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• The network must have a DHCP server, or your storage system must be configured to act as
a DHCP server (as described in Changing the network settings).
• If you plan to remotely boot your computer from a different computer’s backup, you must
enter the MAC address of your computer’s network interface card (NIC) on the storage
system. For more information, refer to Configuring remote boot.
• If you want to remotely boot from any backup other than the most recent one, you must
select the desired backup on the storage system. For more information, refer to Configuring
remote boot.
To recover a system disk or partition while booting remotely:
1. Start your computer.
2. Use the appropriate procedure for your computer to configure it to boot from the NIC. For
example, you might press F12 when the boot menu appears. For more information, refer to
the documentation for your computer.
When the computer restarts, allow it to boot from the NIC. (You might be prompted to press
F1 to continue.)
3. When prompted, press F8. You have a limited amount of time to do this.
4. Using the arrow keys, select “Remote Boot (Windows)” and then press Enter.
5. When prompted, enter the password that you specified when you protected the system disk
or when you last changed the password for that disk.
If you don’t remember your password, you can change it on the storage system (as
described in Section 3.6) and enter the new password.
6. If any error messages appear, click “OK”.
7. Log in as you normally would.
The message Network Boot Mode appears on the screen to confirm that you are working
from the storage system.
Warning: You can open and change files while remotely booting, and even
create new files or folders. However, only the data that existed at the time and
date of the selected backup will be recovered. If you want to save any new data,
you must copy the files or folders to a different location, such as a network
server.
8. Start DiskSafe Express.
Warning: While booting remotely, do not try to use DiskSafe Express for any
operation other than recovering the system disk.
9. When a warning message appears, advising you that the computer name has changed, click
“OK”.
10. Click “Restore”. The Protected disk list displays the disk or partition that you are currently
booting from.
11. In the Backups list, select the most recent backup. You cannot recover any backup except
the most recent one.
Note: If no backups appear in this list, the backup that you booted from is not