Testing for compatibility

Refer to the HP OBDR web site at www.hp.com/go/obdr for more information about using this feature and compatibility.

We recommend that you perform a full disaster recovery immediately after installation—if possible, onto a blank hard disk. If you do not have a blank hard disk and do not want to overwrite your system, you can safely cancel the disaster recovery process at step 3 in the following procedure.

Refer to our connectivity web site (www.hp.com/go/connect) for more information about suitable backup applications.

Running HP OBDR

HP OBDR can only be used with backup applications that support one-button disaster recovery and methods of operating OBDR will vary between different software companies.

Check our World Wide Web site (www.hp.com/go/obdr) for the latest information about firmware upgrades and troubleshooting before you use HP OBDR.

1Insert the latest bootable cartridge in the tape drive (see Figure 12a). The cartridge must be written by a backup application that writes data to tape in CD-ROM format.

2 Hold down the eject button. Keeping the eject button pressed down, power on your server (see Figure 12b). This activates the HP One-Button Disaster Recovery process. Release the button as soon as the Ready LED on the front panel flashes in the OBDR sequence. This is a repeated pattern of: flashing-steady on-flashing.

Keyboard shortcut for HP ProLiant servers

There is no need to press the Eject button. Just power on your server and press the [F8] Function key during the Power On Self Test (POST). This invokes OBDR to restore your system. For more information and specific instructions please refer to our World Wide Web site at

www.hp.com/go/obdr.

3Follow the on-screen instructions to set up the operating system (see Figure 12c). (These will vary depending upon the backup software.) Normally, you can accept the default response to all the prompts, for example, just press <Enter>.

4The LEDs will flash in OBDR mode (as described in step 2) while the tape drive restores your operating system to a state, where it can run a normal data restore.

5Once the operating system has been set up and rebooted, the Ready LED display on the tape drive changes to constant green and you can remove the backup cartridge, if you wish. You are now ready to run a normal data restore. Follow the normal process for your restore application.

If restore fails

If the restore fails for any reason, refer to our World Wide Web site (www.hp.com/go/ obdr) for detailed troubleshooting information.