Dell PowerVault 715N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 37)

Procedure
To reinstall the main operating system with Dell default settings on hard disk 0, perform the following steps:
1. On a Windows 2000 client system that is dedicated to the NAS appliance during the reinstallation, log on as
administrator
.
2. Create a new user with the name pv715 and the password set to password.
3. Change the name of the Windows 2000 client system to pv715rec.
4. Change the IP address to 10.40.10.1 and Net mask to 255.255.255.0.
5. Install the Dell Reinstallation Console from the Resource CD.
The Dell Reinstallation Console is located in the Resources section of the Resource CD.
6. Reboot the client system.
7. Insert the Reinstallation CD in the CD drive of the client system.
8. From Windows Explorer or My Computer, right-click the CD drive, select Share, type CD for the name of the
share, and then click OK to confirm the share settings.
9. Connect the crossover cable between the network interface controllers (NICs) in the NAS appliance and the
Windows 2000 client system.
10. Connect the null-modem cable between the COM ports in the NAS appliance and the Windows 2000 client system.
11. Start the Dell OpenManage Kick-Start utility, and then perform the following steps:
a. When prompted to Load, click Yes to confirm.
b. Click the Enable checkbox.
12. Start the Intel PXE Server by performing the following steps:
a. Right-click the server name, pv715rec, in the GUI, and then select Start/Stop Services....
b. Verify the Services are installed correctly by selecting Stop and Start.
The indicator displays Started.
13. Open the Windows 2000 client system HyperTerminal application, and then perform the following steps:
a. Set the system to use the correct local COM port.
b. Set Bits per Second to 115,200 baud and Flow Control to Xon/Xoff.
c. Select Connect.
14. Turn on your NAS appliance.
15. In the HyperTerminal window, press immediately after you see the following message:
Press to enter the Function Select menu.
NOTE: If you use a version of Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system earlier than Service Pack 2, the
function keys do not work. You must press <2>.
16. From the menu, select option 3 (Reinstallation), and then type y to confirm the selection.
The NAS appliance automatically reboots. This stage of the process takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.
After this stage, the NAS appliance becomes visible on the network and the PowerVault NAS Manager is accessible.
If the NAS appliance detects new drives, it automatically starts rebuilding the recovery operating system partition
and the data volume.