UBDR Gold is designed to retrieve and restore UltraBac image backups of a partition or an entire disk from a locally attached tape device, a remote disk path, an FTP site, Tivoli device, or a remote tape device. UBDR Gold can also be used to perform file-by-file backups.
UBDR Gold is on a bootable CD. UBDR Gold uses multiple versions of WinPE for dissimilar restore capability:
Vista / Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 / 2008 R2 uses WinPE 3.0 (Windows AIK)
Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012 uses WinPE 4.0 (Windows ADK8)
Windows 8.1 / Windows Server 2012 R2 uses WinPE 5.0 (Windows ADK8.1)
Windows 10 / Windows Server 2016 / 2019 uses WinPE 6.0 (Windows ADK10)
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NOTE: In Media Builder when building a UBDR Gold for Windows 10 / Windows Server 2016 / 2019 it displays using WinPE 10.0, but it is WinPE 6.0. |
When the system boots, the UBDR Gold Restore CD automatically detects and loads drivers for most NIC cards, SCSI cards, and RAID controllers. The drivers may be added to the Media Builder CD or injected when the UBDR CD boots.
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NOTE: For more information, see "Inject NIC/Storage Driver" under the "Additional Tools" section further below. |
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NOTE: To use the UBDR Gold CD, the restore target system must be able to boot from CD. Consult the motherboard manufacturer's documentation for more information. |
Power up the restore target system and insert the correct UBDR Gold Restore CD for your operating system into the CD-ROM drive.
Check "I accept the above license agreement," and click "Next."
If restoring from a locally attached device, it is possible to click "OK" without entering any network configuration information. To prevent UBDR from attempting to retrieve an IP address, click the "x" in the upper right corner of the "Configuration" window to close it.
Fig. 1 - Network Configuration.
Adapter – Allows the selection of the NIC to be used by UBDR from a drop-down menu, if multiple NIC cards are installed in the UBDR Gold host system.
Network options used when DHCP is unselected:
IP Address – Specify the subnet mask of the IP address used.
Default Gateway – Specify the IP address for the default gateway to be used by UBDR. This field can be left blank if UBDR does not need to connect to the internet.
DNS Server – Specify the IP address of the DNS server used by the system or device hosting the image backup. This field can be left blank if IP addresses are to be used for device configuration.
WINS Server – the IP address of the WINS server used by the system or device hosting the image backup. This field can be left blank if IP addresses are to be used for device configuration.
Advanced Driver Options
Fig. 2 - Advanced Driver Options.
This allows users to specify custom parameters for the selected NIC by creating registry entries that control the behavior of the NIC. For more information on the values that can be entered into the "Advanced Driver Options," please consult the NIC manufacturer's documentation.
Show Original Entries
Fig. 3 - Existing Options for Network Drivers.
This shows the registry entries as they currently exist for the selected NIC.
User Identification
Account – Specify an account that has full read/write access on the system (or share) hosting the image backup.
Password – Specify the password for the account above.
Domain – Specify the domain of the account above. If in a workgroup, specify the name or IP address of the system hosting the image backup.
Specify machine(s) – This field is used to specify all machines with which UBDR will need to establish a connection. It is usually only necessary to specify the machine name or IP address of the system hosting the image backup.
International Keyboard Support
UBDR has keyboard support for 162 languages. To select support for a specific language, choose that language from the drop-down menu. That keyboard layout will begin functioning as soon as the language is selected.
Once the network settings are entered, the storage device can be created/selected. UBDR Gold has the ability to utilize any type of backup device used by UltraBac. This includes FTP, Tivoli, media libraries, Cloud and remote devices. If the backup was written to CD or DVD by any third-party software (i.e. Nero, etc.), specify the CD/DVD drive letter as a BackupPath device.
After clicking "OK" in the "Network Configuration" screen, the “Restore – Select Device” wizard will automatically begin. The wizard launches when you first launch and configure UBDR Gold. After the initial wizard, any other changes are done through the manual process.
Fig. 4 - UBDR device prompt.
To select a device other than any automatically enumerated tape or CD/DVD devices, select "Other" and click "Next."
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NOTE: A local tape device will only enumerate if the tape device driver is recognized by UBDR Gold. The tape device driver can be manually added using the “Advanced Driver Options” under NIC configuration above. |
Fig. 5 - Device selection options.
Each device type selection will bring up a different configuration window. Each device type configuration will be covered below through the manual Storage Device configuration.
