Initial system setup, System state backup and restore, Backing up system state data – Dell PowerVault 735N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual

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System Administrator’s Guide

2.

Restart the system.

The

Dell PowerVault 735N Reinstallation

CD automatically starts the installation

process if the system is a PowerVault 735N NAS appliance and if the first logical
volume configured on the RAID controller is a single drive RAID 0 group.

It takes approximately 20 minutes for the system to reinstall.

The CD ejects approximately 7 minutes into the installation time. The ejection of
the CD does not indicate an error or that the process is finished.

3.

Use a Web browser to connect to the system.

Initial System Setup

After the operating system is reinstalled on the system, you should configure the sys-
tem again to establish network communication. If PowerVault Kick-Start is used for
configuration, insert your PowerVault Kick-Start diskette after the CD-ROM ejects the

Dell PowerVault 735N Reinstallation

CD. See Chapter 1, “Introduction,” for informa-

tion on initial system configuration.

System State Backup and Restore

Integrated Windows 2000 backup and recovery tools allows administrators to back up
and restore the system state data.

System state data includes the following:

Registry

COM+ class registration database

System boot files

Users and groups information

CIFS/NFS/NetWare/Macintosh share data

Backing up the system state allows you to recover the system if an operating system
reinstallation is required. Restoring your system state restores customized settings
such as user information and share information.

NOTE: You must back up your system state to a hard-disk drive other than your oper-
ating system hard-disk drive to restore your system state after using the Dell
PowerVault 735N Reinstallation CD.

Backing Up System State Data

To back up system state data from the NAS Manager, perform the following steps:

1.

Click Maintenance.

2.

Click Terminal Services Advanced Client Link.

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