Nortel Networks NN46110-602 Recovery, Accessing the diskette drive, Using the recovery diskette

48 Chapter 3 Administrative tasks

Recovery

In the unlikely event that there is a hard disk crash, use the Recovery window to configure a recovery diskette to restore the software image and file system to the hard drive of the VPN Router. The recovery diskette is included with your VPN Router. You can also use this window to create additional copies of the recovery diskette, as well as to reformat a diskette.

Note: The VPN Router 1000, 1010, 1050, and 1100 do not have a floppy drive in the unit. Although the VPN Router 600 does not have a floppy drive, the recovery image is stored in a PROM and you can invoke it by pressing a switch on the back of the unit.

Accessing the diskette drive

If the VPN Router has a front cover, you must remove it to gain access to the diskette drive. See the installation guide for details on how to remove the front cover. Booting the VPN Router with the recovery diskette does the following:

•reformats the hard disk

•allows FTP access to the hard disk

•restores the previously backed-up software image and file system from a backup host to the hard disk

•downloads a new factory default software image and file system from a file server to the hard disk

These utilities are accessed throught Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) after it is booted from the recovery diskette.

Using the recovery diskette

To use the recovery diskette:

1Remove the VPN Router’s front cover.

2Insert the recovery diskette into the drive and press Reset on the back of the VPN Router.

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