Prepare system for restore – Nortel Networks NN10265-111 User Manual

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before proceeding with the restore. For more information, refer to

Remote tape drive set up on page 69

.

From the terminal server

1

Prepare the system for restore. For instructions, refer to

Prepare

system for restore on page 71

.

2

Partition the hard drive. For instructions, refer to

Partition the

hard drive on page 74

.

3

Initiate the rollback. For instructions, refer to

Initiate restore on

page 78

.

Prepare system for restore
The following provides instruction to prepare the system for rollback.

From the terminal server

1

From the terminal server, prevent the console session from
timing out due to inactivity during the restore process.

TMOUT=0;export TMOUT; <Enter>

2

Select the proper DDS4 tape, the most recent backup tape for
the server. Insert the tape into the tape drive of the tape host
server.

3

Reboot the Portal by pressing the reset button on the front of the
Host card.

4

From the terminal server session, press F2 to enter the BIOS
Setup.

Use the escape sequence <Shift+Esc+OQ> instead of F2 when
logged in from a terminal server.

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