Administrator Guide

5-2 System Administrator’sGuide
2. Restart the system.
The
Dell PowerVault 735N Reinstallation CD automatically starts the installation
process if the system is a PowerVault 735N NAS appliance and if the first logical
volume configured on the RAID controller is a single drive RAID 0 group.
It takes approximately 20 minutes for the system to reinstall.
The CD ejects approximately 7 minutes into the installation time. The ejection of
the CD does not indicate an error or that the process is finished.
3. Use a Web browser to connect to the system.
Initial System Setup
After the operating system is reinstalled on the system, you should configure the sys-
tem again to establish network communication. If PowerVault Kick-Start is used for
configuration, insert your PowerVault Kick-Start diskette after the CD-ROM ejects the
Dell PowerVault 735N Reinstallation CD. See Chapter 1, “Introduction,” for informa-
tion on initial system configuration.
System State Backup and Restore
Integrated Windows 2000 backup and recovery tools allows administrators to back up
and restore the system state data.
System state data includes the following:
• Registry
• COM+ class registration database
• System boot files
• Users and groups information
• CIFS/NFS/NetWare/Macintosh share data
Backing up the system state allows you to recover the system if an operating system
reinstallation is required. Restoring your system state restores customized settings
such as user information and share information.
NOTE: You must back up your system state to a hard-disk drive other than your oper-
ating system hard-disk drive to restore your system state after using the Dell
PowerVault 735N Reinstallation CD.
Backing Up System State Data
To back up system state data from the NAS Manager, perform the following steps:
1. C lick Maintenance.
2. Click Terminal Services Advanced Client Link.