| When using the Configuration Wizard during metaSAN installation, if you have added the System Reserved Partition to the SAN by accident, you can no longer boot. This can happen because the Configuration Wizard detects the System Reserved Partition as a separate volume. During initialization, by default, all volumes are detected and selected to be added to the SAN. To prevent adding the System Reserved Partition to the SAN, make sure its check-box is cleared. (Note that after installing metaSAN on the VFibre, the Configuration Wizard no longer lists the System Reserved Partition in the list of volumes to be added to the SAN.) Follow the steps below to recover.
1. Insert the Windows installation disk in the DVD drive of the Fusion VFibre.
2. When the boot process prompts you to select the language of the installation, press Shift+F10 buttons on your keyboard to start the Command prompt.
3. Change the directory to Windows\\System32, executing the following: cd Windows\\System32
4. Type: msanutil /u c:
5. Restart the Fusion VFibre The System Reserved Partition is now removed from your SAN and you can normally start Windows. |