Veeam Agent - Bare-metal Recovery / Restore
- 12 May 2023
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Veeam Agent - Bare-metal Recovery / Restore
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Step 1: Get Veeam Recovery Media ISO
To perform bare-metal recovery, first, you’ll need a Veeam recovery ISO.
Linux
You can download a Linux ISO easily from the below repository:
Index of /backup/linux/agent/veeam-recovery-media/x64/
Windows
For Windows-based recovery media, you should have already created your own recovery media. See the below guide.
If you didn’t create your own recovery media, Servers Australia MAY have some recovery media suitable for your server, for servers hosted with us. Please contact our support if needed.
Once you have the recovery ISO, see the below guides depending on which OS you’re recovering:
Step 2: Perform the Bare-Metal Restore
Linux
Restoring Volumes - Veeam Agent for Linux User Guide
Windows
Windows - Official Veeam Guide
Perform Bare Metal Recovery - Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Guide
Windows - Servers Australia Quick Guide
Mount the ISO via IPMI or ILO
Reboot the server
Enter the boot menu
Press f11 to open the boot menu during POST. Boot from the ISO you’ve attached.
Make sure you press any key once the ISO loads to boot into the windows recovery ISO.
Select ‘Bare Metal Recovery’ from the Veeam Recovery Media menu
Backup Location
Select ‘Network Storage’
Then click yes when it asks you to configure the network.
Configure Network
The network will be pre-configured if you’re using a recovery media ISO that was created with ‘preserve network configuration’ option enabled. If this is the case you can skip the next few steps.
If the network drivers aren’t found, click ‘Load Network Adapter Driver’
Network Drivers
Then Click ‘install driver’
It should find the drivers you've pre-injected into the recovery media ISO and install them.
Select a NIC from the list then click properties to configure the network.
Network Storage
Once the NIC is configured, select the location of the backup.
For agent backups to VBI servers, the location will be “Veeam Backup Repository”.
For Cloud Connect/Service Provider Console backups, the location will be “Veeam Cloud Connect Repository”.
Service Provider
Enter the IP address of the VBI server, or the Veeam cloud connect gateway.
For example, veeam-cg-1.servercontrol.com.au
It might take up to 5 minutes ‘Getting SSL certificate Information’. Just leave it for 5-10 minutes and check back.
Accept the cert if it complains.
Credentials
Enter username and password, click Next.
Note, you don’t enter the full company/username like you do when logging into the Service Provider Console. Just put the username.
Once authenticated you’ll be provided with a list of backups you can restore to.
Backup
Select the computer to restore from the backup job and click next.
Restore Point
Select the restore point you want to restore to, and click next.
Restore Mode
Select ‘Entire Computer’ for a full BMR, or you can select the other options depending on your requirements.
Summary
On the summary page, click Restore.
Progress
You can monitor the progress of the restore on the next page.
Completion
Once the BMR is completed make sure you click ‘Finish’ on the task and reboot the server
Don’t forget to eject the ISO as well if it’s still mounted.
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