Creating the Intelligent Disaster Recovery nonbootable CD image only

You can create a non-bootable disaster recovery CD image to complete the disaster recovery media set if the computer being protected has a bootable tape or CD image already created, or if the boot image has just been updated. The nonbootable CD image, named nonbootable_idrcd.iso, includes the necessary drivers, the Disaster Recovery Wizard, and the computer-specific *.dr file.

Note:

You must burn the nonbootable CD image to a CD as a disc image using third-party software. Do not burn the CD image as a file.

To create an Intelligent Disaster Recovery nonbootable CD image only

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

    By default, the IDR Preparation Wizard uses this computer to create the nonbootable CD 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 nonbootable CD image.

  2. Do one of the following:

    To use this computer to create the nonbootable CD image

    On the Welcome screen, click Next.

    To use another computer to create the Intelligent Disaster Recovery nonbootable CD image

    Click Choose a media server that has the IDR option installed.

    See Preparing IDR media by using other media servers.

  3. Under Create, click Nonbootable disaster recovery CD Image and then click Next.

  4. On the Starting nonbootable CD Image Creation screen, click Next.

  5. Type a path to a storage location for the nonbootable CD image, or click Browse to navigate to a storage location.

  6. Click Next.

    The wizard begins creating the nonbootable image.

  7. When the nonbootable CD image is complete, click Next.

  8. Click Finish.

  9. Use a third-party CD burning software tool to burn the nonbootable CD image to a CD as a CD disk image. Do not burn the CD image as a file.

  10. Label the nonbootable disaster recovery CD image appropriately and then store it with your bootable IDR CD.

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