Dell PowerVault 725N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual

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a.

 

Double-click My Computer.

b.

 

Right-click the CD drive, and select Sharing.

c.

 

Type CD for the name of the share, and then click OK to confirm the share settings.

7.

 

Install the Dell Reinstallation Console from the Resource CD:

a.

 

Insert the Resource CD into the CD drive of your client system.

 

The Dell PowerVault 725N Resource CD screen displays in a browser window.

 

b.

 

Click Resources.

c.

 

Click Install Reinstallation Console.

d.

 

When the File Download window displays, click Open this file from its current location, and then click OK.

e.

 

Click Next and follow the instructions on the screen.

f.

 

When prompted to reboot the client system, click Yes.

8.

 

Create a reinstallation diskette from the Resource CD:

a.

 

Ensure that the Resource CD is in the CD drive of your client system.

b.

 

In the Resource CD Main Menu window, click Resources.

c.

 

In the Resources window, click Reinstallation Diskette.

d.

 

When the File Download window displays, click Run this program from its current location, and then click OK.

e.

 

Click Yes if you receive a security warning.

 

An MS-DOS® screen appears and prompts you to insert a diskette into the diskette drive of the client system.

f.

 

Insert a formatted diskette into the diskette drive of your client system, and then press <Enter>.

 

The MS-DOS screen closes after the reinstallation diskette is made.

9.

 

Edit the go.bat file for the renamed client system and CD drive:

a.

 

In Windows Explorer, right-click the go.bat file on the diskette, and then select Edit to edit the file to the following variable value for your

environment:

 

\\server_name\share_name

, where server_name is the name of the client system and share_name is the name of the CD drive share (for example,

\\PV725\CD)

b.

 

Save and exit the go.bat file.

10.

 

Update the boot image:

a.

 

If it is not still in the diskette drive, insert the reinstallation diskette that you created in

step 8

into the diskette drive of the networked client

system running Windows 2000.

b.

 

Click the Start button and point to Programs Dell Reinstallation Console Update boot image.

c.

 

Wait for the MS-DOS window to close, and then remove the diskette from the diskette drive and the CD from the CD drive.

d.

 

Reboot the client system.

11.

 

If the Resource CD is still in the CD drive, remove it.

12.

 

Insert the Reinstallation CD in the CD drive.

13.

 

Enable the Kick-Start utility and create your DHCP settings:

a.

 

Click the Start button and point to Programs Dell Reinstallation Console Dell OpenManage Kick-Start.

b.

 

When asked if you want to run the program, click Yes.

c.

 

At the bottom of the Dell OpenManage Kick-Start window, click Setup.

d.

 

Click Add.

e.

 

In the Add Scope window, enter the IP network and subnet mask information.

 

If you are not sure about what to enter into these fields, contact your network administrator.

 

NOTE:

If the CD does not run automatically, double-click the start.bat file on the CD.

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