Restoring a GV STRATUS Core Server on a FT Server platform from a generic image

This is the master task that applies to both Type I and Type II FT Server models. As instructed by the steps in this task, use the appropriate Acronis sub-task specified for the Type I or Type II model.

Disconnect network cables.
Disconnect power cabling from bottom CPU/IO module.
In top CPU/IO module, leave drive 0 in slot, remove all other drives.
Provide AC power to top CPU/IO module.
Provide access to the disk image file to which you are restoring. For example, connect an external drive containing the image.
Startup and in BIOS setup disable OS Boot Monitoring. Refer to related topics in this Topic Library.
Using the Acronis recovery disk image process as appropriate for the FT Server Type I or Type II model, restore the generic disk image to the top CPU/IO module using Acronis. The process to boot into Acronis takes several minutes. The restore process takes approximately two hours. Refer to related topics in this Topic Library.
Restart and log in to Windows as an Administrator.
When prompted, enter Windows operating system product key and activate later.
Restart as prompted.
Complete items as prompted by the sysprep process, including the following:
- Time zone
- Server name
- Deselect Automatic Updates
- Select Don't show again at startup
The server restarts.
If Server Manager opens, select Don't show again at startup.
In the top CPU/IO module, insert all drives.
In the bottom CPU/IO module, insert all drives.
Connect power cabling and start up bottom CPU/IO module.
Perform dual disk configuration as follows:
1. In the RDR Utility, create the first Virtual disk.
2. When prompted to reboot, click No.
3. Manually reboot the system.
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Perform system disk dual configuration as follows:
1. Right-click on Slot 0 of PCI Module 11 and select Add Physical Disk To RDR Virtual Disk.
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Set resync priority as follows:
1. Set Virtual Disk 0 to high priority In the Logical disk section, highlight RDR Virtual Disk, right-click and select Set Resync Priority, set to High and click OK. Disk 0 in each chassis blinks rapidly until the initialization is done.
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Repeat steps to create Virtual Disks and map to physical disks.
Wait until Disk 0 completes the build process. That takes approximately 3 hours.
Use Windows utilities and build a Dynamic disk with all other disks, except for drive 0, using the striped mode rather than the span mode. Refer to related topics in this Topic Library.
Set duplex LAN configuration to team the left NICS in each server and the right NICS in each server. Refer to related topics in this Topic Library.
Name teams Control Team and FTP Team. Refer to related topics in this Topic Library.
Reorder network adapters so the Control Team is first and the FTP Team is second. Refer to related topics in this Topic Library.
Restart and in BIOS setup enable OS Boot Monitoring. Refer to related topics in this Topic Library.
Turn off the FT server firewall Refer to related topics in this Topic Library.
Remove the GVAdmin account from the Deny log on locally list. Refer to related topics in this Topic Library.
Install SiteConfig Discovery Agent. Refer to related topics in this Topic Library.
Install SQL. Before installing SQL, make sure that you copy the correct StratusSQLConfigurationFile.ini file onto the system so that the database is installed on the D:\ partition. Refer to related topics in this Topic Library.
Activate the Windows operating system. Refer to related topics in this Topic Library.
Do any Windows High Priority updates that are not already installed.
Install GV STRATUS software.
If the FT server has a proxy share, on proxy share security settings make sure the local "Everyone" has read permission.
If the FT server has a proxy share, add the internal system account, which by default is GVAdmin, to the local Administrators group and on proxy share security settings give that account full permissions.