6.
Select the time and date shown in the lower right corner of the task bar. Click the
Change
date and time settings
link. Set the time zone of the server to be the same time zone as the
other 3840 server and the domain controller. Adjust the time of day, if needed.
7.
Windows Server Manager opens when the ICT window is closed. If it is not open, launch it
from the shortcut on the task bar to the right of the Windows Start button.
As shown in
, click the computer name, and then click
Change
in the
System Properties window. Enter a new computer name for the node, and select
Domain
to
provide the Active Directory domain name to which the server will be joined. This must be the
same domain that contains the existing one node cluster. You are prompted for the credentials
of a domain account that has permissions to add a computer to the domain. After the changes
have been made, accept the prompt to restart the server.
Figure 29 Changing the computer name/domain
8.
After the server has rebooted, log on as the local administrator. To manage the server as a
cluster member in the future, use at least one domain user as a member of the local
administrators group. In Server Manager, select
Configuration
→
Local Users and Groups
to
add any domain users to the Administrators group.
9.
Remove the failed node from the cluster (also called evicting the node) before you add the
newly recovered node to the cluster. See the following Microsoft article for more information:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc784955(v=WS.10).aspx
10. To add the recovered server blade to the cluster, log on to the other server (the server that is
part of the existing one node cluster) as a domain user. Do not use the Initial Configuration
Tasks (ICT) window. Follow the instructions at the following website to add the recovered
server to the cluster:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730998.aspx
Restoring the system with Windows Recovery Environment
NOTE:
To use Windows Recovery Environment, you must have created a system backup with
the Windows Server Backup utility.
1.
Do one of the following:
a.
For direct access, connect the cable and insert the System Recovery DVD in the client PC.
b.
For remote management access, connect to the server using iLO from a client PC. Insert
the System Recovery DVD in the client PC or attach a bootable USB flash device that has
been prepared with a System Recovery image.
Restoring the system with Windows Recovery Environment
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