"Error EC950006: Destination is not valid" is reported when trying to restore a master boot record (MBR) system image to a GUID partition table (GPT) volume

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Description

Error Message

Target Drive: Invalid ,
Error EC950006: Destination is not valid. Error EC950005: The revovery point is not valid.

Cause

This can occur when the source server was created from on an MBR disk but the destination is initialized as a GPT disk, or vice-versa.

This can also occur if the target drive is significantly smaller than the destination the image file was taken from and the resize operation cannot resize a partition smaller than the location of the MFT on the source drive. 

Resolution

Restore to a larger drive. Ensure that the target drive is large enough for a restore of all partition by no more than 45%-50%. For example, if the source drive had a partition that was 1tb, avoid shrinking that partition down by more than 45%-50%.

Convert the target disk to the desired GPT or MBR.

From the SRD menu, :

  1. Select ANALYZE
  2. Select OPEN COMMAND SHELL WINDOW
  3. Type DISKPART
  4. At the DISKPART prompt, type LIST DISK
  5. Determine which disk is the target of the restore. You must be 100% sure before proceeding. 
  6. Type SELECT DISK x where x is the disk number of the target (example: select disk 1)
  7. Type CLEAN. It will take a few moments to complete. ( Warning: This will delete everything on the selected drive. Once done, it cannot be undone. )
  8. Type CONVERT GPT to convert the disk to GPT, or type CONVERT MBR to convert to MBR. 
  9. A message should confirm the conversation.
  10. Type EXIT, then EXIT again. Proceed with the restore. 

Issue/Introduction

"Error EC950006: Destination is not valid" is reported when trying to restore an image with Veritas System Recovery (VSR)