Dell PowerVault DR2000v - Manual (Page 127)

• Support using a direct block-to-block device copy to ensure that the USB key is bootable
To transfer the RM image to the USB key on a Linux or Unix system, perform the following:
1. Copy the downloaded RM image file to a Linux or Unix system.
2. Insert the USB key into an available USB port on the Linux or Unix system.
Make note of the device name that is reported by the operating system (for example, /dev/sdc4).
3. Do not locally mount the USB device to a file system at this time.
4. Copy the RM image to the USB key using the dd command:
dd if=<path to .img file> of=<usb device> bs=4096k
For example:
dd if=/root/DR-RM-1.05.03.313-2.1.0851.2.img of=/dev/sdc4 bs=4096
Running the Restore Manager (RM)
To run the Dell Restore Manager (RM) utility, boot the DR Series system using the RM USB key created in Creating the
RM USB key ).
1. Insert the RM USB key into an available USB port on the system.
You can also use the virtual media option of iDRAC to remotely load the RM USB key. For more information, see
Configuring and Using Virtual Media in the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) User Guide at
support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/smdrac3/.
2. Boot the DR Series system using the RM USB key.
3. During the time when the Power-On Self-Test (POST) screen displays, press F11 to load the Boot Manager.
4. Within the Boot Manager, navigate to the system hard drive (C:), select the USB key as the boot device, and press
<Enter>.
5. After a few minutes, Restore Manager loads and displays its main screen.
6. Select the desired Restore mode (either Recover Appliance or Factory Reset).
7. Enter the confirmation string, and press <Enter> to proceed.
CAUTION: The Factory Reset mode deletes all DR Series data. The Factory Reset mode should only be used
when the container data is no longer needed.
NOTE: After Restore Manager completes, only the administrator account will remain enabled. To re-enable
the root or service accounts, see the DR Series system CLI user --enable --user command in the
Dell DR
Series System Command Line Reference Guide .
NOTE: If you had previously joined the DR Series system to any Active Directory Services (ADS) domain
before running Restore Manager, after it completes you will need to manually rejoin the desired ADS domain.
For information about joining an ADS domain, see
Configuring Active Directory Settings .
Resetting the Boot LUN Setting in PERC H700 BIOS After Running RM
In the event that both of the 2.5-inch 300 GB 10K RPM 6 GB/s SAS internal drives (OS) in RAID1 are replaced, you must
run the Dell Restore Manager (RM) utility to recover the DR Series system OS drives.
Following the RM recovery process, the boot logical unit number (LUN) has to be reset to VD0 RAID1. The DR Series
system unsuccessfully attempts to boot from RAID6 instead of RAID1.
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