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Reinstalling the OS

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Reinstalling the OS will format your disk and erase all data.

1. Launch the host remote console through the BMC. Refer to Launching the Remote Console from the BMC.

2. Select Media in the JViewer and click Virtual Media Wizard.

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3. The Virtual Media screen appears. Select ISO Image from the CD/DVD Media1 section of the screen.

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   0 Figure 1 Virtual Media Screen
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4. Click Browse. From the Open dialog, browse to and select the connexip-os_<version>_amd64.iso file and click Open.

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   0 Figure 1 Open Dialog Screen
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5. Click Connect CD/DVD. A message Device redirected in Read Only Mode appears on the screen. Click OK to continue. This mounts the ISO image from your local desktop or laptop.

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   0 Figure 1 Mounting Virtual CD/DVD
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6. Click Close to exit the window.
7. Minimize the JViewer window.

8. On the SBC BMC GUI, navigate to Remote Control > Server Power Control. The Power Control and Status window is displayed.
   Observe that the "Host is currently on" message is in the window.

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9. Select the Power Off Server-Orderly Shutdown option and click Perform Action. This action brings the SBC host down.

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   0 Figure 1 Server Power Control - Off Option
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2. Once the SBC host is down, from the same location, select Power On Server and click Perform Action. This action powers on and reboots the SBC host. 

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   Once the BMC is up and running, access the JViewer window.

   
   

3. Press <DEL> or <F2> immediately, when the splash screen appears.

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   The BIOS setup utility screen

1. is displayed.

2. Use the right arrow key to navigate to the Save & Exit menu.

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3. Select AMI Virtual CDROM0 1.00 from the Save & Exit menu to boot from the virtual CD drive. This instructs the server to boot from the redirected ConnexIP OS ISO image.

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4. Select Install and press <Enter> to start the installation.

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1. ConnexIP Installer Boot Menu

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1. The automated installation process starts. This process takes approximately 30 to 40 minutes.

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   0 Figure 1 Partitions Formatting Screen

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   0 Figure 1 Installing the Base System
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   0 Figure 1 Selecting and Installing Software
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   0 Figure 1 Copying SBC Package
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   0 Figure 1 Running Post Install
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   Once the installation

1. is complete, the disk partition upgrade

1. starts. At this stage, DO NOT power off the system.

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   0 Figure 1 Disk Partitioning
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   Once the system

1. reboots, the ConnexIP login screen appears on the screen.

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   0 Figure 1 ConnexIP Login Screen
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   This concludes the ConnexIP OS installation/re-installation process.

2. Close the JViewer window.

Continue to install the desired SBC application build. Refer to Installing SBC Application.