To exit the initial wizard and manually configure the storage device type, click “Cancel,” which brings you to the main UltraBac Management Console.
If you stay in the wizard, once the device configuration is complete it will automatically take you to the “Restore Backup from Media Index” and begin the steps under “Starting the Restore.”
Fig. 6 - UltraBac Management Console.
Click the "Manage" tab and select "Storage Devices."
Fig. 7 - Storage Devices.
In the UltraBac Storage Device Manager, tape devices will automatically be listed if the driver is recognized. UltraBac will automatically assign names to these devices, starting with Tape0.
Fig. 8 - Tape devices in UBDR.
If a CD/DVD writable drive is installed in the backup host, it will automatically appear in the CD/DVD tab.
Fig. 9 - CD/DVD devices in UBDR.
BackupPath devices are user-created output targets that point to a folder on the backup host, or on a network path. To specify a BackupPath device:
Select the BackupPath tab.
Click the "Add Device" button.
Fig. 10 - BackupPath in UBDR.
Enter a unique name in the "Device Name" field.
Enter a local or UNC path, to be used as an output target, in the "Directory for Device" field.
It is not necessary to enter the "Media Limit MB" field, or the "File Limit MB" field.
Click "OK" to save.
To create a Cloud device:
Open the Storage Device Manager by selecting the Manage tab, and clicking "Storage Devices."
Fig. 11 - Cloud device in UBDR.
Select the Cloud tab.
Click "Add Device."
Enter the "Cloud Storage Device Properties"
To define a cloud device you will need to know the provider you are using along with:
Region – Named set of resources in a geographical area.
ID – Used in conjunction with the Secret key to cryptographically sign programmatic requests to identify the sender and prevent the requests from being altered.
Secret – Key used in conjunction with the ID to cryptographically sign programmatic requests to identify the sender and prevent the requests from being altered.
Bucket Name – A container for objects. If the provider is Amazon, bucket names must be UNIQUE across ALL AWS users, so use a naming scheme that will not conflict with any other users’ bucket names.
Path for Device – The subfolder(s) to store files.
Endpoint – A URL that identifies a host and port as the entry point for a Web service.
Fig. 12 - Defining the Cloud Storage Device Properties.
Click "OK" to save.
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NOTE: To use the Tivoli device, the backup host must be running the Tivoli client software, which can be downloaded here:
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To define a Tivoli device:
Select the Tivoli tab.
Click the "Add Device" button.
Enter a unique device name in the "Device Name" field.
Enter the name or IP address of the Tivoli server in the "Server" field.
Fig. 13 - Tivoli device options.
Enter the password defined on the selected Tivoli server for the Node name in the "Password" field.
Enter the folder (high-level name) to use for backup in the "Folder" field.
Enter the output file size in the "File Limit MB" field.
Click "OK" to save.
Configuration Data
Configuration Data – This is the TSM Client config file, and defines things such as the communication protocol and port number to use when communicating with the server.
Use DSMI_CONFIG environment variable, if available – Selects whether the DSMI_CONFIG environment variable, if set, overrides the above path.
Advanced Properties
Node – The node name that UltraBac passes to the Tivoli server.
Filespace – Part of an object's full name and stems from ADSM being designed to back up servers.
Active/Inactive Files
Use Inactive files for Restores – Enables the use of inactive backup files for restore.
Select Inactive Version – Selects the inactive version to use for restore.
Click "Test" to ensure the device is working properly.
Click "OK" to save.
If UBDR Gold is being used to perform a static mirror image backup, the creation of either a DiskMirror or PartitionMirror device is required. It is necessary to have devices that are of the same size (or larger) than the original disk/partition. These backups can only be performed to a local disk.
DiskMirror device – If a hard disk is present with all partitions deleted, it will be available for addition as an Image device.
PartitionMirror device – If a partition is created on a hard disk, with no assigned drive letter, it will be available for addition as a Partition device.
To add an FTP device:
Select the FTP tab.
Click the "Add Device" button.
Fig. 14 - FTP device options.
Type a device description into the "Description" field.
Type an FTP server name or IP address in the "Server" field.
Type a folder path to be used to store backup data in the "Path" field. This must be the full path to where the backup files will be stored.
Type the user name for the FTP server in the "User" field.
Type the password for the user name in the "Password" field.
Re-type the password for the user name in the "Re-Enter" field.
Click "OK" to save.
