Running The Restore Manager - Dell DR4000 Administrator's Manual

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2 Insert the USB key into an available USB port on the Linux/Unix system.
Make note of the device name that is reported by the operating system (for
example, /dev/sdc4).
3 Do not locally mount the USB device to a file system at this time.
4 Copy the RM image to the USB key using the dd command:
dd if=<path to .img file> of=<usb device> bs=4096k
For example:
dd if=/root/DR4000-UM-04.49.01.00.00.34555.img of=/dev/sdc4
bs=4096

Running the Restore Manager

To run Restore Manager, boot the DR4000 system using the RM USB key
created in the previous procedure.
1 Insert the RM USB key into an available USB port on the system.
You may also use the virtual media option of iDRAC to remotely load the
RM USB key. For more information, see
Media Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) User
in the
Guide
at support.dell.com/manuals.
2 Boot the DR4000 system using the RM USB key.
3 During the time when the Power-On Self-Test (POST) screen displays,
press F11 to load the Boot Manager.
4 Within the Boot Manager, navigate to and select the USB key as the boot
device, and press Enter.
5 After a few minutes, Restore Manager loads and displays its main screen.
6 Select the desired Restore mode (Recover Appliance or Factory Reset).
7 Enter the confirmation string, and press Enter to proceed.
CAUTION:
The Factory Reset mode deletes all DR4000 data. The Factory Reset
mode should only be used when the container data is no longer needed.
NOTE:
After Restore Manager completes, only the administrator account will
remain enabled. To re-enable the root or service accounts, see the user --enable
--user CLI commands in the
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