Synology SA3400 Recovery Media Creation Guide - Page 9

Cancel Recovery Media or Troubleshoot Failure, Specify the ISO Image Path, Time Zone and Language

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Method 1: Automatically Create Recovery Media Specify the ISO Image Path To create ISO media, please define the directory for storing the recovery media once it is ready in ISO format. Click to browse and select the target directory. Time Zone and Language Synology Active Backup for Business Recovery Media Creator automatically detects and applies the local time zone and language to the created recovery media. The default settings will be applied if the local time zone and language cannot be detected. The default time zone is Pacific Standard Time (PST), and the default language is English. Time zone settings may affect the backup time of the recovery media version shown in Synology Active Backup for Business Recovery Wizard. Boot Recovery Media 1. After recovery media has been created, a message will appear on the progress bar at the bottom of the tool. 2. Click Finish to open the directory for storing the ISO image. You can either mount the image onto the virtual machine intended for restoration, or burn the image onto a disk by using a third-party tool and insert the disk into the device that you want to restore. 3. Reboot the device and press F2 to enter the BIOS mode. This hotkey may vary according to different vendors. 4. Navigate to the Boot tab and prioritize the order of CD-ROM Drive. 5. Exit the setup process and you will be directed to Synology Active Backup for Business Recovery Wizard, which will start the recovery process automatically. Note: Synology Active Backup for Business Recovery Wizard does not need to be additionally installed as it is embedded in Synology Active Backup for Business Recovery Media Creator. Cancel Recovery Media or Troubleshoot Failure To cancel a recovery media creation that is in progress, close the application interface. The cancellation process may take some time because of the time needed to unmount the mounted files and delete the unfinished pack. If the creation process fails at a certain stage, Synology Active Backup for Business Recovery Media Creator will automatically finish the current stage, and then unmount and delete boot.wim. Recovery media created in USB format cannot be rolled back once the creation process has begun. If recovery media creation fails during the creation process, please open the extracted folder named Synology Restore Media Creator and fetch the log titled restore-media.log. Send the log to Synology Technical Support for further assistance. 07

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Method 1: Automatically Create Recovery Media
Specify the ISO Image Path
To create ISO media, please define the directory for storing the recovery media once it is ready
in ISO format. Click
to browse and select the target directory.
Time Zone and Language
Synology Active Backup for Business Recovery Media Creator automatically detects and
applies the local time zone and language to the created recovery media. The default settings
will be applied if the local time zone and language cannot be detected. The default time zone
is
Pacific Standard Time (PST)
, and the default language is English. Time zone settings may
affect the backup time of the recovery media version shown in
Synology Active Backup for
Business Recovery Wizard
.
Boot Recovery Media
1. After recovery media has been created, a message will appear on the progress bar at the
bottom of the tool.
2. Click
Finish
to open the directory for storing the ISO image. You can either mount the
image onto the virtual machine intended for restoration, or burn the image onto a disk by
using a third-party tool and insert the disk into the device that you want to restore.
3. Reboot the device and press
F2
to enter the BIOS mode. This hotkey may vary according to
different vendors.
4. Navigate to the
Boot
tab and prioritize the order of
CD-ROM Drive
.
5. Exit the setup process and you will be directed to
Synology Active Backup for Business
Recovery Wizard
, which will start the recovery process automatically.
Note:
Synology Active Backup for Business Recovery Wizard
does not need to be additionally
installed as it is embedded in
Synology Active Backup for Business Recovery Media
Creator
.
Cancel Recovery Media or Troubleshoot Failure
To cancel a recovery media creation that is in progress, close the application interface.
The cancellation process may take some time because of the time needed to unmount the
mounted files and delete the unfinished pack. If the creation process fails at a certain stage,
Synology Active Backup for Business Recovery Media Creator will automatically finish the
current stage, and then unmount and delete
boot.wim
. Recovery media created in USB format
cannot be rolled back once the creation process has begun.
If recovery media creation fails during the creation process, please open the extracted folder
named
Synology Restore Media Creator
and fetch the log titled
restore-media.log
. Send the
log to Synology Technical Support for further assistance.