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NOTE: It is not necessary to enter the maximum size in the "Media Limit MB" field or "File Limit MB" field. It is recommended to leave both these items at the default value. |
The Remote device option allows UltraBac to use a storage device attached to or created on a system other than the UltraBac backup host.
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NOTE: The UltraBac Device Drivers must be installed on the system hosting the tape drive. Tape devices are automatically enumerated when UltraBac is installed on the tape host, and these devices are numbered in sequential order starting with the lowest SCSI ID. UltraBac will automatically assign names to these devices, starting with Tape0. |
Select the Remote tab.
Click the "Add Device" button.
Enter the Windows name or IP address of the tape host in the "Device Host" field.
Enter the UltraBac assigned device name in the "Remote Device" field.
Click "OK" to save.
Fig. 15 - Remote devices in UBDR.
After entering in the name of the device host, it is possible to click "Browse" to select the device from a list of devices available on that host.
Fig. 16 - Media library controls.
Using UBDR Gold, both local and remote media libraries can be accessed during a restore.
To access a local autoloader:
Select a tape device residing in the media library when making the device selection during the UBDR Gold restore process.
Click "Select"/"Storage Devices" from the main UBDR Gold menu, and highlight a tape device residing in the media library from the Storage Device Manager.
To access a remote autoloader:
Select "Other" when making the device selection during the UBDR Gold restore process.
Select "Remote" from the Storage Device Manager.
Add a remote tape device residing in a media library.
Once the storage device is configured, it can be selected and enumerated for restore by UBDR.
From the UltraBac Management Console screen, click the “Restore” tab and select “Media.” UBDR Gold will automatically begin searching the media for backup sets.
If you configured the storage device selection using the initial wizard, than you will already be at the “Restore Backup from Media Index” screen.
Fig. 17 - Restore tab.
Select the backup set to restore and click "OK."
Fig. 18 - “Restore Backup from Media Index” set selection.
The Image Restore Method options allow an image backup to be restored to the original server with either a new disk or the original drive. These options also allow the backup to be restored to a virtual server (both VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V Server) or even a new system with dissimilar hardware.
By default, when using the initial wizard, all disks and partitions in the backup index are selected for restore and you are taken to the "Image Restore" wizard.
If during the Device Selection or Starting the Restore process, you left the wizard to perform manual configurations, you will need to manually select the drive(s)/partition(s) to restore and click "Action"/"Restore this Backup" to bring up the Image Restore wizard.
Fig. 19 - “Action” icon for “Restore this Backup.”
The Image Restore wizard allows the selection of individual tools, as well as other advanced operations and utilities to be accessed. There are two image restore modes – Express Mode and Advanced Mode.
If you would like to go to the UltraBac Management Console window to make disk(s) / partition(s) changes, click "Cancel" on the Image Restore Method screen to return to the main UltraBac window.
Fig. 20 - Image Restore Wizard.
This option will allow you to restore back to the original system with minimal user action required.
When this setting is selected, UBDR will scan to see if it can detect the original backup source disk. The options available will be based on what is detected.
When the source disk is found, it will give you the ability to restore the Master Boot Record (if desired).
Fig. 21 - Express Mode settings.
To continue the restore click ”OK.”
A warning prompt that this process will overwrite any data that is currently on the disk will appear. Click "Yes" to continue.
Fig. 22 - Overwrite warning.
At the Image Restore wizard screen. Click "Next" to continue.
Fig. 23 - Image Restore wizard.
On the Restore Options screen there are two additional options:
Run Unattended – This option will allow the restore to continue even if any errors or warnings come up during the restore process. If this option is not selected, the restore process will wait until the user responds to the error.
Eject media after restore – This option is used when restoring from tape drives and will eject the media once the restore process is complete.
Fig. 24 - Restore Options.
Click the "Restore" button to start the restore.
Once the restore is complete, reboot the computer.
When the Original Source disk is not detected it provides two additional options:
Overwrite when the disk is blank – Used when there is a disk that does not have a Master Boot Record (MBR) written to it.
Overwrite Always – This gives the user the option to overwrite the disk when UBDR is not detecting the disk as the original.
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NOTE: When choosing the above options, it is highly recommended to choose the option to restore the MBR. |
Fig. 25 - Express Mode settings.
After selecting an option, click "OK."
A warning prompt that this process will overwrite any data that is currently on the disk will appear. Click "Yes" to continue.
Fig. 26 - Overwrite warning.
At the Image Restore wizard screen. Click "Next" to continue.
Fig. 27 - Image Restore Wizard.
