Dell PowerVault 725N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 128)

16. On the keyboard connected to the NAS system, press <F2> immediately after you see the following message:
Press <F2> to enter the Function Select menu.
17. From the menu, select option 4, Reinstallation, and then type y to confirm the selection.
The NAS system automatically reboots and begins the reinstallation process, which restores the NAS system back to the Dell default settings.
18. When the screen warns that you are going to reinstall and that it will erase data, type y .
19. Press y again to confirm the selection.
Depending upon your configuration, this process could take several hours to complete. When the reinstallation completes, the NAS system shuts down.
20. After the NAS system shuts down, reconfigure the system.
See " Configuring Your NAS System for the First Time " in the "Initial Configuration" section of this guide.
Reinstalling the Operating System on a Network Without a DHCP Server
If your network does not have a DHCP server, you need the following items to reinstall the operating system:
l Client system running Windows 2000 (Professional or Server Family) with a CD and diskette drive on the same subnet as the NAS system
l Resource CD included with your NAS system
l Reinstallation CD included with your NAS system
l A range of available IP addresses
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.
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 in the Password field, and type it again in the Confirm password field.
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:
NOTE: During the reinstallation, do not attempt to connect to your NAS system.
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 " the "NAS Manager" section of this guide.