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Back up, Restore, and Re-initialize the HP Datacenter Connection Manager (DCM) Controller

Recovering DCM Controller

The default destination location for the output file is var/tmp/. You may specify a different destination path.

This command creates a .tar file named support-bundle-MMM-DD-YY- nnnnnnn.tar. It also creates a .log file that tells the user which files and data were successfully added to the bundle and which were not and some addi- tional information about the possible causes. The .log file will be both in the bundle and in the destination directory of the bundle in a separate text file.

Recovering DCM Controller

In the event of catastrophic failure of your appliance software or your data, you can re-initialize DCM Controller to return it to a working state. You can then restore the most recent backup data as described in “Using the Restora- tion Script” on page A-3.

Follow the steps below to re-image the DCM Controller.

1.Download the latest DCM software as instructed by HP ProCurve supp- port. The file will be 3–4 GB. (For information on how to contact HP support, see “Warranty and Support” on page 1-10.)

2.Extract the DCM.zip file you downloaded onto your desktop.

3.Copy the extracted files to a 4GB USB drive.

The USB drive you use for this procedure cannot be U3-compliant.

You can extract the .zip file directly to the USB drive, but this operation is considerably slower.

4.Open a command prompt in Windows by clicking Start > Run and entering cmd in the Open box.

5.With the USB drive inserted into a port on your management workstation, execute the following command at the command prompt:

[x:]\tools\win\syslinux.exe [x:]

Replace [x] with the drive letter of the USB drive containing the extracted DCM update files. For example:

e:\tools\win\syslinux.exe e:

The drive is now bootable.

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