Restoring system-state data – Dell PowerVault 715N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual
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NOTE:
If the Windows 2000 Backup and Recovery Tools window does not display, click Maintenance,
and then click Terminal Services. On the Advanced Administration Menu, click Administrative Tools and
then click Windows 2000 Backup/Recovery.
5. Click Backup Wizard.
6. In the Backup Wizard window, click Next.
7. In the What to Back Up window, click Only back up the System State data, and then click Next.
8. In the Where to Store the Backup window, click Browse.
9. In the Open window, select the location to store your system-state backup file, enter the filename, and then click
Open.
For fault tolerance, you should select a location that is not on the NAS system.
10. Click Next and then click Finish.
The backup begins and progress displays in the Backup Progress window.
11. When the backup is complete, click Close.
Restoring System-State Data
To restore your system-state data, you must have previously backed up your system using the backup and recovery
tools. See "
."
NOTE:
If you are restoring system-state data after reinstalling the operating system, perform the procedure in
"
Restoring System-State Data After Reinstallation
" in "Recovering and Restoring the System."
To restore system-state data, perform the following steps:
1. Log in to the NAS Manager as an administrator.
See "
" in "NAS Manager."
2. Click Maintenance.
3. Click Backup.
4. In the Log on to Windows window, enter the user name and password and click OK.
NOTE:
The default administrative user name is administrator and the default password is powervault.
The Welcome to Windows 2000 Backup and Recovery Tools window displays.
5. Click Restore Wizard.
6. In the Restore Wizard window, click Next.
7. In the What to Restore window, click (+) to expand the File tree, and then click to expand Media created
yyyy/mm/dd, where yyyy/mm/dd is the year/month/date that you made the system-state backup.
8. Click the check box next to System State, and then click Next.
9. Click Finish.
10. When the Enter Backup File Name window displays, click OK.
NOTE:
If your backup file is in a different location, click Browse and locate the file.
11. Restart the system after the restore process completes.