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HP ProLiant Storage Server User Guide (440584-001, February 2007)

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10 System recovery
This chapter descri bes how to use the System Recovery DVD that is provided with your storage server.
The System Rec
overy DVD
The H P ProLiant Storage Server System Recovery DVD that i s provided with your storage server allows you
to install an image or recover from a catastrophic failure. The DVD is used initially to install and configure
the operating system and applications provided with your storage server.
At any later time, you may boot from the DVD and restore the server to the factory condition. This allows
you to recove
r the system if all other means to boot the server fails.
While the recovery process makes every at tempt to preser ve the existing data volumes, you should have
a backup of your data if at all possible before recovering the system.
To restore a factory image
1. Insert the System Recovery DVD. The main window appears.
2. Choose Restore Fac tory Imag e .
Systems wi
th a DON'T ERASE partition
The DON'T ERASE logical disk supports the restoration process only and does not host a secondary
operating system. Be su re to back up your user d ata, and then use the Recovery and Installation DVD to
restore the ser ver to the factory state.
Managing disks af ter a restoration
After a system has been restored, drive letters may be assigned to the wrong volume. Windows Storage
Server 2003 assigns drive letters after the restoration in the order of discovery. To help maintain drive
letter information, placing the drive letter into a volume label is recommended. To change the drive letters
to the appropriate one, go into Disk Management and perform the following steps for each volume:
1. Right-click the volume that needs to be changed.
2. Select Change drive Let ter and Paths.
3. In the Change drive Letter and Paths dialog box, select Change.
4. Select the appropriate drive letter, then click OK.
5. Click Yes to confirm the drive letter change.
6. Click Yes to continue. If the old drive letter needs to be re-used, reboot the server after clicking Yes.
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