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Creating and Deploying Backups

  1. If an agent does not already exist, install an agent on the physical machine you intend to serve as the repository machine. Virtual machines are not supported. Only one repository is required for each physical network.
  2. Create a new repository on the agent machine using the Repositories page.
  3. Create a backup of a selected agent machine using the Schedule page. The backup is stored on the hard drive of the agent repository machine.
  4. If necessary, enable the NIC bootup option in the BIOS of each target computer.

    Note: The system setup, or BIOS, of each KID target computer must be configured to bootup using the network interface card (NIC) option at startup, regardless of whether an agent is installed or not. Most computers built within the last 5 years have the NIC bootup option enabled by default. The NIC bootup option must be sequenced before the hard disk (HDD) option. KID requires this for both image and backup deployment.

  5. Schedule the deployment of the backup to a target agent machine using the Deploy Image page.