System recovery of HPE StoreEasy 1000 Storage using an image from the HPE Support center

Prerequisites

  • A blank 8 GB or larger USB drive.

Procedure
  1. Insert the USB drive into your workstation or laptop.
  2. Open an elevated command prompt with Administrator privileges.
  3. Enter diskpart.
    1. To determine the USB drive number or drive letter, enter list disk at the diskpart prompt. Note the drive number or drive letter (typically the last drive listed).
    2. To select the drive, enter sel disk <USB drive number>.

      For example, sel disk 4.

  4. To delete the data from the USB drive, enter clean .
    CAUTION:

    The clean command deletes everything from the USB drive.

  5. To create a new primary partition in the USB drive, enter create par pri .
    1. To select the partition you created, enter sel par 1.
    2. To format the partition, enter format fs=fat32 quick.
    3. To mark the partition active, enter active.
    4. To assign a drive letter to the USB drive, enter assign letter=<drive letter>.

      For example, assign letter=U.

  6. Enter exit.
  7. Insert the System Recovery DVD into the workstation or laptop where the USB drive is located.
  8. Using Windows Explorer or a comparable utility, open the DVD to view all contents, including hidden files and system files.
  9. Select all files (including bootmgr) on the DVD and copy them to the root of the USB drive.