{"id":352,"date":"2011-12-01T23:35:16","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T23:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/?p=352"},"modified":"2018-09-06T23:20:51","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T23:20:51","slug":"how-to-perform-a-bare-metal-restore-on-small-business-server-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/?p=352","title":{"rendered":"How to Perform a Bare Metal Restore on Small Business Server 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s post will cover the basics of performing a bare metal restore  on Small Business Server 2008. As you will see, a bare metal restore  allows you to recover your Operating System, installed applications and  data without first having to install an OS or backup software. The Small  Business Server Backup Wizard will create backups that are bare metal  capable.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on SBS 2008 backup, see: <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/sbs\/archive\/2008\/11\/03\/introducing-sbs-2008-backup.aspx\">http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/sbs\/archive\/2008\/11\/03\/introducing-sbs-2008-backup.aspx<\/a>.  It is important to remember to backup all volumes if you want the  ability to restore the server to the exact state it was in at the time  of the backup. You cannot restore data that was never backed up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some Advantages of Bare Metal Restore<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fast and easy recovery<\/li>\n<li>Minimal downtime<\/li>\n<li>Does not require installation of an OS or backup software<\/li>\n<li>In most cases you can restore to dissimilar hardware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now let\u2019s consider that some irreparable damage has occurred to the  server OS. You can perform a bare metal restore using the following  steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Boot from SBS 2008 disk 1.<\/li>\n<li>Select your language and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/1513.clip_5F00_image002_5F00_5080EAEE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image002\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/5633.clip_5F00_image002_5F00_thumb_5F00_2236C967.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image002\" width=\"419\" height=\"309\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Repair your computer\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/4130.clip_5F00_image004_5F00_0C00AE15.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image004\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/7206.clip_5F00_image004_5F00_thumb_5F00_29928914.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image004\" width=\"414\" height=\"306\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If you see an Operating System in the following list, then you are  restoring to a drive on which Setup has detected an OS. If the list is  blank, you could be restoring to a blank drive, a drive for which the  SBS installation media does not have drivers for, or possibly a drive  that has been damaged to the point where an OS cannot be detected. Take  this opportunity to make sure you will be restoring to the correct disk  or load the required drivers. Click <strong>Next.\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/3286.clip_5F00_image006_5F00_5D86DCCD.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image006\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/4274.clip_5F00_image006_5F00_thumb_5F00_0A2F96A7.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image006\" width=\"386\" height=\"292\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Choose <strong>Windows Complete PC Restore.\n<p><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/0882.clip_5F00_image008_5F00_2D2FE24A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image008\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/6648.clip_5F00_image008_5F00_thumb_5F00_68539848.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image008\" width=\"421\" height=\"227\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Choose either to <strong>Use the latest available backup (recommended)<\/strong> or <strong>Restore a different backup<\/strong> and click <strong>Next<\/strong>. For demonstration purposes, we will restore from a different backup.\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/1462.clip_5F00_image010_5F00_72A4BCA8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image010\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/1462.clip_5F00_image010_5F00_thumb_5F00_3770E0DD.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image010\" width=\"408\" height=\"323\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Note: <\/strong>If  you receive the following warning, check to make sure your external  drive is powered on and properly connected to the server.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/4113.clip_5F00_image012_5F00_42B9F51A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image012\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/8666.clip_5F00_image012_5F00_thumb_5F00_12AFA399.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image012\" width=\"503\" height=\"490\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>A valid backup location could not be found.<br \/>\nWindows  cannot find a backup on this computer. Attach the backup hard disk or  insert the final DVD from a backup set and click Retry.<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Select your backup drive and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/0841.clip_5F00_image014_5F00_179195AE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image014\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/0456.clip_5F00_image014_5F00_thumb_5F00_7963D7F9.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image014\" width=\"414\" height=\"324\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Your  backups will be arranged by date\/time with the latest backup at the  top. You will also see which drives are included in each backup. Select  your desired backup and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Windows  Recovery Environment does not adjust time stamps for daylight savings  time. As a result, the time of the backup that is displayed in the  Windows Complete PC Restore Wizard may be off by an hour from when they  were actually taken.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/5148.clip_5F00_image016_5F00_322E0BFA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image016\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/5732.clip_5F00_image016_5F00_thumb_5F00_0072EEA5.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image016\" width=\"430\" height=\"337\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>You have several options to choose from on the next screen. Click <strong>Next<\/strong> after making your selections, which can include\n<ul>\n<li>Format and repartition disk<\/li>\n<li>Only restore system disks (This only restores the disks required to run Windows, not separate data disks).<\/li>\n<li>Exclude disks (Exclude individual disks from restore).<\/li>\n<li>Install drivers (Required if the drivers for your disk subsystem are  not included in the SBS 2008 installation media. This option was  available earlier as well).\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/4075.clip_5F00_image018_5F00_0CD0EC01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image018\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/2821.clip_5F00_image018_5F00_thumb_5F00_28094502.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image018\" width=\"437\" height=\"338\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Advanced settings\n<ul>\n<li>Restart computer after restoring is completed<\/li>\n<li>Automatically check and update disk error information\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/1854.clip_5F00_image020_5F00_7D6D6424.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image020\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/1768.clip_5F00_image020_5F00_thumb_5F00_03B43AB3.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image020\" width=\"373\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Finish <\/strong>to proceed with the restoration process.\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/7563.clip_5F00_image022_5F00_3969800D.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image022\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/8267.clip_5F00_image022_5F00_thumb_5F00_32F23818.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image022\" width=\"434\" height=\"339\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you have chosen to format the drive, you will receive a confirmation message before proceeding.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/2311.clip_5F00_image024_5F00_50841317.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image024\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/2620.clip_5F00_image024_5F00_thumb_5F00_08C28A30.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image024\" width=\"384\" height=\"144\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The restore process will take several minutes. Once it completes, you will be prompted for a reboot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/7181.clip_5F00_image026_5F00_332EBB4D.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image026\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-46-91-metablogapi\/5050.clip_5F00_image026_5F00_thumb_5F00_005EB4D9.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image026\" width=\"381\" height=\"139\" \/><\/a><strong><\/p>\n<p>Important:<\/strong> This procedure will trigger a reactivation of the server, which you must complete within three days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s post will cover the basics of performing a bare metal restore on Small Business Server 2008. As you will see, a bare metal restore allows you to recover your Operating System, installed applications and data without first having to install an OS or backup software. 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