Dell PowerVault 715N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 51)

17. Press y again to confirm the selection.
Depending on your configuration, this process could take several hours to complete. When the reinstallation is
complete, the NAS system shuts down.
NOTE: During the reinstallation, do not attempt to connect to your NAS system.
18. After the NAS system shuts down, reboot the system.
The system is set to the original defaults.
19. Reconfigure the system.
See " Configuring the NAS System for the First Time " in "Initial Configuration."
Using a Windows 2000 Client System on the Same Network
With a Windows 2000 client system that is in the same network as the NAS system, you can install the NAS system
operating system whether the network has a dynamic host control protocol (DHCP) server or not.
NOTE: This procedure resets your NAS system to the Dell default settings. Before performing this procedure,
attempt to boot from the operating system image on the mirrored hard drives. See " Booting From the Recovery
Operating System Mirror Hard Drives ."
Network Without a DHCP Server
If your network does not have a DHCP server, you need the following to reinstall the operating system:
Serial cable included with your NAS system
Windows 2000 (Professional or Server Family) client system with a CD and diskette drive on the same subnet as
the NAS system
Resource CD included with your NAS system
Reinstallation CD included with your NAS system
A range of available IP addresses
To reinstall your NAS operating system, perform the following steps:
NOTICE: This procedure deletes all of the data on your NAS system.
1. Shut down the NAS system, and do not turn it back on until instructed.
See " Shutting Down the NAS System " in "NAS Manager."
2. Turn off the client system, if it is running.
3. Connect the serial cable between the COM port on the NAS system and the COM port on the Windows 2000 client
system.
The COM port is the communication port on the client system to which you connected the serial cable in step 1. The
COM port used on your client system is typically labeled COM1 or COM2.
4. Turn on the Windows 2000 client system.
5. Log in to the client system with an account that has administrator privileges.
6. Create a new user with the name pv715 and the password set to password:
a. From the desktop of your client system, right-click My Computer, and then select Manage.
b. On the left side of the Computer Management window, double-click Local Users and Groups.