Restoring a GV STRATUS Core Server on a FT Server platform from a system-specific recovery disk image

Restoring the GV STRATUS core server from a generic image is not recommended. You must restore the core server from a system-specific recovery disk image.

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.
Using the Acronis recovery disk image process as appropriate for the FT Server, restore the 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:
- 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.
On the Desktop, double-click the ftSys Management Tools shortcut.
Go to ftServer (Local) | ftServer I/O Enclosures | I/O Enclosure – 10* | Storage Enclosure - 40 | Slot - 1 | Disk - 0.
Right-click on Disk – 0 and select Create RDR Virtual Disk.
Follow the pop-up instructions and close them when finished.
An automatic reboot will occur in 2 minutes—just allow it to reboot on its own.
After the reboot, reopen the ftSys Management Tools.
Go to ftServer (Local) | ftServer I/O Enclosures | I/O Enclosure – 11* | Storage Enclosure - 40 | Slot - 1 | Disk – 0.

Note: *10 is the upper server and 11 is the lower server.
Right-click on Disk – 0 and select Add Physical Disk to RDR Virtual Disk.
Syncing the disks takes about 3 hours.

Note: You can do minor configurations to the FT server while it is syncing.
Monitor the syncing progress either in the secondary Disk – 0 window or in the ftServer (Local) | Logical Disk Information | RDR Virtual Disk 3 window.
The primary Disk – 0 window displays Simplex under Op State: State until the disks finish syncing.
Verify that the disks indicate Duplex after syncing is finished.
Reboot the FT server and go back into F2 – Setup.
1. In the Server tab, set the OS Boot Monitor back to Enabled.
2. Save Changes and Exit.
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.
Turn off the FT server firewall.
Remove the GVAdmin account from the Deny log on locally list.
Install SiteConfig Discovery Agent. Refer to related topics in this Topic Library.
Configure the D:/E: drives before configuring the FT server to a GV STRATUS system.
The D: (data) drive can be set to 200 GB and E: (backup) the remaining space.
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.
Activate the Windows operating system.
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.