Spare O/S Drive - 7th Sense Delta Media Server User Manual

Spare O/S Drive

Spare O/S Drive
Most Delta Media Servers have a removable O/S drive caddy. (See
true of older models.) This carries the O/S and all C:\ drive drivers and configurations, media and resources. It
is important to keep a clone backup of this post-integration, in case of drive failure, so that you can restore
the server to operation quickly.
For Delta 2.5 and above, the
backup/clone software.
As with all components O/S drives can begin to fail with age. Signs of an approaching failure can include
intermittent boot failures on start-up, which are superficially remedied though reboot. Generally, these issues
come on slowly, increasing in frequency until final catastrophic data loss. If boot failures begin to present
themselves heed the warning, ensure full backups are present, and that you are confident in the process of OS
restoration/deployment to a new drive.
Preventative maintenance is of course always preferred route to ensure the least possible downtime for the
user. In case of C:\ drive replacement, you will need to know the following in order to fully reconfigure your
system (see Installation Records
graphics configuration (Eyefinity for AMD, Mosaic for NVIDIA)
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graphics EDID
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graphics driver and version
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server IP address, and any IP configurations
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see Display Configuration for Delta Servers
Power down the server.
Remove the two retaining screws for the caddy:
Example: older Infinity server
Hardware Operation
Stack Backup and Restore
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):
Back Panel Connections
facility can do this. The alternative is to use Paragon
Example: newer Infinity server; motherboard
connections may vary
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