Netra System Recovery 20-3
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▼ To Perform a Recovery
1. Be certain that reinstallation is the correct course of action.
Before using the reinstallation procedure, verify that this is the correct
action. The problem may be in the hardware and may not require a software
reinstallation.
2. Connect a monitor or TTY terminal to the Netra server, as necessary.
3. If the Netra server is still running, halt the system using one of these
methods:
• If you can log into the Netra server, do the following:
• If you cannot log into the Netra server, do the following to get to the
OpenBoot PROM prompt:
• If you have a monitor and keyboard connected directly to the Netra
server, press the Stop (L1) and A keys.
• If you are using a TTY interface, send a Break to the Netra server. For
example, for a Wyse terminal, press the Control and Break (or Stop) keys.
4. Insert the Netra Internet Server:Recovery CD-ROM into the Netra
CD-ROM drawer.
If the drawer is currently closed, press the eject button.
5. Type the following command:
This initiates a system disk check. The state of the system hard drive is
displayed.
6. Select the course of action to take from the displayed options.
<systemname> console login: root
Password:
<banner, login message, etc>
# /usr/bin/halt
...
ok
ok boot cdrom