Dell EMC Avamar for Windows Servers 19.7 User Guide

Preparing the WinPE ISO image for BMR

Download and prepare the WinPE ISO image for BMR of a Windows client computer.

1. Download the customized WinPE ISO image from the Avamar server. Downloading the custom WinPE ISO image from the Avamar server provides instructions.
2. (Optional) If the WinPE ISO image does not contain the drivers for the NIC or disk devices on the client computer that you are recovering, and you do not want to load the drivers from a separate disk during the BMR process, then add the drivers to the WinPE ISO file.
   (Optional) Adding NIC or disk drivers to the WinPE ISO file provides instructions.
3. Use one of the following methods to create bootable media from the ISO image:
   • To boot the target computer locally, burn the WinPE ISO image to a CD, DVD, or USB flash drive.
   • To enable a network boot of the target computer, copy the image to a Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server. (Optional) Adding the WinPE ISO boot image to a Windows Deployment Services server provides detailed steps.