To restore a Solaris 8 update 8 OS system having an external tape drive connected, from a full backup, complete the steps described in the following table:
Step |
System prompt |
Action |
1 |
None (system is powered off). |
Power up the system. |
2 |
The system displays messages indicating that it is attempting to boot the operating system from the hard disk. |
At any point during or after the attempted boot process, display the open boot (
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3 |
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Open the CD-ROM drive bay. Insert the CD-ROM labeled AVAYA IR R 2.0 Recovery Software CD. Close the CD-ROM drive bay. |
4 |
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Enter The system displays messages indicating that it is resetting itself and rebooting from the CD-ROM. |
5 |
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Enter IMPORTANT: |
6 |
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Enter IMPORTANT: |
7 |
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This prompt appears on the Sun Fire 280R, Sun Fire V240, and the Sun Blade 150 if the Sun keyboard is not connected to the computer's USB port. Choose the terminal type you want to use and press Enter. |
8 |
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Press F2 to acknowledge the screen. |
9 |
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Press F2 to acknowledge the screens. |
10 |
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Enter the host name for the Avaya IR system and press F2. |
11 |
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Enter the IP address of the Avaya IR system and press F2. |
12 |
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Select whether your system is part of a subnet and press F2. If you choose Yes, the system prompts you for the subnet mask. In this case, enter the subnet mask and press F2. |
13 |
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Enter the subnet mask and press F2. |
14 |
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Select No and press F2. IMPORTANT: After a short wait (approximately 30 seconds), the system displays the network information you entered similar to the example shown in the following row in this table. |
15 |
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Review the information to make sure it is accurate and press F2 to continue. If the information is not correct, press F4 and correct the information, starting with the Networked question. While restoring the system, do not modify the host name and IP address of the system. Keeping the host name and IP address of the system the same, prevents problems with restoring licenses. |
16 |
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Enter the IP address of the default router (if applicable). The system verifies the default router. This activity takes a few minutes. |
17 |
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Choose No and press F2. IMPORTANT: |
18 |
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Press F2 to confirm. |
19 |
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Select your name service and press F2. Although this is specific to your site, the most common selection is DNS. If you selected DNS, the system displays the series of messages to set up the DNS name service as shown in rows 19a, 19b, 19c, and 19d of this table. |
19a |
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Enter the domain name and press F2. |
19b |
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You can enter up to three IP addresses for DNS servers. Type the IP address and press Enter to move to the next field. When finished, press F2. |
19c |
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You can enter up to six search domains. Type the search domain and press Enter to move to the next field. When finished, press F2. The system displays the information you entered, similar to the example shown in the following row in this table. |
19d |
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Review the information to make sure it is accurate and Press F2 to continue. If the list is not correct, press F4 and correct the information, starting with the domain name prompt. After the system accepts your name service information, it displays a series of messages requesting information about the time zone for the system. |
20 |
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Select the region for the system and press F2. The system displays a menu for selecting the time zone for the region you selected. The example in the following row of this table shows the time zones for the United States. |
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Select your time zone and press F2. |
22 |
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Verify that these values for year, month, day, hour, and minute are correct. If any values need to be changed, position the cursor in the appropriate field and type the correct value. Press Enter to move between field. When finished, press F2. The system displays the time zone information you entered, similar to the example shown in the following row in this table. |
23 |
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Review the information to make sure it is accurate and press F2 to continue. If the information is not correct, press F4 and correct the information, starting with the Region prompt. The system installs the system software and configures the network. This takes a few minutes. When completed, the system displays the prompt as shown in the following row in this table: |
24 |
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Choose 2 and press Enter to continue |
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Enter the tape drive path. For example,
The system extracts the data from the backup file, installs the data, and then reboots. This process takes several minutes. |
26 |
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Enter Y for "yes." |
27 |
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Enter the IP address of the router. |
28 |
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If the router address is correct, enter Y for "yes." |
29 |
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Enter the root password. IMPORTANT: |
30 |
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Press Enter. |
31 |
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Enter the root password again. |
32 |
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Press Enter. |
33 |
The system boots and displays the console login prompt. |
Log in as you normally do. If partial (incremental) backups were made after the full backup, restore them using the Web Administration interface. For more information, see Restoring data in Avaya IR System Help. |