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Reimage Bootable CDUsing Boot Kit Wizard

You can integrate the machine specific disks, CA ARCserve Backup Disaster Recovery applications with Windows operating system and drivers such as the network adapters and SCSI into a single bootable media image. You can avoid using CDs and floppy disks. Reimaging CD is also known as remastering CD. You can reimage CD in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 using the following process:

To reimage Bootable CD using the Boot Kit Wizard

1. From the Quick Start menu in the Home Page, select Utilities and then click Create Boot Kit Wizard.

   The Create Boot Kit Wizard dialog opens.

   

2. Enter the domain user name and password after confirming the domain name and server name.
3. Click Next.

   The Select Client Server dialog opens. The dialog has the list computers and their configurations saved on the CA ARCserve Backup server. This pane is empty when the ARCserve server does not back up a computer.

   

4. Select the computer name and click Next.

   Create Boot Kit Wizard with options opens.

5. Select the CA ARCserve Backup Bootable CD/DVD Image option and click Next.

   

   The license agreement dialog opens.

6. Click Next.
7. Specify the location for creating the Image, and click Next.

   The Customize Bootable CD/DVD Image dialog opens.

   

8. Select the necessary options, and click Next.

   Customize Bootable CD Image dialog appears.

   

   Select the necessary drivers and updates to create the image. The additional driver options include:

   • Additional Network drivers: You can select network drivers and integrate them into the re-imaged CD. The integrated network drivers will then be automatically installed during the disaster recovery process.
   • Additional SCSI/RAID/FC drivers: You can select the SCSI/RAID/FC drivers and integrate them into the re-imaged CD. The integrated drivers will be automatically installed during disaster recovery.
   • Include Machine Specific Disk: When you select this option the disaster recovery emergency data will be automatically integrated into the re-imaged CD. During disaster recovery. The machine specific disk need not be inserted.
   • Include CA ARCserve Backup Disaster Recovery Program: The disaster recovery programs will be automatically integrated into the re-imaged CD and you need not insert the CA ARCserve Installation DVD during the recovery process.

   When creating Windows XP (64-bit) and Windows Server 2003 integrated CD, as the 64-bit client agent has to copy from the CA ARCserve Backup installation media, you must select the Machine Specific Disk, device drivers, the CA ARCserve Backup Disaster Recovery Integrated option, and the client computer and then integrate. The integrated MSD option is disabled in Windows XP (32-bit).

   Note: While creating the 64-bit Windows Bootable CD, if you select CA ARCserve Backup Disaster Recovery Integrated option, you will be prompted to insert CA ARCserve Backup installation media or specify the path to install media. However, if you are using the 32-bit bootable CD this screen does not appear.

9. Click Next to specify the path of the Windows installation media source files in the dialog that appears.

   

10. Click Next.

    The Summary dialog opens.

    

11. Click Next to start the bootable CD/DVD imaging process.

    Note: If the remastering is for a 64-bit operating system, provide the CA ARCserve Backup installation media to copy the client agent files.

    When the reimaging process completes, you can burn the ISO image to a bootable media.