{"id":33701,"date":"2018-12-06T21:07:58","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T17:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/?p=33701"},"modified":"2023-12-29T15:26:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T11:26:27","slug":"bare-metal-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/bare-metal-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Bare-Metal Recovery Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What Is Bare-Metal Recovery?<\/h2>\n<p>Bare-Metal Recovery (or Bare-Metal Restore, or BMR) is a backup recovery technique that allows you to recover data on a computer with no installed operating system - also called a\u00a0<em>bare-metal machine<\/em>. To achieve this, you will need a system image of the computer that you would like to recover. This saves time while installing and configuring a new machine.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Use Cases<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27562 alignright\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/What-Is-Bare-Metal-Recovery-300x157.png\" alt=\"Diagram showing how bare-metal recovery works\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/What-Is-Bare-Metal-Recovery-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/What-Is-Bare-Metal-Recovery.png 505w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bare-metal restore is helpful when you need to rebuild your computer infrastructure quickly:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After ransomware attacks<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When hardware fails unexpectedly<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When disaster recovery is needed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can also use the bare-metal restore technique to configure a number of machines in the same way using a so-called \u2018master image\u2019 to restore on all those machines.<\/p>\n<p>All cases require a completely free storage media: without any data, software and operating system.<\/p>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<div class=\"call-to-action__left\" style=\"width: 75%;\">\n<div class=\"call-to-action__tag\">FREE WHITEPAPER<\/div>\n<div class=\"call-to-action__title\">Full System Backup and Recovery<\/div>\n<div class=\"call-to-action__text\">Check out our comprehensive guide covering system image, system state and application-aware backup and recovery, as well as bare-metal recovery:<\/div>\n<!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span class=\"hs-cta-wrapper hs-cta-deferred\" id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-a517fd49-a215-4771-a61d-d355da642ebf\" data-portal=\"5442029\" 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class=\"size-full wp-image-27563 alignnone\" style=\"margin-right: 24px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/bare-metal-recovery-advantage-1.png\" alt=\"Bare-metal recovery advantage: faster than manual recovery\" width=\"61\" height=\"60\" \/>\u00a0No need to install software or operating system, thus faster than manual recovery<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27564 alignnone\" style=\"margin-right: 25px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/bare-metal-recovery-advantage-2.png\" alt=\"Bare-metal recovery advantage: less human interaction\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/>\u00a0Less human interaction, thus less room for failure<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27566 alignnone\" style=\"margin-right: 23px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/bare-metal-recovery-advantage-3-1.png\" alt=\"Bare-metal recovery advantage: ability to automate server migration\" width=\"62\" height=\"62\" \/>\u00a0Ability to automate server migration to physical, virtual or cloud environments<\/p>\n<p id=\"last\">The simplicity of bare-metal restore is unmatched, enabling you to restore the entire hardware infrastructure swiftly and conveniently.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slidebox\"><a class=\"close\">\u00a0<\/a><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span class=\"hs-cta-wrapper hs-cta-deferred\" id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-aa07fdb8-7776-46a5-9fa0-ec6e93f0f0a6\" data-portal=\"5442029\" data-id=\"aa07fdb8-7776-46a5-9fa0-ec6e93f0f0a6\"><span class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-aa07fdb8-7776-46a5-9fa0-ec6e93f0f0a6\" id=\"hs-cta-aa07fdb8-7776-46a5-9fa0-ec6e93f0f0a6\"><!--[if lte IE 8]><div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div><![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/5442029\/aa07fdb8-7776-46a5-9fa0-ec6e93f0f0a6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" id=\"hs-cta-img-aa07fdb8-7776-46a5-9fa0-ec6e93f0f0a6\" style=\"border-width:0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/5442029\/aa07fdb8-7776-46a5-9fa0-ec6e93f0f0a6.png\" alt=\"CTA\"><\/a><\/span><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/div>\n<h2>How to Perform Bare-Metal Recovery<\/h2>\n<p>Typically the process of bare-metal restore includes recovery of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/image-backup-and-recovery\/\">system image backup<\/a> from an ISO image file or a USB flash drive that you boot on your machine to perform a restore.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"further-reading \">Further reading<\/span> Learn how to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/how-to-create-a-bootable-usb-for-windows-server\/\">create a bootable USB<\/a> for bare-metal restore using MSP360 Backup<\/p>\n<h3>6 Steps to Windows Bare-Metal Restore<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>Please note that MSP360 Backup doesn't support native Windows bare-metal restore, instead, you can restore the image you have created with MSP360 image-based backup.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"steps\">\n<p><var>1<\/var> Plug the drive with your system image (prepared for bare-metal recovery) into the needed computer.<\/p>\n<p><var>2<\/var> Select language, time and currency preferences:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bare-metal-recovery-step-2.png\" alt=\"Bare-metal recovery step 2: selecting language, time and currency preferences\" width=\"655\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bare-metal-recovery-step-2.png 813w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bare-metal-recovery-step-2-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bare-metal-recovery-step-2-768x567.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bare-metal-recovery-step-2-624x461.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><var>3<\/var> Click <strong>Repair your computer<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bare-metal-recovery-step-3-300x224.png\" alt=\"Bare-metal recovery step 3: click 'Repair your computer'\" width=\"655\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bare-metal-recovery-step-3-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bare-metal-recovery-step-3-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bare-metal-recovery-step-3-624x467.png 624w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bare-metal-recovery-step-3.png 805w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><var>4<\/var> Check <strong>Restore your computer using a system image that you created earlier<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27569 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bare-metal-recovery-step-4.png\" alt=\"Bare-metal recovery step 4: check 'Restore your computer using a system image that you created earlier.'