On the Restore Options screen there are two additional options:
Run Unattended – This option will allow the restore to continue even if any errors or warnings come up during the restore process. If this option is not selected, the restore process will wait until the user responds to the error.
Eject media after restore – This option is used when restoring from tape drives and will eject the media once the restore process is complete.
Fig. 28 - Restore Options.
Click the "Restore" button to start the restore.
Once the restore is complete, reboot the computer.
Source Information:
The following information is contained in the Index Properties for each disk backed up:
Disk Number
Disk Size
Disk Type
Partition Number
Partition Size
Drive Letter
Active Partition y/n
Boot Partition y/n
Volume Label
File System
Fig. 29 - Source Information.
Target Disk Management:
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NOTE: The options found in the Target Disk Management are typically used when performing an advanced restore. However, the options are available for Express Restores as they give the user the ability to wipe the MBR and they provide more information on the target disk. |
Fig. 30 - Target Disk Management.
Select Disk – This drop-down menu allows the selection of all disks in the system for viewing in the "Advanced Tools" screen. It also allows users to select which disk they want to set options on.
Disk Information – Gives more information on the disk you are restoring to:
Model
Firmware
Disk Size
Disk Type
SCSI Bus
SCSI Logical Unit
SCSI Port
SCSI Target ID
Fig. 31 - Disk Information.
WipeMBR – This option will delete the Master Boot Record (including all partition information) on the selected disk.
Delete Partition – This option allows one partition to be deleted via the drop-down menu.
Create Partition – This allows users to create a partition on the selected disk.
Partition type – This option allows the creation of one partition, either Primary, Extended, or Logical.
Partition size in MB – Specifies the size of the partition to be created.
Partition Style:
Windows 2003 / XP or earlier OS – Sets the partition's starting sector at 63.
Windows 2008 / Vista or later OS – Sets the partition's starting sector at 2048.
Maximum disk space in MB – Specifies the available space on disk.
Minimum partition size in MB – Specifies the maximum size available for a partition.
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NOTE: Once the "Proceed" button is clicked, users will not be able to choose any additional options. When the process is done, UBDR will bring up a pop-up box saying the option is complete. |
Advanced Mode provides the user with more options during restore, including the ability to restore to different hardware, and the ability to restore to different partitions.
Fig. 32 - Advanced Mode settings.
Select the source:
Fig. 33 - Select Source.
Select Target disk to restore to:
Fig. 34 - Select Target.
Choose Restore Options.
Mark Partition as Active – Only needed if MBR was not restored.
Restore MBR Only – Restores the MBR.
Restoring to Dissimilar Hardware – Brings up an additional screen allowing the user to set options to restore to different hardware.
Fig. 35 - Restore Options.
Select "Add to Restore Queue." User selection(s) will be listed in the "Restore Queue" box.
Fig. 36 - Restore Queue.
Click "OK."
At the Image Restore wizard screen click "Next" to continue.
Fig. 37 - Image Restore Wizard.
On the Restore Options screen there are two additional options:
Run Unattended – This option will allow the restore to continue even if any errors or warnings come up during the restore process. If this option is not selected, the restore process will wait until the user responds to the error.
Eject media after restore – This option is used when restoring from tape drives and will eject the media once the restore process is complete.
Fig. 38 - Restore Options.
Click the "Restore" button to start the restore.
Select a partition on the Source disk (it doesn’t matter which partition is selected).
Fig. 39 - Select Source.
Select a partition on the Target disk (it doesn’t matter which partition is selected).
Fig. 40 - Select Target.
Check the option "Restore MBR Only."
Fig. 41 - Restore MBR Only.
Click the "Add To Restore Queue" button.
Fig. 42 - Add to Restore Queue.
The job is added to the queue.
Fig. 43 - Restore Queue.
Click "OK."
On the Image Restore wizard screen, click "Next" and perform the restore.
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NOTE: The option to restore to different hardware is only available when restoring to the OS partition. |
Fig. 44 - Advanced Mode Options.
Select the OS partition on the Source disk.
Fig. 45- Select Source.
Select the Target partition.
Fig. 46 - Select Target.
Choose the option to Restore to dissimilar hardware. This will automatically bring up a new option screen. In most cases, the recommended option is all that is needed. If a specific driver is required that is not in the UBDR Gold library, it can be installed at this point in the operation.
