Avid Technology NEXIS File Gateway, Setup And User Manual

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B Recovering the Operating System
This section describes the procedures to recover your Avid NEXIS File Gateway server by
reinstalling Windows Storage Server 2008 and Avid-specific additions and changes.
This procedure restores only the Windows operating system and the hardware drivers. After the
operating system recovery is complete, reinstall the File Gateway software separately. The version
number of the image is in the
C:\IMAGE.TXT
file on the root directory of the system drive.
n
After reimaging the server the Administrator password is set to is-admin.
Reinstalling the Windows Storage Server 2008 R2
Operating System
To reinstall the Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 operating system:
1. Make sure all clients stop any activity, unmount their workspaces, and exit Client Manager.
2. Locate the Product Recovery Image.
3. Select Start > Shut Down.
The Shut Down Windows dialog box opens.
4. Select Restart, and click OK.
The Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 operating system restarts.
5. Press the Delete key several times during startup until you see “Entering Setup.”
6. Select the Advanced tab > CPU Configuration, and make sure the hyper thread option “Intel HT
Technology” is Disabled.
7. Select the Advanced tab > IPMI Configuration, make sure “Restore on Power Loss” is set to
[Last State].
8. Press F10 to exit and save your changes.
Wait until two windows appear; click the blue window and select one of the available options:
- Recover only the OS partition.
- Recover the entire system disk.
- Exit without doing a recovery.
9. At the prompt, type the number of the operation you want to perform:
t
If you type
1
or
2
, a warning screen opens, informing you that you are about to recover the
operating system. Continue with step 10.
t
If you type
3
, the recovery quits to the Main menu. Type
3
again to open a command
window. Press
Ctrl+Alt+Delete
to quit in any of these windows.
10. A yellow screen appears: type Y .
11. A red screen appears: type Y .