1.1 About the Forge Appliance Rebuild Process

You can use the PlateSpin Forge 11.1 Appliance Upgrade/Rebuild Kit to rebuild PlateSpin Forge 11.1 Appliance Version 3 to factory specifications, and then update the software to version 11.2. Contact Micro Focus Customer Care and ask for the licenses you need for the rebuild

Before you begin this process, ensure that you have your licenses available. See Section 1.2, What You Need.

At a high level, the Forge 11.1, Appliance Version 3 rebuild process consists of the following major tasks:

  • (Conditional) Re-create the RAID array on the appliance

    If you upgraded your Forge Appliance to version 11.0 from an earlier release prior to this rebuild, you will be reconfiguring the RAID controller for Forge Appliance Version 2 on earlier hardware.

  • Set up the system BIOS

  • Re-install the hypervisor

  • Re-deploy Forge software (including the Forge Management VM and the Forge Appliance Configuration Console (Forge ACC)

  • Re-license all components

NOTE:The rebuild process erases all data in the Forge appliance's local storage.

If you need only to revert the appliance to its factory default state, use the Factory Reset feature that the appliance ships with Forge appliance. See Resetting the Forge Appliance to Factory Defaults in the PlateSpin Forge User Guide. The complete rebuild instructions that are in this section should be used only when Factory Reset is not working or is not applicable (for example, after a major hardware failure that prevents Factory Reset from working, or when you are upgrading from an older version of the appliance).

Table 1-1 provides information that can help you identify the RAID configuration that applies to the Forge Appliance that you purchased. For information about the latest available hardware, see the PlateSpin Forge Technical Specifications web page.

Table 1-1 RAID configuration for Forge Appliances

Forge Series ID

Hardware Model

RAID

Forge 300
  • Dell PowerEdge R610
  • Dell PowerEdge R620

RAID 1

Forge 500
  • Dell PowerEdge R710
  • Dell PowerEdge R720

RAID 5

Forge 700
  • Dell PowerEdge R720
  • Dell PowerEdge R730xd

RAID 6

For information about configuring the RAID controller for rebuild, see Section 2.0, Reconfiguring the RAID Controller (Conditional).