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Installation and Service Guide: Color Controller E-85A
Performing Backup and Restore
To restore the system using Fiery system installer
You will access your backup media (USB drive, local hard disk drive or external hard disk drive) to restore the system.
1
Start Fiery System Installer.
•
Insert System Software DVD 1.
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Reboot the E-85A (see
).
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When the menu appears, specify a language.
2
If your backup file is stored in the USB drive or external hard disk, attach the device to the E-85A.
3
From “What do you want to do?” screen, select
Restore from backup or recovery partition
.
The Select backup source dialog appears. You can choose one of the following:
•
Backup
If present, previous backups are listed for you to choose.
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Restore from recovery partition
This restores the server from a hard disk drive partition to its factory-built settings.
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Search for backups from this system
This lets you select a backup from a displayed list. Alternatively, you can select
Refresh, Import backup history
, or
Search the network for backups
.
If a backup image exists, the installer lists information about each backup image:
•
The time and date in which you created the backup.
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The location of the backup image: Local Disk, USB drive, External hard disk drive, or Network.
•
Alternatively, you can also choose to
Refresh, Import backup history
, or
Search network
.
4
Select the source of the backup and click
OK
.
When a message appears indicating that all the data will be erased, click
Continue
to proceed the restore.
Using bootable backup media to restore
Use the following procedure when you restore the system without using the System Software DVD 1, or when the E-85A
does not boot from the built-in hard disk drive.
Important:
Any custom settings you have specified after installation are over-written.
