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2.
Reboot the server blade to either the USB flash device or USB DVD drive.
The system BIOS attempts to boot to the USB device first by default. Watch the monitor output
during the boot as you may need to press a key to boot to the USB media.
NOTE:
boot sequence. If connected remotely, you may have to change some iLO settings to ensure
proper boot sequence.
3.
Click Restore Factory Image.
The recovery process completes with minimal user intervention required. The server automatically
reboots more than once.
IMPORTANT:
When the recovery process completes, the Set Up Windows wizard appears. The next steps
depend on whether you are recovering both server blades (see
(page
88)) or recovering a single blade (see
4.
Remove the directly connected DVD or flash device (or remotely connected iLO virtual DVD
or flash device) from the server.
Using a USB flash drive for storage system recovery
If you create a backup copy of the System Recovery DVD using a USB flash drive, you can also
use it to restore the system.
To create a system recovery USB flash drive:
1.
Obtain a blank 8 GB or larger USB flash drive.
2.
Insert the USB flash device into your workstation or laptop.
3.
Open an elevated command prompt with Administrator privileges.
4.
At the command prompt, enter diskpart.
5.
At the diskpart prompt, enter list disk.
6.
Identify the disk number that corresponds to the flash drive. This is typically the last disk listed.
7.
Enter sel disk <USB drive number> (for example, sel disk 4).
8.
Enter clean. This deletes everything from the USB flash device, so ensure that you have the
proper disk selected.
9.
Enter create par primary.
10. Enter sel par 1.
1 1. Enter format fs=fat32 quick.
NOTE:
NTFS instead. Omitting the quick parameter lengthens the format time considerably.
12. Enter active to mark the partition as active.
13. Enter assign letter=<drive letter> to assign a drive letter to the USB drive (for
example, assign letter=U).
14. Enter exit to quit diskpart context commands.
15. Insert the System Recovery DVD into the computer.
16. Using Windows Explorer or a comparable utility, open the DVD so that all contents are visible,
including hidden and system files.
17. Select all of the files (including bootmgr) on the DVD.
18. Copy all of the selected files to the root of the USB flash drive.
If directly connected, you may have to change the BIOS settings to ensure proper
Do not interrupt the recovery process.
If your USB flash drive does not support the FAT32 file system, format the drive as
"Recovering both servers"
"Recovering a single server" (page
Using a USB flash drive for storage system recovery
88)).
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