\" width=\"504\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bare-metal-recovery-step-4.png 504w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bare-metal-recovery-step-4-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><var>5<\/var> Check <strong>Use the latest available system image<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27570 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bare-metal-recovery-step-5.png\" alt=\"Bare-metal recovery step 5: check 'Use the latest available system image.'\" width=\"655\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bare-metal-recovery-step-5.png 655w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bare-metal-recovery-step-5-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bare-metal-recovery-step-5-624x490.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><var>6<\/var> Click <strong>Finish<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27571 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bare-metal-recovery-step-6.png\" alt=\"Bare-metal recovery step 6: click 'Finish'.\" width=\"655\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bare-metal-recovery-step-6.png 655w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bare-metal-recovery-step-6-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bare-metal-recovery-step-6-624x493.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After reboot, you\u2019ll be ready to go.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Bare-Metal Restore to Dissimilar Hardware<\/h3>\n<p>Bare-metal restore can be an issue if you try to recover to <i>dissimilar hardware<\/i>. Your operating system may fail to boot in case your hardware, where you\u2019re trying to perform a restore, has different <i>boot-critical devices<\/i> - as compared to the machine where you created a system image.<\/p>\n<p>In order to boot, the operating system needs drivers of the following devices:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CPU<\/li>\n<li>Motherboard<\/li>\n<li>HDD controller<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So if your system image has drivers that do not match these boot-critical devices of another machine, an operating system on that machine will not be able to boot.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>To prevent it, you can install additional drivers required for the hardware configuration where you will be performing bare-metal restore from your recovery disk.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Bare-Metal Recovery with MSP360<\/h2>\n<p>MSP360 Backup offers you a fast and simple bare-metal restore process. It allows you to perform image-based backups to any cloud or local backup destination, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/restoring-image-based-backups-as-vsphere-instances\/\">restoring image-based backups as VMware virtual machines<\/a> or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/how-to-restore-to-azure-vm\/\">Azure virtual machines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-27572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bare-metal-recovery-from-USB.png\" alt=\"Bare-metal recovery from USB or ISO file\" width=\"150\" height=\"145\" \/><b>Bootable USB for Bare-Metal Restore<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Easily\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/how-to-create-a-bootable-usb-for-windows-server\/\">create a recovery USB drive<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/how-to-create-bootable-iso-file-for-image-based-recovery\/\">bootable ISO file<\/a> for emergency recovery in case of a system or hardware crash. Install additional drivers for a hardware configuration that is different from the current machine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-27573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Flexible-Retention-and-Recovery.png\" alt=\"Flexible retention and recovery\" width=\"150\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Flexible-Retention-and-Recovery.png 522w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Flexible-Retention-and-Recovery-300x193.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><b>Flexible Retention and Recovery <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Why recover only the latest version? MSP360 Backup allows bare-metal restore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/how-to-build-retention-policy\/\">to the point in time that you choose<\/a>. Store as many versions as you need for as long as you need with flexible retention settings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-27574\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Compression-and-Encryption.png\" alt=\"Compression and encryption\" width=\"150\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Compression-and-Encryption.png 351w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Compression-and-Encryption-300x234.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Compression and Encryption<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Compression allows you to reduce storage (and thus save money) while improving backup time. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/backup-encryption-options\/\">AES-256 encryption<\/a>, you can be sure that all your files are protected.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-27575\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/System-State-and-System-Image-150x150.png\" alt=\"System state and system image\" width=\"150\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/System-State-and-System-Image-280x300.png 280w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/System-State-and-System-Image.png 347w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">System State and System Image<\/b><\/p>\n<p>MSP360 Backup provides:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0 0 0 200px;\">\n<li>Restore from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/system-state-backup\/\">system state backup<\/a>: recovers only the operating system and configuration<\/li>\n<li>Restore from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/solutions\/image-based-backup\/\">image-based backup<\/a>: recovers a full copy of the needed computer or server<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-27576\" style=\"margin-top: 30px; margin-right: 1.71429rem; margin-bottom: 0.857143rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Cloud-and-Local-300x197.png\" alt=\"Cloud and local\" width=\"150\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Cloud-and-Local-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Cloud-and-Local.png 337w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><b>Cloud and Local<\/b><\/p>\n<p>MSP360 Backup allows you to store your backups on local storage and any of more than 20 cloud storage providers, including Amazon S3 and Amazon Glacier, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/getting-started-with-b2-cloud-storage-by-backblaze\/\">BackBlaze B2<\/a>, Wasabi Hot Storage, and Microsoft Azure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Is Bare-Metal Recovery? Bare-Metal Recovery (or Bare-Metal Restore, or BMR) is a backup recovery technique that allows you to recover data on a computer with no installed operating system &#8211; also called a\u00a0bare-metal machine. To achieve this, you will need a system image of the computer that you would like to recover. 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