Reinstalling the nas operating system – Dell PowerVault NX3200 User Manual
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Reinstalling The NAS Operating System
CAUTION: You must backup the internal disk drives on your system before reinstalling or upgrading the NAS
Operating System.
1.
Backup any internal disk drives or data on external storage arrays.
2.
If applicable, connect the external USB DVD drive to your NAS system.
3.
Insert your
Dell PowerVault NAS Operating System
resource media into your NAS system.
4.
Power down your NAS system.
5.
Restart your NAS system and ensure that your NAS system boots from the resource media.
The operating system reinstallation begins and proceeds without any user intervention if no errors are
encountered. This process takes around 30 to 45 minutes to complete. Errors encountered are flagged on the front
panel LCD of your device. To resolve issues, see the
Dell PowerVault Network Attached Storage (NAS) Systems
Troubleshooting Guide
at dell.com/support/manuals.
6.
After the operating system is reinstalled, follow the initial configuration steps listed in
topic.
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