Dell PowerVault NX1950 Deployment Manual - Page 21

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Installing Your Operating System Using the Server Management CD

The following section explains how to reinstall your Microsoft Windows

Unified Data Storage Server 2003 x64 operating system using the

Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD.

The Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD installs the

standard operating system software and the Dell-specific device drivers

that are not on the operating system CDs.

NOTICE:

When you install Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 x64 with

the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD, all data is erased

from your internal hard drives. Dell recommends that you back up your data

before you perform this procedure.

NOTE:

For the latest BIOS, firmware, and driver updates, see the Dell Support

website at support.dell.com.

To perform a clean installation of the operating system, perform the

following steps:

NOTE:

To restore your operating system, you can either locally boot the

Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD on your PowerVault

NX1950 storage system or you can configure the Dell remote access controller

(DRAC) 5 and perform a remote installation. For remote installation, configure

the DRAC 5 and refer to the DRAC 5 instructions for booting through

virtual media.

1 If restoring locally, connect a keyboard, mouse, and monitor to your

system.

2 Turn on your system.

3 Insert the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD into

the system.

4 If you are not using the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server

Management CD for the first time, the Welcome to Dell OpenManage

Server Assistant window appears. Go to step 5.

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