Adaptec 5325301638 - Snap Server 4500 NAS, Administrator'S Manual

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Disaster Recovery Procedural Overview
Chapter 8 Disaster Recovery 67
2
Select the Fresh Install option, and click
OK
.
This operation may take a few minutes. As the operation progresses, the screen
reports the progress of the operation. When the operation is finished, scroll to the
bottom of the screen, and click
Continue
. The Continuing Fresh Install Operation
screen opens.
3
When the Fresh Install operation is finished, click
Reboot
.
Rebooting takes about three minutes, after which you can refresh the screen by
clicking the
Home
icon in the upper right corner of the screen. The Enter Network
Password dialog box opens.
4
Log into the Snap Server.
Use the default user name (
admin
) and password (
admin
).
5
Complete the Initial Setup Wizard (see page 8).
Make sure to enter the original server name, and then reboot the server.
Step 2: Validating the Original RAIDs and Volumes
Before you can restore data from tape, verify that your RAIDs and volumes mount
successfully and have not been compromised. If the original configuration is intact
and accessible, skip to the next step. Otherwise, you must re-create RAIDs or
volumes as necessary to match the original configuration using one or more of the
processes summarized below:
1
Navigate to the
Storage > RAID Sets
screen and click
Create RAID Set
. Using the
screens that follow, recreate the original RAID configuration.
2
Navigate to the
Storage > Volumes
screen and click
Create Volume
. Using the
screens that follow, recreate the original volume configuration.
3
Navigate to the
Storage > Shares
screen and click
Create Share
. Using the screens
that follow, recreate the original share configuration.
Step 3: Restoring the Data from Tape
If you are using NetVault for GuardianOS, you must restore the nvdb directory to
the first volume before proceeding to restore data from tape. (For instructions, see
“Backing Up the NetVault for GuardianOS NVDB Directory” on page 63.) Users of
other backup software packages may require variations in this procedure.
1
Determine the restoration procedure for your backup software.
Refer to your backup software’s documentation for details on the appropriate
restoration procedure.