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Dell DL1000 Appliance Deployment Guide

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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 Creating the RASR USB Key section.
  • 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.
  8. Click Next. The Prerequisites check screen is displayed.
    • NOTE: Ensure all the hardware and other prerequisites are checked before performing the RASR.
  9. Click Next. The Recovery Mode Selection screen is displayed with three options:

    • System Recovery

    • Windows Recovery Wizard

    • Factory Reset

  10. Select the Factory Reset option. This option will recover the operating system disk from the factory image.
  11. Click Next. The following warning message is displayed in a dialog box: This operation will recover the operating system. All OS disk data will be overwritten.
  12. Click Yes. The operating system disk starts restoring back to factory reset.
  13. The RASR Completed page is displayed on completion of the recovery process. Click Finish.
  14. Boot the system after restore.
    • NOTE: Continue further only if you see the AppAssure Appliance Configuration Wizard, otherwise go to Step 17.
    Wait for AppAssure Appliance Configuration Wizard to load, you need to close it. Close the wizard using the Windows Task Manager.
  16. Run launchRUU.exe file in the RUU package. Follow the instructions and select the option to continue with RUU installation and complete the RUU installation.
  17. The DL Appliance Configuration Wizard launches and will guide you through the rest of the restore process.
Your appliance operates normally now.

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