Introduction: Why Bare Metal Recovery Still Matters
In today’s hybrid IT environments, the ability to recover entire systems from scratch—regardless of hardware or platform—remains a critical capability. Bare Metal Recovery (BMR) ensures organizations can bounce back from cyberattacks, hardware failures, or data center disasters with minimal disruption. Rubrik, a leader in cloud data management, offers native BMR capabilities. But for organizations seeking greater flexibility, platform support, and enhanced system recovery workflows, integrating Cristie Software RBMR with Rubrik can provide a powerful upgrade over native Rubrik BMR.
Rubrik’s built-in Bare Metal Recovery feature allows administrators to back up and restore entire systems, including the operating system, system state, and configuration. It’s designed primarily for Windows workloads and integrates with Rubrik’s policy-driven data protection framework.
Cristie Software’s RBMR (Rubrik Bare Metal Recovery) is purpose-built to extend Rubrik’s recovery capabilities with full support for both Windows, Linux, Solaris and AIX systems, wider deployment flexibility, and granular control over the recovery process.
What RBMR Adds to Rubrik:
Feature / Capability | Rubrik BMR Only | Rubrik + Cristie RBMR |
OS Support | Windows only | Windows & Linux/Unix/AIX |
Hardware Flexibility | Limited | Full dissimilar hardware support |
Cloud Recovery | Partial | Fully supported (multi-cloud) |
Standalone Boot Environment | No | Yes (bootable ISO/USB/PXE) |
Automation / Scripting | Limited | Extensive |
Recovery Time Performance | Basic | Optimized & consistent |
Enterprise Integration | Native only | Enhanced with RBMR tools |
Continuous Recovery Assurance | No | Yes |
Single GUI for all platforms | No | Yes |
Reporting & Audit Trails | Basic | Detailed recovery logs & reports |
Rubrik provides an excellent foundation for data protection, but when full system recovery across diverse environments is a requirement, Cristie RBMR elevates the solution. The result is faster, more flexible recovery that aligns with modern IT needs—including cybersecurity readiness, hybrid operations, and minimal downtime.
Cristie Software has over 3 million systems protected worldwide, and RBMR has been developed to meet enterprise-grade requirements, including compliance, auditability, and platform diversity.
“We use Cristie RBMR with Rubrik to recover systems in under 15 minutes—even across platforms. It’s a game-changer for our DR strategy.”
— Enterprise IT Manager, Healthcare Sector
RBMR integrates directly with Rubrik’s backup data. The architecture ensures minimal overhead, and recovery ISO creation can be fully automated and managed centrally. No extra backup process is required—Cristie RBMR reads from Rubrik’s native image backups and builds on top of them.
Supported Platforms:
While native Rubrik BMR tools provide good basic protection for Windows systems, Cristie RBMR turns Rubrik into a comprehensive, enterprise-ready disaster recovery solution—with true platform independence and rapid recovery built in. For IT leaders seeking to meet demanding SLAs, support mixed environments, or build robust cyber-resilient infrastructure, Cristie RBMR is the missing piece.
Looking to unlock full recovery potential from your Rubrik backups?
▶️ Explore Cristie RBMR now or Book a demo with our team to see how it can streamline your system recovery strategy.
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