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NOTE: In most cases, if the Target disk is listed for restore, UBDR already has the driver for the dissimilar hardware in its library. |
Fig. 47 - Dissimilar Hardware Restore Options.
Click the "Add To Restore Queue" button.
The job is added to the queue, which will show under "Action" as "DissHW."
Fig. 48 - Restore Queue.
Click "OK."
On the Image Restore wizard screen, click "Next" and perform the restore.
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NOTE: It is recommended to first restore the MBR, and then delete the partitions you want to resize.
Resizing the 100MB / 350MB Windows boot partition can cause the system to not boot properly.
UBDR can restore to a partition size that is 40% smaller than the Source Partition. |
In Advanced Mode Settings, click on "Target Disk Management."
Fig. 49 - Advanced Mode Settings.
Select the disk that you want to resize the partition on.
Fig. 50 - Target Disk Management.
Select the option to "Delete the Partition," select the partition you want to delete, and then click "Proceed."
Fig. 51- Delete Partition.
Click "Yes" to proceed when asked to continue.
Fig. 52 - Confirmation dialog.
Next, select the option to “Create Partition.” Type the size in MB to create, select the Partition Type, and Partition Style and then click “Proceed.”
Fig. 53 - Create Partition.
The job is added to the queue, which will show under "Action" as "Resize."
Fig. 54 - Restore Queue.
When a restore of an encrypted backup is performed, UBDR will automatically bring up the decryption screen.
Fig. 55 - Decryption screen.
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NOTE: For more information on Encrypted backups please see the UltraBac Knowledge Base: UBQ000251: Encrypting Backup Data with AES in UltraBac 9.x. , which also applies to version 10.x.
Pre-Version 9.0 Decryption is not supported. Please use UBDR Gold Version 7.0 to restore. |
Restoring a CIP Image is not currently supported in this version. Please use UBDR Gold Version 7.0 to perform the restore.
UBDR has additional tools to assist in troubleshooting, and to simplify the addition of hardware and drivers to the active UBDR booted system.
To access the additional tools, click on the Tools tab in the main UltraBac Management Console window and click the "UBDR" icon.
Fig. 56 - Additional UBDR tools.
Command Prompt – Opens the standard Windows Command Prompt.
Inject NIC/Storage Driver – Allows a NIC or device driver to be added to the active system without reboot.
Rescan Disk(s) – Rescans the system disks allowing a newly attached disk to be used as either storage media or a restore target.
Map Network Drive – Maps a network path as a drive letter.
Ping Machine/IP Address – Pings a remote system via Network Name or IP Address.
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NOTE: For more information on UBDR Gold Advanced Tools and Utilities, please see the UltraBac Knowledge Base:
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NOTE: For copying restore logs in UBDR, please see the UltraBac Knowledge Base:
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"Command Prompt" opens a Windows command line interface (cmd.exe) to perform any additional commands.
Fig. 57 - Windows Command Prompt, running DiskPart.exe.
Fig. 58 - Injecting a driver into UBDR.
If the system being used as a restore target does not have the proper NIC or storage driver automatically available, this option allows users to specify a driver for that hardware without needing to reboot the system.
From the Tools menu, select "UBDR"/"Inject NIC/Storage Driver."
Type or browse to the location of the driver's INF file.
Click "Inject."
Close the UltraBac Management Console.
When prompted to reboot, click "No."
When the Network screen opens, the newly injected driver will be loaded and ready for use.
After attaching a plug-and-play disk to a system (USB, VMDK, VHD, etc), clicking "Rescan Disks" will force UBDR to re-scan the system for the newly added disks without the need to reboot.
Fig. 59 - Re-scanning the system for newly added disks.
UltraBac has the ability to map a network path as a drive letter through the UBDR Management Console. This mapped drive letter can be used as a storage device, log path, index path, or as a driver location.
Fig. 60 - Mapping a network drive.
From the Tools tab, select "UBDR"/"Map Network Drive."
In the "Share Name" field, type or browse to a UNC path.
From the "Share Name" menu, select the letter to use for the mapped drive.
In the "User" field, type the name of a user that has the necessary permissions to access the UNC path entered above.
Enter the password for the user account in the "Password" field.
Enter the domain for the user account in the "Domain" field.
Click "Connect" to create the mapped drive.
This function can be used to test connectivity via Windows name or IP address.
From the Tools tab, select "UBDR"/"Ping Machine/IP Address."
Enter the machine name or IP address to ping into the box.
Click "Ping."
Fig. 61 - Pinging a remote system via IP address.