Restoring to a dissimilar system

Table: Dissimilar system restore overview describes the process to restore to a dissimilar system.

If the target system disk(s) are different than the protected system disks, disk and volume mapping (as performed with a dissimilar disk restore) are required.

Table: Dissimilar system restore overview

Step	Task	Procedure
Step 1	Learn about dissimilar system restore.	See About dissimilar system restore.
Step 2	Discover the configuration of the target system.	See About discovering the configuration of the new system.
Step 3	Create a configuration to use for the restore.	See Creating an editable DSR configuration.
Step 4	Add NIC drivers and the MSD drivers to the restore configuration system.	See About adding NIC and MSD drivers.
Step 5	Change the network interfaces and network identities in the restore configuration.	See About changing network interfaces.
Step 6	Map disks in the restore configuration.	See About mapping disks in the restore configuration.
Step 7	Create boot media.	See About creating boot media.
Step 8	Restore the client.	See About restoring the client.
Step 9	Complete the DSR changes at the first logon to the restored system.	See Logging on for the first time after system restore.

Restoring to a dissimilar system

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