Restore the entire system from an image-level backup copy.
Bare-metal recovery (BMR) restores your entire system from an image-level backup, including the operating system, applications, and all associated data.
BMR (bare-metal restore, also known as bare-metal recovery) enables rapid system recovery using a system image created with disk-imaging software. The image file restores the entire operating system and its underlying configurations in minutes, completely bypassing the lengthy process of manual OS and application re-installation. Because BMR allows you to quickly return a physical machine or server to its full operational state following a data-loss event or hardware failure, it serves as a cornerstone of an effective disaster recovery strategy.
Initiating a bare-metal recovery will completely erase all existing partitions and data on the target system disk. The process deletes the current disk structure, recreates the original partition layout from the backup, and then restores the operating system and files onto the machine.
In Xopero ONE, the BMR process is streamlined into four primary steps:
Create an ISO file that includes the pre-configured Xopero ONE backup agent.
Write the ISO file to a USB flash drive—or any alternative bootable media—to create a recovery drive.
Boot the target device (the device you intend to restore the system image to) using the newly created ISO media.
Log in to the Xopero ONE Management Service (XMS) and start the recovery process.
The following steps outline the process of creating an ISO image with a pre-configured backup agent using the SVS Creator utility.
utility from the official Xopero website and extract the contents of the ZIP archive to a separate folder.
Run SVSCreator.exe to open the creation wizard.
In the SVS Creator wizard window, specify the temporary working directory path, which also serves as the output destination where the final ISO image will be created. By default, this path is set to
The following steps outline the process of booting the target device using the previously created recovery drive.
Boot the target device using the newly created recovery medium to initialize the image-level backup restoration process.
After the device boots, the SVS application will automatically launch and display the following menu options:
Xopero: opens the Xopero window with additional recovery options.
The following steps describe the recovery process in Xopero ONE Management Service.
Click the 💻 laptop icon in the top-right corner of the management service panel.
Find the target device, select it, and click Activate to assign a license to it.
Next, locate the device from which you want to restore the system and click the Restore button.
Select the appropriate OS architecture (32-bit or 64-bit), then click Next.
If the Windows ADK is not detected on the system, clicking Next will automatically launch the ADK installation wizard. Once the ADK installation is complete, you will be automatically returned to the SVS Creator window to resume the configuration.
The wizard will then automatically download and install the required components.
Once all required components are successfully installed, you have the option to include specific drivers required for the target system's recovery. Click Add to browse and select the necessary drivers, then click Next to proceed.
The wizard will then start generating the final Windows PE-based ISO recovery image.
Once the ISO file is successfully created, an "ISO image with Windows PE successfully built" confirmation message will appear, displaying the exact output directory path of the file. You can then safely close the SVS Creator utility.
Next, write the ISO image to a USB flash drive—or another bootable medium that fits your environment—to create a recovery drive. Use this bootable medium to boot the target device and initiate the image-level backup restoration.
Shell: opens the command-line interface, which can be used for manual network interface configuration.
Reboot: restarts the device.
Shutdown: shuts down the device.
To recover the image-level backup, click the Xopero button.
A new menu screen will appear with the following options:
Device app: launches the Xopero ONE backup agent application on the device.
Fix boot problems: resolves issues that prevent the operating system from starting; use this option to fix SVS-related problems.
Drivers: allows you to load or add new drivers.
Select Device app to proceed with the recovery process.
Enter the service address and the device name to use in Xopero ONE Management Service, then click Connect.
On another device, open the Xopero ONE Management Service panel and start the recovery procedure.
Select the backup plan from which you want to restore the backup.
Choose the timestamp from which you want to restore the data, click Restore, and select the BMR recovery option from the drop-down menu.
Next, select the disk you want to restore and click Restore selected.
Verify that the Restore to field correctly displays your intended target device (the machine configured in the previous steps). If you need to modify this destination, click Edit and select the appropriate device. Next, navigate to the Restore directory section and specify the exact destination disk where the image-level backup copy should be restored.
Optionally, in the Restore settings section, select the checkbox to reset the system drivers, or leave it unchecked to keep the original driver configuration.
Double-check that the restoration data is correct, then click the Start now button in the bottom-right corner of the Restore data aside to begin the recovery process.
SVS Creator relies on the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) to generate recovery images. Please verify that Windows ADK is installed on your machine before starting the configuration wizard — if it's not, you must download and install it before proceeding with the media creation process.
You do not need to select a license manually — Xopero ONE assigns it automatically.
This article explains how to restore data from an image-level backup.
Open the restore view in Xopero ONE Management Service using one of the following options:
Go to the Devices tab and click Restore next to the device whose data you want to recover. After selecting the device you want to restore, choose the plan containing the data you want to recover from the Backup plans drop-down menu.
Go to the Storages tab, select the storage containing the backup data, and click the folder 📂icon to browse the storage.
Select the device whose data you want to restore. Then, choose the backup plan and review the information about the agent used to connect to the storage.
After selecting the appropriate device and backup plan, the system will display the Backup copies section — here, you can choose the backup version you want to restore. Click the desired date, then select Restore.
Choose one of the available granular recovery options to proceed (click one of the following links to continue):
The iSCSI target option allows you to quickly create and share an iSCSI resource over the TCP/IP protocol. You can connect this resource to any device without restoring backup copies to another location. This method is useful for granular restoration and enables easy file copying through the file explorer.
Select all disks by clicking Restore all, or choose a specific disk and click Restore selected.
The iSCSI worker section allows you to select the device that will host the iSCSI target. To change the device, click the Edit button.
Press Win + R simultaneously to open the Run window. Type iscsicpl.exe and click OK (or press Enter) to launch the iSCSI Initiator.
In the Targets tab, enter the IP address of the network interface from the Xopero ONE iSCSI configuration in the Target field, then click Quick Connect.
Select the disk you want to restore and click Restore selected.
Next, choose the image format from the available options:
RAW
Next, in the iSCSI settings, select the network interface—preferably the same one shown in the iSCSI worker section—and choose the port. You can either accept the default values or specify different ones.
Accept the default iSCSI target name or enter a different one. Click Run iSCSI to start the iSCSI service.
If the restoration was configured correctly, its details will appear in the Current tasks list in the Tasks tab.
The iSCSI Initiator will search for available iSCSI targets and add them to the Discovered Targets list. Click Done to close the window.
If the setup is successful, the target’s status will change to Connected.
Press Win + R simultaneously to open the Run window. Type compmgmt.msc and click OK (or press Enter) to launch the Computer Management and go to the Disk Management section.
Locate the new disk on the list, then right-click it and select Online to initialize the disk.
After a moment the disk should be available and ready to use.
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VHDX
VMDK
Select the device where you want to restore the data—to change it, click the Edit button.
Specify the exact path for restoring the data in the Restore directory section.
Keep in mind that the restored image will occupy the same space size as the original disk.
In Restore settings, there are three checkboxes with additional options you can use:
Overwrite existing data — choose whether to overwrite existing files in the restore directory.
Restore file permissions — restore the original permissions of the files.
Reduce bandwidth — limit network usage during the restore process.
Double-check your configuration and click Start now button to start the recovery process.
If the restoration was configured correctly, its details will appear in the Current tasks list in the Tasks tab.
In case of a failure, the iSCSI resource can also be connected as a virtual machine disk.
