About the recovery image process

An image of the K2 Summit system system drive is provided with the product package. You can restore the K2 Summit system from this image. This simplifies the process of rebuilding a system in a disaster recovery scenario.

Note: This process is not intended as a means to backup and restore media.

When you receive your K2 Summit system new from the factory, you receive a system-specific image for that particular K2 Summit system. This factory image is stored on a bootable USB Recovery Flash Drive. Also on the Recovery Flash Drive is the Acronis True Image software necessary to create and restore an image. You can find the Recovery Flash Drive in a holder in the front bezel assembly.

After your K2 Summit system is installed, configured, and running in your system environment, you should create a new recovery image to capture settings changed from default. This “first birthday” image is the baseline recovery image for the K2 Summit system in its life in your facility. There is enough space on the Recovery Flash Drive to store the first birthday image along with the factory image.

You should likewise create a new recovery image after completing any process that changes system software or data, such as a software upgrade. In this way you retain the ability to restore your K2 Summit system to a recent “last known good” state.

Note: The recovery image process is an “off-line” process. Do not attempt this process while media access is underway.

The recovery image process that you should follow is summarized in the following steps.

  • At the K2 Summit system first birthday…

    Boot from the Recovery Flash Drive.

    Create a recovery image for the K2 Summit system.

    Create a recovery image for the Control Point PC.

  • At milestones, such as software upgrades…

    Boot from the Recovery Flash Drive.

    Create a recovery image for the K2 Summit system.

  • If you need to restore the K2 Summit system

    Boot from the Recovery Flash Drive.

    Read the image from the Recovery Flash Drive or from the location that you stored the image.

  • If you need to restore the Control Point PC…

    Boot from the Recovery Flash drive.

    Read the image from the location that you stored the image.

Use the following procedures to implement the recovery image process as necessary.


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