About clients and configurations

Logically, a BMR client is a collection of configurations. A configuration is a collection of information about the system to be used as a template to rebuild a protected system.

It includes the following:

Number of disk drives
Volume information
File system information
Number and type of network adapters
Network properties
Drivers
Other system software components.

Most BMR operations are performed on configurations.

When a BMR protected client is backed up, the configuration of the client is saved and named current. Every time a client is backed up, the new saved configuration replaces the previously saved configuration.

The saved, current configuration is read-only. Use the current configuration to restore the original protected system to its state at the most recent backup (a standard or a self restore).

To restore to a different point in time, to different disks, or to a different system, create a restore configuration by copying a current configuration. Then modify the restore configuration.