IBM eServer 130 xSeries User Reference Manual

Also see for eServer 130 xSeries: Configuration and options guide

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Chapter 7. Solving problems 1135. Go to the appliance server and insert the Recovery CD into the CD-ROM drive;then, insert the recovery-enablement diskette into the diskette drive of theappliance server.6. Restart the appliance server. The recovery process begins automatically, and thepreinstalled software is restored. After the preinstalled software is restored, thesystem restarts automatically, and all final operating-system configurationchanges are performed.Note: The recovery-enablement diskette is a one-use-only diskette. To use theRecovery CD again, you need to run the DiskCreator.exe file from theSupplementary CD.When the appliance server restarts, a series of configuration and system-preparationprograms configure the network operating system automatically. This process takesat least 15 minutes and must finish running before you can use any includedapplications such as the Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility or TerminalServices to connect or configure the xSeries 130. This applies the first time thexSeries 130 is started after the Recovery CD is used.Recovering your appliance server without DiskCreatorIf you do not have one of the supported operating systems, you can use the followingprocedure to create a recovery-enablement diskette and recover the preinstalledsoftware on your appliance server:1. Insert a blank diskette into the diskette drive on a workstation other than theappliance server; then, format the diskette as a DOS diskette.2. Insert the Supplementary CD into the CD-ROM drive in the workstation, and copyeither the reload.on file or the manufact.ure file from the \Recovery Enablementdirectory on the CD to the diskette.Attention: When you start the appliance server with the Recovery CD in the CD-ROM drive and the recovery-enablement diskette in the diskette drive, therecovery process starts. If you copy the reload.on file to the diskette, therecovery process installs the operating system, but does not delete the datapartition D:. If you copy the manufact.ure file to the diskette, the recovery processdeletes all partitions on the first hard disk in the appliance server and installs theoperating system.3. Go to the appliance server and insert the Recovery CD into the CD-ROM drive;then, insert the recovery-enablement diskette into the diskette drive of theappliance server.4. Restart the appliance server. The recovery process begins automatically, and thepreinstalled software is restored. After the preinstalled software is restored, thesystem restarts automatically, and all final operating-system configurationchanges are performed.Note: The recovery-enablement diskette is a one-use-only diskette. To use theRecovery CD again, you need to run the DiskCreator.exe file from theSupplementary CD.When the appliance server restarts, a series of configuration and system-preparationprograms configure the network operating system automatically. This process takesat least 15 minutes and must finish running before you can use any includedapplications such as the Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility or TerminalServices to connect or configure the xSeries 130. This applies the first time thexSeries 130 is started after the Recovery CD is used.