Using a Boot Drive Destination Volume
The procedures for ” AIMing” the boot drive are the same as those to “AIM” any data drive. Follow the instructions in Getting Started with AIM to “AIM” the boot drive to a destination server.
Ways to Use the Boot Image on the Destination System:
Mirror the Boot Disk and Physically Transport to the Source Site
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Use Snapshot on the SANmelody server to enable a snapshot of the boot image.
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Map the snapshot virtual volume back to the local storage server (If necessary, refer to Mapping Virtual Volumes to the Local Server.)
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Using Windows Disk Management, mirror the mapped volume to a local disk equal to the size of the AIM boot volume.
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Physically transport the drive to the AIM source location.
Map the Boot Disk and Use FTP to Transport
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Use Snapshot on the SANmelody server to enable a snapshot of the the boot image.
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Map the snapshot virtual volume back to the local storage server (If necessary, refer to Mapping Virtual Volumes to the Local Server.)
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Use FTP to transport the files to the AIM source location.
Map the Boot Disk and Back Up Files from the Boot Image
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Use Snapshot on the SANmelody server to enable a snapshot of the boot image.
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Map the snapshot virtual volume to a backup server and back up the files you require.