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Prepare the Bare Metal Machine

Before you create a recovery scenario, prepare the bare metal machine so that it is available in the network. The bare metal machine is without an operating system. However, you can use the RHA BMR CD or the USB stick to start the machine and launch the RHA engine. An IP address is assigned to the machine. Specify this IP address while creating the recovery scenario. You can find the RHA BMR ISO image along with the Arcserve RHA ISO image.

Follow these steps:

1. Insert the RHA BMR CD or the USB stick into the optical disk/USB driveand start the bare metal machine to open the boot menu.
2. Select Arcserve RHA BMR and a language. Click Next to install the RHA engine, configure the network adapters, and the disks on the bare metal machine.
3. (Optional) If the startup process is unable to detect network adapters and disks, click appropriate links on the left panel to install them.

The RHA engine starts and a unique IP address is assigned to the machine. You are now ready to create and run the Recovery scenario.

Now you can manually create a disk and volume layout for this machine if you want a custom layout that is different from the virtual machine. To create manual disks and volumes, use the Microsoft DiskPart command. For more information about the DiskPart command, see Creating Dynamic Disks Using the DiskPart Command.