HP X5000 G2 Network Storage System Administrator Guide

Drive letters are not assigned after a restore
When a system that has existing data volumes (non-operating system volumes) is restored using
the System Recovery DVD, the data volumes will not have drive letters assigned to them. This is by
design. The volume labels are retained and can be used to identify the data volumes.
You can assign drive letters to volumes using diskpart.exe or Disk Management.
To use Disk Management:
1. Click Start→Run.
The Run dialog box opens.
2. Enter diskmgmt.msc and click OK.
The Disk Management window opens.
3. Right-click the disk and partition the one for which you want to assign a drive letter and select
Change Drive Letter and Paths.
Restoring the factory image with a DVD or USB flash device
1. Do one of the following:
a. For direct access, attach the SUV cable (supplied with the System) to the port on the front
of the server blade you want to recover. Connect a monitor and USB mouse to the SUV
cable. Using the remaining USB connector on the SUV cable, connect either a USB DVD
drive (and insert the System Recovery DVD) or a bootable USB flash device (prepared
with a System Recovery image).
b. For remote management access, connect to the server using iLO from a client PC. Insert
the System Recovery DVD in the client PC or attach a bootable USB flash device that has
been prepared with a System Recovery image.
2. Reboot the server blade to either the USB flash device or USB DVD drive.
The system BIOS attempts to boot to the USB device first by default. Watch the monitor output
during the boot as you may need to press a key to boot to the USB media.
NOTE: If directly connected, you may have to change the BIOS settings to ensure proper
boot sequence. If connected remotely, you may have to change some iLO settings to ensure
proper boot sequence.
3. Click Restore Factory Image.
The recovery process completes with minimal user intervention required. The server automatically
reboots more than once.
IMPORTANT: Do not interrupt the recovery process.
When the recovery process completes, the Set Up Windows wizard appears. The next steps
depend on whether you are recovering both server blades (see “Recovering both servers”
(page 122)) or recovering a single blade (see “Recovering a single server” (page 122)).
4. Remove the directly connected DVD or flash device (or remotely connected iLO virtual DVD
or flash device) from the server.
Using a USB flash drive for storage system recovery
Creating a System Recovery USB flash drive is supported on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows
Storage Server 2008, and Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 operating systems only.
If you create a backup copy of the System Recovery DVD using a USB flash drive, you can also
use it to restore the system.
To create a system recovery USB flash drive:
1. Obtain a blank 4 GB or larger USB flash drive.
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