New configuration options

Table: New configuration options describes the options for the NewConfiguration for Bare Metal Restore Client dialog box.

Table: New configuration options

Field

Description

New configuration name

Enter the name of the new configuration.

Copy/Import configuration

Select to copy an existing configuration of the client so you can edit it.

Source configuration

Select the configuration you want to copy.

Retrieve from backup

Select this item to retrieve a configuration from the client's backup image. This read-only configuration restores the system to the state that was saved at the time of the backup.

Policy

Select the name of the policy that is used to back up the client. Backups from the selected policy appear in the End date field.

End date

Select the date of the backup from which to retrieve the configuration.

If the backup policy uses multiple data streams to back up the client, data streams for each backup job appear in the End date field. Select the most recent stream of the backup job on the date to which you want to restore. Normally, backup jobs occur on separate days. Seconds or minutes separate data streams within the same backup job.