Dell PowerVault 725N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 34)

You might need the NAS system to boot from the recovery operating system mirror so that you can perform a file restore on the main operating system mirror
or access the data on the data partition and back it up to tape.
To boot from the recovery drive, perform the following steps:
1. Shut down the NAS system.
2. Remove the front bezel from the NAS system.
3. Swap hard drives 0 and 2 with each other.
See your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for information about swapping drives.
4. Swap hard drives 1 and 3 with each other.
5. Replace the bezel.
6. Turn on the NAS system.
The NAS system boots from the operating system on hard drives 0 and 1.
7. Log in to the NAS Manager.
See " Logging in to the NAS Manager " in "NAS Manager."
8. Back up your data and then reinstall the operating system.
Reinstalling the Operating System
This procedure resets your NAS system to the Dell default settings and deletes all data on the NAS system. Before performing this procedure, attempt to boot
from the operating system image on the mirrored hard drives and backup your data. See "
Booting From the Recovery Operating System Mirror Hard Drives ."
Depending on your environment, you can use one of the following methods to reinstall the operating system:
l Use a dedicated Windows 2000 system (recommended)
l Use a Windows 2000 system on the network
l Use an existing PXE server
Using a Dedicated Windows 2000 System
Requirements
l Crossover cable included with your NAS system
l Windows 2000 (Professional or Server Family) client system with a CD drive
l Resource CD included with your NAS system
l Reinstallation CD included with your NAS system
Procedure
To restore your NAS system to the Dell default settings, perform the following steps:
1. Connect a Windows 2000 client system to the NAS system.
a. Shut down the NAS system, and do not turn it back on until instructed.
See " Shutting Down the NAS System " in "NAS Manager."
b. Turn off the client system, if it is running.
c. Connect the crossover cable (labeled "Cross Over Ethernet Cable") to the Ethernet port labeled "LAN 1" on the NAS system and the Ethernet
port on the client system.
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 Windows 2000 client system.
4. Log in to the client system with an account that has administrator privileges.
NOTE: The recovery operating system mirror is intended as a temporary way to back up your data. After performing the backup, you should reinstall the
operating system using the procedures in " Reinstalling the Operating System ."
NOTE: Because the system boots using the recovery image operating system with the Dell default settings, any configuration information is lost.
See " Configuring Your NAS System for the First Time " in "Initial Configuration."
NOTICE: This procedure resets your NAS system to the Dell default settings and deletes all data on the NAS system. Before performing this procedure,
attempt to boot from the operating system image on the mirrored hard drives. See " Booting From the Recovery Operating System Mirror Hard Drives ."
NOTICE: This procedure deletes all of the data on your NAS system.