How to perform a cold bare metal backup of a Novel Netware client

SUMMARY

How to perform a cold bare metal backup of a Novel Netware client

ISSUE

Purpose                                                                                

This article addresses discusses how a cold bare metal backup can be taken for a Novell Netware client.

Description

A Novell Netware server can be protected using a cold (system offline) bare metal backup.

Resolution

1. Create bare metal media from the Unitrends system as documented in the User Administration Guide:  http://www.unitrends.com/documents/legacy-rs-ueb-admin-guide/default.htm#cshid=1379
2. Boot the Netware client to the newly create bare metal media cd.
3. Select Backup > Backup for the backup screen to be displayed.
4. Choose the desired options and press F6 to start a backup.

For more detailed information performing a cold bare metal backup for a Netware client, see the “Intel platforms bare metal disaster recovery” section of the Administrator’s Guide.

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