15 Recovering the X9720/9730 Storage
Use these instructions if the system fails and must be recovered, or to add or replace a server blade.
CAUTION:
The Quick Restore DVD restores the file serving node to its original factory state. This
is a destructive process that completely erases all of the data on local hard drives.
Obtaining the latest StoreAll software release
StoreAll OS version 6.3 is only available through the registered release process. To obtain the
ISO image, contact HP Support to register for the release and obtain access to the software dropbox.
Use a DVD
1.
Burn the ISO image to a DVD.
2.
Insert the Quick Restore DVD into a USB DVD drive cabled to the Onboard Administrator or
to the Dongle connecting the drive to the front of the blade.
IMPORTANT:
Use an external USB drive that has external power; do not rely on the USB
bus for power to drive the device.
3.
Restart the blade to boot from the DVD.
4.
When the HP Storage screen appears, enter
qr
to install the software.
Use a USB key
1.
Copy the ISO to a Linux system.
2.
Insert a USB key into the Linux system.
3.
Execute
cat /proc/partitions
to find the USB device partition, which is displayed as
dev/sdX
. For example:
cat /proc/partitions
major minor #blocks name
8 128 15633408 sdi
4.
Execute the following
dd
command to make USB the QR installer:
dd if=<ISO file name with path> of=/dev/sdi oflag=direct bs=1M
For example:
dd if=X9000-QRDVD-6.3.72-1.x86_64.signed.iso of=/dev/sdi oflag=direct bs=1M
4491+0 records in
4491+0 records out
4709154816 bytes (4.7 GB) copied, 957.784 seconds, 4.9 MB/s
5.
Insert the USB key into the blade.
6.
Boot the blade from USB key.
7.
When the Storage screen appears, enter
qr
to install the software.
Preparing for the recovery
If a NIC monitor is configured on the user network, remove the monitor. To determine if NIC
monitoring is configured, run the following command:
ibrix_nic -i -h <hostname>
Check the output for a line such as the following:
Monitored By : titan16
To remove the monitor, use the following command:
ibrix_nic -m -h MONITORHOST -D DESTHOST/IFNAME
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