HP SureStore AutoBackup Administrator's Guide - Not Orderable

Appliance Management
Appliance Failure Recovery
If there is a hardware failure, a message will normally be displayed both on the
appliance's LCD and on the Status tab page. If there is a software failure, the
appliance will always attempt to rebuild the software automatically.
If the appliance fails, you can replace it and restore HP SureStore AutoBackup to its
default factory settings. However, all configuration settings and data will be lost
unless you have used the optional HP SureStore tape drive to back up the appliance.
This topic discusses:
Software failures
Hardware failures
For further details, refer also to the Troubleshooting topic.
Software Failures
Due to data corruption
If the database or backed-up data is corrupted for some reason, for example a power
failure, you need to restore it. If you have a tape backup cartridge, you can restore as
described below.
If you do not have a tape backup, you will need to initiate a manual reset which
deletes the backed up data.
Select Reset AutoBackup Software from the Advanced Administrator options
and select the option to Delete Existing Backup Data (rather than preserve it).
1.
The Reset with data deletion option will ask you to confirm that the backed up
data should be deleted. Click on OK.
2.
Users with protected computers will be prompted to reregister and a full
3.
Recovery From Hardware Failures
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