Dell PowerVault 725N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual
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Using a Client System Running Windows 2000 on the Same Network
You can install the NAS system operating system whether the network has a DHCP server or not with a client system running Windows 2000 that is on the
same network as the NAS system
Reinstalling the Operating System on a Network With a DHCP Server
If your network has a DHCP server and you have a client system running Windows 2000 on the same network, use the following procedure to reinstall your
NAS system's operating system.
If your network has a DHCP server, you need the following to reinstall the operating system:
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Client system with a CD drive and a diskette drive that is running Windows 2000 (Professional or Server Family) on the same subnet as the NAS system
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Resource CD included with your NAS system
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Reinstallation CD included with your NAS system
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Existing DHCP service in the LAN
To reinstall your NAS operating system, perform the following steps:
1.
Shut down the NAS system, and do not turn it back on until instructed.
See "
Shutting Down the NAS System
" in the "NAS Manager" section of this guide.
2.
Connect a keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the NAS system.
For information about system connectors, see your User's Guide.
3.
Turn on the client system running Windows 2000.
4.
Log in to the client system with an account that has administrator privileges.
5.
Enter a new user name pv725 and the password password:
a.
From the desktop of your client system, right-click My Computer, and then select Manage.
b.
On the left side of the Computer Management window, double-click Local Users and Groups.
c.
Right-click Users and select New User.
d.
In the New User window, type pv725 as the user name.
e.
Type password for the password, and type it again in Confirm password.
f.
Deselect User must change password at next logon to clear the check box.
g.
Click Create and click Close.
6.
Create a share for the CD drive on the client system:
a.
Double-click My Computer.
b.
Right-click the CD drive, and select Sharing.
NOTICE:
This procedure resets your NAS system to the Dell default settings. It also deletes all data on the software-RAID NAS system (hardware-RAID
NAS system data is not affected). Before performing this procedure on a software-RAID NAS system, attempt to boot from the operating system image
on the mirrored hard drives. See "
Booting From the Software-RAID NAS System Recovery Operating System Mirror Hard Drives
guide. For instructions on how to determine if you have a software-RAID or a hardware-RAID NAS system, see "
Determining if a NAS System Uses
Software RAID or Hardware RAID
" in the "MAS Manager" section of this guide.
NOTICE:
This procedure deletes all of the data on the software-RAID NAS system (hardware- RAID NAS system data is not affected). For instructions on
how to determine if you have a software-RAID or a hardware-RAID NAS system, see "
Determining if a NAS System Uses Software RAID or Hardware
RAID
" in the "NAS Manager" section of this guide.
NOTE:
The system being used for the installation is not the DHCP server.
NOTICE:
This procedure deletes all of the data on your NAS system.