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    Backing Up and Restoring a StorageExpress(TM) System's Hard Disk

    
    

    BACKUP/RESTORE THE STORAGEEXPRESS SYSTEM'S HARD DISK

    
       Backing Up Your StorageExpress system
    
       It is essential the you back up your StorageExpress system.  Because you
    
       use the StorageExpress system for the back up and restore of your
    
       network data, backing it up is one of the most important backup tasks
    
       you'll do.
    
    
    
       You have spent time assigning clients, setting up backup jobs, and
    
       configuring your StorageExpress system to work exactly the way you want.
    
        All of this information is stored on the StorageExpress system's hard
    
       disk.  If anything should happen to the hard disk, all of that data
    
       could be lost and your would have to reconfigure the StorageExpress
    
       system and merge tapes in order to do a restore.
    
    
    
       There are two ways to back up the StorageExpress system, running a
    
       Self-Backup and creating an Image Tape.
    
    
    
       We recommend you schedule a Self-Backup job after every full backup, or
    
       at least once a week.  The Self-Backup backs up all the File Tracker,
    
       Job Schedule, and configuration files.  
    
    
    
       The Image Tape protects against a hard disk crash by creating a
    
       bit-by-bit image copy of the StorageExpress hard disk.  The image copy
    
       will contain all the Disk Recovery Tape data that shipped with the
    
       StorageExpress system plus the information of a regular Self-Backup
    
       tape.  
    
    
    
       Scheduling a Self-Backup
    
    
    
         1. Run Central Console.  From the Main menu, choose Backup.
    
    
    
         2. From the Backup menu, choose Self-Backup.
    
    
    
         3. In the Options and Schedule for Self-Backup screen, fill in or
    
            select these fields:
    
    
    
           a.  Highlight the desired StorageExpress on the upper left of the
    
              screen.
    
    
    
           b.  Assign a tape name.
    
    
    
           c.  Select the tape drive which contains a blank tape.
    
    
    
           d.  Select the appropriate Start Date and Start Time.   If you want
    
              this job to run immediately, click on the Immediate box.  If you
    
              stop here without selecting any Repeat Options (Step E), this job
    
              will only run once at the time you've indicated.
    
    
    
           e.  Choose Repeat Options.  In the Repeat Options for Self-Backup
    
              screen, choose one of the listed repeating options.
    
    
    
           f.  When finished, choose OK.  
    
    
    
       You can confirm that this Self-Backup is schedule by viewing the Job
    
    
    
       Schedule screen.
    
    
    
       Creating an Image Tape
    
       With Central Console connected to the correct StorageExpress system:
    
    
    
         1. From the Main Menu choose Utilities.
    
    
    
         2. Choose Reboot or Shut Down.
    
    
    
         3. Select the option Shut Down, then Reboot into maintenance mode.  
    
            Then choose Shut KB
    
    
    
         4. While the StorageExpress system is rebooting, go to the
    
            StorageExpress system Control Unit.
    
    
    
         5. When the LCD will panel reads "Waiting For Remote Connection...
    
            Press Any Key To Select Local Maintenance Mode".  Press any key on
    
            the front panel for the control unit.  The Maintenance Mode Menu
    
            will appear on the LCD.
    
    
    
         6. Use the up or down arrow button on the front of the control unit to
    
            scroll to Tape and Disk Operations.  Press the enter button.
    
    
    
         7. From the Tape and Disk Operations Menu, use the up or  down arrow
    
            button on the front of the control unit to scroll to Create Image
    
            Tape.  Press the enter button.
    
    
    
         8. The LCD will read "Make and IMAGE tape...Insert a tape into drive
    
            1".  Load a blank tape into tape drive 1.  Use the <> button to
    
            select OK , then press the enter button.  If your drive is an
    
            Autochanger, you will have to load the tape using the Select and
    
            Load buttons on the front of the drive.
    
    
    
       When the StorageExpress system is finished creating the image tape the
    
       LCD will read "Done making IMAGE tape...press any key to continue".  You
    
       will now have to reboot the StorageExpress system into NetWare Mode for
    
       normal operation.
    
