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Creating a recovery disk image – Grass Valley K2 Dyno Service Manual User Manual

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K2 Dyno Replay Controller Service Manual

02 February 2012

Chapter 2 Service Procedures

You should likewise create a new recovery disk image after completing any process
that changes system software or data, such as a software upgrade. In this way you
retain the ability to restore your Dyno controller to a recent “last known good” state.

NOTE: The recovery disk image process is an “off-line” process. Do not attempt
this process while media access is underway.

The recovery disk image process that you should follow is summarized in the
following steps.

At the Dyno controller first birthday…

1. Boot from the Recovery Flash Drive..

2. Create a recovery disk image for the Dyno controller.

At milestones, such as software upgrades…

1. Boot from the Recovery Flash Drive..

2. Create a recovery disk image for the Dyno controller.

3. Copy the disk image to another location, such as a network drive.

If you need to restore the Dyno controller…

1. Boot from the Recovery Flash Drive..

2. Read the disk image from the Recovery Flash Drive or from the location that you

stored the disk image.

Use the following procedures to implement the recovery disk image process as
necessary.

Creating a recovery disk image

Do the following at the local Dyno controller to create a disk image:

1. Make sure that media access is stopped.

2. If you have not already done so, connect keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the Dyno

controller.

3. Insert the Recovery Flash Drive into a USB port and restart the machine.

The machine boots from the Flash drive. The Acronis True Image program loads.

4. In the Acronis True Image main window, click

Backup

.

The Create Backup Wizard opens.

5. On the Welcome page, click

Next

.

The Partitions Selection page opens.

6. Select the

(C:)

partition and then click

Next

.

If a “…choose full backup mode…” message appears, click

OK

.

The Backup Archive Location page opens.

7. In the tree view select

Removable Drive (A:)

as the location to which you are writing

the disk image.