Sysprep backup or restore – Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 15 User Manual

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User=11622606415119207723014918505422010521006401209203708202015...

Pwd=11622606415100000000014918505422010521006401209203708202015...

For deployment, this file can be copied onto multiple computers that will use the same user name and
password. The UNC entry is overwritten by the Rescue and Recovery program based on a value in the
rnrdeploy.xml file.

Setting up user accounts for network backups

When the RRBACKUPS directory is created on the network share, the service makes the directory a
read-only folder, and assigns it access rights, so that only the account that created the folder has full
control over the folder.

To complete a merge operation, grant the permissions to the user account. If the user logs in with an
account other than the account that created the folder initially, such as the administrator account, the
merge process will fail.

Sysprep backup or restore

Password persistence will not work with Sysprep backup or restore operations, because in a Sysprep
backup image, the password persistence information does not exist. Restart the computer after completing
a Sysprep backup. To restore from the Sysprep backup, switch to the advanced interface of the Rescue
and Recovery program, and select DO NOT PRESERVE my Windows User ID and password. Do not
perform the restore operation in the simplified interface that is enabled to use the password persistence by
default. Only a full restore operation can be performed with base backups that were taken using Sysprep.
The rejuvenate operation, or the operating system and applications restore operation will not work with a
Sysprep base backup.

Capturing a Sysprep utility image in the base backup

These instructions are in the Large Enterprise individual language files Web page. To access the Web
page, go to the Lenovo Support Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/support. Navigate to ThinkVantage
Technologies
Rescue and Recovery . Select the appropriate version number of the Rescue and
Recovery program, and click the Individual language files for Large Enterprise link.

To capture a Sysprep utility image in the base backup, do the following:

1. Perform an administrative installation:

:: Extract the WWW EXE to the directory C:\TVTRR
start /WAIT z696zisxxxxus.exe /a /s /v"/qn TARGETDIR
(Where XXXX is the build ID.)
="C:\TVTRR" REBOOT="R"" /w

2. Install the Rescue and Recovery program using the MSIEXE file:

a. For all MSI files, add the following installation-log generation code:

/L*v %temp%\rrinstall.txt

b. To install the setup files using the MSIEXE file, enter the following command:

: Perform the install of Rescue and Recovery

msiexec /i "C:\TVTRR\Rescue and Recovery.msi"

c. To silently install the setup files using MSIEXE: With reboot at the end, enter the following command:

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