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58 Chapter 5 Using the Recovery Diskette
Alternatively, a new factory default software image and file system can be
restored to the Switch's hard disk. Specify the name or address and path of the
network file server onto which the software from the Nortel Networks CD has
been installed.
To view your Switch's Serial Number when the Switch is operational, click
Status→System from the Navigational Menu. The Serial Number is also listed
on the bar code label on the back of the Switch.
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Click Reformat your Switch's Hard Disk if you must reformat the hard disk,
for example if you:
— Have problems restoring your configuration that are not caused by the
— Want to reconfigure the Switch from scratch.
— Install a new disk.
An online message indicates whether the Reformatting of the Hard Disk was
successful.
3 Click the drop-down list box to view the available software image and file
systems that are stored on the hard disk and select the image version that you
want to activate.
4 Click Files to bring up the File Maintenance display, which allows you to
view the entire hard disk file system.
5 Click View to display the Event Log beneath the Recovery Diskette display.
This is especially useful if a Restore operation fails.
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Set the boot disk by clicking the drop-down list box to select the hard disk
drive from which you want to boot the Switch; either ide0 (drive 0) or ide1
(drive 1). Then click Set.
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Note: This will restore the disk to an operable but "clean" condition (for
example, configuration values will be at factory defaults).
network or the file/backup server from which the file restoration is being
retrieved.
Caution: Selecting this option will completely wipe out anything that
previously resided on the hard disk.