ServerView Resource Coordinator VE Operation Guide

D.3 Restoring Image Files

Note

• System images of managed servers which have not been registered with the manager should not be restored.

• Do not restore image files of managed servers which do not meet the following hardware conditions:

  • The model, motherboard, and CPU of the managed server are identical.

  • The hardware configuration of each server must be identical, including optional cards and the slots they are mounted in.

  • Make sure that BIOS settings are properly configured. For details of BIOS settings, refer to "BIOS Settings for Managed Servers" in "3.5 Configuring the Server Environment" of the "ServerView Resource Coordinator VE Setup Guide".

  • All servers must use the same redundancy configuration (if any) and the same number of redundant paths for LAN and SAN connections. All servers must also be able to access the same network and storage devices.

• The maximum number of versions of image files managed by the manager is three. Do not restore image files of managed servers which exceed the maximum number of versions.

1. Preparations

   Confirm the system images and cloning images in the image list on the RC console.

2. Delete image files

   Delete system images and cloning images as necessary.
   Delete any unnecessary system images and cloning images from the RC console in advance, to avoid exceeding the maximum number of versions that can be retained for each managed server.

3. Stop the manager

   Stop the manager.
   To details on how to stop the manager, refer to "5.1 Manager" in the "ServerView Resource Coordinator VE Setup Guide".

   Note

   Confirm whether both the "Manager services" and "Deployment services" have been stopped.

4. Restoring image files

   Copy each backed up resource folder to the image file storage folder.

   Note

   Copy the image files in the image file storage folders using the names of the resource folders when they were backed up.
   However, if a resource folder of the same version exists, change the version part of the resource folder to an integer in the range of "1 to the maximum version number plus 1", which does not overlap.

5. Start the manager

   Start the manager.
   To details on how to start the manager, refer to "5.1 Manager" in the "ServerView Resource Coordinator VE Setup Guide".

   Note

   Confirm whether both the "Manager services" and "Deployment services" have been started.

6. Post operation confirmation

   1. On the RC console, select the [Image List] tab.

   2. Confirm whether the restored system images and cloning images are displayed.