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Restore the server from an ISO image
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Restore the server from an ISO image

If system errors occur while working with the cloud server, you can restore the server from the ISO image.

You can recover a server from an ISO image if it is running any OS from its own image, or Windows OS from a ready-made image. To recover servers with Linux-based operating systems created from ready-made images, we recommend using Rescue boot.

  1. Prepare ISO image.

  2. Upload the ISO image to the image store.

  3. Create a cloud server from an ISO image.

  4. Fix the cloud server disk.

  5. Apply the corrected disk.

1. Prepare ISO image

Prepare your own ISO image of the operating system with the necessary drivers. You can also use ready-made ISO images in WinPE for Windows or Rescue for Linux.

2. Upload the ISO image to the image repository

Use the instructions Download and create an image. The image must be uploaded to the Selectel image repository, which is located in the same pool as the cloud server.

3. Create a cloud server from an ISO image

Use the instructions Create a cloud server. As the source, select the image you uploaded in step 2.

4. patch the cloud server disk

  1. В control panels go to Cloud platformServers.

  2. On the menu of the server where the errors occurred, select Off. The server will go into status SHUTOFF.

  3. Go to the section Cloud platformDisks.

  4. On the menu of the disk you want to fix, select Disconnect from the server.

  5. Connect the network drive to the server that you created from an ISO image in step 3.

  6. Perform disk recovery work on the cloud server. For example, restore corrupted files.

5. Apply the corrected disk

  1. В control panels go to Cloud platformServers.

  2. On the menu of the server that you created from an ISO image select Off. The server will go into status SHUTOFF.

  3. Go to the section Cloud platformDisks.

  4. On the menu of the disk, select Disconnect from the server.

  5. Use the corrected network drive: