Dell PowerVault 725N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual

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e.

 

Click Add.

f.

 

In the Add Scope window, enter the following information and click OK:

l

10.40.10.10

for Starting IP Address

l

10.40.10.20

for Ending IP Address

l

255.255.255.0

for Subnet

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10.40.10.1

for Gateway IP Address

g.

 

Click OK to close the Add Scope window.

h.

 

Click Interfaces for DHCP Server so that it is checked.

i.

 

Click OK to close the Setup window.

j.

 

Click Enabled at the bottom of the Dell OpenManage Kick-Start window to start the integrated DHCP server.

12.

 

Start the Intel® PXE Server and verify that the services are running:

a.

 

Click the Start button and point to Programs® Dell Reinstallation Console® Intel PXE Server.

b.

 

In the PXE Configuration Utility window, right-click the server name, PV725REC, and then select Start/Stop Services.

c.

 

Verify that the proxy DHCP/Boot PXE and M/TFTP services are installed and running correctly by selecting Stop and then selecting Start.

If the services are running, the indicator should display Started after you click Start and Stopped after you click Stop.

d.

 

Click OK.

13.

 

Reboot the NAS system by pressing the power button for less than 2 seconds.

14.

 

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.

15.

 

From the menu, select option 4, Reinstallation, and then type y to confirm the selection.

16.

 When the screen warns that you are going to reinstall and that it will erase data, type y

.

17.

 

Press y again to confirm the selection.

Depending on your configuration, this process could take several hours to complete. When the reinstallation is complete, the NAS system shuts down.

18.

 

After the NAS system shuts down, reboot the system.

The system is set to the original defaults.

19.

 

Reconfigure the system.

See "

Configuring Your NAS System for the First Time

" in "Initial Configuration."

Using a Windows 2000 Client System on the Same Network

With a Windows 2000 client system that is in the same network as the NAS system, you can install the NAS system operating system whether the network
has a dynamic host control protocol (DHCP) server or not.

Network Without a DHCP Server

If your network does not have a DHCP server, you need the following to reinstall the operating system:

l

Windows 2000 (Professional or Server Family) client system 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 "NAS Manager."

2.

 

Turn off the client system, if it is running.

3.

 

Connect a keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the NAS system.

NOTE:

During the reinstallation, do not attempt to connect to your NAS system.

NOTE:

This procedure resets your NAS system to the Dell default settings. 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.

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