Procedures
The procedures for Windows 10 field upgrade are described in the following sections.
Create Acronis Recovery Image
You need to create an Acronis recovery image to preserve the Windows 7 image, if you want to revert
to this operating system at a future date.
To create Acronis recovery image, do the following:
1. Power on the chassis, watch for Windows Boot Manager, and select Acronis Backup and
Recovery.
2. Acronis Backup and Recovery: Select
Back up
.
3. Back up Options: What to back up – Select
Change
, Check only Windows7 (D:). Select
OK
.
4. Back up Options: Where to back up – Select
Change
, Navigate to Local Folder > Data (E:) >
Recovery. Choose Name: and type
RecoveryImage
. Select
OK
.
5. Back up Options: How to back up – Select
Backup type
:
Full
.
6. Back up Options: Backup Options, Select
Change
. Select
Compression Level
, Select
Maximum
. Select
OK
.
7. Back up Options: Select
OK
to begin Acronis Image Creation.
8. When the process is complete, close the Backup Status window.
9. Acronis Backup and Recovery: Actions >
Exit
.
10. In the Command Prompt window, type ‘exit’ and press
Enter
. Reboot the chassis.
Windows 10 Upgrade Using Partition Replacement
Procedure
The Windows 10 partition replacement procedure is outlined as follows:
1. Ensure all user data has been moved to the
Data
partition. All data in the “Windows7” partition
will be overwritten.
2. Ensure an Acronis image backup is available.
3. During chassis boot, press
DEL
to enter Setup. (Repeatedly press DEL while the Ixia logo is
shown.)
4. If an
Enter Password
prompt appears, leave the prompt blank and press
ENTER
.
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