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Discovery boot : A non‐intrusive boot that collects device and disk layout information. 

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BMR Master Server: Installed on the same host as the NetBackup Master
Server. The BMR databases reside on the NetBackup/BMR Master Server.
Manages the client restore process; Allocates the appropriate Boot Server;
Generates the customized client restore procedures; Holds the user-provided
external procedures that can be used to perform customized tasks as part of
the restoration process.

BMR Boot Server: Installed on NetBackup servers or clients. Boot Server

stores SRTs and uses the SRT to create a temporary environment on the
client. At least one Boot Server is required for each client platform.

BMR Client: BMR clients are the systems backed up by NetBackup and
protected by BMR. A BMR client could also be a NetBackup Media Server or a
BMR Boot Server. The primary function of a BMR client is to save all of the
system configuration information required by BMR to rebuild the system. The
BMR client also runs the recovery procedures created by BMR prior to the
restore process.

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Depending on the operating system for which an SRT is created, the SRT size 
requirement can vary from 100 MB to 1 GB of disk space. 

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Note: Select a legacy SRT for restoring systems if Using Storage Foundation for 
Windows
Note: PC‐DOS is no longer required to run a Legacy Restore. In BMR 7.0.1 and later 
versions, the legacy restore function boots from a Windows PE boot image.

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1. Select the option to create a new CD/DVD image based shared resource tree. 
2. Enter the name of the existing SRT
3. Enter the name of the new SRT
4. Enter a description of the new SRT
5. Specify the path to the directory in which to create the SRT

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Note: User‐initiated backups do not provide BMR protection because true image 
restore information is not collected during a user‐initiated backup. 

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Make available volumes on non‐restored disks after the system is restored: If you 
select this option, BMR imports the disks. 

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Make available volumes on non‐restored disks after the system is restored: If you 
select this option, BMR imports the disks. 

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After you have setup the BMR master server, the bmrd process should run on the
BMR master server.

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• BMR requires specific systems and environments for boot servers. Before you 
choose the hosts on which to run boot servers, review the boot server 
requirements. 
• If network‐based BMR recovery is intended then few network services need to be 
configured on BMR boot server. These configuration settings vary for various 
platforms. 
• If you are using a BMR Media, you do not require the boot server during recovery

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AIX network booting is the only OS that can cross subnets. All other OS variants 
supported by BMR require a Boot Server in the subnet of the client in order to do 
network boot. If one is not available, the use of BMR Bootable Media is required.

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