Dell PowerVault 715N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 40)

state restore operation. For instructions, see " Restoring System-State Data ."
If the main operating system mirrored partition fails, you must have administrator privileges and manually boot
from the recovery operating system mirror hard drives 2 and 3 and restore the original files to the main operating
system hard drives 0 and 1. For instructions, see " Replacing Hard Drive 0 " in the " Advanced Disk and Volume
Management " section. After the system is running, you, as the administrator, can boot the system back to the main
operating system hard drives, and then perform a system-state restore operation. For instructions, see " Restoring
System-State Data ."
Initial System Setup
After the operating system is reinstalled on the system, make sure you configure the system again to establish network
communication. For information about configuring your system, see " Basic Configuration " in " Introduction ."
System-State Backup and Restore
Integrated Windows 2000 backup and recovery tools allow administrators to back up and restore the system-state data.
System-state data includes the following:
Registry
COM+ class registration database
System boot files
Users and groups information
CIFS/NFS/Novell® NetWare®/Macintosh share data
Backing up the system state allows you to recover the system if an operating system reinstallation is required. Restoring
your system state restores customized settings such as user information and share information.
NOTE: You must back up your system-state data to a remote system hard drive to allow you to restore your
system state after reinstalling the operating system.
Backing Up System-State Data
NOTE: To use the NAS Manager, you must be logged in as administrator. The NAS Manager default administrator
user name is administrator and the default password is powervault.
1. Click Maintenance.
2. Click Terminal Services.
3. Log on to the Terminal Services session.
4. Go to the PowerVault Advanced Administration Menu.
5. Select Administrative Tools, and then click Perform System State Backup.
The Performing System State Backup window displays.
6. Click OK to continue.
7. Select the location to store your system-state backup, and then click OK.
Dell recommends that you regularly back up your system state. This action enables you to go back to the most recent
state if an operating system reinstallation is required.
Restoring System-State Data