Dell PowerVault 715N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 57)

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>.
19. From the menu, select option 3, Reinstallation, and then type y to confirm the selection.
The NAS system automatically reboots and begins the reinstallation process, which restores the NAS system back
to the Dell default settings.
20. When the screen warns that you are going to reinstall and that it will erase data, type y.
21. Press y again to confirm the selection.
Depending upon your configuration, this process could take several hours to complete. When the reinstallation
completes, the NAS system shuts down.
During the reinstallation, do not attempt to connect to your NAS system.
22. After the NAS system shuts down, reconfigure the system.
See " Configuring the NAS System for the First Time " in "Initial Configuration."
Using an Existing PXE Server
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 ."
If your network has a PXE 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 on the same subnet as the NAS system
Resource CD included with your NAS system
Reinstallation CD included with your NAS system
An existing PXE server on the same network
To reinstall the main operating system with Dell default settings on hard disk 0 from an existing PXE server, perform the
following steps:
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. Insert the Reinstallation CD in to the CD drive on the PXE server.
3. Create a share for the CD drive on the client system:
a. Double-click My Computer.
b. Right-click the CD drive, and select Sharing.
c. Type CD for the name of the share, and then click OK to confirm the share settings.
4. Turn off the Windows 2000 client system if it is turned on.
5. 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.
6. Turn on the client system and log on as an administrator.
7. Create a reinstallation diskette from the Resource CD: