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Reinstalling the software

If you are adding a Nortel SNAS 4050 device to an existing cluster, you may need to reinstall the software on the new Nortel SNAS 4050 if the software versions on the new Nortel SNAS 4050 and the existing Nortel SNAS 4050 cluster differ.

Otherwise, it is only in the case of serious malfunction that you might need to reinstall the software, and this seldom occurs.

You must perform the reinstall using a console connection.

Reinstalling the software resets the Nortel SNAS 4050 to its factory default configuration. The reinstall erases all other configuration data and current software, including old software image versions or upgrade packages that may be stored in the flash memory card or on the hard disk.

Before you begin

To reinstall the software on the Nortel SNAS 4050 from an external file server, you require the following:

access to the Nortel SNAS 4050 using a console connection

an install image, loaded on a TFTP/FTP/SCP/SFTP server on your network

the IP address of the TFTP/FTP/SCP/SFTP server

the name of the install image

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