Storix Software SBAdmin Linux System Recovery Guide - Manual (Page 38)

Storix System Backup Administrator 38 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide
Enter a HEX Key
The length of the key will depend on the number of bits of encryption. For 128-bit encryption, a 32-byte
hexadecimal number is required. For 192-bit encryption, a 48-byte number is needed, and for 256-bit
encryption, a 64-byte hex number is needed. Select option 1 from the list above, then when prompted to
"Enter your 32-byte HEX key (or press Enter to reselect key type)", enter they key, or
press Enter to return to the options above.
Enter an ASCII (text) Key
The length of the key will depend on the number of bits of encryption. For 128-bit encryption, a 16-byte
ASCII string is required. For 192-bit encryption, a 24-byte string is needed, and for 256-bit encryption, a 32-
byte string is needed. Select option 1 from the list above, then when prompted to "Enter your 16-byte
ASCII (text) key (or press Enter to reselect key type) ", enter they key, or press Enter to
return to the options above.
The key you enter will be converted to an appropriate hexadecimal number and used to decrypt the data,
just as if you entered the hex key yourself.
Upon entry of a valid key, the restoration of the data will continue. If an invalid key is entered, you will be
informed so, and returned to the above menu of options.
System Installation Process
After booting from a network boot server
When the system is booted from the network, the client network installation options will also be copied from
the boot server to the client. Any installation options setup when the client was configured for network boot
(see
Enable/Disable Network Installation of a Client ) will be used by default for the installation. These pre-
set defaults may include the install server and device, the console device and terminal type, the backup
sequence number, or anything else required for the installation to proceed with no required input from the
user. If the user selected a no-prompt installation (see
No-Prompt Installation above), the installation will
continue automatically. Otherwise, the installation menus will appear and the user may manually change
any prior defaults, add any settings that were not pre-configured, or continue the installation process with
the current settings.
Verifying the hardware configuration
Once the backup media is selected, and you chose to either continue the installation with the current
settings or to change the storage configuration, the following will occur:
1. The disks defined on the backup are compared against the current system’s hardware configuration. If
there are problems that would prevent the backup from being installed onto the system, such as
missing disks or disks that are too small to contain the backup data, a list of messages indicating the
problems will be displayed and the user will be required to either make changes manually or may select
to automatically fix any problems that are non-fatal.
2. Non-fatal errors are those that require changes to the configuration in order to allow the data to be
restored, although some settings may differ from those of the original system. If such non-fatal errors
occur when checking the system information, you will be provided the option of automatically fixing the
errors. You may also change the storage configuration manually to either add more disk space or
change other attributes manually that would allow it to fit on the new hardware.
More details of the verification that takes place are described later in Verification Process .