To create a bootable tape image

A bootable tape drive and its driver must be detected by the Intelligent Disaster Recovery Preparation Wizard before the option to create a bootable tape image is displayed.

1. Click Tools menu, click Wizards> Intelligent Disaster Recovery Preparation Wizard.

   By default, the IDR Preparation Wizard uses this computer to prepare the bootable tape image. If this computer does not have the IDR option installed locally, select another media server on which the IDR option is installed to create the boot image.

2. Do one of the following:

   To use this computer to create the bootable tape image	On the Welcome screen, click Next.
   To use another computer to create the bootable tape image	Click Choose a media server that has the IDR option installed. See Preparing IDR media by using other media servers.

3. Under Create, select Bootable Tape Image for use with bootable tape devices, and then click Next.

4. Read the Starting Tape Image Creation screen, and then click Next.

5. Type a path to store the bootable image until you perform a full backup, or click Browse to navigate to a storage location.

6. Click Next.

7. Type a path to the location of the Windows operating system files, or click Browse to navigate to the location.

8. Click Next.

9. When the bootable tape image has completed, click Next.

10. To view the computer's hard disk configuration, click View Disk Configuration.

11. Click Finish.

12. Run an overwrite backup job so that the bootable image is written to the tape.