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B.2 Usage of ASR
This section explains the procedure for ASR usage.
1Turn on the server.
2Insert the ASR floppy disk and Windows Server 2003 installation
CD.
System starts up from the Windows Server 2003 installation CD.
`When a nonstandard Windows driver (RAID driver, etc.) is necessary, the
message "Press F6 if you need install a third party SCSI or RAID driver ..." is
shown on the bottom of the screen. In this case, press [F6] key. Note that this
message appears only for about five seconds.
A message "Press F2 to run Automated System Recovery (ASR) ..." appears on the bottom of
the screen.
3Press [F2] key.
Note that this message appears only for about five seconds.
If [F6] key was pressed at the step 2, only reading the driver is executed.
1. Insert the driver floppy disk which was created at step 1 at the prearrangement.
2. Press [S] key and read driver information.
The action above can be repeated as many times as necessary.
3. When reading all the drivers is completed, press [Enter] key to finish the reading
task.
`When a nonstandard Windows driver (RAID driver, SCSI driver, etc.) is necessary,
prepare the followings before executing ASR.
[Prearrangement]
1. Create a floppy disk of a nonstandard Windows driver (step 2). For creation
procedure, refer to the "User's Guide" of this server or a manual for the RAID
card.
2. Create a driver floppy disk for an occasion when asked for a driver file in the
middle of restoring ASR (step 3).
1. Check whether the free space in the driver floppy disk created in step 1 at
the prearrangement is 720KB or more. If the free space is not sufficient,
prepare an extra floppy disk.
2. Create a folder [\$OEM$\TEXTMODE] in respective floppy disk.
3. Copy all the files placed lower in the root than the driver floppy disk created
in step1 at the prearrangement to the folder created in step 2 at the
prearrangement.
`For notes on FDD Unit (USB) usage, refer to "1.8 For using FDD Unit (USB) when
Operating ASR and BrightStor ARCserve Backup Disaster Recovery Option".