Administrator's Guide
38 Restoring Your Operating System
4
If you are not using the
Installation and Server Management
CD for the first time, the
Welcome to Dell
OpenManage™ Server Assistant
window appears. Go to step 5.
If you are using the
Installation and Server Management
CD on your system for the first time, perform
the following steps:
a
When prompted, click the appropriate language for your system.
The
Dell Software License Agreement
window appears. Read the information carefully.
b
If you agree with all of the information, click
Accept
to continue.
If you
do not
agree with all the information, click
Decline
. Your system restarts, and you are not
able to complete the operating system installation.
5
Click
Server Setup
to install the operating system.
The
Set the Date and Time
window appears.
NOTE: If your system was configured with software RAID, you must reconfigure RAID after you reinstall
the operating system using MMC.
6
Select the appropriate date, time, and time zone, and click
Continue
.
If your system was configured with software RAID, the
Select Operating System
window appears.
Go to step 7.
NOTE: The software RAID must be reconfigured after you complete the operating system installation
procedures. See "Configuring Software RAID" for more information.
If a RAID controller is installed on your system, the
Configure or Skip RAID
window appears.
Perform the following steps:
a
Select one of the following options, and then click
Continue
:
• Configure RAID
• Skip RAID configuration
b
If you selected S
kip RAID configuration
, go to step 7.
c
If you selected
Configure RAID
, configure the RAID with one of the following options:
•Click
Go to Advanced Wizard
at the top left of the page and follow the prompts.
• Select a RAID level and click
Continue
.
The RAID configuration summary will appear.
d
Click
Continue
.
The following message appears:
All existing virtual disk(s) on this controller will be deleted
and all data will be lost.
e
Click
OK
to continue.
The
Select an Operating System to Install
window appears.