Rapid Appliance Self Recovery; Creating The Rasr Usb Key; Executing Rasr - Dell DL1000 Deployment Manual

The appliance settings are applied.

Rapid Appliance Self Recovery

Rapid Appliance Self Recovery (RASR) is a bare metal restore process where the operating system drives
are rebuilt to the default factory image.

Creating the RASR USB key

To create a RASR USB key:
1. Navigate to the Appliance tab.
2. Using the left pane navigation, select Appliance → Backup.
Create RASR USB Drive window is displayed.
NOTE: Insert a 16 GB or larger USB key before attempting to create the RASR key.
3. After inserting a 16 GB or larger USB key, click on Create RASR USB Drive now.
A Prerequisite Check message is displayed.
After the prerequisites are checked, Create the RASR USB Drive window displays the minimum size
required to create the USB drive and List of Possible target paths.
4. Select the target and click Create.
A warning dialog box is displayed.
5. Click Yes.
The RASR USB Drive key is created.
6. NOTE: Make sure to use the Windows Eject Drive function to prepare the USB key for removal.
Otherwise, the content in the USB key may be damaged and the USB key doesn't work as
expected.
Remove the RASR USB key created for each DL Appliance, label, and store for future use.

Executing RASR

NOTE: Dell recommends you to create a RASR USB key after you have set up the appliance. To
create RASR USB key, see
NOTE: Ensure that you have the latest RUU available and reachable on your appliance.
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NOTE: To perform system recovery using RASR, see Recovering a Dell™ DL Backup and Recovery
Appliance using Rapid Appliance Self Recovery (RASR) document at Dell.com/support/home.
To perform a factory reset:
1. Insert the RASR USB key created.
2. Restart the appliance and select Boot Manager (F11).
3. In the Boot Manager Main Menu, select One-shot BIOS Boot Menu.
4. In the Boot Manager Boot Menu, select the attached USB drive.
5. Select your keyboard layout.
6. Click Troubleshoot → Rapid Appliance Self Recovery.
7. Select the target operating system (OS).
RASR is launched and welcome screen is displayed.
Creating the RASR USB Key section.
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