Restoring a gv stratus server, Restoring a gv stratus express server – Grass Valley GV STRATUS Installation v.3.1 User Manual

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13. On the Backup Details page, select the

Progress

tab to view the progress.

14. Verify when the data is successfully backed up.

15. Close all Acronis pages and the Acronis main window.

The machine restarts automatically.

16. Remove the recovery media while the machine is shutting down.

The backup consists of a directory and multiple files. Keep all files and directories intact. Do not
delete or separate.

Restoring a GV STRATUS server

This section is only for restoring a GV STRATUS server to the same server type as when it shipped
new from Grass Valley. Changing a server from one type to the other (for example, from a Express
server to a Proxy server or vice versa) is not supported.

Use the procedures below as follows to restore a GV STRATUS server:

Restore from the system-specific image that shipped with the server. This is the recommended
process. Find related topics in this document.

Restore from a generic image, then do subsequent tasks to build the server according to its
type and intended use in the GV STRATUS system. Only do this if the system-specific image
is not available. If you do this, use the appropriate task list below. Find related topics in this
document, unless otherwise directed.

Restoring a GV STRATUS Express server

1. Make hardware connections as follows:

a) Connect keyboard, monitor, and mouse.
b) Connect the image LAN cable to the first motherboard port (left most).
c) Connect 3 LAN cables to the last three motherboard ports.
d) Connect both AC power cords.
e) Connect an Acronis bootable USB stick to one of the front USB ports.

2. Restore from the generic image.

This includes the following:

a) Restore disk image.
b) Do Windows setup.

Enter the Administrator password (adminGV!) and the server's computer name.

3. Verify server partitions and configure if necessary.

4. Create proxy partition.

5. Restore network and system configuration.

This includes the following:

a) Name adapters.
b) Reorder adapters.
c) Set power management settings.
d) Configure static IP address.

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