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This appendix provides step-by-step instructions creating a recovery disk used for restoring the
Windows operating system and programs in the event of a Windows OS failure. The storage device
used for the recovery disk can be a DVD drive (read-write), network storage or internal RAID on the
Vess A2000. This recovery disk is then used to restore the system drive to a state identical to what it
had been when it was last backed up.
Following the recovery disk creation instructions, and instructions for restoring the Windows operating
system from the previously created recovery disk. Once the operating system has been restored, the
data stored on the RAID volume of the Vess A2000 can again be accessed.
Important
A recovery disk must be created while the Windows OS is functioning. It is
recommended that the system disk (the mSATA C drive) be backed up on
a regular schedule. The Vess A2000 can be scheduled for regular system
drive backups to the RAID volume. Then, using one of the system recovery
methods (see below), the Windows OS and PROMISE RAID are reinstalled
so that the previously saved system data, including device drivers and VMS
software, can be retrieved from the RAID volume.
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