GRASS VALLEY M-Series, Service Manual

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6 July 2004 M-Series Service Manual
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Restoring from the software recovery disk image
Restoring from the software recovery disk image
CAUTION: This procedure overwrites the system disk. You must
backup the Media File System to prevent media loss.
NOTE: Do not use this procedure to replace an iVDR. Instead, use “Replacing an
iVDR” on page 46 . Restoring a disk image from a different iVDR renders the iVDR
inoperable.
1. If the image file from which you are restoring is not already on the second partition
(drive letter D:) of the system drive, copy it to the second partition before
proceeding.
2. From AppCenter, select
System | Shutdown
. Then in the Shutdown dialog select
Storage Maintenance
and
OK
.
The iVDR restarts into Storage Maintenance mode, which allows you to backup
the Media File System.
You must backup the Media File System before restoring the iVDR system drive
from a disk image. This is because media that has changed since the disk image was
created is not referenced by the Media File System on the image. However, with
the Media File System backup file, you can restore all the references.
3. Open the Storage Utility and backup the Media File System as explained in
“Backing up the media file system” on page 63 . Copy the backup file to the iVDR’s
second partition so it is in the same location as the disk image.
4. Insert the Recovery Program CD and use Windows
Start | Shutdown to
restart the
iVDR. The iVDR boots from the CD. The DeployCenter program loads.
5. On the opening screen, select
Restore Image
. The Restoring an Image wizard
opens.
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