Select installation device/backup, Select local tape device drives(s) – Storix Software SBAdmin Linux System Recovery Guide User Manual
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Pop-up List Options: Pop-up lists are available for many entry options. When supported, “List=F4” will
appear at the bottom of the screen. At that field, you may press the F4 or “$” key (shift/4) to list the
available options for the corresponding field and select an option from the list. To select an option, use the
arrow keys to highlight the desired option and press Enter. The selected option will be placed in the entry
field and the pop-up window will disappear.
Select Installation Device/Backup
The installation server and device, if any, will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. If the system was
booted from the network, the install server will default to the boot server unless a different install server was
defined when the client was configured for network boot. If the system was booted from a local tape, the server
is assumed to be “local” (or none) and the installation device is assumed to be the tape drive the system was
booted from.
Select the
Select Installation Device/Backup
option if you wish to change the server on which the backup
media is attached, or the remote or local installation device. You will only be able to select a remote server
when using the Network Edition license. After selecting this option, you are presented with one of the following
additional option screens:
The following menu options appear if you did not have TSM support installed onto
the client from which the backup media was created. Refer to the TSM Configuration
section below for information and examples.
Highlight the option you wish to select using the up and down arrow keys on the keyboard. Each option is
described in detail below:
Select Local Tape Device Drives(s)
Regardless of the type of SBAdmin boot media used to boot the target system, you may change the
installation settings to allow installation from a local tape drive, even a different drive than was booted from.
When selecting this option, a list of local tape devices will be displayed.
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