AudioCodes Mediant 1000B SBA, Installation And Maintenance Manual

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Installation & Maintenance Manual 29. Preparing SBA Upgrade and Recovery
Version 6.8 209 Microsoft Lync Server
29 Preparing SBA Upgrade and Recovery
The RecoveryUtil.ini file is a text-based file that is located in the root directory on the
supplied USB dongle. This file contains parameters for defining various options relating to
the SBA upgrade and recovery process. The RecoveryUtil.ini file is supplied with
recommended configuration settings. However, you can modify them to suit your
requirements.
Warning:
Before plugging the USB dongle into the PC, ensure that the PC boot priority
from the USB is disabled or it’s set to the last priority. This setting is crucial. If your PC is
set to boot from USB before it attempts to boot from the HDMX, then if your PC restarts
while the USB dongle is plugged in, your PC boots from the USB dongle, thereby
reformatting your PC and damaging your PC operating system.
The procedure below describes how to modify the RecoveryUtil.ini file.
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To modify the RecoveryUtil.ini file:
1.
Plug the USB dongle into a USB port on the PC.
2. Open (using a text-based editor such as Notepad) the RecoveryUtil.ini file located on
the USB dongle.
3. Perform the required modifications, as described in the subsequent subsections.
4. Save and close the file.
5. Remove the USB dongle from the PC.
29.1 Defining Manual or Automatic Start
You can configure the SBA upgrade and recovery to start manually or automatically, by
using the RecoveryStartType parameter:
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Manually (recommended and default): To start the SBA upgrade and recovery
manually, set the RecoveryStartType parameter to 1, as shown below:
[Execution] RecoveryStartType= 1
With this setting, you need to run the upgrade and recovery utility script manually from
the DOS shell command line (using a serial communication console, i.e.
HyperTerminal).
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Automatic: To start the SBA upgrade and recovery automatically, set the
RecoveryStartType parameter to 0, as shown below:
[Execution] RecoveryStartType= 0
With this setting, the SBA upgrade and recovery process runs automatically when
Windows Pre-installation Environment starts. This setting should be used in scenarios
where you cannot connect the serial console to Mediant 1000B. In addition, it is highly
recommended to set the parameter OnExit to 2 (see Section 29.6 on page 212 ) so
that the Mediant 1000B OSN server shuts down when the procedure completes.