Objective:
Wipe the Foundation server including it's drive and reset to factory defaults.
(You have your activation/license key written down, yes?!)
Instructions for Appliance via LCD Panel:
1. Power on the server and watch the LCD panel's boot sequence.
2. When the message "Select ENTER for boot options" is presented, press the Enter button.
3. In the menu displayed, select the Zap option and press the Enter button.
4. Confirm the selection, and wait while the server erases all configuration data and reboots.
Instructions via Telnet console:
1. Telnet to the server and login as the administrator.
2. Enter the zap command.
3. Confirm to wipe the appliance when prompted by the warning text.
4. Wait while the server erases all configuration and reboots.
Server Reconfiguration / Setup:
After wiping the server is ready for a new setup.
1. Boot the server if not already booted from the reboot above.
2. Accept the licenses.
3. Create the admin user/password.
4. Enter your domain and hostname.
Pause:
Now we have a choice to either restore/reuse the data on the drive or wipe the drive and have a completely new install.
If you want to do a complete start over for a new business (and wipe the drive):
1. Take the Erase option and clear the drive(s).
2. Perform the normal drive configuration for any RAID and IDB backup.
3. Do the services (add-on) setups.
4. Add your new users.
6. Remember to activate before the trial period ends.
If you want to keep the system data:
1. Choose to not Erase and skip that step.
The harddisk(s) are still configured, but since you chose to wipe the configuration, you do need to reinstall all add-ons and "reconfigure" the users -- they are all disabled.
2. Reinstall add-ons.
3. Delete an unnecessary user accounts.
4. Convert each team account back into a (active) Team and reset their membership.
5. Add passwords to all the user accounts to also make them active.
Hard Disk Erase via Telnet using the disk-zot Program
1. Login to the server via telnet
$ telnet 192.168.133.1
login: root
password: password
2. Start the disk erase program:
# disk-zot
3. Wait for the list of disks to load.
To erase the back-up disk, choose the appropriate disk.
If you are running the appliance, you'll have two disks:
#1 (/dev/sdb) 500MB
#2 (/dev/sdc) 1000MB (1TB)
To erase both disks:
a. Click the <down arrow> keyboard button to highlight the #1 disk. Click the <enter> button to clear the disk. Confirm with a <y> that you really do want to erase the drive.
b. Click the <down arrow> again, and highlight the #2 disk. Click the <enter> button to erase the disk. Confirm with a <y> that you really want to erase the drive.
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