"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, :
- Select ANALYZE
- Select OPEN COMMAND SHELL WINDOW
- Type DISKPART
- At the DISKPART prompt, type LIST DISK
- Determine which disk is the target of the restore. You must be 100% sure before proceeding.
- Type SELECT DISK x where x is the disk number of the target (example: select disk 1)
- 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. )
- Type CONVERT GPT to convert the disk to GPT, or type CONVERT MBR to convert to MBR.
- A message should confirm the conversation.
- 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)
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