1 Description of the hard disks[edit | edit source]
Server Version R610:
Server Version R620:
If you want to replace the server Dell PowerEdgeR610 by the newer one R620, you have to interchange both, Main and Backup hard disk. Take the hard disks from server R610 and put them into the slots of the new server.
If you want to change hard disks at a spare server, just change Main disk with Main disk and Backup disk with Backup disk.
2 Replacement of hard disks[edit | edit source]
If the disk is damaged, turn off the server, take out the old hard disk and put in a new one. Then start the server again.
3 Assign HDD to Server[edit | edit source]
3.1 Settings in Configuration Utility[edit | edit source]
Press Ctrl + R to enter the Configuration Utility. If foreign configurations are present, press C and confirm with Y.
Clear ALL existing Configurations (Clear Config and Foreign Config => Clear).
Press the YES button to accept.
- Create first Virtual Disk
Select the Controller and press F2. Afterwards select Create New VD and accept with ENTER.
Select first disk at the Physical Disks partition by pressing SPACE.
Then jump with TAB to OK and accept with ENTER.
Press the OK button to accept.
- Create second Virtual Disk
Select the Controller and press F2. Afterwards select Create New VD and accept with ENTER.
Select the remaining disk with SPACE, jump with TAB to OK and accept with ENTER.
Press the OK button to accept.
The configuration should look like this:
3.2 Select Bootable Device (Boot from Backup Disk)[edit | edit source]
Press two times Ctrl + N to switch to Ctrl Mgmt.
Switch with TAB to Select boot device and press ENTER to choose VD 1. Then change to Apply and press ENTER.
Press ESC to exit the configuration utility and accept with OK.
Restart the server with the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+Del.
3.3 Boot backup operating system[edit | edit source]
After the restart you should see this menu.
Select “CentOS !! BackupDisk !!” and the server boots from the backup disk.
3.4 Restore original operating system[edit | edit source]
When asked, choose “1: Restore orig. PVSSII disk from backup disk…” and press ENTER
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Now you have to choose your restoration point
A manual triggered restoration point normally will be created by Brückner engineers.
All others the system creates automatically.
Confirm your selection with two y.
After restoration press any key to reboot.
4 Change Backup hard disk[edit | edit source]
4.1 Settings in Configuration Utility[edit | edit source]
Enter the Configuration Utility by pressing Ctrl + R. If foreign configurations are present, press C and confirm with Y.
Clear ALL existing Configurations (Clear Config and Foreign Config => Clear).
Press the YES Button to accept.
- Create first Virtual Disk
Select the Controller and press F2.
Then select Create New VD and accept with ENTER.
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Select first disk in the Physical Disks partition by pressing SPACE.
Then jump with TAB to OK and accept with ENTER.
Press the OK Button to accept.
- Create second Virtual Disk
Select the Controller and press F2.Then select Create New VD and accept with ENTER.
Select the remaining disk with SPACE and jump to OK by pressing the TAB button.
Accept by pressing the OK Button.
The configuration should look like this:
Exit the configuration utility by pressing ESC and the OK button.
Then press Ctrl+Alt+Entf to restart the Server.
4.2 Activate new Backup hard disk[edit | edit source]
During boot of the server the system will halt
- Switch with SPACE to detailed few.
- Following message appears:
Answer with y and ENTER.
- Log on to console of the server as root.
- Then enter following command to start the initialization of the backup disk:
- initBuDisk
If you are sure the system detected the right hard disk you can continue with Yes
Do you want to continue? y and Enter.
The initialization of the backup disk starts.
During this procedure the Operating system and Project will be saved to hard disk.
