Dell PowerVault 715N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 34)

7. Insert the Reinstallation CD in the CD drive.
8. From Windows Explorer or My Computer, right-click the CD drive, select Share, type CD for the name of the
share, and then click OK to confirm the share settings.
9. Connect the null-modem cable between the COM ports in the NAS appliance and the Windows 2000 client system.
10. Start the Dell OpenManage Kick-Start utility and perform the following steps:
a. When prompted to Load, click Yes to confirm.
b. Select Setup and configure the range of available IP addresses.
You must have a minimum of three IP addresses available in the range of addresses.
c. Click the Enable checkbox.
11. Start the Intel® PXE Server by performing the following steps:
a. Right-click the server name in the GUI, and then select Start/Stop Services....
b. Verify the Services are installed correctly by selecting Stop and Start.
The indicator displays Started.
12. Open the Windows 2000 client system HyperTerminal application, and then perform the following steps:
a. Set the system to use the correct local COM port.
b. Set Bits per Second to 115,200 and Flow Control to Xon/Xoff.
c. Select Connect.
13. Turn on your NAS appliance.
14. In the HyperTerminal window, press <F2> immediately after you see the following message:
Press <F2> to enter the Function Select menu.
NOTE: If you use a version of Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system earlier than Service Pack 2, the
function keys do not work. You must press <Esc><2>.
15. From the menu, select option 3 (Reinstallation), and then type y to confirm the selection.
The NAS appliance automatically reboots. This stage of the process takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.
After this stage, the NAS appliance becomes visible on the network and the PowerVault NAS Manager is accessible.
If the NAS appliance detects new drives, it automatically starts rebuilding the recovery operating system partition
and the data volume.
16. Use the NAS Manager Disk and Volume tabs to monitor the status of the rebuild.
By default, the data volume is configured as a RAID 5 volume. If you prefer RAID 0, use the NAS Manager to
reconfigure the volume to RAID 0. If you perform this operation, all data on your RAID 5 volume is lost.
NOTE: Rebuilding the RAID 5 volume can take several hours, depending on your system configuration. While
the rebuilding of the data volume (RAID 5) occurs, the volume is available to the user.
NOTICE: Do not change the name of the system until the volume rebuild process is complete because changing
the name requires a reboot that destroys your data. Do not establish a Terminal Services Advanced Client session
until the RAID 5 rebuild is completed.
17. Use the Kick-Start utility to reconfigure the NAS appliance after the RAID 5 volume has finished rebuilding and the
NAS appliance is displayed in the Discovered Dell Systems List in the Kick-Start Utility window.