
Installing System Software
This chapter provides information about how to install system software.
The EB-34 ships with system software pre-installed on the hard disk drives (HDDs).
A reinstallation of the system software DVDs will be required if:
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You have replaced the hard disk drive.
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Restoring the system from backup images did not solve the problem you are trou bleshooting.
When you reinstall from the System Software DVDs
The following issues apply to the scenario where you reinstall the system from the System Software DVDs.
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Jobs:
When you reinstall system software, all jobs in all print queues and all jobs archived locally on the EB-34 hard
disk are deleted. To save jobs, ask the site administrator to save them to removable media or a network location, so
they can be re-imported to the EB-34 after system software installation. For more information, see Command
WorkStation Help.
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Job Log:
When you reinstall system software, the list of jobs in the Job Log and any jobs in the queues are deleted.
The site administrator can use Command WorkStation to save a current list of jobs (not the actual jobs) from the
Job Log.
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Fonts:
When you reinstall system software, all fonts on the hard disk drives are deleted. Resident fonts are
reinstalled when you reinstall system software. Any customer-supplied fonts must be reinstalled by the site
administrator (see Command WorkStation Help).
To determine which additional fonts were downloaded to the EB-34, print the Font List before you reinstall the
system software and again after you complete the system software installation. Any fonts
not listed
after installation
will need to be reinstalled. For more information about managing fonts, see
Command WorkStation
Help.
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User software:
The EB-34 ships with preinstalled user software on the hard disk drives. During system software
reinstallation, you are prompted to reinstall user software (including Command WorkStation) using the User
Software DVD.
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Server Configuration page:
Before you reinstall a new version of system software, print the Server Configuration
page. The Server Configuration page provides a record of the customer’s current Setup configurations.
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Backing up and restoring the configuration:
All Setup configurations, as well as all custom files and templates
stored on the hard disk drives, are deleted when you reinstall system software. Always back up the current EB-34
configuration before you reinstall system software. After the installation is completed, be sure to restore the
configuration that you saved earlier.
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Monitor profiles:
When you reinstall system software, monitor profiles saved on the hard disk drives are deleted.
Monitor profiles for the EB-34 monitor are automatically reinstalled when you reinstall Command WorkStation on
the system.