Re: [cobalt-users] restoring OS/harddrive on raq550

["John D. Gorena" <Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim,

I recently did a restore on my Raq550.  You must have a PC or Laptop
that can boot from the CDROM.  YOU MUST have one of the NIC cards in the
laptop or Desktop that is listed below.  The only problem that I had was
the changing of the SOA serial number.  I did it manually but is there a
better way to do it?

On the RESTORE CD read /README/INSTRUCTIONS.TXT

Where it says

===========================
Minimum System Requirements 
===========================
- An Intel-compatible PC desktop or laptop computer. 
- The computer must have an IDE (ATAPI) CD-ROM drive and must be
bootable from the CD-ROM drive. 
- The computer must have only one of the following network interface
cards (NIC):
	PCI Cards: 
		Intel PRO/100+ Server Adapter (PILA8470B) 
		Linksys EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card (LNE100TX) 
		Netgear Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter (FA312TX) 
		3Com OfficeConnect Fast Ethernet NIC (3CSOHO100-TX) 
		3Com Fast EtherLink XL PCI NIC (3C905B-TX) 
	PCMCIA Cards: 
		Netgear Fast Ethernet PCMCIA Adapter (FA410TX) 
		3Com Megahertz 10/100 LAN PC Card (3CCFE574BT) 
		Xircom CreditCard Ethernet 10/100 (CE3B-100BTX) 

- One 100BaseT ethernet hub and two standard Category 5 cables, or one
Category 5 crossover cable 

1.  Turn on the server appliance while pressing and holding down the
Select (S)button on the LCD console. 
2.  Continue holding down the Select (S) button until the message
"Select Option:" appears on the LCD display. 
3.  Press and release the Select (S) button until the message "Boot From
Net" appears on the LCD display. 
4.  Press and release the Enter (E) button to begin net booting the
server appliance from the OS Restore CD.  The LCD display shows the
message "Loading Kernel...". 
5.  Depending on your server, the LCD display may show the message
"Erase & Rebuild". Use the Left or Right arrow button on the LCD console
to select [Y]ES. Press and release the Enter (E) button.
6.  Depending on your server, the system may now power down
automatically, or the message "PLEASE SWITCH OFF POWER NOW" may appear
on the LCD display.

The restore process is now complete.  Please turn off both the server
appliance and the computer, and return them to normal service. 



I hope this helps,

John