5-4 System Recovery, Backup, and Restore
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Backing up the system state allows you to recover the system if an operating system
reinstallation is required. Restoring your system state restores customized settings such as
user information and share information.
NOTE: You must back up your system state to a hard-disk drive other than your operating
system hard-disk drive to restore your system state after using the
Reinstallation
CD.
Backing Up System State Data NOTE: To use the NAS Manager you must be logged in as Administrator. The NAS Manager
default administrator user name is administrator and the default password is
powervault.
1Click Maintenance.
2Click Terminal Services.
3Log in to the Terminal Services session.
4Go to the Advanced Administration Menu.
5Select Administrative Tools and click Perform System State Backup.
The Performing System State Backup window displays.
6Click OK to continue.
7Select the location to store your system state backup and click OK.
NOTE: System State Backup takes approximately five minutes to complete and requires
approximately 250 megabytes (MB) of disk space.
You are recommended to regularly back up your system state to your RAID 5 protected data
drives. This action enables you to go back to the most recent state if an operating system
reinstallati on is required.
Restoring System State Data NOTE: To restore your system state, you must have previously backed up your system using the
System State Backup Tool on the Advanced Administration Menu or from Windows 2000
Backup and Recovery Tools.
1Click Maintenance.
2Click Backup.
3Log in to the system as administrator.