Acronis 11.5: Restoring from a system-specific recovery disk image on E: Type II
This task applies to the Type II FT
Server model. Use this task to restore a server using an image made from that
particular server. If restoring from a generic factory default image, use the
appropriate task.
- Disconnect the AC power cabling from the bottom CPU/IO module.
- Perform the steps in this procedure on the top CPU/IO module.
- Make sure that media access is stopped and that the system on which you are working is not being used.
- Startup and in BIOS setup disable OS Boot Monitoring. Refer to related topics in this Topic Library.
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Manage connections as follows:
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Disconnect the mouse from the USB port, if it is currently
connected.
Note: A problem with Acronis 11.5 on the FT server requires this workaround. The mouse must be temporarily disconnected before booting into Acronis, then reconnected after Acronis fully loads.
- If not already connected, connect keyboard and monitor.
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Disconnect the mouse from the USB port, if it is currently
connected.
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Do the following:
- Insert the Recovery CD.
- Restart the machine. If there is a problem restarting, hold the standby button down for five seconds to force a hard shutdown. Then press the standby button again to startup.
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On the Acronis Rescue Media page, do the
following:
- Use the keyboard arrow keys to select Acronis Backup and Recovery 11.5 (64-bit...) and then press Enter.
- Wait while Acronis fully loads. This can take a few minutes. When loaded, the Acronis Backup and Recovery page opens and displays a mouse cursor.
- Connect the mouse to the USB port.
Note: A problem with Acronis 11.5 on the FT server requires this workaround. The mouse must be temporarily disconnected before booting into Acronis, then reconnected after Acronis fully loads. - On the Acronis Backup and Recovery page, select Recover. The Recover Data page opens
- On the Recover Data page, under What to Recover page, select Select Data. The Data to Recover Selection dialog box opens.
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On the Data to Recover Selection dialog box,
do the following:
- Select Browse.
- In the tree view, expand the Local Folders node.
- Select the E drive. Even though your backup is on the E drive, it is not yet visible.
- Click OK.
- On the Archive View tab, select your backup.
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Under Backup contents, do the following:
- Select C: and D:.
- Click OK.
- On the Recover data page, under Where to recover, verify the following:
- On the Recover Data page, click OK. The restore process begins.
- On the My Recovery Details page, select the Progress tab to view the progress. The image loads in approximately 9 minutes.
- When the data is successfully restored, click OK.
- Close all Acronis pages and the Acronis main window. The machine restarts automatically.
- Remove the recovery media while the machine is shutting down.
- Wait until startup processes are complete on the top CPU/IO module. Leave the module running.
- On the bottom CPU/IO module, connect AC power cabling. The module starts up.
- Restart and in BIOS setup enable OS Boot Monitoring. Refer to related topics in this Topic Library.