Dell PowerVault 725N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual

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3.

 

Log in to the client system with an account that has administrator privileges.

4.

 

Create a new user with the name pv725 and the password set to 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.

 

Click User must change password at next logon to clear the check box.

g.

 

Click Create and then click Close.

5.

 

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.

c.

 

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

6.

 

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.

7.

 

Create a reinstallation diskette from the Resource CD:

a.

 

Make sure the Resource CD is in the CD drive of your client system.

b.

 

In the Resource CD Main Menu window displays, 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.

A 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 DOS screen closes after the reinstallation diskette is made.

8.

 

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.

9.

 

Update the boot image:

a.

 

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

step 7

into the diskette drive of the networked Windows

2000 client system.

b.

 

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

c.

 

Wait for the DOS window to close, and then remove the diskette from the diskette drive, and then reboot the client system.

10.

 

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

11.

 

Insert the Reinstallation CD in the CD drive.

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.

NOTE:

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

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