How to restore Windows x64 system image

Introduction:

• I used these steps: Prepare disk by ServerGuide CD and boot by WinPE 2.0 (amd64) and restore image by IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.5 (ITSM 5.5).
  


• I have problems with changing boot manager on WinPE2.0(Vista kernel) . Vista/2008 use different boot manager from previous release and procedure for change to previous boot manager from Microsoft KB didn't work for me



• I used WinPE 2.0 (amd64) because it is only one free 64 bit OS where I can use with 64 bit ITSM client. We cannot use 32 bit ITSM client because 32 bit API does not understand 64 bit backuped images well.

What do you need to restore image

• same hardware as restored machine


• backuped Windows system partition, command: dsmc backup image c:


• ServerGuide CD download link


• WinPE 2.0 CD by Windows Automated Installation Kit (amd64), download link


• Net share with binaries of TSM client x64, download link

How to prepare net share

• Extract package from IBM site to directory (default: c:\TSM_images\tsm_ba_client\ )


• Download file dsm-pe64.cmd to the directory and run it. It will create files needed for SideBySide application (ITSM client).


• Make sharing of the directory, command: net share tsm_ba_client=c:\TSM_images\tsm_ba_client

How to create WinPE 2.0 boot CD based on amd64

• Download WAIK from Microsoft and install it.


• Create WinPE 2.0 and burn it on CD. (size is around 250 MB)


• You can find more info here next time I will bring my setup of it.

Now we are ready to start restore

• Boot machine from ServerGuide CD:
  
  
  
  • If you need create disk mirror.
  
  
  • Create system partition for restore/install.
    
    You can find the size of partitions in TSM server: q files nodename *c$ namet=uni
    
  
  
  • Continue passing screens in ServerGuide. You do not need to enter any information because we will replace it with restored image.
  
  
  • When ServerGuide asks for insertion of installation CD of Windows, insert WinPE 2.0 and reboot machine.
  
  
  
  
  
  


• Boot from WinPE 2.0:
  
  
  
  • Mount net share, command: net use z: \\tsmserver\tsm_ba_client
  
  
  • Change directory, command: cd /d z: \Program Files 64\Tivoli\TSM\baclient
    
  
  
  • Get information about backuped images,
    command: dsmc q image –tcpserveraddress=tsmserver –virtualnode=nodename
    
  
  
  • Restore image, command: dsmc restore image \\restore-hostname\c$ c:
    
  
  
  • Reboot server and eject CD
  
  
  
  

That’s all.

For more functions and ideas of restore image you can find in Tivoli Field Guide.