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 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: 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.
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Perform dual disk configuration as
follows:
- In the RDR Utility, create the first Virtual disk.
- When prompted to reboot, click No.
- Manually reboot the system.
- Perform system disk dual configuration as follows: Refer to related topics in this Topic Library.
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Set resync priority as follows:
- 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.
- 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.