Server restored to new hardware. Hours, not days.
Bootable recovery media and documented runbooks for every server. Your team can execute a complete bare metal restore without waiting for specialist engineers. Tested and timed every year.
4 hrs
average bare metal recovery time for a typical server
Any hardware
cross-hardware restore without identical replacement equipment
Documented
step-by-step runbooks for every protected server
UK-wide
bare metal recovery support across England, Scotland, and Wales
Bare metal recovery capabilities.
Cross-Hardware Bare Metal Restore
Restore a server to completely different hardware. Driver injection and hardware abstraction mean you are not waiting for identical replacement equipment.
Bootable Recovery Media
Pre-built bootable USB and ISO media for every protected server. Your team can initiate recovery without waiting for remote support or specialist engineers.
Documented Recovery Runbooks
Step-by-step recovery runbooks written for each server. Any competent IT person can execute the recovery process. No specialist knowledge required.
Recovery Time Objective Planning
Recovery time objectives agreed and documented for every server. We test against those objectives and report the actual recovery time achieved.
Virtualisation as Temporary Recovery
Boot a server as a virtual machine while physical hardware is sourced or repaired. Reduces downtime from days to hours when hardware replacement takes time.
Remote Recovery Assistance
IP Four engineers available to assist with bare metal recovery remotely. We guide your team through the process or take control via remote access if needed.
From RTO agreement to timed recovery test.
Recovery Objective Agreement
Recovery time objectives agreed for every server. Critical systems get shorter RTOs. Objectives documented and used to design the recovery approach.
Bootable Media Creation
Bootable recovery USB and ISO created for each server. Media tested to confirm it boots correctly and can access the backup storage target.
Runbook Documentation
Step-by-step recovery runbooks written for each server. Runbooks include hardware requirements, network configuration, and post-restore verification steps.
Full Bare Metal Restore Test
Complete bare metal restore performed to isolated hardware. Recovery time measured and compared against the agreed RTO. Results documented.
Runbook Review and Sign-Off
Runbooks reviewed with your IT team. Any gaps or ambiguities resolved. Team trained on the recovery process so they can execute independently.
Annual Recovery Test
Full bare metal restore test repeated annually. Recovery time measured and reported. Runbooks updated to reflect any changes to server configuration.
Bare metal recovery across the UK.
Challenge: A Preston engineering firm had their primary file server fail overnight due to a RAID controller fault. Their IT manager had never performed a bare metal restore and did not know where to start.
Outcome: IP Four provided the recovery runbook and guided the IT manager through the process remotely. Server restored to replacement hardware in 4 hours. No data loss.
Challenge: A Newcastle retail group needed to restore their ERP server after a hardware failure. Replacement hardware from their supplier would take 5 working days to arrive.
Outcome: IP Four booted the ERP server as a virtual machine within 2 hours. The retail group operated normally for 5 days while waiting for replacement hardware.
Challenge: A Birmingham NHS trust supplier needed to demonstrate to their NHS Digital audit that they could recover their primary server within a 4-hour RTO. They had no documented recovery process.
Outcome: IP Four implemented bare metal recovery with documented runbooks and performed a timed restore test. 3 hour 20 minute recovery time documented. Audit passed.
Know your recovery time before you need to use it.
We review your current recovery capability, identify gaps in your runbooks and media, and perform a timed bare metal restore test. Free, no obligation.