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2. After the machine boots up, follow the instructions that are displayed on the
3. Select Start Maintenance Mode for System Recovery.
4. Select Install from a System Backup.
5. Select the drive containing the backup tape and press Enter.
The system reads the media and begins the installation. If the mksysb is saved on
multiple tape cassettes, you will be prompted to insert the next cassette during the
installation. You are then prompted for the BOS installation language.
During a restore of a tape backup, do not remove the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM
drive. After the mksysb installation completes, the installation program automatically
installs additional devices and the kernel on your system, using the original product
media that you booted from.
Using the System Software Recovery CD-ROM
This section describes how to use the recovery CD-ROMs you received in the NAS
Gateway 500 software ship group. These CD-ROMs contain the preload image of
the system software installed during manufacturing and are used to reconfigure the
NAS Gateway 500 back to the manufacturing state.
Attention:
Note: This process requires root authority and a console attached to serial port 1.
To start the installation of the NAS Gateway 500 recovery image, your system
needs to first boot from the NAS Gateway 500 System Software Recovery
CD-ROM. In order to force a boot from the media:
If the system is powered on:
1. Run the following commands
2. The system will shutdown and boot off the media in the CD-ROM drive.
3. After the machine boots up, follow the instructions that are displayed on the
4. Choose the terminal that you will be using.
5. Select the language.
6. Click Start Install Now with default settings.
7. Click Continue with Install.
8. The system will load the image. When the System Software Recovery CD-ROM
c. When the keyboard indicator is shown on the screen (the word keyboard on
the console), press 5 on the console. This will temporarily alter the boot list.
d. At this stage, the system boots up using the media. If the system does not
boot up, but instead enters SMS, there is a problem with the media. Verify
that it is correctly inserted and undamaged. Reinsert the media or replace
the media and restart at Step 1.
panel.
Installing the recovery image will erase ALL data on the system disks.
For information on console strategy, refer to the IBM TotalStorage NAS
Gateway 500 Service Guide.
bootlist -m normal cd0 hdisk0
shutdown -Fr
screen.
disk 1 is complete, it will prompt you to insert System Software Recovery
CD-ROM disk 2.
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