Log In To Idrac; Reinstalling The Nas Operating System By Using Dvd - Dell EMC Storage NX3340 Installation And Service Manual

Log in to iDRAC

You can log in to iDRAC as:
• iDRAC user
• Microsoft Active Directory user
• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) user
The default user name and password are root and calvin. You can also log in by using Single Sign-On or Smart Card.
NOTE: You must have iDRAC credentials to log in to iDRAC.
For more information about logging in to iDRAC and iDRAC licenses, see the latest Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide
at Dell.com/idracmanuals.

Reinstalling the NAS operating system by using DVD

About this task
CAUTION: Back up the internal disk drives on your system before reinstalling or upgrading the NAS Operating System. The DVD
reinstall process formats or deletes the OS disks (virtual disk 0) resulting in loss of any data or installed applications. The DVD
reinstall process does not install RASR USB Recovery application.
Available standard RAID configurations:
• NX3240:
– OS HDDs are RAID 1 (on rear 2.5" HDDs)
– Data HDDs can be RAID 5 or RAID 6 (minimum four HDDs)
• NX3340: OS-only options – RAID 1 (two HDDs) or RAID 5 (four HDDs)
• NX430: OS-only option – RAID 5
Steps
1 Back up data that is stored on any internal disk drives or external storage arrays.
2 If required, connect the external USB DVD drive to your NAS system.
3 Insert your Dell EMC Storage NAS Operating System resource media into your NAS system.
4 Restart your NAS system and ensure that your NAS system boots from the resource media.
The OS reinstallation begins and proceeds without any user intervention, if no errors are encountered. This process takes around 60 to
90 minutes to complete. Errors encountered are also flagged on the front panel LCD of your device. To resolve issues, see the Dell
EMC Network Attached Storage Systems using Windows Storage Server 2016 Troubleshooting Guide available at Dell.com/
storagemanuals.
5 Restart your NAS system and ensure that your NAS system boots from the resource media.
The Install Windows Storage Server screen is displayed.
6 Select the install options and click Next.
7 Click Install Now.
Follow the standard Windows installation wizard to begin the installation. This process takes around 60-90 minutes to complete. Errors
encountered are indicated on the front panel LCD of your device. To resolve issues, see the Dell EMC Network Attached Storage
(NAS) Systems Using Windows Storage Server 2016 Troubleshooting Guide available at Dell.com/storagemanuals
8 Use the Dell EMC Server Update Utility (SUU) to complete driver and firmware updates for your system. To download the 12-14G
utility and for more information about using the SUU, see
9 After reinstalling the OS, complete the initial configuration tasks.
SUU Guide and Download.
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