# Bare-metal recovery

#### Bare Metal Recovery (BMR) restores your entire system from an image-level backup, including the OS, applications, and data.

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## Overview

**BMR** (**bare-metal restore**, aka **bare-metal recovery**) enables speedy system recovery with a system image created with disk-imagining software—the image file recovers the entire OS and reconfigures it in minutes, avoiding a lengthy OS & application installation and configuration process. As you can perform **BMR** to bring a physical machine or server to a clean state following a data-loss event or hardware failure, **BMR** makes for an excellent disaster recovery plan.

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**BMR** removes all existing partitions on the system disk and recreates it, before restoring software onto the PC.
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In **Xopero ONE**, the **BMR** process consists of three steps:

1. Create an **.iso** file with the **Xopero ONE agent** installed.
2. Boot the device you want to restore from the **.iso** file.
3. In **XMS** (**Xopero ONE Management Service**), select the device to restore the system image and start the recovery process.

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## Creating an .iso file

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Before you start working with **SVS Creator**, make sure that you have **Windows ADK** installed—if not, [install it](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/get-started/adk-install).
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[Download the **SVS Creator**](https://xopero.com/latest-updates/) from **Xopero** website and extract all files from the **ZIP** archive to a separate folder.

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Run **SVSCreator.exe** to start the **ISO** image creation process.
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In **SVSCreator** wizard window, specify the temporary work directory path (which is also a location where the **Xopero SVS ISO** image will be created). By default, the temporary work directory path is set to `C:\Windows\Temp`, but you can change it if needed. Once the path is adjusted to your needs, hit **Next**.

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Please note that **SVS Creator** will download three components: **Windows PE**, **Java Runtime Environment**, and the **Xopero ONE agent**.
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Select the appropriate **OS** architecture (**32-bit or 64-bit**) then click **Next**.

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If **Windows ADK** is not installed, the wizard will automatically open the **ADK** installation window when you click **Next**. After **ADK** is installed, you will return to the **SVS Creator** window.
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The wizard will automatically download and install the required components.

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After all required components are installed, you can add drivers for the operating system you plan to restore. Click **Add** to select the drivers and include them in the **.iso** image, then select **Next** to continue.

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This step is <mark style="color:red;">**not mandatory**</mark>—you can add drives to **Xopero** recovery, for example, if your device has some dedicated **RAID** controllers or a network card. Otherwise, you can omit this step.
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The wizard will start creating the **ISO** image for **Smart Virtualization Stick**.

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Once the **ISO** image is successfully created, an **"ISO image with Windows PE successfully built"** message will appear, along with the location of the **.iso** file. You can then close **SVS Creator**.

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## Running the OS from the .iso file

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Once the **.iso** file is created, use it to boot the device where you want to restore the image-level backup. It is recommended to create **a bootable USB drive**, but you can use any other bootable media depending on your needs.

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To start the **SVS** app from a **USB** flash drive, configure the **BIOS/UEFI** to boot from **USB-HDD** in the boot sequence.
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Open **SVS** in **Windows PE**. After launching **SVS**, the following menu options will be displayed:

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1. **Xopero** — opens a window with additional recovery options.
2. **Shell** — opens the command line, useful for manually configuring network interfaces.
3. **Reboot** — restarts the machine.
4. **Shutdown** — turns off the machine.
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To recover the image-level backup, select the **Xopero** button.
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Another menu screen will appear, offering the following options:

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1. **Device app** — launches the **Xopero ONE agent** application on the device.
2. **Fix boot problems** — resolves issues preventing the operating system from running; use it to fix **SVS**-related problems.
3. **Drivers** — allows you to load or add new drivers.
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Select **Device app** button to proceed with the recovery process.
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Enter the service address `https://localhost:5001` and the device name you want to use in **Xopero ONE**. Then, click **Connect** and open your **Xopero ONE Management Service** panel on another device.

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## Starting the recovery process in XMS

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If the device connects successfully to your **Management Service**, it will appear as active in your **XMS** device dashboard.
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In **Xopero ONE Management Service**, click the **laptop** 💻 icon in the top-right corner of the screen.
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Find your device, check the box next to it, and click **Activate** to assign a license to the device.

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You do not need to select a license manually; **Xopero ONE** will assign it automatically.
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Once the license is assigned, locate the device you want to restore and click the **Restore** button on the right.

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Select the backup plan that protects the disk you want to restore.

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Choose the timestamp from which you want to restore the data, click **Restore**, and select the **BMR** recovery option from the drop-down menu.

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Next, select the disk you want to restore and click **Restore selected** in the bottom-right corner of the panel.

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Double-check if the restoration data is correct:

1. The **Data to restore** field displays the disk you selected for restoration.
2. The **Restore to** field shows the device where the image-level backup will be restored. To change it, click **Edit** and select a different device.
3. In the **Restore directory** section, specify the destination disk for the backup.
4. In the **Restore settings** section, you can choose to reset the drivers or leave the checkbox unchecked.
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Click the **Start now** button in the bottom-right corner of the **Restore data** panel to begin the recovery process.

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You can monitor the restoration progress and view details in the **Tasks** tab in **XMS**.
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## Useful links and items

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