copies the data from the specified sessions to the specified partitions. A progress bar indicates the progress of the restore process. When the restore operation is complete, click Finish. Your computer reboots and returns to the state it was in at the time the backup media was created.

Note: The option creates a directory called drboot.tmp during the restore process. It is deleted the next time you start the CA ARCserve Backup Tape Engine, or the next time the computer is started. On a remote site, you may want to delete this file due to its large size.