Reinstalling the nas operating system – Dell PowerVault NX3200 User Manual
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Reinstalling The NAS Operating System
CAUTION: You must backup the internal disk drives on your system before reinstalling or
upgrading the NAS Operating System.
1.
Backup any internal disk drives or data on external storage arrays.
2. If applicable, connect the external USB DVD drive to your NAS system.
3. Insert your Dell PowerVault NAS Operating System resource media into your NAS system.
4. Power down your NAS system.
5. Restart your NAS system and ensure that your NAS system boots from the resource media.
The operating system reinstallation begins and proceeds without any user intervention if no errors
are encountered. This process takes around 30 to 45 minutes to complete. Errors encountered are
flagged on the front panel LCD of your device. To resolve issues, see the Dell PowerVault Network
Attached Storage (NAS) Systems Troubleshooting Guide at dell.com/support/manuals.
6. After the operating system is reinstalled, follow the initial configuration steps listed in
Configuration Of Your NAS System
topic.
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