    
    
         1. From the Tape and Disk Operations Menu, use the up or down arrow
    
            button on the front of the control unit to scroll to Return to Main
    
            Menu.  Press the enter button, this returns you to the Maintenance
    
            Mode Menu.
    
    
    
         2. From the LCD Maintenance Mode Menu, use the  up or down arrow
    
            button on the front of the control unit to scroll to Configure Boot
    
            Operations.  Press the enter button.
    
    
    
         3. From the Boot Mode Menu, use the up or down arrow button on the
    
            front of the control unit to scroll to Set to NetWare Mode.  Press
    
            the enter button.
    
    
    
         4. The LCD will prompt "Boot to NetWare Mode Now?  Use the <> button
    
            on the front of the control unit to select OK.  Press the enter
    
            button to reboot the StorageExpress.
    
    
    
       Restoring the StorageExpress system
    
    
    
       Restoring your StorageExpress system is as easy as backing it up.  All
    
       you need is the tape you want to restore from.  If your StorageExpress
    
       system is up and running, use a Self-Restore to restore your system back
    
       to a previous configuration.  If your StorageExpress system crashes and
    
       you are unable to bring it to a bootable state, you will need to restore
    
       from an Image Tape.
    
    
    
       Scheduling A Self-Restore
    
    
    
         1. Run Central Console.  From the Main menu, choose Restore.
    
    
    
         2. From the Restore menu, choose Self-Restore.
    
    
    
         3. In the StorageExpress Self-Restore window fill in or select these
    
            fields:
    
    
    
           a.  Scroll to select the StorageExpress system you want  to restore
    
              to.
    
    
    
           b.  Select the Tape Drive which contains the tape you want to
    
              restore from.
    
    
    
           c.  Type the Tape Name you want to restore from.
    
    
    
         4. Choose Continue.  When you get the prompt to insert the tape to
    
            restore from , insert the tape in drive 1.  Then choose OK.
    
    
    
       If there is a job currently running, the StorageExpress system will
    
       first finish the job, suspend all other scheduled jobs and run the
    
       Self-Restore.  If there are no jobs running, the StorageExpress system
    
       will run the Self-Restore immediately.
    
    
    
       Restoring From An Image Tape
    
    
    
         1. Turn on the StorageExpress system power.  When the LCD panel reads
    
            "Executing power-on self test", press any of the buttons next to
    
            the LCD panel. The Mode Menu will appear on the LCD.  
    
    
    
         2. Use the up or down arrow button on the front of the control unit to
    
            scroll to Disk Recovery Mode.  Press the enter button.
    
    
    
         3. From the Disk Recovery Mode Menu, use the up or down arrow button
    
            on the front of the control unit to scroll to Restore Image Tape to
    
            Disk.  Press the enter button.
    
    
    
         4. The LDS will read "Insert Image Tape Into Drive 1".  Insert the
    
            Image Tape you want to recover from in drive 1.  Use the <> button
    
            to select OK , then press the enter button.
    
    
    
         5. When the StorageExpress system is finished restoring the image tape
    
            the LCD will read "System will Reboot into Init Mode Press any key
    
            to continue".   Press any of the buttons next to the LCD panel.
    
    
    
         6. The LAN configuration setting will display on the LCD.  Use the <>
    
            button on the front of the control unit to select Change or Accept.
    
             Press the enter button.
    
    
    
         7. Wait for the LCD to display "Waiting for Configuration from the
    
            StorageExpress Central Windows Software".
    
    
    
         8. Run Central Console from the management workstation.  The
    
            StorageExpress Connections dialog box appears.
    
    
    
         9. Highlight the StorageExpress system you just re-imaged.  Then
    
            choose Connect.
    
    
    
         10.The New StorageExpress Found dialog box appears.  Confirm or change
    
            the configuration information.  When finished, choose Done.
    
    
    
         11.The StorageExpress system will reboot into NetWare mode. 
    
    

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