[Bacula-users] Windows restore issues

[Dwight T. <dt...@ta...>]

I've still got a couple of minor issues with restoring a Windows system
while using a BartPE CD:

* Specifying the target for the restore.  The system currently has the
  following partitions:
   Part 1 - 100G Primary partition defined as C:
   Part 2 - 400G Extended partition
   Part 3 - 400G Logical partition defined as E:

  Restoring C: works fine: I just specify the target as blank and the
  directory structure is correctly recovered into the C: disk.  However,
  BartPE seems to be mounting what should be E: as D: with the CD
  mounted as E:.  If I leave the target as blank, the files go to the C:
  disk.  If I specify the target as D:, the files go to the D: drive,
  but under a \e directory.  Once the restore is finished I can move the
  directory structure back up to the root, but it would be nice to have
  them go to the correct place to begin with and avoid the extra step.

* Windows does not see the second partition.  After restoring the system
  and rebooting, I have to go into Window's 'Disk Management' and assign
  a drive letter.  I had assigned the letter when I created the
  partition, and and it was defined when I created the backup.  Why did
  it get lost now?  In a previous test I had backed up/restored only the
  C: drive without touching the partition table, and Windows lost the
  partition that time as well.  Any ideas as to what is missing?

One more detail: when I first booted BartPE with no partitions defined
on the disk, the CD was mounted as E:.  In the process of defining the
partitions, I assigned the second partition as E: which then meant that
none of the files/programs on the CD could be found.  I had to power off
and reboot, at which time BartPE mounted the second partition as D:
instead of E: and kept the CD at E:.  Could that be causing both of the
problems?

Thanks in advance.

	/dwight

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