How to Perform Ubuntu Bare Metal Restore/P2P Migration with Vinchin Backup & Recovery?

Bare metal restore (BMR) lets you recover an entire Ubuntu server—including its operating system, applications, settings, and data—onto new hardware or a blank machine. This process is crucial for getting your Ubuntu server up and running again after hardware failure, software issues, or other disasters.

Beyond recovery, Vinchin’s BMR also supports P2P (physical-to-physical) migration. This means you can move your fully configured Ubuntu system from one physical server to another with similar hardware. Whether you need to recover from downtime or upgrade to new equipment, Vinchin makes it easy to get your Ubuntu server back online fast.

How to use Vinchin to perform bare metal restore of Ubuntu Server?

Vinchin supports bare metal restore of Ubuntu server in simple steps but you should have a backup of it created by Vinchin before.

Make sure the hardware configurations should be the same as the original server, including mainboard, CPU, RAM disks, etc.

Then you need to boot the server with LiveCD or WinPE ISO image provided by Vinchin, which can be download in Vinchin help center.

Finally, you can easily perform a bare metal restore of the Ubuntu server in 4 steps:

Step 1. Select the backup data of Ubuntu server in Vinchin Backup & Recovery

Step 2. Select the target server as destination

Step 3. Select the strategies

Step 4. Submit the job

Ready to try it yourself? Download our trial version now for a full-featured 60-day free test drive. You’ll get expert support from our engineers during testing and migration—so you can move your Ubuntu servers with confidence and ease!