How to Use LiveState Recovery to Copy a Hard Drive
LiveState Recovery is a Symantec system restore utility for servers. The application operates similar to the Windows System Restore feature. A system recovery point is first created using the software. The system recovery point copies the hard drives and saves the data as a system image file. To copy, or “clone,” a hard drive in LiveState, create a system recovery point using the application. The saved image file produced by the recovery point creation will provide a complete copy of the system, including the hard drive.
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Instructions
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Click “Start” and select “Symantec LiveState Recovery” from the “All Programs” list.
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Click the “Advanced View” option from the right navigation menu.
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Right-click on the drive to copy, and select “Create Recovery Point.” The Create Recovery Point wizard will launch. Click “Next.”
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Check the checkbox in front of the hard drive for which the recovery point will be created. Click “Next.”
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Click the “Browse” button and navigate to the location where the disk image files will be saved. Click “OK.” This location may be an external, network, or local drive. Ensure the receiving drive has enough available space for saving the disk image. Click “Next.”
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Select a compression option, if desired. To save disk space, the recovery point file may be compressed. The compression will add time to the recovery point creation process, if selected. Leave “Standard” selected for no file compression. Click “Next.”
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Select “Verify the Recovery Point” to verify the data and ensure no errors occur during the recovery point creation. Click “Next.” The Optional Command screen will open.
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Enter any additional commands to be executed during the creation of the recovery point. Generally, none are necessary.
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Click the “Finish” button. The LiveState Recovery software will create the recovery point. The process may take anywhere from 10 minutes to several hours depending on the volume of data and the size of the hard drive. A notification will appear when the recovery point has been created.
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