Before you begin, you must make sure that your source computer, destination computer, and the HPCA Core server have adequate disk space to store the files and settings that will be backed up. To estimate the disk space that will be needed for the backup, see “Determine Where to Store Data” on the Microsoft TechNet website at the following URL:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722431.aspx.
Note that the storage location is automatically set by HPCA, and each of the source computer, destination computer, and HPCA Core server must have adequate disk space available for the files and settings being migrated.
Also note that the destination computer needs to have twice the disk space required by the files and settings being migrated.
If you use the HPCA Personality Backup and Restore Utility, the HPCA Core server stores the archived user files and settings that were created during the backup. During a restore, the archived files and settings are downloaded to a temporary location on the destination computer and then restored to their original location. After a successful restore, the archived files and settings are deleted from the destination computer.
If you use the pbr.exe
command with the /localstore
option, backups are stored locally on the disk under C:/OSMGR.PRESERVE/PBR.work
. The backups are not deleted, because they are the only copy of those files.